http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2008-12-15-toyota-miss_N.htm
Initially, Toyota planned to build its Highlander SUV at the Mississippi plant.
initially:at the beginning
But in July, as gas and oil prices hit historic highs, Toyota announced major changes to its North American production plans.
Toyota said it would instead assemble the Highlander in Princeton, Ind., and build the Prius,
the world's best-selling hybrid vehicle, in the United States for the first time beginning in 2010 in Blue Springs.
November sales of the Prius dropped 48.3% in the USA compared with November 2007.
"We are committed to completing the Mississippi plant when market conditions allow," said Lacy Luckett, a spokeswoman for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi.
The $1.3 billion plant was expected to bring about 4,000 jobs, including those at suppliers.
Toyota has invested $300 million in the project, Luckett said.
She said the company does not have a new time for when the plant will open.
Suppliers were notified of the decision on Monday, said Barbara McDaniel, spokeswoman for Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America.
notify:to formally or officially tell someone about something
At least six suppliers had announced plans to locate in Mississippi.
The plant's delay will not stall production of the redesigned, next-generation Prius.
The 2010 model will make its debut next month at the auto show in Detroit, and sales of the new model are scheduled to begin in spring.
"Japan (always) was going to start building it first," McDaniel said. "Then Mississippi would come online and then start to build."
The word is 235.
This story is Toyota delays Prius plant indefinitely.
Business of motor vehicle is bad in the world especially American industry.
I wish that this business is not going worse.
2008年12月16日火曜日
2008年11月25日火曜日
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
http://storynory.com/2008/11/23/the-town-mouse-and-the-country-mouse/
I live inside a nice cosy log by the side of a field.
cosy:a place that is cosy is small, comfortable, and warm
My needs are not great. A few sunflower seeds or wheat stalks will do me for a meal.
seed:a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows
stalk:a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers
For a special treat, the farmer sometimes leaves me a some crumbs of bread and cheese from his lunch.
crumb:a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake
When I am thirsty, I drink from the bubbling stream.
thirsty:feeling that you want or need a drink [↪ thirst, hungry]
bubble:a ball of air or gas in liquid
stream:a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
And I swear that that pure cold water is the freshest, most delicious taste in the world.
swear:to promise that you will do something
Finer than champaign even - and I don’t just mean that as a boast or a figure of speech.
boast:something that you like telling people because you are proud of it
It was of course an honour that he should come and stay with me for a weekend away from his business.
honour:something that makes you feel very proud
What would he make of my humble abode and my simple tastes?
humble:not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people's [≠ proud; ↪ humility]
abode:someone's home - sometimes used humorously
humorously:funny and enjoyable
And when I put some crumbs of cheddar cheese before him for his supper he exclaimed:
exclaim:to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited
“Just the ticket. Exactly what I wanted. Thank you dear nephew for taking such good care of me.”
nephew:the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister [↪ niece, uncle, aunt]
At night he slept in my spare bed in the hedgerow, and in the morning, when I asked him how he had slept he said:
spare:an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available
hedgerow: a line of bushes growing along the edge of a field or road
“Splendid, just splendidly. This clear country air of yours is so restful.”
splendid:beautiful and impressive [= magnificent]
restful:peaceful and quiet, making you feel relaxed
Uncle Town Mouse laughed, and I felt that I had perhaps said something silly or tactless.
tactless:likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to [≠ tactful]
This story is about mouse.
The country mouse lives in cosy log, and the town mouse is his uncle.
The town mouse visits the country mouse.
The word is 350.
I live inside a nice cosy log by the side of a field.
cosy:a place that is cosy is small, comfortable, and warm
My needs are not great. A few sunflower seeds or wheat stalks will do me for a meal.
seed:a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows
stalk:a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers
For a special treat, the farmer sometimes leaves me a some crumbs of bread and cheese from his lunch.
crumb:a very small piece of dry food, especially bread or cake
When I am thirsty, I drink from the bubbling stream.
thirsty:feeling that you want or need a drink [↪ thirst, hungry]
bubble:a ball of air or gas in liquid
stream:a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
And I swear that that pure cold water is the freshest, most delicious taste in the world.
swear:to promise that you will do something
Finer than champaign even - and I don’t just mean that as a boast or a figure of speech.
boast:something that you like telling people because you are proud of it
It was of course an honour that he should come and stay with me for a weekend away from his business.
honour:something that makes you feel very proud
What would he make of my humble abode and my simple tastes?
humble:not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people's [≠ proud; ↪ humility]
abode:someone's home - sometimes used humorously
humorously:funny and enjoyable
And when I put some crumbs of cheddar cheese before him for his supper he exclaimed:
exclaim:to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited
“Just the ticket. Exactly what I wanted. Thank you dear nephew for taking such good care of me.”
nephew:the son of your brother or sister, or the son of your husband's or wife's brother or sister [↪ niece, uncle, aunt]
At night he slept in my spare bed in the hedgerow, and in the morning, when I asked him how he had slept he said:
spare:an additional thing, for example a key, that you keep so that it is available
hedgerow: a line of bushes growing along the edge of a field or road
“Splendid, just splendidly. This clear country air of yours is so restful.”
splendid:beautiful and impressive [= magnificent]
restful:peaceful and quiet, making you feel relaxed
Uncle Town Mouse laughed, and I felt that I had perhaps said something silly or tactless.
tactless:likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to [≠ tactful]
This story is about mouse.
The country mouse lives in cosy log, and the town mouse is his uncle.
The town mouse visits the country mouse.
The word is 350.
2008年11月18日火曜日
The Three Sillies
http://storynory.com/2008/11/09/the-three-sillies/
Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gentleman.
court:to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from them
Every evening he used to come and see her, and stop to supper at the farmhouse, and the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.
cellar:a room under a house or other building, often used for storing things
fetch:to go and get something or someone and bring them back
So one evening she had gone down to fetch the beer, and she happened to look up at the ceiling while she was fetching,
ceiling:the inner surface of the top part of a room [↪ roof]
and the poor thing durst not go.
durst:old use the past tense of dare
dare:to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do - used especially in questions or negative sentences
She’ll be quite safe, for I shall tie a string round her neck, and pass it down the chimney,
and tie it to my wrist as I go about the house, so she can’t fall off without my knowing it.”
chimney:a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air, or the part of this pipe that is above the roof
But the woman thought it was easier to get the cow up the ladder than to get the grass down,
so she pushed her and coaxed her and got her up, and tied a string round her neck,
and passed it down the chimney, and fastened it to her own wrist.
coax:to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
And the gentleman went on his way, but he hadn’t gone far when the cow tumbled off the roof, pulling the string behind her.
tumble: to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement
And the weight of the cow tied to her wrist pulled the woman up the chimney, and she stuck fast half-way and was smothered in the soot.
smother:to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
soot:black powder that is produced when something is burnt
And the gentleman went on and on, and he went to an inn to stop the night, and they were so full at the inn that they had to put him in a double-bedded room, and another traveller was to sleep in the other bed.
inn:a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside
The other man was a very pleasant fellow, and they got very friendly together; but in the morning, when they were both getting up, the gentleman was surprised to see the other hang his trousers between the two beds and run across the room and try to jump into them, and he tried over and over again, and couldn’t manage it; and the gentleman wondered whatever he was doing it for.
fellow:a man
trouser: a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg [= pants American English]
At last he stopped and wiped his face with his handkerchief.
wipe:to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc
handkerchief:a piece of cloth that you use for drying your nose or eyes [= hankie]
So the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and showed him how to put them on; and he was very much obliged to him, and said he never should have thought of doing it that way.
oblige:if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary
This story is three silly people and a gentleman. The word is 1160.
I like the scene which is the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.It is funny scene.
Once upon a time there was a farmer and his wife who had one daughter, and she was courted by a gentleman.
court:to try hard to please someone, especially because you want something from them
Every evening he used to come and see her, and stop to supper at the farmhouse, and the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.
cellar:a room under a house or other building, often used for storing things
fetch:to go and get something or someone and bring them back
So one evening she had gone down to fetch the beer, and she happened to look up at the ceiling while she was fetching,
ceiling:the inner surface of the top part of a room [↪ roof]
and the poor thing durst not go.
durst:old use the past tense of dare
dare:to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do - used especially in questions or negative sentences
She’ll be quite safe, for I shall tie a string round her neck, and pass it down the chimney,
and tie it to my wrist as I go about the house, so she can’t fall off without my knowing it.”
chimney:a vertical pipe that allows smoke from a fire to pass out of a building up into the air, or the part of this pipe that is above the roof
But the woman thought it was easier to get the cow up the ladder than to get the grass down,
so she pushed her and coaxed her and got her up, and tied a string round her neck,
and passed it down the chimney, and fastened it to her own wrist.
coax:to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
And the gentleman went on his way, but he hadn’t gone far when the cow tumbled off the roof, pulling the string behind her.
tumble: to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movement
And the weight of the cow tied to her wrist pulled the woman up the chimney, and she stuck fast half-way and was smothered in the soot.
smother:to completely cover the whole surface of something with something else, often in a way that seems unnecessary or unpleasant
soot:black powder that is produced when something is burnt
And the gentleman went on and on, and he went to an inn to stop the night, and they were so full at the inn that they had to put him in a double-bedded room, and another traveller was to sleep in the other bed.
inn:a small hotel or pub, especially an old one in the countryside
The other man was a very pleasant fellow, and they got very friendly together; but in the morning, when they were both getting up, the gentleman was surprised to see the other hang his trousers between the two beds and run across the room and try to jump into them, and he tried over and over again, and couldn’t manage it; and the gentleman wondered whatever he was doing it for.
fellow:a man
trouser: a piece of clothing that covers the lower half of your body, with a separate part fitting over each leg [= pants American English]
At last he stopped and wiped his face with his handkerchief.
wipe:to rub a surface with something in order to remove dirt, liquid etc
handkerchief:a piece of cloth that you use for drying your nose or eyes [= hankie]
So the gentleman burst out a-laughing, and showed him how to put them on; and he was very much obliged to him, and said he never should have thought of doing it that way.
oblige:if you are obliged to do something, you have to do it because the situation, the law, a duty etc makes it necessary
This story is three silly people and a gentleman. The word is 1160.
I like the scene which is the daughter used to be sent down into the cellar to fetch the beer for supper.It is funny scene.
2008年10月28日火曜日
The Thieving Monkey
http://storynory.com/2008/08/10/the-thieving-monkey/
So one day he called Mr. Hartley into his office and told him that he was being demoted
demote:to make someone's rank or position lower or less important
- which meant he was going to do a less important job. From now on,
Mr. Hartley would be in charge of the stick insects.
stick insect: a long thin insect that looks like a small stick:ナナフシ
which meant they were too rotten for people to eat - but he said that they would do for a gang of monkeys.
rotten:badly decayed and no longer good to use
decay:to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this [↪ rot]
He entirely approved of his strict methods.
entirely:completely and in every possible way
strict:expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say [≠ lenient]:
Mr. Grabber came to the monkey cage and said to Theo:
“Right now my hairy friend. I’m taking you out for a very special treat.”
hairy:dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting
The only piece of furniture was a chest of drawers.
chest of drawers: a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes [= dresser American English]
Mr. Grabber undid Theo’s lead and said to the others:
“Now just stand back and watch what he does. If he finds it, he’ll get a banana.”
undo:to try to remove the bad effects of something you have done
He strolled around the room, and as there wasn’t much else to do,
stroll:to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
he climbed up onto the chest of drawers.
climb:to move up, down, or across something using your feet and hands, especially when this is difficult to do
The top drawer was slightly open, so he stuck his paw into the gap and opened it some more.
stick:if a pointed object sticks into something, or if you stick it there, it is pushed into it
paw:an animal's foot that has nails or claws
Inside he saw something shiny. It was a diamond necklace.
shiny:smooth and bright
Then he scampered around the room shrieking Oooh Ahha Ahha Ahha !
scampere:to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal
shrieking:to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain [= scream]
Theo was said "If he was a human, he would a criminal" by Mr. Shingles who is the head of zoo keeper. This story is Theo thieved diamond necklace.
I wonder that hairy has two different mean.
First, a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body.
Second, dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting.
It is interesting for me. The word is 789.
So one day he called Mr. Hartley into his office and told him that he was being demoted
demote:to make someone's rank or position lower or less important
- which meant he was going to do a less important job. From now on,
Mr. Hartley would be in charge of the stick insects.
stick insect: a long thin insect that looks like a small stick:ナナフシ
which meant they were too rotten for people to eat - but he said that they would do for a gang of monkeys.
rotten:badly decayed and no longer good to use
decay:to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this [↪ rot]
He entirely approved of his strict methods.
entirely:completely and in every possible way
strict:expecting people to obey rules or to do what you say [≠ lenient]:
Mr. Grabber came to the monkey cage and said to Theo:
“Right now my hairy friend. I’m taking you out for a very special treat.”
hairy:dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting
The only piece of furniture was a chest of drawers.
chest of drawers: a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes [= dresser American English]
Mr. Grabber undid Theo’s lead and said to the others:
“Now just stand back and watch what he does. If he finds it, he’ll get a banana.”
undo:to try to remove the bad effects of something you have done
He strolled around the room, and as there wasn’t much else to do,
stroll:to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
he climbed up onto the chest of drawers.
climb:to move up, down, or across something using your feet and hands, especially when this is difficult to do
The top drawer was slightly open, so he stuck his paw into the gap and opened it some more.
stick:if a pointed object sticks into something, or if you stick it there, it is pushed into it
paw:an animal's foot that has nails or claws
Inside he saw something shiny. It was a diamond necklace.
shiny:smooth and bright
Then he scampered around the room shrieking Oooh Ahha Ahha Ahha !
scampere:to run with quick short steps, like a child or small animal
shrieking:to make a very high loud sound, especially because you are afraid, angry, excited, or in pain [= scream]
Theo was said "If he was a human, he would a criminal" by Mr. Shingles who is the head of zoo keeper. This story is Theo thieved diamond necklace.
I wonder that hairy has two different mean.
First, a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body.
Second, dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting.
It is interesting for me. The word is 789.
2008年10月21日火曜日
Baba Yaga - A Scary Story for Halloween
http://storynory.com/2008/10/13/baba-yaga-a-scary-story-for-halloween/
there is a good chance that you might come across a peculiar house.
peculiar:strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising
It’s a wooden hut, but it’s like no other that you have ever seen, for it stands on giant chicken legs -
and quite often it walks about, just like a monstrous farm-yard bird.
monstrous:unusually large
They know her, and they fear her, for it has long been rumored that she likes to eat children.
rumor:if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true [↪ alleged]
It was a little rag doll that did not look so different from any other.
rag: small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things
the stepmother and step-sisters had to pretend that they liked her,
stepmother: a woman who is married to your father but who is not your mother
her father said that he had to go away on a journey that would last at least a month.
journey:a time spent travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance [= trip American English]
and the girl would find the journey tiresome and dull.
tiresome:making you feel annoyed or impatient
impatient:annoyed because of delays, someone else's mistakes etc [≠ patient]
The first night after the father had left, the step-mother gathered the three girls together in the parlor and spoke like this:
parlor:a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests
Katya ” - that was the youngest - ” go to the kitchen table and roll some pastry so that it’s nice and flat.
pastry:a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies
She walked forlornly to the corner of the street and took the little doll out of her coat pocket where it had been sleeping.
forlornly:seeming lonely and unhappy
And every one knows that she is a dreadfully wicked witch.
dreadfully:extremely or very much
wicked:behaving in a way that is morally wrong
After a while, the young girl heard the sound of galloping hooves coming up behind her,
galloping:increasing or developing very quickly
hoof:the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, cow etc
and she stepped off the road to let a hose ridden by a rider in a blazing red cloak shoot past her.
blazing:extremely hot
cloak:a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulder
and this time a rider in a cloak of dazzling white sped past her and down the road that led to Baba Yaga’s hut.
dazzling:a light that is dazzling is very bright and makes you unable to see properly for a short time
The skulls were mounted on stop of a high fence.
mount: to go up a step or stairs
Then the chicken legs began to kneel and the hut lowered to the ground. The door creaked open.
lower:to move something down from higher up [≠ raise]
creak:if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
Baba Yaga’s nose was so long and bony that it appeared through the door before the rest of her.
bony:someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin
thin:having little fat on your body [≠ fat]
Vasilissa was so frightened that her legs would not obey her when she told them to run.
frightened:feeling afraid [= scared]
“Well child,” she said,”Did the cat get your tongue? Or are you just badly brought-up?
well-brought-up:a child who is well-brought-up has been taught to be polite and to behave well
parent.
I haven’t got all night hover around while you tremble and gibber like an idiot !”
tremble:to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened
gibber:to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, especially because you are very frightened or shocked [↪ jabber]
This story is a wicked Stepmother sends Vasilissa to visit the witch in her hut in the woods to ask for some lights. A wicked witch has been rumored that she like to eat children. It is dreadfully wicked.
The witch is dreadfully wicked, and stepmother is awful person.
I don't want to marry the woman.
I can read the story a lot. The word is 1085.
there is a good chance that you might come across a peculiar house.
peculiar:strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising
It’s a wooden hut, but it’s like no other that you have ever seen, for it stands on giant chicken legs -
and quite often it walks about, just like a monstrous farm-yard bird.
monstrous:unusually large
They know her, and they fear her, for it has long been rumored that she likes to eat children.
rumor:if something is rumoured to be true, people are saying secretly or unofficially that it may be true [↪ alleged]
It was a little rag doll that did not look so different from any other.
rag: small piece of old cloth, for example one used for cleaning things
the stepmother and step-sisters had to pretend that they liked her,
stepmother: a woman who is married to your father but who is not your mother
her father said that he had to go away on a journey that would last at least a month.
journey:a time spent travelling from one place to another, especially over a long distance [= trip American English]
and the girl would find the journey tiresome and dull.
tiresome:making you feel annoyed or impatient
impatient:annoyed because of delays, someone else's mistakes etc [≠ patient]
The first night after the father had left, the step-mother gathered the three girls together in the parlor and spoke like this:
parlor:a room in a house which has comfortable chairs and is used for meeting guests
Katya ” - that was the youngest - ” go to the kitchen table and roll some pastry so that it’s nice and flat.
pastry:a mixture of flour, butter, and milk or water, used to make the outer part of baked foods such as pies
She walked forlornly to the corner of the street and took the little doll out of her coat pocket where it had been sleeping.
forlornly:seeming lonely and unhappy
And every one knows that she is a dreadfully wicked witch.
dreadfully:extremely or very much
wicked:behaving in a way that is morally wrong
After a while, the young girl heard the sound of galloping hooves coming up behind her,
galloping:increasing or developing very quickly
hoof:the hard foot of an animal such as a horse, cow etc
and she stepped off the road to let a hose ridden by a rider in a blazing red cloak shoot past her.
blazing:extremely hot
cloak:a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely from your shoulder
and this time a rider in a cloak of dazzling white sped past her and down the road that led to Baba Yaga’s hut.
dazzling:a light that is dazzling is very bright and makes you unable to see properly for a short time
The skulls were mounted on stop of a high fence.
mount: to go up a step or stairs
Then the chicken legs began to kneel and the hut lowered to the ground. The door creaked open.
lower:to move something down from higher up [≠ raise]
creak:if something such as a door, wooden floor, old bed, or stair creaks, it makes a long high noise when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc
Baba Yaga’s nose was so long and bony that it appeared through the door before the rest of her.
bony:someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin
thin:having little fat on your body [≠ fat]
Vasilissa was so frightened that her legs would not obey her when she told them to run.
frightened:feeling afraid [= scared]
“Well child,” she said,”Did the cat get your tongue? Or are you just badly brought-up?
well-brought-up:a child who is well-brought-up has been taught to be polite and to behave well
parent.
I haven’t got all night hover around while you tremble and gibber like an idiot !”
tremble:to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, especially because you are upset or frightened
gibber:to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand, especially because you are very frightened or shocked [↪ jabber]
This story is a wicked Stepmother sends Vasilissa to visit the witch in her hut in the woods to ask for some lights. A wicked witch has been rumored that she like to eat children. It is dreadfully wicked.
The witch is dreadfully wicked, and stepmother is awful person.
I don't want to marry the woman.
I can read the story a lot. The word is 1085.
2008年10月14日火曜日
The Boy Who Flew Too High
http://storynory.com/2008/08/24/the-boy-who-flew-too-high/
Well you may remember that the Labyrinth was created by the cunning and ingenious mind of Daedalus.
cunning:the ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way
deceive:to make someone believe something that is not true [= trick; ↪ deception]
ingenious:an ingenious plan, idea, or object works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas
Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace,
palace:the official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen - often used in names
they wouldn’t not be able to sail very far before they were spotted and caught by one of the ships of King Minos’s navy.
spot:to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize
Here he arranged them in four lines, starting with the smallest fathers,
and following those with the longer ones, so that they formed gentle curves.
gentle:a gentle hill or slope is not steep or sharp
steep:a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle
While he was working, Icarus played with the wax, squashing it between his finger and thumb,
squash:to press something into a flatter shape, often breaking or damaging it [= flatten]
and when the feathers blew away in the breeze he ran after them and caught them.
blow:if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves
and began to flap them until his feet took off from the floor and he began to hover in mid air.
flap:if a bird flaps its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly
The story from ancient Greece.
Icarus who is son of Daedalus tried to escape from dark Labyrinth on the island of Crete.
So Daedalus made wings that made of feathers and wax.
Daedalus is ingenious.
He makes wings that made of only feathers and wax.
Icarus is brave.
He flies by only homemade wings.
I can't do.
The ward is 447.
Well you may remember that the Labyrinth was created by the cunning and ingenious mind of Daedalus.
cunning:the ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way
deceive:to make someone believe something that is not true [= trick; ↪ deception]
ingenious:an ingenious plan, idea, or object works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas
Daedalus lived with his son Icarus in a tower of the palace,
palace:the official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen - often used in names
they wouldn’t not be able to sail very far before they were spotted and caught by one of the ships of King Minos’s navy.
spot:to notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize
Here he arranged them in four lines, starting with the smallest fathers,
and following those with the longer ones, so that they formed gentle curves.
gentle:a gentle hill or slope is not steep or sharp
steep:a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle
While he was working, Icarus played with the wax, squashing it between his finger and thumb,
squash:to press something into a flatter shape, often breaking or damaging it [= flatten]
and when the feathers blew away in the breeze he ran after them and caught them.
blow:if the wind or a current of air blows, it moves
and began to flap them until his feet took off from the floor and he began to hover in mid air.
flap:if a bird flaps its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly
The story from ancient Greece.
Icarus who is son of Daedalus tried to escape from dark Labyrinth on the island of Crete.
So Daedalus made wings that made of feathers and wax.
Daedalus is ingenious.
He makes wings that made of only feathers and wax.
Icarus is brave.
He flies by only homemade wings.
I can't do.
The ward is 447.
2008年10月7日火曜日
Old Sultan
http://storynory.com/2008/09/07/old-sultan/
The poor dog, who was lying stretched out in the sun not far off, had heard everything,
stretch out:to lie down, usually in order to sleep or rest
and was sorry that the morrow was to be his last day.
morrow:the next day [= tomorrow]
He had a good friend, the wolf, and he crept out in the evening into the forest to him,
crept:to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention
and complained of the fate that awaited him.
To-morrow, early in the morning, your master is going with his wife to make hay,
make hay:to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later
As usual, during work-time, they will lay the child under the hedge in the shade;
hedge:a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another
shade:slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it
The plan pleased the dog, and it was carried out just as it was arranged.
arrange: to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip
“Go home at once and make Old Sultan some soggy bread that he will not have to bite,
soggy:unpleasantly wet and soft
and bring the pillow out of my bed, I will give it to him to lie upon.”
pillow:a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put your head on when you are sleeping
The word is 335.
The wolf is nice. but the dog is really poor.
I don't want to get old so much.
The poor dog, who was lying stretched out in the sun not far off, had heard everything,
stretch out:to lie down, usually in order to sleep or rest
and was sorry that the morrow was to be his last day.
morrow:the next day [= tomorrow]
He had a good friend, the wolf, and he crept out in the evening into the forest to him,
crept:to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention
and complained of the fate that awaited him.
To-morrow, early in the morning, your master is going with his wife to make hay,
make hay:to take the opportunity to do something now, because you may not be able to do it later
As usual, during work-time, they will lay the child under the hedge in the shade;
hedge:a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another
shade:slight darkness or shelter from the direct light of the sun made by something blocking it
The plan pleased the dog, and it was carried out just as it was arranged.
arrange: to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip
“Go home at once and make Old Sultan some soggy bread that he will not have to bite,
soggy:unpleasantly wet and soft
and bring the pillow out of my bed, I will give it to him to lie upon.”
pillow:a cloth bag filled with soft material that you put your head on when you are sleeping
The word is 335.
The wolf is nice. but the dog is really poor.
I don't want to get old so much.
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