基礎英語 in English 2023/2/20 L22(1) Who is your favorite historical figure?

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基礎英語 in English 2023/2/20 L22(1) Who is your favorite historical figure?
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-Weekly Topic
Who is your favorite historical figure?
Q. Do you study history at school?
-Which words did you hear?
-Did you catch it?
admire
inspiring
because of
Boost your communication skills
Why is that?
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guess = answer a question when one is not sure
category = group
Hillary Clinton: an American politician and lawyer
Madonna: an American singer-songwriter and actor
Rosa Parks: an African-American activist who took a major role in the civil rights movement
Eleanor Roosevelt: the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a political activist who worked for human rights
hang on: wait and listen
Anne Sullivan: an American who was the teacher and good companion of Helen Keller
Helen Keller: an American author and disability rights activist who lost her sight and hearing because of an illness she had when she was nineteen months old
in my childhood = when I was a child
Shohei Otani: a Japanese professional baseball player for the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball
Darvish Yu: a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball
Max Scherzer: an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball
Katsushika Hokusai: a Japanese ukiyo-e artist in the Edo period. His most famous work is “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji”
Murasaki Shikibu: a Japanese novelist and the author of The Tale of Genji
motivation = something that makes you feel like doing
traditional ones = traditional musical instruments
bloom = be in flower
be in full bloom = be in the condition that all the flowers are fully open
encouraged = given hope or confidence
conversational = informal
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guess 推測する
category 部門、カテゴリー
Hillary Clinton ヒラリー・クリントンアメリカの政治家、弁護士。
Madonna マドンナアメリカのシンガーソングライター、俳優。
Rosa Parks ローザ・パークスアメリカ公民権運動の活動家。
Eleanor Roosevelt エレノア・ルーズベルトアメリカ大統領だったフランクリン・ルーズベルトの妻。人権活動家としても知られる。
Hang on. ちょっと(発言するのを)待って。
Anne Sullivan アン・サリヴァンヘレン・ケラーの家庭教師。
Helen Keller ヘレン・ケラーアメリカの著作家。幼少時に視覚・聴覚を失うも、障害者の福祉や教育のために活動したことで知られる。
in my childhood 子どものときに
Shohei Otani 大谷翔平アメリカの大リーグで活躍する日本人プレーヤー。
Darvish Yu ダルビッシュ有アメリカの大リーグで活躍する日本人プレーヤー。
Max Scherzer マックス・シャーザーアメリカの大リーグで活躍するアメリカ人プレーヤー。
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎江戸時代の浮世絵師。「冨嶽三十六景」など多くの作品を残す。
Murasaki Shikibu 紫式部平安時代の作家。『源氏物語』の著者。
motivation 動機づけ、やる気
traditional ones 伝統的なもの(=楽器)
bloom 花が咲く、花をつける
be in full bloom 完全に開花した状態
encouraged 勇気づけられる
conversational 会話体の、よりくだけた