豪キャブラリ: Brekkie
A great way to start the day….
A great way to start the day….
Read this in Plain English/プレーン英語で読む Read this in Japanese/日本語で読む Chrissie It was getting close to Chrissie, which prompted me to chuck a sickie. I was still in the nuddy, so I slipped on some grundies. I went to light up a durry, but I’d run out and had to have a rollie. It was perfect…
朝起きると米・英語圏では、waffleが朝食のメニューに入っている可能性が高いが、オージー英語では朝からwaffleすると嫌われるかもしれない。何でだろう? In other English-speaking countries, there’s a high likelihood waffles may appear on a breakfast menu, but if you began waffling from first thing in the morning in Strine, Australian English, you might find yourself becoming unpopular fairly quickly. Keep reading to find out why.
Teaは英語圏、特にイギリスでは毎日の習慣であるが、オージー英語では若干形が異なる。どのように異なるのか見てみよう。 Drinking tea is a custom throughout the English-speaking world, particularly in Britain, but Strine gives it a slightly different taste compared to other countries, especially because tea is eaten. Keep reading to find out more.
オーストラリアはスポーツ大国に間違いない。sportも典型的なオージー英語として使われる言葉だが、他の英語圏での意味と全く違う。どのように違うか見てみよう。 Australia is undoubtedly a sporting power, but sport in Strine, or Australian English, has a completely different meaning compared to when the word is used in other forms of English. Read on to find out how.
米・英語に比べると、オージー英語はやばい時がある。何の変哲もない言葉が、いきなり大きく違った意味になってしまう。Stuffedも、その例の一つ。 Australian English, or Strine, can be more dangerous than British or U.S. English at times. A seemingly innocent word in one place can cause great misunderstanding in another, and “stuffed” is a case in point.
Shoutは、他の英語圏の国ではストレス解消法のひとつかもしれないが、オージー英語でのShoutは、お金に執着する人々にとってはストレスの素になる場合がある。でも、典型的なオージー英語の言葉の一つである。 A shout can be a stress reliever in other English-speaking countries, but a source of stress when used in Strine, particularly for the parsimonious. But a shout is also an archetypal Strine term.
今回もちょっとnaughtyなので、、、、大人限定。
Plateは「お皿」という意味だと誰でも知っているはずだが、オージー英語ではパーティーなどに誘われた時によく「プレートも持って来てね」と言われる。パーティにマイお皿持参???何でだろう?その謎を解くために、クリックしてみてください。 Everybody knows what a plate is, but in Strine when you’re invited to a party, barbie or the like, you’re often asked to bring a plate. Why would that happen? Read on to find out.
今回のメッセージもちょっとNaughtyなので、、、
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