King Donkey Ears１

This story is about a king,
Meg, a servant,
the king's best friend,
a tree, a woodcutter and a harp.

There was once a king with a big secret.

He didn't even tell his best friend.

No one knew....
except the servant who cut his hair.

Every month, the King had a hair cut.
Snip!

Then he sent the servant to prison.
In July, it was Meg's turn. 

turn：

動き 名詞1 回転 2 方向転換

変遷 名詞3 順番 4 転機（だから、７月は、Megの番ということになる）

The Three Little Pigs ４

Pinky and Percy ran as fast as he could to the brick house.
The wolf was just behind them.
“Little pig, Little pig, let me come in,” said wolf.

“No!” cried Poppy pig.
“Not by the hair on my chinny-chen-chen.”

“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff
and I’ll blow your house in,” said the wolf.

And he huff and he puff
and he huff and he puff.
He huff and he puff until……

……he run out of puff.
“Hee, hee, hee,” laughed the three little pigs.

“I’m coming to get you!” cried the wolf.
He jumped onto the roof.(こうして煙突から家の中に入ろうとする）

He slid down the chimney and landed
in Poppy’s cooking pot. “splosh”

slid ：slideの過去形･過去分詞.
slide：すべる, 滑走する, すべるように動く

chimney：煙突
splosh(splash)：パシャっと湯や水がはねる音

The three little pigs slammed on the lid.
And that was the end the Big Bad Wolf.

slam：閉める、蓋をする
lid：ふた

英語学習は単語学習から

　英語学習の参考書はたくさんある。学習の方法もまた、人によって様々な考えのもと文法、多読、音読など、様々な方法が提起されている。それぞれが大切であることは言うまでもないことだが、最も大切なことはとなると、意見が分かれるようである。
　それに対し、「外国語学習は単語学習から始まると言っても過言では」ないと書いているのは、『くらべて覚える英単語』の著者清水建二さんだ。「いくら難しい構文や文法的な知識があっても、単語がわからなければ、コミュニケーションをとることはでき」（p６）ないからである。なるほど、そうかもしれない。
　しかも、「英単語学習で重要なこと、それは単語の持つ本質的な意味（これをコアという）を理解すること」だという。そこで思い出したのが、「makeというのは、何かを満たす、充足する、果たすというのがその根本的な意味」（『国弘正雄自選集 ３』、国弘正雄著、日本英語教育協会、1982年、p263）である。このような理解だと、このような理解だと、確かに応用も効く。少しずつでも、単語学習を継続していきたいものである。

The Three Little Pigs ３

The next day, the Big Bad Wolf went
to the straw house.

“Little pig, Little pig, let me come in,"
he called.

“No!” cried Pinky pig.
“Not by the hair on my chinny-chen-chen.”

最後の行の直訳は「あごのひげ一本だってダメ（入れてやらない）」ということ。
chinny chin chinの部分は、英語らしい、リズムを整える意味でそうされている。日本語の意味合いとしては「あっかんべー」などが近いと、解説にはでていた。「ダメダメ、ダメ。～」という訳は、英語のリズム感をよく出している。（以上、ネット解説より）

“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff
and I’ll blow your house in,” said the wolf.

And he huff and he puff
and he blow your house in.（ここで家が壊れてしまう）

huff：怒る　ハーハーと息を吐く
puff：息を吹く
blow：（風が）吹く

Pinky ran as fast as he could to the stick house.
The wolf was just behind him.
“Little pig, Little pig, let me come in,” said wolf.

He ran as fast as he could. 彼はできるだけ速く走った.

“No!” cried Percy pig.
“Not by the hair on my chinny-chen-chen.”

“Then I’ll huff and I’ll puff
and I’ll blow your house in,” said the wolf.

And he huff and he puff
and he huff and he puff
until at last he blow your house in.（ここで家が壊れてしまう）

The Three Little Pigs ２

“Can I buy some straw?” asked Pinky Pig.
“I’m going to build a house."

Pinky Pig worked very fast. He made
four straw walls a straw roof and a straw door.

Then he put down a soft straw floor.
“Look at my house!” he said. “Isn’t it grand?”
（I am a clever pig.）

Then he went inside shut the door.
Percy and Poppy pig trotted on until —
—they met a man selling sticks.

“Can I buy some sticks?” asked Percy Pig.
（I’m going to build a house.）

“Sticks are better than straw.”

Then he went inside shut the door.
（The wolf can’t catch me now.）

Poppy pig trotted on until —
—she saw some bricks for sale

“Can I buy some bricks?” asked Poppy Pig.
"I’m going to build a house.”

Poppy Pig worked hard.
“Bricks are better than straw.” she said.
“Bricks are better than sticks.”

“But they’er so heavy.”

At last, the brick house was finished.
(My house is the best of all.)

The Three Little Pigs 1

Once upon a time, there were three little pigs ---
Pinky, Percy and Poppy.

They lived with their mother in a pretty little house.

But the little pigs grew too big.
"We want homes of our own," they said.

So they packed their bags and waved goodbye.

"Build strong, safe houses!"
"Watch out for the Big Bad Wolf,
Called Mother pig.

We will!

The three little pigs trot along until —
—they met a man selling straw.

〖too A(for B)〗 (B〈人･事〉にとって)Aすぎる, あまりにA (!Aは〖形容詞〗〖副詞〗)
　　▸ These shoes are too tight [loose].
　　この靴はきつすぎる[大きすぎる]
　　▸ eat too much
　　食べすぎる
own：自分自身の　自分の
so：そういうわけで
wave：手を振る
trot：急いで歩く
along until：（they met a man）まで、ずっと

Stone Soup （下）

The soup bubbled.
The old man tasted it.
　Mmm Yummy!
"An onion would make it better," he said.

　　bubble：泡立つ　沸騰する
　　yummy：美味しい　うまい

So the old woman chopped an onion and popped it in.
The soup bubbled.
The old man tasted it.
"A potato would make it better," he said.

　　pop：ポンと置く　ポンと入れる

The soup bubbled.
The old man tasted it.
He licked his lips.
“Some meat would make it better still."

lick：舐める
still：さらに　（なお）いっそう

So the old woman chopped some meat and popped it in.

The old man put it into bowls.
"It is yummy," said the old woman. "That
stone must be magic."

The old man smiled.
He washed the stone and put it in his pocket.

"Stay for supper," said the woman.
"We can have soup."

supper：夕食