londonist.com Counters Creek A small stream that once flowed from Kensal Green down past Olympia and Brompton Cemetery to flow into the Thames at Chelsea. 'Counters' is believed to derive from Countess — specifically Countess of Oxford Mau…

◆まずは徒然なるままに書いてみる The other day, I read an article which refered to books I have had. Then suddenly I started to want to read them again, so I tried to find them in my house. But I couldn't find. Where did they go? Then I vis…

Japanese fans singing the Samoa national anthem | #MyRugbyMoment Japanese rugby fans have made every nation feel welcome at #RWC2019 コメント トップファン Fionagh Harding I have a whole new love for the Japanese. What an awesome welcome th…

londonist.com Brent Unlike many of the other rivers here, this 18-mile watercourse still cuts a visible meander through the terrain of north-west London. It's also thought to have one of the most ancient names, dating back to pre-Roman tim…

londonist.com Beverley Brook London's only river whose name sounds like a Hollywood film star. It's actually a corruption of beaver brook, after the toothsome mammals that once frolicked in its waters. The nine-mile river rises in Worceste…

100回目にふさわしい内容 www.bbc.com Akihito and Japan's Imperial Treasures that make a man an emperor On 1 May, Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne after his father abdicates, becoming the new emperor of Japan. Both …

www.bbc.com Naruhito: Japan's emperor proclaims enthronement in ancient ceremony The ceremony, conducted largely in silence, was held in the presence of an ancient sword and jewel - sacred treasures that act as symbols of imperial power. J…

londonist.com Waterloo The rail station opened to the public in 1848, when the area was already known as Waterloo. The nearby bridge was under construction at the time of the battle (1815). It was to have been called Strand Bridge, but the…

◆書きたい内容 私はいくつかの英会話教室に通っていたことがあります。その経験は決して無駄ではありませんが、英会話教室に通うことが英語習得に不可欠だとも思いません。 ↓↓↓ ◆まずは適当に英訳してみる I have gone to several English conversation scho…

◆書きたい内容 ➀悪口を言われた ➁枕が合わなくて寝にくい ↓↓↓ ◆まずは適当に英訳してみる ➀I was told some bad words. ➁It is hard to sleep because this pillow isn't fit for me. ↓↓↓ ◆上記をgoogleで訳してみる ➀私はいくつかの悪い言葉を言われました…

londonist.com Victoria Named after nearby Victoria Street which, like so many things in London, honours the long-lived queen. The street opened in 1851, with a formal procession from the Abbey to the site of the future station. Its constru…

londonist.com St Pancras International The international part is fairly obvious, given that this is the London home of Eurostar services to the continent. But who was this St Pancras? London's most magnificent station and the surrounding a…

londonist.com Paddington Named after an immigrant bear with a proclivity for duffle coats. Or was it the other way around? Actually, the west-facing station and the wider area carry a name from Anglo-Saxon times, probably after a local lan…

◆書きたい内容 日本の漢字は中国がルーツですが、私は中国語を聞いても全く理解できません。ただし街中の看板についてはある程度推測することができます。それでも想像が間違っていることも多々あります。 ↓↓↓ ◆まずは適当に英訳してみる I know that Japane…

◆書きたい内容 ・それについてなにか心当たりがありますか？ ・日本人は無神論者と思われているが、いざという時は神に祈る。 ↓↓↓ ◆まずは適当に英訳してみる ・Do you have any clue of that? ・Other country people think that the Japanese don't believ…

londonist.com Moorgate Perhaps not so well-known as a terminus, Moorgate is the final stop for the Northern City Line — a route with characteristics of both the Underground (of which it used to be part) and a mainline service. Moorgate tak…

https://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/sport/national/17965485.canada-rugby-team-help-recovery-efforts-typhoon-cancels-world-cup-match/ Canada rugby team help with recovery efforts after typhoon cancels World Cup match Canada rugby play…

www.bbc.com Typhoon Hagibis: Biggest Japan storm in decades makes landfall Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large parts of Japan, as the country endures what could be its worst storm for 60 years. The eye of Typhoon Hagib…

londonist.com Marylebone The area was long known as Tyburn, after a small river whose course can still be readily made out from the wiggly route of Marylebone Lane on a street map. A name change occurred sometime before 1453, when Maryburn…

londonist.com London Bridge No medals for guessing how this station next to London Bridge got its name. It does, however, bear the distinction of being the capital's oldest central terminus, opened on 14 December 1836. ↓↓↓ ◆単語もよくわか…

londonist.com Liverpool Street The station dates back to 1864 and takes its name from the local road. This itself was only named in 1827, in honour of Prime Minister Lord Liverpool. If we trace further back, the PM's title obviously comes …

londonist.com King's Cross This one's well documented. The area was originally called Battle Bridge, but gradually became known by its modern name following the installation of a monument to George IV in 1830. The monument was unpopular an…

londonist.com Fenchurch Street Nobody is certain of the derivation of this name. The simple explanation — a church on marshy 'fen' land — is quoted by some. However, it's more commonly believed that the fen derives from faenum, Latin for h…

londonist.com Euston Easy one. The station was built on land owned by the Dukes of Grafton, whose ancestral home is Euston Hall in Suffolk, situated near the village of Euston. The village name was first recorded in Domesday Book, suggesti…

◆書きたい内容 この電車は渋谷行きなので、終点で降りてください。 ↓↓↓ ◆まずは適当に英訳してみる This train bound for Shibuya, so you should get off at the end. 終点ってなんていうの？そしてshouldの使い方わからん ↓↓↓ ◆上記をgoogleで訳してみる …

londonist.com Charing Cross A name of two halves. For the Charing bit, look to the river. It comes to us from the Old English word 'cierring', which means 'turning' — a likely reference to the sharp bend in the Thames at this point. The Cr…

ちょっと今後に役立ちそうな記事なので少しずつこういうのも訳していこうかな www.bbc.com Andrew Lim said: "I used to feel and say exactly what you have just said - but after having my own son, I am very sympathetic to parents travelling with k…

ちょっと今後に役立ちそうな記事なので少しずつこういうのも訳していこうかな www.bbc.com Japan Airlines has introduced a feature on its seat booking system that shows where young children are seated. A "child" icon appears when a passenger is …

◆書きたい内容 久しぶりにメールチェックをしたら、appleから身に覚えのない請求が来ていた。疑った通り迷惑メールだったのだが、見た目が精巧すぎて騙される人も多いのではないかと思った。嫌な世の中だ。 ↓↓↓ ◆まずは知らない単語を調べる 久しぶりに the …

londonist.com Cannon Street Counter-intuitively, this station and the street it inhabits have nothing to do with either religious canons or fighty cannons. Cannon Street is, rather, a 17th century shortening of Candelwrichstrete — the stre…