「オズの魔法使い」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
ライマン・フランク・バウムが「オズの魔法使い」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。
straw/ˈstɹɔ/麦わら, わら本文に31回
Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
beast/ˈbist/動物, 四足獣本文に30回
… ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy …
balloon/bəˈɫun/気球, 軽気球本文に24回
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/キャッキャッと笑う本文に19回
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
rust/ˈɹəst/さびる本文に17回
“They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/…をひどく驚かせる, おびえさせる本文に17回
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
pole/ˈpoʊɫ/棒, さお本文に16回
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/城, とりで本文に16回
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
witch/ˈwɪtʃ/女の魔法使い, 魔女, 女妖術使い本文に15回
“Are you a real witch?”
cyclone/sɪˈkɫoʊn/大たつまき本文に14回
… and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/尋ねる, 問い合わせる本文に14回
inquired Dorothy.
bark/ˈbɑɹk/ほえる, ほえつく本文に14回
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/まじない, じゅ文, お守り本文に14回
“The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,” said one of the Munchkins, “and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.”
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/叫ぶ本文に13回
At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/ほえる, うなる本文に13回
Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road.
bow/ˈbaʊ/曲がる本文に13回
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
coward/ˈkaʊɝd/おくびょう者本文に12回
“You are nothing but a big coward.”
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/悪い, 邪悪な, 不正な本文に12回
“But I thought all witches were wicked,” said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
raft/ˈɹæft/いかだ本文に12回
“The Tin Woodman must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side.”
tinsmithブリキ屋, 錫細工師本文に11回
So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin.
poppy/ˈpɑpi/ケシ本文に11回
There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/風変りな, 変な本文に11回
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
spectacles/ˈspɛktəkəɫz/めがね本文に11回
But first you must put on the spectacles.”
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/エメラルド色, 鮮緑色本文に10回
The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/に服従する本文に10回
So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish.”
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/悲しい, 気の滅入る本文に10回
“It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/凶暴な, どう猛な本文に10回
… and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
wolves/ˈwʊɫvz/wolfの複数形本文に10回
At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
whisker/ˈhwɪskɝ/ほおひげひげ本文に9回
The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to the Scarecrow and said:
fasten/ˈfæsən/…を固定する, つなぐ本文に9回
I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; and when they fastened on my head, at last …
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/玉座本文に9回
But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/トラ本文に9回
If the elephants and the tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run myself—I’m such a coward …
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/勇敢な, 勇ましい本文に9回
All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/はしご本文に9回
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
safely/ˈseɪfɫi/安全に, 無事に本文に9回
Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/心配して, 不安気に本文に8回
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
cupboard/ˈkəbɝd/食器だな本文に8回
… and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/うなる, ウーッという本文に8回
… who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
till/ˈtɪɫ/…まで[ずっと]本文に8回
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
earnestly/ˈɝnəstɫi/熱心に本文に7回
While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her.
意味：EJDict-hand, English to Japanese (public domain) 発音記号：ipa-dict（MIT）、Wiktionaryより。
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