(会員) July 14, 2017 - 10:30pm Fri. Night Lesson - This week in the news...
1. a tragedy = 悲劇
2. tragic = 悲劇的な
3. to tumble = to fall down, especially from a high place
Stocks tumbled.
He tumbled down the hill/stairs/escalator.
4. 車椅子 = a wheelchair
5. 付き添い tsukisoi = assistant or escort
The woman in the wheelchair was accompanied by her husband.
6. 引っ掛かった = get snagged/caught/stuck on st
Ex. Her dress got snagged on a tree branch.
7. 倒れる = to fall
to fall ill = to become sick
fall / fell / fallen
8. The husband lost his balance.
9. 巻き込まれる。= to get involved in
= to get tangled up in
Ex. Trump’s son has gotten tangled up in his Russian scandal.
10. ベビーカー = baby stroller/carriage
11. ～はご遠慮ください。＝ Please refrain from ~ing.
12. 未然に防ぐ = to prevent st, to take precautions
13. a passerby = sb walking by when a crime or incident happens
Police are currently questioning the man, looking into the possibility of arrest on charges of negligent homicide.
homo = same, homo/homin = man
~cide = kill
suicide,
insecticide,
pesticide,
matricide,
patricide,
infanticide
He broke his leg.
He fractured his leg.
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