Chronicles of Funny Practice

Notes from the SA Class.

• be well trained: （形容詞）　きちんとしつけられた、よく訓練された

My brother's dog is well-trained—he doesn't bark at or jump up onto visitors at his house.
Navy SEALs are well-trained and elite members of the U.S. military.

• chronicles:　（名） （…の）年代記, 編年史((of ...))；((広義))歴史, 物語

My wife and I enjoyed the movie, "Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."

• a ball of yarn:　毛糸｛けいと｝の玉

The cat played with the ball of yarn.

• staple: ホッチキスの針
• stapler: ホッチキス
• staple: ～をホチキスでとめる

I stapled the papers with staples inside of the stapler.

A: Did you have any troubles this week at work?
B: Well, this week was not as bad as last week.

A: How was your week?
B: Well, this week was not as bad as last week.

Fun -vs- Funny

• fun: 楽しい to enjoy yourself; enjoyable

My children had fun playing in the sandbox yesterday afternoon.
I had fun drinking and chatting with my coworkers at a bar in Tokyo Midtown.

• funny: おかしい；　おかしな something that makes you laugh; humorous
  

The comedian's joke was so funny I couldn't stop laughing.
Nobody thought that his dirty joke was very funny.

• gash: 長く深い切り傷 a big, open, cut
• Styrofoam: 発泡スチレン
  

Start, Learn, Study, and Practice

• started playing tennis: to begin a new sport (usually with a coach, instructor, or a friend who teaches it to you)
• learned tennis: learn how to play the sport on a court with an instructor
• studied tennis: borrowed some books from the library and spent a lot of time learning about theory and the history of the sport
• practiced tennis: go out on the court by myself or with a friend and play a couple matches to maintain my current skill level

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

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