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健全な精神は，健全な肉体に宿る。 その逆も真なりと
考えています。
脳力の退化するスビ－ドを幾分なりとも減速するために，
私は週1 回，近くの英会話教室に通って脳トレをしていま
す。
高校生，大学生，会社員，主婦の若い女性の皆さんに
囲まれたサロン的な雰囲気で，その中から生気も吸収して
います。
つたない英語力ですが，教室で話した内容等々について
Weekly Topics としてご紹介します。
こんな風に表現した方が良いとか，よりネィティブな
表現があれば，是非ともお気軽にBBSを利用して教えて
下さい。
宜しくお願いします。
A sound mind in a sound body． I believe that the opposite is also
true．
I go to the English conversation class nereby once a week in order
to slow down the degeneration of my brain just a little．
The classroom is like a place for social interaction，and I get
inspired with vigor of the young participants including high
school and university students，office workers and houswives．
In this page，I would like to share with you what I discuss about
in the class as a weekly topic．
Please feel free to give me a comment through BBS on my
expression of writing in English such as "The better way to write
in English is ----．"．
Thank you very much．
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The start of practicing golf(2019.02.18)
(Google Translation version) No.273－Mar 3, 2019 |
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I started golf practice this season.
Ohmi region got warmer for the first time in a while, so I played golf
for the first time in the
driving range.
The professional baseball camp started in a temperature place before the
opening of the season.
I am preparing for two golf competitions in March as well.
I took out a golf bag that I had been feeling winter and went to the nearby
driving range Big Golf
Kusatsu.
It's in the neighboring town by tax 5 minutes from home.
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| The driving range “Big Golf Kusatsu” (2019.02.22_14:46) |
Is it due to the warm weather today?
The seats were full of golfers under practice.
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I started practicing after loosening the body which was solidified by
flexible gymnastics.
I hit golf balls with all the clubs from the pitching wedge to the driver.
After all the directionality and flying distance were not so good.
[Note] loosen ; (固まっているもの)をほぐす、solidify ; 固まる、固める
gymnastics ; 体操、directionality ; 方向性
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Today I hit 200 balls.
Suddenly 200 balls were a bit too much to drive.
It was practice for about 2 hours.
So when I got back home, I had muscle pain in my body.
It may be the result of a sudden and excessive exercise.
After all, I got to buy a poultice medicine for muscle pain at the drugstore.
It's likely that training will be resumed at intervals for a while.
[Note] excessive ; 過重な、過度の、poultice medicine ; 湿布薬
It is likely that ～; ～になりそうだ、ありそうだ、resume ; (中断したことを)再開する
Japanese Diary archive / No.907－2019.02.22 / 「ゴルフ練習始動(2019.02.18)」
| The start of practicing golf(2019.02.18) No.272－Feb 22, 2019 |
I started practicing golf for the first time this season.
Since it has got warmer here in the Omi region after a long interval, I
went to
the driving range to hit golf balls.
The pro baseball teams already started their spring trainning in warm-temperature
regions
before the opening of the baseball season.
I also practice golf to prepare for two golf competition scheduled for
March.
I go to the driving range “Big Golf Kusatsu” nearby with my golf bag that
has stayed hold up
in my house throughout winter.
It's located in the neighborung town, a 10-minute taxi ride from my house.
[Note] after a long interval ; 久し振りに、spring training ; 春期キャンプ
driving rang ; (ゴルフ)打ちっ放し、stay hold up throughout winter ; 冬ごもりする
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The driving plates were packed.
It's probably because it's warm today.
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After I did som stretching to loosen up my tight muscles, I started the
practice.
I hit balls with a set of golf clubs from my pitching wedge to driver.
As was expected, both the carry and directivity of a hit ball were not
quite as good as usual.
[Note] driving plate ; (ゴルフ場の)打席、it's probably because ～; ～だからでしょうね
do some stretching ; 柔軟体操をする、loosen up tight muscle ; 固い筋肉をほぐす
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I hit about 200 balls today.
I suddenly did that too much.
I did practice for about 2 hours.
And so I felt muscle pain when I got back home.
It probably comes as a result of abrupt and hard motion.
Honestly, I ended up going to the drug store to buy the fomentation sheet
for muscle pain.
I'm going torestart it after a brief interval.
[Note] come as a result of ～ ; ～の結果として生じる、abrupt ; 急激な、honestly ; いやはや
ended up doing ～; ～をするはめになった、fomentation sheet ; 湿布薬シート
after a brief interval ; 少し間をおいてから
Japanese Diary archive / No.907－2019.02.22 / 「ゴルフ練習始動(2019.02.18)」
| Here it is October.. No.271－Oct 1, 2018 |
Here it is October.
There are two perfect ideoms that describe this season in Japan.
One of them is “Atsusa Samusa mo Higan made”.
It means summer's heat or winter's cold doesn't last after the equinox.
Anoher one is “Ten Takaku Uma Koyuru Aki”.
It means “Autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout”.
Such a nice season as it's not too hot and not too cold comes into full
swing.
[Note] perfect ideom that describe ～ ; ～を表現するのにぴったりの慣用句
ideom ; 慣用句、 Atsusa Samusa mo Higan made ; 暑さ寒さも彼岸まで
summer's heat or winter's cold doesn't last after the equinox ; 暑さ寒さも彼岸まで
last ; 続く、持続する、equinox ; 彼岸(春分、秋分＝昼と夜の長さがほぼ等しくなる時)
Autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout ; 天高く馬肥ゆる秋
stout ; 太った、丈夫な、grow(get) stout(fat) ; 肥える、太る、come into full swing ; 本格化する
Though people in Japan called October “Kannazuki” in the old calendar,
it is also used
as another name even in new calendar.
There are various theories on the origin of the word “Kannazuki”, which
have still been unsettled.
[Note] theory ; 説、学説、Kannazuki ; 神無月、unsettled ; 未解決の、決着していない
As one of their theoriies, there is a myth of this sort that Oshi (御師
in Japanese) at Izumo
Taisha, the Izumo Grand Shrine spread throughout the country to increase its business.
A legend has it that this is the month when multitudinous gods across Japan
leave their homes
to gather at Izumo Taisha in order to discuss the following year's weather
and harvest of crops,
the workmanship of sake, marriage tie,etc.
But since gods gathered at Izumo Taisha, it is said that October was called
“Kamiarizuki” in
Izumo Province.
For more information, see wikipedia / Kannazuki.
[Note] myth ; 神話、俗説、通説、～of this sort ; この手の～、こんな～、Oshi ; 御師
Izumo Taisha, the Izumo Grand Shrine ; 出雲大社
A legend has it that ～ ; [that] 以下という伝説がある、
multitudinous gods ; 非常に数多くの神々、八百万(やおよろず) の神、workmanship ; 出来具合
Kamiarizuki ; 神在月、 marriage tie ; 縁結び
Kenko-hoshi (Kenko YOSHIDA) wrote the following on the origin of the word
“Kannazuki”
in the Chapter 202 of his essay “Tsurezuregusa (Essay in Idleness)”.
Though October is called Kannazuki, I have never seen books describing
the reason why Shinto
festivals are not held because of the month when there are no gods at shrines.
I have also never read such writings that are considered as the basis even
in Japanese classics.
But since Shinto ceremonies are not perforrmed at any shrines in Octoer,
this month might have
been called Kannazuki.
[Note] Kenko-hoshi (Kenko YOSHIDA) ; 兼好法師(吉田 兼好)
Tsurezuregusa (Essay in Idleness) ; 徒然草、 idleness ; 怠惰、無為、writings ; 文書
be considered as ～ ; ～と見なされる(考えられる)、Japanese classics ; 古典
As autumn begins to enfold, we are still in the typhoon season.
There were a lot of typhoons this year, weren't there?
I have already had two unfortunate accidents due to the typhoons.
One of them was due to typhoon No.12 which ran backward from east to west
between July 28
and 29.
I went on a golf trip with friends to Karuizawa on July 28, but we were
forced to call off golfing because
of the rain and strong wind in the aftermath of the typhoon.
[Note] autumn begins to enfold ; 秋の気配が日々濃くなる、enfold ; 包む、くるむ
run backward ; 逆走する、be forced to ～ ; ～するのを余儀なくされる、～せざるを得ない
call off ; (計画、予定など) 中止する、 in the aftermath of ～ ; ～の余波で
Another one was due to heavy typhoon No.24 which traveled through the
Japanese archipelago
on October 1.
In preparation for a cycling trip to Cuba scheduled for November, I intended
to go cycling to the
Izu highland area with the prospective participants for muscle training
at that day.
But I was forced to cancel it due to a traffic disturbance after the typhoon.
[Note] travel through the Japanese archipelago ; 日本列島を縦断する
in preparation for ～ ; ～に備えて、Izu highland area ; 伊豆高原地区
prospective participant ; 参加予定者、traffic disturbance ; 交通の乱れ
Furthermore, typhoon No.25 is approaching the Japanese archipelago.
Though I will take part in yachting off the coast of Ito on October 7 after
a long interval, I might
be affected by the typhoon again.
Even Autumn has both good and bad aspects, hasn't it ?
[Note] off the coast of ～ ; ～沖で、after a long interval ; 久しぶりに
have both good and bad aspects ; (主語には) 功罪の両面がある
“Autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout”
Unlike in the case of Chinese, this idiom literally means in Japan that
the sky is clear and blue,
and horses grows up big and strong in autumn.
It's Koji Seigo ( idiom derived from histrical events) expressing that
autumn is a good season of
the year.
Oh, by the way, three grade 1 horse races(G1) are held by JRA in October.
They are Shuka Sho, Kikka Sho and Tenno Sho(autumn).
Though I had already given up beting on horse racing, it looks like they
are events that horce-racing
fans can't wait for.
[Note] Koji Seigo ( idiom derived from histrical events) ; 故事成語、by the way ;
ところで
grade 1 horse races(G1) ; G1レース、競馬の競走の中で最もランクの高い競走
JRA ; 日本中央競馬会 (Japan Racing Association)、Shuka Sho ; 秋華賞、Kikka Sho ; 菊花賞
bet on horse racing ; 競馬をやる、horce-racing fan ; 競馬ファン、can't wait for ～
; ～が待ち遠しい
Many kinds of flowers bloom in October too.
In addition to general flowers such as cyrysanthemum, cosmos and Orange
osmanthus, etc., solidago
altissima which is a pesky weed growing in clusters in fields are also
autumn flowers.
[Note] cyrysanthemum ; キク(菊)、Orange osmanthus ; キンモクセイ(金木犀)
solidago altissima ; セイタカアワダチソウ、pesky ; 厄介な、growing in clusters ; 群生する
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Women are as fickle as autumn weather.
The elderly people aged 75 or so reach the age developing dementia, and
so be careful not to get
stuck in your wife's fickleness.
[Note] Women are as fickle as autumn weather. ; 女心と秋の空(諺)、fickle ; 変わりやすい、気まぐれな
develop dementia ; 認知症を発症する、get stuck in ～ ; ～で立ち往生する、fickleness ; 移り気
In Japan, October is called “Shokuyoku no Aki” or “Autumn appetite” since
it is the best season
for eating.
Be careful not to become overweight when you found yourself after you ate
too much delicious food.
Since autumn is also the best season for sports, so you should balance
yourself with moderate
exercise.
[Note] Shokuyoku no Aki / Autumn appetite ; 食欲の秋、become overweight ; 太りすぎる
balance oneself ; 身体のバランスを取る、moderate exercise ; 適度の運動
Japanese Diary archive / No.881－2018.10.03 / 「10月です」
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