「イソップ寓話集」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
Aesop's Fables; a new translation
イソップが「イソップ寓話集」で何度も使う、英語の頻出4,000語に入らない40語です。先に覚えておくと、最初の章がずっと読みやすくなります。各単語に発音記号、意味、本文の例文をつけました。
beast/ˈbist/動物, 四足獣本文に31回
It is odd to note that both the great slaves told their best stories about beasts and birds.
flock/ˈfɫɑk/群れ本文に22回
A Wolf came upon a Lamb straying from the flock, and felt some compunction about taking the life of so helpless a creature without some plausible excuse …
sooner/ˈsunɝ/むしろ本文に21回
… and killed and devoured them daily: and sooner than endure such persecution any longer, they one and all determined to end their miserable lives.
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[ずっと]本文に20回
But one of the Dolphins said to him contemptuously, "We would rather go on fighting till we're all killed than be reconciled by a Sprat like you!"
lion/ˈɫaɪən/ライオン, しし本文に19回
The lion must always be stronger than the wolf, just as four is always double of two.
sheep/ˈʃip/羊本文に17回
The sheep in a fable must march on, as the pawn in chess must march on.
disgust/dɪsˈɡəst/に吐き気を催させる, むかむかさせる本文に14回
… that's mine," and stretched out his hand eagerly for the prize: but Mercury was so disgusted at his dishonesty that he not only declined to give him the golden axe, but also refused to recover for him the one he had let fall into the stream.
presently/ˈpɹɛzəntɫi/やがて, まもなく本文に14回
So he went and began to fell a tree at the edge of the river, and presently contrived to let his axe drop into the water.
devour/dɪˈvaʊɝ/…をむさぼり食う, がつがつ食う本文に13回
"Well, anyhow," said the Wolf, "I'm not going without my dinner": and he sprang upon the Lamb and devoured it without more ado.
wolf/ˈwʊɫf/オオカミ本文に13回
The wolf will be always wolfish; the fox will be always foxy.
sacrifice/ˈsækɹəˌfaɪs/をいけにえにする本文に13回
… and leave me quite bare, I shall produce wine enough to pour over you when you are led to the altar to be sacrificed."
nest/ˈnɛst/巣を作る, 巣ごもる本文に11回
A Lark nested in a field of corn, and was rearing her brood under cover of the ripening grain.
hare/ˈhɛɹ/野ウサギ性がない本文に10回
As soon as he had recovered the use of them, the Eagle flew out and caught a hare, which he brought home and presented to his benefactor.
quarrel/ˈkwɔɹəɫ/口げんかする, 言い争う, 口論する本文に10回
The Dolphins quarrelled with the Whales, and before very long they began fighting with one another.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/ときを告げる本文に10回
For what happened was that their Mistress, not hearing the cock crow as usual, waked them up earlier than ever, and set them to work in the middle of the night.
sting/ˈstɪŋ/…を刺す本文に10回
She said she would be very grateful if he would give stings to the bees, to kill people who robbed them of their honey.
prey/ˈpɹeɪ/えじき本文に10回
… dogs, birds and beasts of prey were all their enemies, and killed and devoured them daily …
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/あとで, 以後, その後本文に9回
In such cases there is always some central man who had first the trouble of collecting them, and afterwards the fame of creating them.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/…をひどく驚かせる, おびえさせる本文に9回
They hadn't gone far before they saw a Lion coming their way, at which they were both dreadfully frightened.
goat/ˈɡoʊt/ヤギ本文に9回
In course of time they came to a cave in which there were a number of wild goats.
spare/ˈspɛɹ/…を容赦する, の命を助ける本文に9回
The Mouse, terrified, piteously entreated him to spare its life.
cure/ˈkjʊɹ/を治療する, なおす本文に9回
… after consulting a Doctor, made an agreement with him in the presence of witnesses that she should pay him a high fee if he cured her, while if he failed he was to receive nothing.
neighbour/ˈneɪbɝ/隣人, 隣国, 隣国人本文に8回
We may often be of more consequence in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbours.
plough/ˈpɫaʊ/をすきで耕す本文に8回
A Farmer was ploughing one day on his farm when he turned up a pot of golden coins with his plough.
fable/ˈfeɪbəɫ/寓話本文に8回
But the fable and the fairy tale are things utterly distinct.
envy/ˈɛnvi/ねたみ, 羨望本文に8回
When the Woodman told the story to his companions, one of these was filled with envy of his good fortune and determined to try his luck for himself.
starve/ˈstɑɹv/餓死する本文に8回
"The beasts are starving," he cried; "here, give them more hay, and put plenty of litter under them."
fetch/ˈfɛtʃ/で売れる本文に8回
Thinking that summer had come, and that he could now do without his coat, he went and sold it for what it would fetch.
insult/ˈɪnˌsəɫt/を侮辱する, はずかしめる本文に8回
… sirrah, you grossly insulted me."
feast/ˈfist/祝宴, 宴会本文に8回
… and he soon finished him off, and then at his leisure proceeded to feast upon the Ass.
accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/それに応じて, 適宜に本文に8回
The Doctor accordingly prescribed a course of treatment, and every time he paid her a visit he took away with him some article out of the house …
meadow/ˈmɛˌdoʊ/牧草地, 草原本文に8回
An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass, which was grazing close by, when all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily approaching.
thief/ˈθif/泥棒, こそどろ, 空き巣本文に8回
… he made a vow that, if he should discover the thief, he would sacrifice a calf to Jupiter.
feather/ˈfɛðɝ/羽, 羽毛本文に8回
Once put a thing on two legs instead of four and pluck it of feathers and you cannot help asking for a human being, either heroic …
traveller/ˈtɹævəɫɝ/旅行者, 旅人本文に7回
At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller, to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak.
bitten/ˈbɪtən/biteの過去分詞本文に7回
snapped the Wolf, baring his teeth as he spoke; "you can go about boasting that you once put your head into a Wolf's mouth and didn't get it bitten off.
oats/ˈoʊts/オート麦本文に7回
There was once a Groom who used to spend long hours clipping and combing the Horse of which he had charge, but who daily stole a portion of his allowance of oats, and sold it for his own profit.
shepherd/ˈʃɛpɝd/羊飼い本文に7回
He completely deceived the shepherd, and when the flock was penned for the night he was shut in with the rest.
cock/ˈkɑk/おんどり本文に7回
… but when it comes to flying I can soar into the clouds, whereas you are confined to the earth like any dunghill cock."
gratitude/ˈɡɹætəˌtud/感謝[の気持ち]本文に7回
… but not one of them noticed the presence of the Stag, who accordingly began to congratulate himself on his escape and to express his gratitude to the Oxen.
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