[Note that this is intended a (fabricated) example essay, not as a personal statement.
あくまでも、見本作文です。作者本人の経験および意見を伝えるつもりではありません。]
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One of my hobbies is building model cars.
Mostly, I build plastic models from kits that I buy at hobby stores, or sometimes at home appliance and electronics shops like Edion or Joshin.
Sometimes, I build models from scratch, making the design and diagrams myself, and cutting parts from light wood and paper.
Some of the models I have are motorized. Some of them have remote controls, so I can drive them around the floor of the house. I can't take them to school because the teachers don't like the distractions.
Models I have include old Ford Model Ts, Formula 1 race cars, sports cars like the Mazerati, and even a Hum Vee. I haven't yet built any models of 18-wheeler trucks.
Building models is good for hand-eye coordination. But you have to be careful to open the windows when using glue or paints. You can get a bad headache if you don't open the windows.
Designing my own models has taught me a lot about forces and other principles of physics, too.
Building model cars is a good hobby.
2015-03-04
Example Essays: I Like Ping Pong
[Note that this is intended a (fabricated) example essay, not as a personal statement.
あくまでも、見本作文です。作者本人の経験および意見を伝えるつもりではありません。]
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My favorite sport is table tennis, or ping-pong.
I have been playing ping-pong for four years. I started when I entered junior high school.
I joined the ping-pong club because I thought it would be more fun than soccer. I found out that ping-pong is good exercise. Playing it well takes lots of practice.
In ping-pong, wrist coordination is the most important thing. Using the wrist, you can put a spin on the ball. Putting a spin on the ball is important to strategy because it makes it hard to return the ball.
I have learned a lot from the other members of the club. Ping-pong players are fun to hang around with.
Now I enjoy ping-pong more than any other sport.
あくまでも、見本作文です。作者本人の経験および意見を伝えるつもりではありません。]
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My favorite sport is table tennis, or ping-pong.
I have been playing ping-pong for four years. I started when I entered junior high school.
I joined the ping-pong club because I thought it would be more fun than soccer. I found out that ping-pong is good exercise. Playing it well takes lots of practice.
In ping-pong, wrist coordination is the most important thing. Using the wrist, you can put a spin on the ball. Putting a spin on the ball is important to strategy because it makes it hard to return the ball.
I have learned a lot from the other members of the club. Ping-pong players are fun to hang around with.
Now I enjoy ping-pong more than any other sport.
2015-03-02
Example Essays: New Zealand!
New Zealand!
a Sample Essay
New Zealand is an island country in the Pacific ocean. It lies to the south and east of Australia.
It has a population of about 4,500,000, mostly European, but including 15% native Maori.
The government is a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth as the head of state, and John Key as the current prime minister. It has a democratically elected parliament.
Rugby union football is the national sport, but federation football (soccer) is the most popular sport among young people.
The most common language spoken is English, but many people speak the native Maori language.
The currency is the New Zealand dollar, with a current international exchange rate of about 0.75 US dollars, or about 88 Japanese yen.
The weather is mild, although it snows more on the South Island, Te Waipounamu, than on the North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui.
New Zealand exports many agricultural products, including wool and dairy products.
New Zealand is generally considered a peacable country, and many people think New Zealand is a nice place to live.
2015-02-28
Topic for the Next Class -- Games
Things have not be coming together for me these last two months.
この先の2ヶ月はうまくまとまれません。
The surgical wound is healing nicely, but the medicines have taken a bit of a toll. And cleaning and bandaging it every night eats up way more time than I want to admit.
手術の痕はぼちぼちと治ってきていますが、薬の相性の問題で衰えています。毎晩、傷を綺麗に洗って、ガーゼを充てる作業は案外の暇を食うのです。
Enough with excuses. Let's play a card game called "Go Fish" this next time.
まあ、申し訳ばかりです。「Go Fish」というトランプ遊びをしましょう。
And, of course, we can talk about playing various games.
もちろん、いろんな遊びについての話もできます。
この先の2ヶ月はうまくまとまれません。
The surgical wound is healing nicely, but the medicines have taken a bit of a toll. And cleaning and bandaging it every night eats up way more time than I want to admit.
手術の痕はぼちぼちと治ってきていますが、薬の相性の問題で衰えています。毎晩、傷を綺麗に洗って、ガーゼを充てる作業は案外の暇を食うのです。
Enough with excuses. Let's play a card game called "Go Fish" this next time.
まあ、申し訳ばかりです。「Go Fish」というトランプ遊びをしましょう。
And, of course, we can talk about playing various games.
もちろん、いろんな遊びについての話もできます。
January 26th Notes -- Vocabulary and Phrases
- soak -- make wet
- 濡らす、浸す、浸ける
- get soaked -- get wet
- 濡れる、浸る、浸かる
- keep dry
- 濡れないようにする、水などから守る
- expose
- さらす、接触させる、見せる、漏出する、ばらす
- tangle
- 絡ませる、もつれさせる
- in good (fine) health
- 元気、健康の良い状態
- poorly
- 貧しく、乏しく、下手に、惨めに、優れなく
- I'm not feeling well. -- I'm feeling poorly.
- 元気がない、気分が優れない
- I'm under the weather.
- （風邪などに）気分がわるい。病気している。
- internist
- 内科
- externist
- 外科
- have fun
- 楽しく過ごす、楽しめる
- Have fun!
- 楽しくやれ！
- surgical wound
- 手術の痕（手術あとの傷）
- surgery
- 手術
- operation
- 運営、操作、運転、手術
- three fifteen
- 3:15
- It hurts here. -- I have a pain here.
- ここが痛い。ここに傷みを感じる。
- It hurts. -- I'm in pain. -- Ouch.
- 痛い。
- My hand hurts.
- 手が痛い。
- My hand is hurt.
- 手を傷んでいる。
- dermatologist -- skin doctor
- 皮膚科
- orthopedist
- 整形外科医
- osteopathic medicine
- 整骨や柔道整復術に似た治療法など。
ただし、現在の米国では、 「Medical Doctor」 (MD) と 「Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine」 (DO) は、教育上、訓練上、資格上など同等になっている。
2015-01-26
Topic for the Next Class -- Health Problems (January 26th)
This time, I'm selecting the topic for my own convience.
申し訳ないこと、今度は自分の都合に合わせたトピックにしたいと思います。
I'm sure we'll end up talking about it anyway.
結局、話題になると思います。
もっと単語を先に揃うことができず、申し訳ありません。
申し訳ないこと、今度は自分の都合に合わせたトピックにしたいと思います。
I'm sure we'll end up talking about it anyway.
結局、話題になると思います。
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Vocabulary and phrases:
- good/bad health
- 健康の好い・悪い状態
- hurt
- いたむ、いたみ、いたませる、など
- wound
- きず、ケが～得に戦闘などで負わされる傷
- injury
- 怪我、損害～得に事故などで受ける怪我
- pain
- 苦痛、痛み
- hospital
- 病院、総合病院
- clinic
- 専門医・臨床医用の病院、診察所、専門医集団用の病院など
- doctor's office
- 局所の（小さめの）病院
もっと単語を先に揃うことができず、申し訳ありません。
2015-01-12
PTA Practice for Next Time: Talking about Wounds (January 26th)
[For the PTA class.
A conversation between six teenagers.
十代児童六人が喋っているところです。]
Jerry: Whoa! Al! What happened to your hand?
[オッ、アルくん、な、手はどうしたん？]
Alex: My hand?
[俺の手？]
Jane: That huge bandage!
[あのバカでかいばんそうこう。]
Alex: Oh, that. It's just wrapped in gauze.
[あれか。ガーゼに包んでいるだけ。]
George: We can see that. Why?
[包んでいるってわかってる。なんで？]
Alex: I burned it.
[火傷した。]
Regina: No kidding! How'd you do it?
[ほんまやな。何やった？]
Alex: I don't want to talk about it.
[話したくない。]
Amy: He was doing unsupervised physics experiments.
[教師なしの物理実験。]
Regina: Huh?
Alex: Okay, I was playing with lighter fluid and matches.
[イヤ、マッチと点火液遊びでやった。]
Jerry: Smart, real smart.
[まったく。]
George: Must be pretty badly burnt.
[ケッコウの火傷ちゃう？]
Amy: Not really. Just 3rd degree burns on the back of the hand and fingers.
[大したものちがう。手と指の裏に３度火傷だけよね。]
Jerry: 3rd degree! Can We see it?
[３度？見せてくれ。]
Alex: No way! This bandage is here for a purpose.
[無理。この包帯をつけているワケはある。]
Regina: Does it hurt?
[痛いなの？]
Alex: Just a little.
[ちょっとはね。]
Amy: You should have heard him screaming.
[叫んでいるところを聞いたら…]
Alex: I did not scream.
[叫んでないわ。]
Amy: You know, that's actually true. He did not scream. I think he was in a state of shock.
[本当だわ。叫ばなかった。多分ショックの状態だったから。]
Jane: How long do you have to keep the bandage on?
[包帯はいつまでつけるん？]
Alex: A couple of weeks. I have to change it every day, 'though. Can't take a shower for a whole week.
[２週間ぐらい。だけど毎日替えなきゃ。シャワ何か一週間ほどできない。]
George: Eeeew! You're gonna stink!
[ゲッ。体臭がひどいやろう。]
Amy: He gets to take sponge baths.
[スポンジで拭いていいって。]
Jerry: Well, that's better than nothing.
[何もないよりはましと思う。]
Jane: Does it look gross?
[見たら気持ち悪いじゃない？]
Amy: Yeah. Charred flesh. Black and purple and red.
[うん。肉は黒焦げ。黒、紫、赤。]
Regina: I think I'm gonna be sick.
[ああ、気分わるくなった。]
Jerry: You haven't even seen it yet!
[全然見てないのに！]
Regina: Just imagining it is bad enough.
[想像するだけで十分。]
Jerry: Well don't think about it.
[想像なんかせんでいいのに。]
George: Hey, man, are you okay Al? You're looking pretty pale.
[ホラ、アルくん、大丈夫？顔が真っ青。]
Alex: Let's talk about something else.
[何か違う話していい?]
A conversation between six teenagers.
十代児童六人が喋っているところです。]
Jerry: Whoa! Al! What happened to your hand?
[オッ、アルくん、な、手はどうしたん？]
Alex: My hand?
[俺の手？]
Jane: That huge bandage!
[あのバカでかいばんそうこう。]
Alex: Oh, that. It's just wrapped in gauze.
[あれか。ガーゼに包んでいるだけ。]
George: We can see that. Why?
[包んでいるってわかってる。なんで？]
Alex: I burned it.
[火傷した。]
Regina: No kidding! How'd you do it?
[ほんまやな。何やった？]
Alex: I don't want to talk about it.
[話したくない。]
Amy: He was doing unsupervised physics experiments.
[教師なしの物理実験。]
Regina: Huh?
Alex: Okay, I was playing with lighter fluid and matches.
[イヤ、マッチと点火液遊びでやった。]
Jerry: Smart, real smart.
[まったく。]
George: Must be pretty badly burnt.
[ケッコウの火傷ちゃう？]
Amy: Not really. Just 3rd degree burns on the back of the hand and fingers.
[大したものちがう。手と指の裏に３度火傷だけよね。]
Jerry: 3rd degree! Can We see it?
[３度？見せてくれ。]
Alex: No way! This bandage is here for a purpose.
[無理。この包帯をつけているワケはある。]
Regina: Does it hurt?
[痛いなの？]
Alex: Just a little.
[ちょっとはね。]
Amy: You should have heard him screaming.
[叫んでいるところを聞いたら…]
Alex: I did not scream.
[叫んでないわ。]
Amy: You know, that's actually true. He did not scream. I think he was in a state of shock.
[本当だわ。叫ばなかった。多分ショックの状態だったから。]
Jane: How long do you have to keep the bandage on?
[包帯はいつまでつけるん？]
Alex: A couple of weeks. I have to change it every day, 'though. Can't take a shower for a whole week.
[２週間ぐらい。だけど毎日替えなきゃ。シャワ何か一週間ほどできない。]
George: Eeeew! You're gonna stink!
[ゲッ。体臭がひどいやろう。]
Amy: He gets to take sponge baths.
[スポンジで拭いていいって。]
Jerry: Well, that's better than nothing.
[何もないよりはましと思う。]
Jane: Does it look gross?
[見たら気持ち悪いじゃない？]
Amy: Yeah. Charred flesh. Black and purple and red.
[うん。肉は黒焦げ。黒、紫、赤。]
Regina: I think I'm gonna be sick.
[ああ、気分わるくなった。]
Jerry: You haven't even seen it yet!
[全然見てないのに！]
Regina: Just imagining it is bad enough.
[想像するだけで十分。]
Jerry: Well don't think about it.
[想像なんかせんでいいのに。]
George: Hey, man, are you okay Al? You're looking pretty pale.
[ホラ、アルくん、大丈夫？顔が真っ青。]
Alex: Let's talk about something else.
[何か違う話していい?]
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