※この記事は、アメブロ時代に書いた記事を若干編集したものです。
英英辞典を見ていると、時折具体的な地名や人物が出てくることがあります。
今回はその中でも、いろいろな「川」についてずらっと並べてみようと思います。
それぞれどの川のことかわかりますか?
LDOCE には実際の川が(ほとんどは北アメリカですが)いくつか載っているので、今日はそれを見てみましょう。
どこのなんという川か、わかりますか?
1) a river in New York State in the US, which meets the Atlantic Ocean in New York City
2) a long river in the western US which flows through the Grand Canyon, several US states, and into Mexico
3) a North American river which flows from Lake Ontario to the Gulf of St Lawrence and forms part of the border between the US and Canada
4)a long river in the south of the US, which forms part of the border between the states of Oklahoma and Texas
5)a long river in northern China, famous for the terrible floods which have caused many deaths and much damage, and the yellow silt (=loose sand and soil) that it carries
6) a river flowing into New York Harbor, separating Manhattan from Long Island
7)a river in Israel and Jordan, which flows into the Dead Sea. It is often mentioned in the Bible, and was the river in which John the Baptist baptized Jesus.
8)a river in northwest Canada which is the longest river in Canada
答えもずらっと並べますね・・・。
1)ハドソン川(Hudson River)
2)コロラド川(Colorado River)
3)セントローレンス側(St Lawrence River)
4)レッドリバー(Red River)
5)黄河(Yellow River)
6)イースト川(East River)
7)ヨルダン川(Jordan River)
8)マッケンジー川(Mackenzie River)