Weather words
A sudden downpour soaked everyone walking in the park.
The hail was so big that it damaged cars and windows.
During the heatwave, temperatures soared above 40°C for days.
The steady rain helped water the dry fields after weeks of no precipitation.
After the storm, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.
The snow covered the entire town, turning it into a winter wonderland.
A severe thunderstorm rolled in, bringing heavy rain and loud thunder.
The wildfire spread rapidly, destroying thousands of acres of forest.
An avalanche buried the mountain trail, making it impossible to pass.
The blizzard made it hard to see, with strong winds and heavy snow.
The prolonged drought left the land parched and the crops dying.
The river overflowed after the heavy rain, causing severe floods in the area.
The powerful hurricane made landfall, bringing strong winds and massive waves.
A dangerous tornado touched down, destroying homes and uprooting trees.
Nurse
Some people have a room in their house for the children, this is called ‘the nursery’, this is where the nurse maid might nurse the baby. Children aged from 3 to 5 attend a nursery school, and they learn nursery-rhymes. Some young people attend nursing school if they want to become a nurse and work in a hospital. And some old people live in a nursing home. If you want to buy some plants for the garden you need to go to the nursery and talk to a nurseryman or nurserywoman.
If you are learning to ski, you should start on the nursery slopes or you might end up in hospital and need to be nursed back to health. Then you might nurse a grudge against the ski resort. Sitting alone nursing a drink and thinking about all the money you had to fork out for hospital care.
I don’t want to go out tonight I’m nursing a cold.
The easy ski slopes are called _____________
A room in a house for children is called ___________
A place where plants are grown and sold is called a __________________________
An easy poem for children is a ______________________
If you have one drink and drink it slowly you are ________________________________
A _______________________ works in a hospital.
A _______________________ works in a nursery.
When you give milk to a baby, you______________it.
If you resent and dislike someone for a long time you, _______________________________.
If you take care of someone who is sick, you ___________________them.
1. The child did not ___________ after he was 12 months old.
The vet _______ the dog back to health.
In the UK _________ wear blue uniforms.
I want to buy some roses so I’m going to the ______________.
Sam and Pat haven’t spoken for 10 years, Pat is still _________________ .
He sat alone at the bar _________ his drink all evening.
Jamie will be 3 years old next week so he’ll start __________________ next year.
I want to decorate the ___________ before the baby comes.
The nursery 子供部屋・育児室
Nurse maid 子守女
To nurse a baby 子守する、赤ちゃんを抱く 授乳する
Nursery school 保育園
Nursery rhyme ナーサリーライム、童謡
Nursing home 老人ホーム
Nursery (plants) 苗床、種苗店
Nurseryman 苗木屋さん、植木屋さん
To nurse 看病する、療養する
Nurse a cold 風邪で休養している
Nursery slope 初心者向けゲレンデ
To nurse a grudge 恨みを抱く
To nurse a drink （酒等を）ちびりちびり飲む
Bridge
The captain was enjoying a quite game of bridge when the third mate called him to the bridge. Standing on the bridge he looked out at the water. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and looked at the bridge over the water. “Is it high enough?” asked the third mate? “I don’t know”, replied the captain. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.” If the ship is too tall, we are in a bind! We can’t go back, we’ve burnt our bridges. My career will be water under the bridge.
三等航海士が艦橋へ来てほしいと船長を呼びに来た時、船長は静かにブリッジを楽しんでいた。彼は艦橋へ立ち水面を見た。眼鏡を鼻梁に押し上げ、水にかかる橋を見た。
「高さは十分ですか？」と三等航海士がたずねた。「わからないな」と船長は答え、「その時はその時さ。船が高すぎたりしたら、立つ瀬がないな。引き返せない、背水の陣をひいたんだから。私のキャリアはとり返しのつかない過去になるさ」
London ______________ spans the river Thames.
My glasses rest on the _____________of my nose.
The crew have a good view from the ________
We play _____________ every Friday night.
Akashi Kaikyo is a suspension ________________
Don’t get angry with your boss, you’ll burn your __________________.
I’ve heard the new software is difficult but I’ll cross that ___________ when I come to it.
I decided to stop at a restaurant for lunch, I wasn’t happy that I had just forked out $1000 for new tires so I thought I would treat myself to a nice lunch. I couldn’t find the restaurant at first, I came to a fork in the road and took a wrong turn. But I soon realized my mistake and got back on the right road. Now, sitting at a fully laid table with dinner forks, shrimp forks, salad forks and dessert forks and I’m watching the hay being cut in the nearby field. Two workers are using pitch forks to toss the hay onto a truck. Some other workers are using garden forks to dig up the ground and another is toasting some bread on a fire for their midday snack. He’s turning the toast on a toasting fork. A forklift truck stopped in front of my window blocking my view so I turned my attention to the piano tuner. He was striking the tuning-fork and listening to the sound. What a good ear he has! I began to think about the wedding party invitation I had received that morning, it will be a fork buffet at a very swanky restaurant. Unfortunately Brenda will be there, speaking with a forked tongue, but hopefully I can avoid her. As I savour my last forkful of cake the $1000 hole in my pocket seems like a distant memory.
Pitchfork くま手
Tuning fork 音叉
Fork （動）分岐する
Fork out （動）支払う
Forklift フォークリフト
speak in a forked tongue 二枚舌を使う
Try this
1. A __________fork is smaller than a _________ fork.
2. I can’t believe how expensive computer parts are, I had to ___________ 9,000 yen for a cable.
3. The number one ____________ seller is Toyota.
4. Reptiles need a ________________ tongue to sense the direction of a smell.
5. Politicians speak with a _____________, they never keep their promises.
6. These days, few people use _______________________ to tune instruments. Everyone uses electronic tuners.
7. I want to dig up the potatoes but I don’t have a _________________.
8. They turned over the hay with a ________________________.
People in their 30s and 40s are the sandwich generation, stuck between caring for their elderly parents and bringing up their own children. They are really taking a big bite out of the reality sandwich. Of course, if they happen to get divorced as a result of this stressful situation, their children will become the meat in the sandwich, shuffling between their alienated guardians. Regardless of the generation they were born into though, when Americans think of a sandwich, they are most likely to think of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but when a British person thinks of a sandwich, they surely picture a cucumber sandwich. I personally like to sandwich the cake together with a little cream but an ice cream sandwich will make me just as happy. But you can put anything in a sandwich and they are quick and easy to eat, especially if you have a sandwich maker to render them super delicious. That is why sandwich shops are so popular nowadays. When I go to one of them, I like my space to be able to enjoy my sandwich and hate sitting at the counter, sandwiched between two large people. Only daydreaming of giving them a knuckle sandwich gets you through a situation like that. The other day I actually saw a sandwich board advertising the opening of a new sandwich bar. My friend is taking a sandwich course but I don`t think she will learn much because the poor thing is a sandwich shy of a picnic. Every time she does get a job, it soon becomes a soup sandwich and she ends up giving up, unable to juggle the chaos that she creates. She`d be better off pressing sandwiches!
Sandwich generation 子供達を育てると同時に両親の世話もしている世代
Sandwich board 2枚で1対になっている、サンドイッチマンが持っている広告板
Try to answer these questions
Families who look after elderly parents and young children are called __________________
If you study then do some work experience and then study some more, you are on a __________________.
A man who stands with two boards over his shoulders is called a ________________ man.
A board with two sides used to advertise something is called a _____________________.
The hotel is ______________ between the forest and the sea.
I have studied hotel management for one year and now I will work in a hotel for six months. When I finish I will study for another six months. This is a _____________________________________.
My friend has a hard time taking care of her mother and her family. It is hard to be part of the __________________
I was surprised to find out that our table isn’t real wood. It is plywood ____________ between two thin pieces of wood.
I _____________________ my computer between my clothes to protect it.