2007-10-03

Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights

オーロラ: aurora borealis or northern lights (also just aurora. However, aurora borealis is more common.)

den: 〔ゆったり過ごすための〕私室、書斎
The children played video games in the den while the adults chatted and enjoyed tea in the living room.

dare: 跳び越えられるもんならやってみろ
I dare you to jump!

doze: 居眠り運転{いねむり うんてん}をする
The elderly man dozed at the wheel.

though: : conj. ~けれども, ~にもかかわらず, ~だが; adv. けれども, だが
Though it is a little cold, I didn't wear a jacket today.

fodder: : (~にやる[のための])飼料{しりょう}[飼い葉]を提供{ていきょう}する
(~のための)素材{そざい}を与える[提供{ていきょう}する]

worthy: adj. ~する[~を受ける]に足る, ~にふさわしい, ~の価値がある; 価値ある, りっぱな
After the police handcuffed the young man, his angry father yelled, “You are no longer worthy to be called my son."



References

1. CD-The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
2. 英辞郎第三版
3. CD-ビジネス技術 実用英語大辞典

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