瞬間英作文の素材PART4
[Q1]
昔、車の衝突に巻き込まれたが、もしその時シートベルトをしていなかったら、死んでいたかもしれない。
I was once involved in a car crash. It would have been fatal without my seatbelt.
*I was once involved in a car crash. I would have been killed without my seatbelt.も同じ意味だが、主語が同じ文が続くとぎこちない印象になる。
*once…in the past
*car crash…an accident in which two cars crash
*fatal…causing death
*without=if it had not been for
[Q2]
イチローは引退後初めて草野球でプレーをし、投げては16個奪三振で完封、打っては4打数3安打だった。
Ichiro played in his first amateur game after his retirement, throwing a complete game shutout with 16K’s while going 3 for 4.
*complete game shutoutはcomplete gameとshutoutが組み合わさったもの。
*complete game…a baseball game in which a pitcher pitches for the entire game:完投
*shutout…a game in which one side does not score:完封
*going 3 for 4はhitting 3 for 4ともいう。
*3 for 4は3 hits for 4 times in the batter boxの略。
*throw…play as a pitcher
*K…(strikeout) an out in baseball made by a batter charged with three strikes:三振
*go…have as a record
*for…used to indicate a number of attempts
[Q3]
遠くから見るとカイラス山はピラミッドのように見える。
From far away, Mt. Kailash looks like a pyramid.
*From far awayを省略せずに書き換えるとWhen it is seen from far awayとなる。itはMt. Kailashを指示する。
*ややフォーマルだが、From far awayをSeen from a distanceにしても問題ない。
・from far away…from a place far away:遠くから
[Q4]
不思議なことだが、毎朝アラームが鳴る5分前に目が覚める。
Oddly enough, I wake up five minutes before the alarm every morning.
*oddly enough…though it seems odd but true
*oddlyはstrangelyでも問題ない。
*before the alarmはここではbefore the alarm goes offを省略している。
[Q5]
彼女を動揺させたくなかったので、私は本当のことを話さなかった。
I didn't tell her the truth because I didn't wanna upset her.
*upset…make upset
*upset…unable to control one’s mind