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星新一ショートショート『The Night We Lost Our Friend』英単語

 

1. Over the deep vally of buildings, a thin crescent moon was shining.

2. She sat down on a soft chair and invited her grandson to sit on her lap.

3. The two watched the world that the old movie portrayed, punctuated by the sounds of wild beast and hum of tropical leaves.

4. Doctors are doing everything they can, administering oxygen and cardio-tonic drugs.

5. Its heart beat is incosistent.

6. The course of the era turned out to be ill-fated for all animals.

7. I bet it's thinking of the time its ancestors roamed happily in the jungle, alongside humans, just like in this movie.

8. In the old movie, a good number of the ancestors of the last remaining elephant briskly bounded over a mountain and across a river under a strong, bright sun that seemed to glorify them.

9. The elephants swung thier trunks, ...

10. She pondered the idea that the human race, ...

11. Maybe I should sleep with the stuffed elephant tonight.

------日本語------

1. crescent moon / N    🌙

(三日月)

2. lap / N  the surface of upper part of legs that comes on top when you sit down

(座った時に現れる上ももの部分)

3. portray / V   to describe someone or something by artistic things

(芸術的な方法で何かを描写する)

punctuate / V   to add punctuation marks

(句読点をつける)

4. cardio-tonic / N   a substance that has a favorable effect upon the action of the heart

(強心薬)

5. inconsistent / ADJ   similar to contradictory

inconsistencyとcontradictionの違いはこちら

 

6. ill-fated / ADJ   the same as unlucky

(不運な)

7. roam / V   to travel or take a walk with no idea

(あてもなくぶらつくこと)

8. briskly / ADV   in a enegetic way

(ハキハキと、活発に)

9. trunk / N   elephant's nose

(象の鼻)

10. ponder / V   to think carefully about something for a long time

(長い時間をかけて考える)

11. stuff / V   to fill a container with something

(モノを詰め込む)

 

 

星新一ショートショート『The Age of Advertising』英単語

 

 1. Scientists were now able to control the human reflex system to react to just about any stimulus.

2. By applying the Pavlovian model of a trained dog conditioned to salivate and expect food every time a buzzer sounds, ...

3. Humans seemed to possess immeasurable potential for progress as well as the talent to cleverly take advantage of each discovery.

4. Aren't Florina cosmetics exquisite?

5. Maybe she's saving up for her wedding, he surmised.

6. Extra Strength Domin is the most effective pick-me-up.

7. Mr.N huffed indignantly.

------日本語------

1. stimulus / N   the stuff that causes growth or something that cheers you up

(刺激、激励、鼓舞)

2. pavlovian / ADJ   something that is related to Ivan Pavlov who is a physiologist of Soviet Union, his works or theories

(パブロフの、パブロフ的な)

salivate / V   to produce saliva

(唾液を出す)

3. immeasurable / ADJ   so large that you can't measure

(計り知れない、広大な)

4. exquisite / ADJ   extremely beautiful and delicate

(精巧で美しい)

5. surmise / V   to guess something based on an imagination

(想像に基づいて推測する)

6. pick-me-up / N   something that gives you power. Especially drinks.

(気つけ薬、主に飲料)

7. huff / V   to say something angrily or in an annoying way

(怒って話す)

indignantly / ADV   similar to angrily

(憤慨して)

 angrilyとindignantlyの違いはこちら

星新一ショートショート『The Department of Sustainable Living』 2/2

 

 

1. The woman clung to a pillar in the foyer for a moment, and said in a trembling voice.

2. Why do we follow such a principle? This is unbearable.

3. Soon, we'd have an overpopulated society, just like before.

4. You would hear babies crying loudly from every open window, and parks would be filled with uneducated, mischievous kids.

5. There's never been even a rumor of favoritism at the agency.

6. We do not differentiate elderly people from children.

7. The right to live and the duty to die are conferred uniformly.

8. The woman nodded feebly.

9. I hid behind the wall, took out a small laser gun from the inside pocket of my jacket, and undid the safety catch.

10. As I waited for the opportune moment to pull the trigger, a horsefly suddenly appeared.

11.  Its soft hum filled the short, empty wait.

 

------日本語------

1. cling / V   to stick onto something or hold someone tightly 

(くっつく)

pillar / N   a strong column made of stone, metal or wood

(柱)

foyer / N   a opened area where is in a hotel or this kind of building. Similar to front or lobby

(玄関、フロント、ロビー)

tremble / V   to shake slightly because of the fear, emotion or cold

(震える)

2. unbearable / ADJ   too hard to accept because the unpleasantness

(耐えがたい、我慢できない)

3. overpopulated / ADJ   the state that the city or country have tremendous population

(人口過剰な)

4. mischievous / ADJ   to behave a hiralious and bad way that usually little boys do but it is not intended to hurt someone

(いたずら好きな)

5. favoritism / N   an unfair support that is often for one person or one group by someone or an organization

(えこひいき)

6. differentiate / V   to recognize the difference between two things

(識別する)

 differentiateとdistinguishの違いはこちら

7. confer / V   to discuss something

(議論する)

uniformly / ADV   in a way that is the same everywhere or for everyone

(一律に)

8. feebly / ADV   in a way that is no power or enegy

(弱々しく、微かに)

9. undo / V   to unfasten something that was fastened or tied

(締まっていたものを外す)

10. opportune / ADJ  the right time for something like producing success to happen

(適切な)

11. hum / V   to make a continuous deep sound

(ハミングする)

 

 

星新一ショートショート『The Department of Sustainable Living』英単語 1/2

 

1. Without paying attention to his callous demeanor, I stacked up the cards, put them in my pocket and went back to my desk.

2. We're just bureaucrats anyway.

3. A mother was pushing a stroller, a grandfather was holding the hand of a toddler, and a beautiful woman was walking a lively dog.

4. The stores and restaurants along the main street had matching red and white striped awnings.

5. The house had a classic look to it, ensconced under a big elm tree and surrounded by a rose twined fence.

6. Or, I thought, maybe it was a fair-skinned, young boy with long, slender fingers.

7. If I lived in a house like that, I thought, I would listen to the chirping of the birds, perched on the branches in the morning mist, while I was still in bed.

8. How beautiful the reflection of the moon on the rippled surface would be, I thought.

9. The doorbell chimed.

10. My collegue supported her body, as he usually does in this type of situation, and quickly put a restorative pill in her mouth.

 

------日本語------

1. callous / ADJ   similar to cruel and brutal. Not sympathize or feel others' emotion

(冷淡な、無神経な)

demeanor / N   similar to behavior

(態度、振る舞い)

stack / V   to arrange a number of things in an ordered pile

(積み重ねる)

2. bureaucrat / N   a person who is working in bureaucracy which controls a government or country

(官僚)

3. lively / ADV   full of enegy or similar to lusty

(活き活きとした)

4. awning / N   the same as sunshade. The thing that covers balcony or something like this of a building or a shop from the sunlight or rain

(日除け)

5. ensconce / V   to put yourself in a confortable position

(その場に落ち着く)

6. fair-skinned / ADJ   the state that someone who has a pale skin

(青ざめた)

7. perch / V   to sit on the edge of something like a chair

(腰掛ける)

8. rippled / ADJ   a subtle wave of liquid

(波紋が立っている)

9. chime / V   to cause a ringing sound

(チャイムが鳴る)

10. restorative / ADJ   something that bring a power back

(元気を回復させる)

 

 

 

星新一ショートショート『Shifts』英単語

 

1. When I cocked my head in confusion, he looked me straight in the face and said.

2. The doctor ran a number of tests, including one measuring my brain waves.

3. Your dual personalities are divided by time.

4. Hey, you. Go easy on the partying.

5. Go easy with money.

6. That won't work. I'd be detained.

7.  I'm not doing anything that puts my life jeopardy, so stop worrying.

8. When I woke up this morning, there was a safe in my house.

9. When I read that, I went straight to the doctor and requested an antidote for yesterday's shot.

10. He grimaced and refused my request.

11. My days are numbered.

12. If I don't get better soon I'll really need to do something about that good-for-nothihng, sex-crazed madman.

13. There's someone to iron out the inevitable argumants.

 

 

------日本語------

1. cock / V   to tilt a part of your body in a particular way

(体の一部を傾ける、傾げる)

2. run / V   (Here) to try in a hurry

(急いで試す)

3. dual / ADJ   the state that combine two things 

(二重の)

4. go easy on somthing / Ex   (Here) to do well. You can guess what happned to him here, at the party.

(ここでの意味は、上手くやる、ということ)

5. go easy with something / Ex   to not waste something so much

(物を大事に使う、たくさん使いすぎない)

6. detain / V   to force someone to stay in a place

(拘留する)

7. jeopardy / N   in danger

(危険)

8. safe / N   a box that you put money or something precious for you

(金庫)

9. antidote / N   a chemical that remove the poison from your body

(解毒剤)

10. grimace / V   to make a face to express emotion like anxiety, fury or pain

(しかめつらをする)

11. my days are numbered / Ex   you have no time

(時間がない)

12. good-for-nothing / ADJ   nothing informative or useful at all

(役立たずな)

sex-crazed / ADJ   unhealthly crazy about sex

(セックス狂いの)

madman / N   a man who behave dangerous stuff and can't be handled by anyone 

(向こう見ずな馬鹿な男)

13. iron out / V   to find a solution

(解決策を見つける)

 

 

 

星新一ショートショート『A Visitor』英単語 2/2

 

1. The diplomat sheepishly withdrew, defeated.

2. We's like to develop a long and affable relationship with your society.

3. The alien didn't appear to be hostile.

4. Let the private sector take care of matters of friendship.

5. Before long, a procession of vehicles - piled high with expensive merchandise - was paraded before the alien.

6. The situation ripe for religious interpretation.

7. Several individuals, who'd been grumbling for a while in the back, stepped forward to speak.

8. It is ignorant and ignoble to attempt to befriend it or sell it merchandise.

9. Prostate before this being and apologize for our sins.

10. At least one man in the crowd was quite pleased to see the alien's negative response to the pious appeal.

11. That's when a determined-looking young man stepped forward with a hammer in his hand.

12. The doctors did nothing but tilt their heads, puzzled.

13. But it's untreatable.

14. This has been live, on-the-spot televison broadcast from the planet called "Earth".

 

------日本語------

1. sheepishly / ADV   the state that you fell embarrased because you've done something wrong 

(間違えてしまったので恥ずかしそうに)

2. affable / ADJ   friendly or easy to talk

(気のおけない、愛想の良い)

3. hostile / ADJ   unfriendly, what's worse, to think opponent is totally enemy

(敵意を持った)

4. sector / N   one of the areas of activity which a country's economy is devided into

(産業、経済などの活動分野、部門)

5. pile / V   to put objects the same place on and on then it becomes like a small mountain OR a thousand of poeple move together in out-of-control way

(物を積み重ねる、もしくは大勢の人が手が付けられない様子で一度に動く事)

6. ripe / ADJ   the state that fruits or the situation are ready to eat or move

(フルーツが熟したり、物事が動く準備が整った状態)

7. grumble / V   to complain in annoying way

(ブツブツ不満を言うこと)

8. befriend / V   to become a friend

(友達になること)

9. prostate / ADJ or V   the state that people lie their faces down to show their worship OR to make someone obey to let them show their worship

(ひれ伏した状態、もしくはひれ伏しさせる) 

10. pious / ADJ   the state that people strongly believe in their each religion

(信心深い)

11. determined-looking / ADJ   the state that a person has a face looks like determine something that is hard to opt

(何かを決心したような表情をして)

12. tilt / V   to move something into a sloping position

(傾ける)

13. untreatable / ADJ   can't care

(治療不能な)

14. on-the-spot / ADJ   an instantaneous position (Here, this sentence expresses the television is airing an instant moment)

(即座に、現地での)

星新一ショートショート『A Visitor』英単語 1/2

 

 1. A disk-shaped object appeared in the blue sky and glistened in the sun.

2. It slowly descended on the grassy field of a suburban area.

3. Maybe we should call an observatory(発音注意).

4. The crowd was growing frantic.

5. It must've traveled by that flying saucer thing.

6. Whenever they encountered a stranger, therefore, their ingrained collective consciousness told them to consider him an invader.

7. Aiming their rader directly at the alien,they readied their flamethrowers and missiles and waited for the order to strike.

8. It seemed that their leaders were hung up in deliberation about how to proceed.

9. Clearly this is a trespasser.

10. This could be a piece envoy.

11. I say we call off the attack and lift the siege.

12. It is essential that we treat this matter with utmost care.

13. If we attack, they may decide to send a whole army in retaliation.

14. This very Earthling-like opinion appeal to the majority of the people.

15. A competent diplomat that was issued forth to speak with the alien and while the military remained on high alert.

 

 

------日本語------

1. disk-shaped / ADJ   a circular object that looks like a disc

(円形のディスク状のもの)

glisten / V   to shine by reflecting lights from glass or wet and smooth surface

(グラスや濡れたものがキラキラ光っている)

2. grassy / ADJ   all covered with grass

(草で覆われた)

suburban / ADJ   the area where is on the edge of large city where people often gather to work

(郊外の)

3. observatory / N   a building which scientists or forecasters use to observe planets, stars or weather

(観測所、天文台、気象台)

4. frantic / ADJ   the state that is almost out of control because of the extreme excitment or anxiety

(半狂乱になって)

5. saucer / N   a thing which the shape is like a small plate that is belong to a cup

カップの受け皿)

6. ingrain / V   to make someone plant custom oe beliefe by force

(習慣や性格や精神を人に根付かせること)

7. ready / V   to prepare

(準備すること)

flamethrower / N   a kind of occupation which aim is to help people from burning buildings

(消防士)

8. hung up / ADJ   to hesitate to do something

(躊躇して、情緒不安定で)

deliberation / N   consider or discuss thoroughly

(熟考)

9. trespasser / N   a person who goes onto someone's house with no permission. It's a sort of criminal

(侵入者)

10. envoy / V   a person who is sent as reprentative from his/her government or organization.

Ambassador is the on top, this is next.

使節、外交官)

11. siege / N   an inner area where is surrounded by an armed force, normally enemy or police officer

(包囲網)

12. utmost / ADJ   it's used to emphasize how extremely effective something is

(極度の)

13. retaliation / to revenge 

(報復)

14. earthling / N   you use this word to express "Human being" in stories

(主にSFをはじめとする物語の中における「地球人」)

15. competent / ADJ   the state that is quarified, like have knowledge or cerificate to do the job or something

(有能な)