2009年5月28日木曜日

Life should be like s colorful vase

All I Want
Margaret Johnson
Cambridge University Press 2000

A summary of the story
She was in her parents' home. Alex's mum liked Mr Courtney much better than Barry because Barry was a bit boring.
She had wanted Alex to have an exciting life. Alex couldn't imagine Brad meeting her parents at all. Brad though Alex was strange so he would surely think that her parents were very, very strange. Alex' mum gave her her a birthday present. It was the biggest vase she had ever seen. She got home and took a nap. She woke up at seven o'clock! She was supposed to be meeting Barry in a restaurant. She went there quickly. (Continued next time.)

expression:表情
Mum notices my expression.
terrify:ひどく怖がらせる
I was terrified of becoming strange like them.
ordinary:普通の
Because he is ordinary.
manage to~:なんとか~する
I manage to stop a taxi.

2009年5月21日木曜日

All I Want
Margaret Johnson
Cambridge University Press 2000

A sumary of the story
Alex waited in the van and recalled her parents.She loves them,but they are both a bit crazy
and unusual.They don't live their lives the way other people live their lives.they don't even
think the way other people think.Diana came back and got into the van. Diana drove along
the seafront towards the palace pier.She asked Alex about Brad's attraction during the driving.
Diana suggested her to write your book.so Alex decided to write it as soon as she get home from
visiting her parents.They arrived at their destination after a time. continued next.......


deny:否定する
I don't deny this fact.
lust:欲望
Those feelings of lust don't last for long.
sigh:ため息をつく
She sigh deeply
guilty:有罪の
He felt guilty about what he did.

2009年5月14日木曜日

All I Want
Margaret Johnson
Cambridge University Press 2000

A sumary of the story
The cafe door opens.It's Arthur Grant,one of the gallery artists.He paints
landscape and is one of Brad' most successful clients.He looks angry as well as
unhappy because Brad was rate too.He told Brad he won't be showing his paintings
at the Courtney Art Gallery any other month.Then he has gone.Brad was despressed
and say "take the rest of the day off" and he has gone.She leave the cafe.
She went on walking for a while and met her friend 'Diana'. She work for delivery flowers. She suggested Alex that you visit
your mother to next flower delivery.and She agreed with this.
continued next.....

pavement:舗道
I wait on the oavement.
peculiar:変な
about my peculiar family
frown:不機嫌な顔をする
She frowns at me.
recognize:~に覚えがある
I recognize the man.

2009年5月7日木曜日

All I Want
Margaret Johnaon
Cambridge University Press 2000

A sumary of the story
One morning she stayed in bed for a little longer to dream about him.She is an hour late!
He has ahabit of being cross.She is in serious trouble.She prepared quickly and managed
to arrive in time.She met him and go to the cafe.She wore her shoes becouse of preparing quickly.
So he began to laugh. Loudly.Her face turned bright red.She try to make hate him , but She can't do
it.continued next......

amused:面白がっている
I understand suddenly why they were so amused.
groan:うめく
'Oh,no' I groan.
curiosity:好奇心
I'll die of curiosity.

2009年4月29日水曜日

I've read a book called "All I want". From now I'll Introduce to you about characters.

Alex Faye:personal assistant to Brad Courtney, at the Courtney Art Gallery,Brighton.
Brad Courtney:owner of the Courtney Art Gallery.
Barry:Alex Faye's boyfriend.
Diana:Alex Faye's close friend.
Tania Stevenson: Brad Courtney's girlfriend.
Willow(Betty):Allex Faye's mother.
Christopher:Brad Courtney's nephew.

A sumary of the story
Alex is thirty . But she had a long list of things she wanted to do before she was thirty.
Actually, now she've got two lists, her original list and a new one, because three weeks ago
her life changed forever by meeting her boss , Brad.Yes, she fell madly in love with him.
From now on, she work for Brad, or at least she do while his assistant.Continued next ....

annoy:いらいらさせる
Get through a whole day at work without annoying Brad with my careless mistakes.
preferably:もしできれば
Buy a house, preferably with a garden.

2009年4月16日木曜日

HOW TO LEARN ENGLISH



I agree with this.I think the most important thing to learn english is to keep reading english books. A english teacher said " Just reading many english books as possible you can. To reading books without a dictionary will make progress in your english. Most japanese student do not read books. So I think they should read them, or their english skill will be poor I think.Actually I do not read english books. So I aim at reading books as possible I can.







overemphasize:~を過度に強調する。Grammar is often overemphasized.

in order to:~するために I got up in order to go to the school.

equivalent:同等のもの what is the English equivalent of ~.

confidence:信頼 You can use it with confidence.

2009年4月9日木曜日

Nice to meet you. I'm shingo hamada. I'll do my best for the spring semester.