Most treks in Nepal are 'teahouse' treks, which means every night you end up at a simple lodge with basic rooms and a meal.
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no more than
16March 2022
no more than 全然そうではない（主観的） ...にすぎない＝only
There were no more than 10 people present.
10人しか出席していませんでした。
The earth is no more than a little planet.
地球は小さな惑星にすぎません。
My new apartment is no more than five minutes from the station.
わたしの新しいアパートは駅からたった5分しかかかりません。
not more than ...を超えてはいない（客観的）
There were not more than 10 people present.
10人以下の出席者でした。
We can fit not more than 80 people in our small theater.
わたしたちの小さな劇場は80名以下に適しています。
This article must be not more than 450 words.
この記事は450ワードを超えないようにしなければなりません。
no less than ...より少なくない（そんなにも...）強調表現
Such a gorgeous silk carpet would cost no less than $20,000.
あの素晴らしい絹のカーペットは2万ドルもするのです。
An apartment in that area would cost no less than 500,000 dollars.
あの地域のアパートは50万ドルもするのです。
No less than 100 people came to my lecture. Amazing!
100人も私の講義に来てくれたのです。すごい！
not less than ...より下ではない（...以上の）
We have to write a paper of not less than 5,000 words.
わたしたちは5,000ワード以上の論文を書かなくてはなりません。
2022年3月25日金曜日
I'm dying for...
15 March 2022
I'm dying for some real sushi. 寿司が欲しくてたまらない。
die ダｨ v)死ぬ
I'm dying for traveling overseas.
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North and South
In the mid-1800s, America's population and industry were growing rapidly. But country was also growing apart. Serious disagreements had developed between people in the North and South.
apart ｱパｧ-ﾄ adv)離れて、はっきり分かれて、別々に、個々に
disagreement ﾃﾞｨｽｱｸﾞリ-ﾒﾝﾄ n)意見の相違
2022年3月18日金曜日
Allies ア ﾗｲｽﾞ
ally ア ﾗｲ の複数形、同盟、連合国
friends, people who are united and have the same idea
they're working together for the same cause
nations who are friendly with each other
united ﾕナｲﾃｨｯﾄﾞ adj)一体化、一致
The United Nations or The UN is made up of allies who are working together avoid war
make up 組み合わせて作る、混ぜて作る
make up of... ...から成る、...からできている、...で構成されている
100 years ago, the two countries were enemies. But today, they are allies.
enemy エﾅﾐｰ n)敵
Refugees ﾚﾌｭジ-ｽﾞ
refugee n)難民、避難者、亡命者
The refugees crossed the border late at night.
2022年3月7日月曜日
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話は違うけど、、、
This is unrelated, but...
On a totally different subject...
unrelated ｱﾝﾘレｨﾃｨｯﾄﾞ adj)関係のない
subject サﾌﾞｼﾞｪｸﾄ n)科目、話題
↓ビジネス・フォーマル
I'm going to go off the subject, but...
This has nothing to do with what we're talking about but...
This has nothing to do with historical figures, but I admire
2022年3月2日水曜日
Not too bad, can't complain, but I've been through a lot lately.
(The first) At my job(At work), my workforce got rear-ended while driving.
He got bruises on his neck and back. Two weeks recovery he needs.(He recovers in 2 weeks) No one can take his place. We can't work as we want to. He will be compensated for losses from the car insurance company however our company won't be. I can't take this anymore.(Give me a break.)
compensate コﾝﾍﾟﾝｾｲﾄ v)相殺する、賠償する
(The second)(personally) On top of that, my mother collapsed with heart disease. I called an ambulance but it was taking a long time to come. It seemed busy due to the omicron outbreak. The ambulance crew looked reliable to me doing first aid quickly and efficiently. (I can count on) She was directly taken to the ER(EICU). Her body temperature dropped dangerously low. So I was ready to accept her death.(I made up my mind to accept her death.) But she miraculously survived and is now recovering in the general ward.
efficiently ｴフｨｼｬﾝﾄﾘｰ adv)効率的に
reliable ﾘラｲｱﾌﾞﾙ adj)頼りになる、信頼できる
ER: Emergency Room
EICU: Emergency Intensive Care Unit
intensive ｲﾝテﾝｼｳﾞ adj)集中的な、激しい
miraculously ﾐラ ｷｭｱｽﾘｰ adj)奇跡的に
打撲・あざ bruise
bruise ﾌﾞルーｽﾞ n)打撲、あざ v)打撲する、打撲傷を与える
bruiser ﾌﾞルーｻﾞｱ n)けんかに強い大男
He got bruises on his neck and back.
I bruised my elbow.
I got a bruise on my arms from playing volleyball.
全治2週間 a two weeks recovery
He recovers in 2 weeks.
In one month I will be fully recovered.
He has a two weeks recovery time schedule.
It will take a month to fully recover.
It will take two weeks to heal completely.
heal ヒ-ﾙ v)怪我などを治す
追突される Hit from behind
He was hit from behind and his car was damaged.
He was in the car and was hit from behind.
It looks like he was hit from behind.]
The car behind me crashed into me.
hit and run ひき逃げ
while waiting for a traffic light 信号待ちの間
追突される get rear-ended
rear-end v)追突する
get rear-ended 受動態）追突される
He rear-ended me. 彼が追突してきた。
I got rear-ended. 追突された。
rear うしろ
rear-view mirror バックミラー
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