12/06 - 12/12 分の単語
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単語と例文
| 単語 | 意味 | 例文 |
|---|---|---|
| impoverished | 貧窮に陥った，疲弊した，精彩のない | In much of what later became southern California, the harsh desert conditions prevented the existence of all but small impoverished groups dependent on foraging. |
| foraging | 食料探し，食料徴発，略奪 | |
| awe-inspiring | 畏敬の念を起こさせる，荘厳な | These sophisticated groups also developed magnificient visual arts, most evident in the awe-inspiring totem poles so avidly collected by 19th century Europeans. |
| totem poles | トーテムポール | |
| fabled | 伝説的な | In 1540 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado traveled in quest of the fabled wealth of the mythical `Seven Cities of Cibola.' |
| splendors | 豪華さ，壮麗なもの | Though he found nothing to rival the splendors of Mexico or Peru, his search represented the first European exploration of what are now the southwestern states of the United States, and Spaniards discovered the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. |
| Grand Canyon | グランドキャニオン | |
| roaming | 歩き回る，ぶらつく | His followers journeyed far enough into the plains country to be astonished by the vast herd of roaming baffalo. |
| Appalachians | アパラチア山脈，アパラチア山脈の | At just that time, Hernando De Soto was engaged in a three-year exploration of the towns and temples of the southeast, penetrating Georgia and as far as the southern Appalachians. |
| Yosemite Valley | ヨセミテ渓谷 | While there is no conclusive evidence, it is highly likely that he was one of a small band of Californians who urged the federal govenment to preserve Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa grove of giant sequoias from settlement and destruction. |
| Mariposa | マリポーサ | |
| grove | 小さな森，果樹園 | |
| sequoias | セコイア，セコイアメスギ | |
| disquieting | を不安にさせる，平静を失わせる | The preservationist's call for a willingness to be skeptical about our own inclinations raises a problem of self-determination that is particularly disquieting in a society deeply committed to ideas of democracy and equality. |
| elitist-popular battles | エリート主義者と一般主義者の戦い | The concern has been particularly agitating in the context of ``elitist-popular'' battles over the natinal parks, but it is actually nothing more than a familiar issue of self-paternalism |
| self-paternalism | 自己温情主義 | |
| slip into | 〜することになる | A common example is provided by the vacationer who annually brings along a serious book he has intended to read, only to slip into reading popular mysteries. |
| paraphernalia | 道具類一式，装備，設備 | Similar rituals are familiar in the acquisition of sports paraphernalia that collect dust in the attic. |
| Badlands | 荒れ地 | The Badlands are also found here. |
問題編
| 意味 | 問題文 |
|---|---|
| 貧窮に陥った，疲弊した，精彩のない | In much of what later became southern California, the harsh desert conditions prevented the existence of all but small ( ) groups dependent on ( ). |
| 食料探し，食料徴発，略奪 | |
| 畏敬の念を起こさせる，荘厳な | These sophisticated groups also developed magnificient visual arts, most evident in the ( ) ( ) ( ) so avidly collected by 19th century Europeans. |
| トーテムポール | |
| 伝説的な | In 1540 Francisco Vazquez de Coronado traveled in quest of the ( ) wealth of the mythical `Seven Cities of Cibola.' |
| 豪華さ，壮麗なもの | Though he found nothing to rival the ( ) of Mexico or Peru, his search represented the first European exploration of what are now the southwestern states of the United States, and Spaniards discovered the ( ) ( ) in northern Arizona. |
| グランドキャニオン | |
| 歩き回る，ぶらつく | His followers journeyed far enough into the plains country to be astonished by the vast herd of ( ) baffalo. |
| アパラチア山脈，アパラチア山脈の | At just that time, Hernando De Soto was engaged in a three-year exploration of the towns and temples of the southeast, penetrating Georgia and as far as the southern ( ). |
| ヨセミテ渓谷 | While there is no conclusive evidence, it is highly likely that he was one of a small band of Californians who urged the federal govenment to preserve ( ) ( ) and the ( ) ( ) of giant ( ) from settlement and destruction. |
| マリポーサ | |
| 小さな森，果樹園 | |
| セコイア，セコイアメスギ | |
| を不安にさせる，平静を失わせる | The preservationist's call for a willingness to be skeptical about our own inclinations raises a problem of self-determination that is particularly ( ) in a society deeply committed to ideas of democracy and equality. |
| エリート主義者と一般主義者の戦い | The concern has been particularly agitating in the context of ``( )'' ( ) over the natinal parks, but it is actually nothing more than a familiar issue of ( ) |
| 自己温情主義 | |
| 〜することになる | A common example is provided by the vacationer who annually brings along a serious book he has intended to read, only to ( ) ( ) reading popular mysteries. |
| 道具類一式，装備，設備 | Similar rituals are familiar in the acquisition of sports ( ) that collect dust in the attic. |
| 荒れ地 | The ( ) are also found here. |
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