Missing Person - Episode #2

Beer and Cigarettes
WORDS


amateur/アマチュア、素人
detective/刑事、私立探偵/Some of my students know I’m an amateur detective.

security/保証、警備
agency/代理店/I worked for a security agency that protected private homes

criminals/犯罪、犯罪者/I learned a lot about criminals.

arrest/逮捕する/I was arrested by the police

suggest/提案する/ I suggested.

Missing Person - Episode #1

http://www.englishthroughstories.com/scripts/scripts.html

Episode 1: The Man in the Mask
WORDS

1.plan/計画する/I didn’t even plan to kill him.
2.ticking~off/小言、叱責/I had no idea why this stranger was hitting me, and it was ticking me off.
3.missing/行方不明/Her sister, Sarah, was missing.
4.halfway/中途半端に/We were on our way to Sarah's apartment to find her, when halfway up the front steps of the building.
5.scream/悲鳴をあげる/He screamed with pain.
6.moan/うめき声をあげる/“Oh my God!” he moaned.
7.grab/つかむ/I grabbed him by the shirt
8.yell/叫ぶ、怒鳴る/He yelled even louder now.
9.suppose/～と思われる/she was supposed to have lunch with her sister

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