Tad Pale Tadpole
8月
5日
Vocabulary:
- find = (物) 見つける
- find out = (情報) 認識する
Vocabulary:
- find = (物) 見つける
- find out = (情報) 認識する
The Strawberry Thief
6月
16日
THE STRAWBERRY THIEF - A Brief Poem
Although its visit
Was only brief
I managed a photo
Of the strawberry thief
Vocabulary:
- brief (形容詞) = つかの間
- brief (名詞) = 概略, 短い記事, so briefcase = 短い記事の為の鞄
Higashiyama Zoo
5月
24日
At first, this hippo was relaxing in the water, but when the man with the hose came, the hippo opened its mouth. It really seemed to enjoy having its mouth hosed. And, as you can see, the kids enjoyed watching! Maybe because they were thirsty - it`s been hot recently, hasn`t it?
Punctuation:
- it`s = it is / it has
- its = [何か]の...
Miyako Island, Okinawa - Butterflies
5月
14日
Vocabulary:
Be careful: besides = 其れに, その他 beside = 傍ら, 側
Miyako Island, Okinawa - Fish
5月
13日
The above fish are:
1. Vagabond Butterflyfish
2. Three-stripe Damselfish
3. Lemon Damselfish
4. Ocellaris/Common Clownfish
Vocabulary:
There are lots of casual ways to say `many` in English:
- heaps of ____
- loads of ____
- stacks of ____
- tons of ____
- millions of ____
Mihama Monkeys
3月
15日
After taking a look around Mihama Beach, I noticed a big group of monkeys in a field, so I took some photos.
Did you know there are no wild (野生) monkeys in Australia?
Vocabulary:
- Sometimes, instead of just `____(動詞)`, we can use `go ___ing` or `take a ____` or `go for a _____` e.g. swim = go swimming = take a swim = go for a swim.
- Note: the meaning might change a little e.g. walk = 歩く, take a walk = 散歩する
Yanagase Dinosaur Display
9月
16日
Vocabulary:
- I wasn`t scarED. My son felt scarED. Were you scarED?
- It was scarY. The dinosaurs looked scarY. I saw a scarY poster.
Weasel in my Garden
9月
11日
I wrote a poem (詩) about it:
Weasel in my Garden
A weasel in my garden! Outside, just there!
I stopped moving. I stopped to stare.
I wanted to know why it came to my garden,
But it ran off as soon as I said, "Pardon..."
庭にイタチがいた！すぐそこに！
私は、動くのを止めた. 私はじっと見るために止めた
なんで、イタチが自分ちの庭に….
でも「すみま…..」と声をかけようとしたら逃げていってしまったよ
Grammar:
- start running = start to run = 走るのを始める
- stop smoking = タバコをすうのを止める stop to smoke = タバコをすうために止める
Nests
7月
29日
I think the bird`s nest belongs to a brown-eared bulbul (ヒヨドリ). I`m looking forward to seeing the chicks (雛鳥).
Vocabulary:
- In English, to "stir up (掻き回す) a hornet`s nest" means to create trouble or panic, e.g. "The worker really stirred up a hornet`s nest when he accidentally uploaded his private photos to the company website."
Higashiyama Zoo Trip
5月
26日
After looking at animals, we had a tasty lunch, took photos, then went home. The weather was good & everyone had a good time.
Vocabulary:
- "It`s tasty" = It tastes GOOD, but "It`s smelly" = It smells BAD
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