The christmas cherry tree

http://storynory.com/2009/12/07/the-christmas-cherry-tree/

words

courteous/a courteous reply

noble/a member of an ancient noble family

struggle for/Millions of people are struggling for survival.

laid/past tense and past participle of lay　→　He laid his hand on my shoulder.

minstrels/a singer or musician in the Middle Ages

robe/ローブ

honour/名誉, 光栄

dwindle/His money had dwindled away.

feast/a wedding feast

meekly/He was always so meek and mild. meek→大人しい

carol/He could hear carols and dancing.

merriment/The sound of merriment brought back memories of his past feasts and festivities.

piteousl/Sir Cleges wrung his hands began to pray piteously. 哀れな,痛々しい

The billy goatas gruff

http://storynory.com/2007/04/22/the-billy-goats-gruff/


goats/ They keep cattle, goats and sheep near the border of the Masai Mara National Reserve.

gruff/ gruff manner

cascade/ Please cascade this to account manager.

saucer/ tea-saucer　受け皿


troll/ "Who’s that tripping over my bridge?" roared the troll.

The flog

http://storynory.com/2005/10/31/the-frog/

palace/The Palace has announced that the Duke and Duchess are to separate.

unertake/ Dr Johnson undertook the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.

delight/ The kids were screaming with delight.

weep/ She wept for the loss of her mother.

pearl/ a pearl necklace　(真珠)

This story was easy for me to read.

hunchbackとはどんな意味なのでしょうか？？

baba yaga 2/2

http://storynory.com/2008/10/13/baba-yaga-a-scary-story-for-halloween/

dull/ a dull movie

forlorn/ a forlon figure sitting all by herself

dreadfully/ They're dreadfully busy at the moment

harm/ this won't do his career serious harm

creak/ The floorboards creaked as she walked across the room.

quiver/ The child was quivering in her arms.

strew/ The street was strewn with broken glass.

gallop/ A neighbour's horse came galloping down the road, riderless.

sweep/ bert swept the path in front of the house.

relative/ a gathering of friends and relative

hesitation/ After some hestation one of them began to speak.

baba yaga a scary story for halloween 1/2

http://storynory.com/2008/10/13/baba-yaga-a-scary-story-for-halloween/

available/Tickets are available from the box office.

dare/He wanted to ask her, but he didn't dare.

ignorant /an ignorant and uneducated man

peculiar/ It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone.

rumor/I've heard all sorts of rumours about him and his secretary.

tiresome/the whole tiresome business of filling out the forms

blaze/The room was warm, with a fire blazing in the hearth.

dazzling/a deer dazzled by the headlights

Cinderella Part2

http://storynory.com/2006/04/08/cinderella/



patiently/The treatment is patently not working.

lizard /トカゲ

immedeately/The telephone rang, and he answered it immediately.

attentive/an attentive audience

confuse/I understand the text but the diagrams are confusing me.

material/The spiritual life is more important than material possessions.

inclination/Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters.

mortal/Her father's death reminded her that she was mortal.

striking/a striking contrast between wealth and poverty

beg/The children begged to come with us.

CINDERELLA part1

http://storynory.com/2006/04/08/cinderella/

words

1.stepmother/the stepmother made her do the meanest jobs in the house.

2.scrubb/The table needs to be scrubbed clean.

3.attic/a small attic room

5.wretch/He was a lonely, miserable wretch.

6.remarkable/In the Chinese original Cinderella is remarkable.

7.publish/They are publishing the dictionary on CD-ROM.

8.silly/they’re are just silly

9. expect/I expect you know already that the story is called Cinderella

10.haughty/the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen.

11.bore/The poor girl bore all patiently

12.eldest/My eldest daughter is 17.

13.meanwhile/Meanwhile, the sisters talked all day long of nothing but what they should wear to the ball.

14.ordinary/It's just an ordinary camera.

15.reply/I asked Clive where he was going, but he didn't reply.

16. immediately /The telephone rang, and he answered it immediately.

17.coach/We went to Paris by coach.

18.wand/I can't just wave a magic wand and make it all better.

{meanestjobs}

{who had died, terribly much.}

この２つが分かりませんでした。

The Little Mermaid Part1

http://storynory.com/2009/01/05/the-little-mermaid/



Words

1.cable/ケーブル、ケーブル線
2.fathorm/水深を測る、推し量る
3.steeples/尖塔
4.piled/積み重ね、～の山、大量
5.surface/表面の、水面、表れる
6.subject/従属している、支配をうける、服従させる
7.bare/むき出しの、露出させる、裸の
8.sand/砂、砂地
9.singular/唯一の、並外れた
10.pliant/曲げやすい
11.agitation/動揺
12.stir/かき混ぜる、動く
13.glide/滑る、滑走
14.coral/珊瑚
15.amber/琥珀、琥珀色の
16.form/調子、体調、形、形状
17.diadem/王権、主権、王冠
18.wise/賢い、博識な
19.exceedindly/非常に、甚だしく、極めて
20.deserve/受けるに値する、値する
21.delicate/華奢な、繊細な
22.blossom/開花、咲く、成長する
23.flame/光彩、炎、情熱
24.glitter/ピカピカ光る、きらきら光る、派手、きらめき
25.countunally/頻繁に、絶えず
26.sulphur/硫黄
27.radiance/さん然、輝き
28.depth/知識の深さ、奥行き、深さ
29.stream/小川、流れる
30.calyx/へた
31.figure/図で表す、想像する、象徴する



先生にコメントに書いてもらった文の、意味がよく分かりませんでした。
良ければ、日本語も混ぜて教えてください。