Hiroshima University's English Podcast

今回より４回にわたり、毎月第１週は「ドラマで英語を学ぼう」をお届けします。 今回は20世紀初頭のアメリカで活躍した作家ジャック・ロンドン（Jack London, 1876-1916）の短編小説「火を熾す」（"To Build a Fire", 1908）をお届けします。上級者向けの内容ですが、注とスクリプトを参考にしながら、ぜひチャレンジしてみてください。 今回お借りした素材 画像：Wikimedia Download MP3 （17:39　10.3MB　中級〜上級）To Build a Fire: Part 1 Written in 1908 by Jack London (1876-1916) Key Words day had broken = the sun had risen (Note: The noun "daybreak" = "sunrise") exceedingly = extremely, too much to turn aside from = to move away from the Yukon = the territory in northwestern Canada, next to Alaska an earth-bank = 土堤防 dim = dark a spruce (tree) = トウヒ, an evergreen or Christmas tree timberland = forest steep = 険しい to excuse = to justify, 弁明する、〜の疑いを晴らす a hint = a trace, a little piece, evidence intangible = hard to describe or understand or touch, mysterious a pall = a darkness or cloudiness, a gloom subtle = 希薄な、微妙な an orb = a sphere, 球体 (Note: relatively rare usage) to peep = to see briefly from around a corner, ちらと見る to dip = to go down to fli