WW2 Lesson 2 (Fifi)

Question 1

accident

Answer 1

(n)

Anything that happens in an unplanned way, especially when it causes injury or damage.

• The _accident_ happened when one car went through a red light and hit another one.

じこ

Question 2

acrobat

Answer 2

(n)

A person who does tricks that take great strength and good control in moving the body.

• The _acrobat_ did a flip on the tightrope, and the crowd in the circus tent gasped.

サーカスなどでげいをみせてくれる人

Question 3

alarm

Answer 3

(n)

1. A signal, such as a bell or buzzer, that warns people or tells them to take action.
2. A feeling that something is wrong or that there is danger.

• Beth shut off the _alarm_ on the clock and went back to sleep.
• Pete was filled with _alarm_ when he lost his way in the woods.

(v)

To make somebody afraid or fearful.

• I don’t want to _alarm_ you, but what is that noise in the backyard?

アラーム・ちゅうい

Question 4

bounce

Answer 4

(v)

To spring back after hitting something.

• The ball _bounced_ three feet in the air after Maya hit it with her racket.

（ボールなどが）はずむ

Question 5

enormous

Answer 5

(adj)

Very big.

• An elephant must seem _enormous_ for a mouse.

とってもおおきい

Question 6

gap

Answer 6

(n)

An opening or space in something that is normally closed.

• The rabbit got into the garden through a _gap_ in the fence.

すきま

Question 7

scoop

Answer 7

(n)

A tool like a bowl with a handle. It can be large or small and is used for digging into and lifting loose or soft material.

• Mother used a metal _scoop_ to put flour into the mixing bowl.

(v)

To take something up in a quick movement.

• Dan cupped his hands to _scoop_ water from the pond.

シャベル・すくう

Question 8

support

Answer 8

(n)

Something used to hold an object in place and to keep it from falling.

• The shelf will fall without the wooden support.

(v)

To hold something in place or keep it from falling.

• Anne _supported_ the sign while Ryan nailed it to the post.

ささえ・おてつだい

Question 9

tangle

Answer 9

(n)

A mix-up of things twisted or knotted together.

• The fishing line was in such a _tangle_ that Bill had to cut it

(v)

To become twisted or knotted together.

• I tripped and fell when my feet got _tangled_ in the rope.

（ひもなどが）からまる

Question 10

weigh

Answer 10

(v)

To find out how heavy something is.

• Lucy _weighed_ the puppy and learned that it had gained almost two pounds since last week.

(n)

weight - The measure of how heavy something is.

• The _weight_ of a stick of butter is four ounces.