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".

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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）

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