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＿＿＿私の読者さんへのﾒｯｾｰｼﾞ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
　 

　幸福は香水のごときものである
　人に振りかけると
　自分に必ずかかる


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■　おすすめ英語学習書
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●　ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
    http://tinyurl.com/2c243c

    他の英英辞典とは表現方法がかなり違います｡私の英語は､ｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典
    のおかげと言って良いでしょう｡難しい単語も易しい英語表現で説明して
    あります｡英語を英語で考える上でこの辞書を使えば自然と英語で考える
    習慣が身につきます｡

    ぜひ､これを座右の辞書としてください｡英語がわかる人は､この辞書を
    必ず持っています｡

●　ﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典 4訂増補版 CD-ROM2枚付 <上製版>
    http://tinyurl.com/2u83ae

    すでにｺｳﾋﾞﾙﾄﾞ英英辞典をもっている方は､Second Opinionの英英辞書
    としてﾛﾝｸﾞﾏﾝ現代英英辞典がお勧めです｡特にﾊﾟｿｺﾝでお仕事をし
    ている方には､CD-ROM付がお役に立ちます｡

●　Hopes, love and dreams in New York 
　　　−NHK CD Book―NHKﾗｼﾞｵ英会話ｽﾄｰﾘｰﾌﾞｯｸ
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　大杉 正明 (著)
    http://tinyurl.com/68ppk

　　この教材は､一度ＮＨＫﾗｼﾞｵ英会話で放送された物を学習参考書として
　　まとめた物です｡私は､この教材を今も時々聞いています｡登場する人物
　　と内容が心に響き､声優の声に恋をしてしまったのです｡

　　物語に喜怒哀楽があり､最後には感激して涙が出てきてしまうほどの
　　ﾄﾞﾗﾏが演出されています｡英語学習書を越えた名作英語会話学習書
　　です｡

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□ 心温まる物語 （自分の意見を英語で表現する訓練）
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                          Finding Grace
                          
 If you want to learn the meaning of faith, get down to a child's
 level.
                               By Bob Perks

 "What could this possibly be?" I thought to myself. "Why would
 someone place that sign so low? No one could read it."
 
 You see them everywhere. Small signs promoting yard sales, cars, and
 business opportunities are posted on poles and lobbies of stores
 throughout the community. So many, in fact, that they sometimes
 become a blur defeating the sole purpose of getting your attention.
 
 Not this one. This one stood out because it appeared to be a mistake.
 
 I had just arrived at the local shopping center and as I got out of
 my car I noticed a small sign taped to the first pole. The reason I
 noticed it was because it was taped to the very bottom of the pole.
 
 At first I thought it had fallen, but at closer look I saw it had
 been very securely attached with several inches of masking tape. So
 much tape that it crossed over the middle of the sign blocking out
 some of the details.
 
 I had to look closer and to see what they were selling and who would
 do such a silly thing.
 
 "Ah, a house for sale. I guess this was an approach to grab your
 attention," I said to a store clerk who was apparently taking a break
 and enjoying the fresh spring air.
 
 "I don't think so," he replied.
 
 "Well, why else would they have placed the sign way down here?" I
 asked.
 
 Then, pointing down the walkway, he said, "That little girl is doing
 it. I just watched her and that lady hang this one."
 
 Stooping down, I glanced to where he was pointing and indeed saw
 several more signs.
 
 Curiosity always gets the best of me and some of the most incredible
 stories to share with my readers. This one was sure to fall into that
 category.
 
 I slowly approached them and waited until the young child wound
 another yard of tape around the last sign.
 
 "Excuse me. I don't mean to be rude, but why are you placing the
 house for sale signs so close to the ground?" I asked.
 
 The woman smiled and turned to me. "She's not selling the house. Look
 closer," she said.
 
 Again I stooped down adjusting my position until I could finally read
 the small print.
 
 "We miss you!" I read out loud. I looked up and said, "I don't get
 it! You miss the house?"
 
 "Look closer," the woman replied. "Look at the picture."
 
 Okay, now I am really on my hands and knees. People passing by must
 have thought I was foolish.

 "Do you see the child?" the woman asked.
 
 "Yes, I do." I replied.
 
 "Look to the left in front yard."
 
 Now adjusting my glasses and squinting I said, "The dog? Do you mean
 the dog?"
 
 "Yes! Look at the very bottom of the sign."
 
 Now this was a test for sure.
 
 "I miss you! Come home!"
 
 I miss you come home? I didn't understand. Fighting to regain my
 dignity, I stood up. I must have had that confused look on my face.
 
 "Her dog is lost," the woman explained.
 
 "Most people would hang a lost sign with a picture of the dog on it.
 It would also be where people could actually see it," I said with a
 chuckle.
 
 "Well, you saw it," the young girl said.
 
 Good point.
 
 I found myself distracted for a moment. This child had the most
 beautiful cherub-like face accented by short curly blonde hair that
 danced with every movement she made.
 
 Just seeing her sky blue eyes twinkle with the innocence of her
 youthful spirit made me hesitate to ask for further explanation.
 
 Thankfully, the woman filled me in.
 
 "I explained to her that it may be hard to find her dog. As you can
 see the store has many signs posted. So she said that she had a
 better idea. She wanted her dog to find her. Thus the picture of the
 house, her and the dog," she said.
 
 "And hanging them down there..."
 
 "You got it. So the dog could see it," she said.
 
 Then motioning me aside the woman whispered, "It's been missing a few
 days now. We really thought it would be back already. I didn't want
 to give up until she felt she did everything she could."
 
 My heart ached for the child as I tried to think of some way to help.
 
 "What a great idea!" I said to her. Then I stooped down and said, "I
 will say a prayer. I'm going to give your mom my phone number. Call
 me when you and your dog are back together."
 
 I handed the woman one of my business cards. I had to know how this
 ended. "By the way, what's your dog's name in case I meet him in my
 travels?" I asked.
 
 "It's a girl dog," the child said. "Her name is Grace."
 
 I looked to the woman and she confirmed.
 
 "Yes, we named her that because that's how we got her. She was lost.
 'Amazing Grace, I once was lost but now I'm found, '" the woman said
 smiling.
 
 One week later my phone rang. The little girl called to tell me Grace
 came home.
 
 Amazing!


 私の回答はこちら！
http://eigo.undo.jp/content/view/65/28/
 

Q1: What is the sign for in the story?

Q2: Why was he confused?

Q3: Please tell me how you felt after reading it.


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□　痛ましい事故をﾆｭｰｽで聞く度に････
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 27歳の男性が走っている新幹線の車両から飛び降り自殺をしたというﾆｭｰ
 ｽを聞いた｡なぜ？　まだ､人生を楽しむ時間が沢山あるのに･･･

 貴重な命という時間を与えられたのに｡

 死ぬならば､これから死を迎える人たちのお世話をしてみたら自殺などしな
 いのでは｡

 または､死ぬほど一生懸命に社会貢献の仕事をしてみれば･･･と｡もっと､
 与えられた命という時間を良い方向に使ったらどうなのだろうか｡

 命は､選ばれた人だけに与えられる｡お金では買えない宝だ｡子供は授かり
 ものだというようにほしくてももらえない｡命もそうだ｡

 ちょっと､思いとどまれば人生の楽しさを味わえただろうに｡
 
 私は､若い人たちが与えられた命を粗末にするのが悲しい！
 
 人生は､喜怒哀楽｡苦しいときと楽しいときに波のようにやって来ては引い
 ていく｡

 与えられた命を無駄にするのではなく､他の困った人たちを助けるために使っ
 てもらいたい｡

　幸福は香水のごときものである
　人に振りかけると
　自分に必ずかかる

Hanji

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　●Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
    (ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ) 
   http://tinyurl.com/27vnoc
   Peter Elbow (著) 

   この本は最近見つけた本だ｡Emailで米国の企業とやり取りをする時に
   Writing Skillが求められる｡Amazonでこの本の中身の閲覧してほしい｡
   なぜ､私がこの本を薦めている理由がわかる｡


　●Ready to Write: A First Composition Text (ﾍﾟｰﾊﾟｰﾊﾞｯｸ) 
    Karen Lourie Blanchard (著) 
　　http://tinyurl.com/2s94db

　　米国の大学で初めて英語の授業を受けた｡まず､習った事は､
　　ﾊﾟﾗｸﾞﾗﾌの書き方だ｡その次が､A4１ﾍﾟｰｼﾞのｴｯｾｰの書き方だ｡
　　毎回授業がある度に宿題でｴｯｾｰを提出させられた｡そして､添削
　　された宿題が点数（A, A-, B+, B, B-など）と共に戻ってきた｡
　　日本で学んだ方法とは､１８０度違っていた｡それが新鮮だった｡

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電子出版：  英語/英会話を自分の物にしたい人のための情報発信
発行者：    Norito H.Yoshida
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