Daily English 2020.05.05
今朝は5月5日ということは子どもの日!!ということに今気づいてびっくり。
五月人形飾っていないし、何のお祝いの準備もしていない。。。
子どもたちに聞いても別に普段通りで良いと言うのでお言葉に甘えて普段通り過ごそう。
うーん、子どもたちが成長するにしたがって季節のイベントがおざなりになっていく我が家。
今日の単語。
1. figment(空想の産物、空想、幻想)
= Ghosts are figment of our imagination.
2. hermit(世捨て人、隠遁者)
= He became a hermit after losing all his property.
3. memento(思い出の品、記念品)
= His room is full of mementos of his childhood.
4. nudge(そっと突くこと)
= I gave him a gentle nudge to wake him up.
5. standstill(停止、行き詰まり)
= The nuclear plant has been at a complete standstill for two years.
6. affuluence(豊かさ、裕福)
= Material affuluence is not the same as spiritual affuluence.
7. zest(熱意、強い興味)
= She seems to have lost her zest for the job.
8. faction(党派、派閥)
= There are four factions in the party.