名古屋英会話：Cyclone Hits Burma!

a tragedy=悲惨なできごと、
Ex: What a tragedy!
悲劇　(play の場合, Ex: MacBeth is one of Shakespearﾕs most famous tragedies. )

to perish=to die

As of May 8th, 22, 000 people have died.
５月の８日現在、22,000の人が亡くなりました。

As of an hour ago, it's gone.
1時間前の時点でそれはなくなっています。

As far as I know 〜。
私の知る限りでは、私の知っている範囲｛はんい｝では
As far as I know, she is the oldest teacher in our school. : 私の知る限りでは、彼女はうちの学校で一番年配の先生だ。

to devastate=to destroy, 【他動】
1.〔物や場所を〕徹底的に破壊する、壊滅｛かいめつ｝させる、荒廃｛こうはい｝させる、The flood devastated the town. : 洪水でその町は壊滅した。
2. 〔人の気持ちに〕打撃を与える、〔人を〕大きく落胆させる
I was devastated by your lies. : あなたにうそをつかれて、私の心は粉々だ。
I'm devastated. : がっかりだ。（Stronger than depressed. Itﾕs a feeling of sadness and shock.）

a cyclone=
《気象》温帯性低気圧、低気圧｛ていきあつ｝、つむじ風◆インド洋で発生する熱帯性低気圧。北太平洋のは typhoon、北大西洋のは hurricane

a hurricane= 【名】
1. 《気象》ハリケーン◆北大西洋で発生する熱帯性低気圧。北太平洋のは typhoon、インド洋のは cyclone、オーストラリアのは willy-willy。
The terrible winds of the hurricane destroyed 10 houses. : ハリケーンのすさまじい風は10軒の家を破壊した。

a typhoon= 台風｛たいふう｝、暴風｛ぼうふう｝
◆北太平洋で発生する熱帯性低気圧。インド洋のは cyclone。北大西洋のは hurricane、オーストラリアのは willy-willy。
The typhoon struck the southern islands, then moved north. : その台風は南部の島々を襲い、その後北上した。

Burma was hit by a cyclone.
to be hit by (st) = to be struck by (st)

Examples:
China was hit by an earthquake.
Florida was hit by a hurricane.

to hit + place = to strike + a place
Ex: An earthquake hit China.
A hurricane hit Florida.
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noun/名詞１+ ﾒleaveﾓ + noun/名詞2 + adjective/形容詞

The cyclone left one million people homeless.
She left me heartbroken.
She left me broken-hearted.
The hurricane left Burma devastated.

debris= 〈フランス語〉がらくた、破片｛はへん｝、残がい、岩屑｛がんせつ｝、がれき類、崩壊堆積物｛ほうかい たいせきぶつ｝
The debris from the passenger ships washed onto the beach. : 客船の破片が海岸に流れ着いた。

rubble= 【名】
粗石、破片｛はへん｝、断片｛だんぺん｝、がれき、がらくた、野石

Bombing reduced the town to rubble. : 爆弾で町はがれきに帰した。
After the explosion, the building was mostly rubble. : 爆発の後、ビルはがれきの山になった。

Shame on you! =恥を知れ！

この恥知らず！= (a person who has no shame) He is a shameless man.

みっともない！= Shame on you!

For shame!=formal way to say "Shame on you!"

an embassy=大使館

to exceed=to go over,
1.〔程度｛ていど｝・限度｛げんど｝などを〕超える、上回る｛うわまわる｝、突破｛とっぱ｝する
She exceeded her best time by more than five seconds. : 彼女は、自己ベストタイムを5秒以上更新した。
2. 〜をしのぐ、〜に勝る

scarce=【形】
乏しい、まれな、少ない、多くない、十分｛じゅうぶん｝でない、珍しい
Good books are scarce these days. : 近年、良書はまれだ。

sanitary=【形】

衛生的｛えいせい てき｝な、衛生｛えいせい｝の、公衆衛生｛こうしゅう えいせい｝の
The toilets in the hotel were sanitary. : ホテルのトイレは衛生的だった。

unsanitary=【形】
非［不］衛生的｛えいせいてき｝な

widespread= 【形】 広範囲｛こうはんい｝に及ぶ、いっぱいに広げた、広く行き渡った、広まった、広く知られた
Knowledge of the recent renovation of the shop is widespread. : 最近行われたその店の改修についてはよく知られている。
Drug abuse is widespread in this city. : 薬物乱用はこの街で広まっている。

a natural disaster=natural disaster
自然災害｛しぜん さいがい｝、天災｛てんさい｝、不可抗力｛ふか こうりょく｝
Great natural disaster comes to us when we forget the last one. : 《諺》天災は忘れた頃にやって来る。

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[shiori392000]

Thanks for the video!

What's the difference between unsanitary & insanitary?

[ActionTeacher]

I don't use insanitary too much but it means

非衛生的｛ひ えいせい てき｝な.

I usually use "unsanitary"

【形】

非［不］衛生的｛えいせいてき｝な

They are basically the same.

[misterRDF]

Hey Victor, fantastic learning experience you give here. I don't speak a lick of Japanese but I have a few Japanese friends I try to help out. I've pointed them to this site.

Small question, have you ever done a lesson on the expression: "Beggars can't be choosers." When I said that it caused a sputter of Japanese as they tried to figure it out (before they final asked me). Sorry to step on your toes in your fine learning arena!

[ActionTeacher]

Thanks! I appreciate the traffic and the comment!

[ngelay]

my home town. sure thing they are shameless and thx for standing for poor people..

[mickhom0220]

very good video!!! very useful. Thank you Victor. Please keep making great video as usual. See ya.

[parisnicko]

HI one try again xD!

how do you say in english "sigue colgando mas videos en la web " xD!! I'm a noob xD!!

[RainMainDein]

great, thanks - is the word perish not a little bit extrem - if it means to rot - so and so many people are rotten - english is a brutal language...mlg

[ughat]

Your English lessons are better than any other lessons on radio or TV. Thanks.

[komonews]

iraq=us military=tragedy=you

[viviane57]

I've just discovered your videos:I am French and I teach English in Metz, France. Your explanations are remarkable,I'll advise your videos to my pupils and friends! Bravo et surtout, continuez!!

[chad5161]

わたしにほんあい

(^_^)

[Gimmeaflakeman]

Thank you Oochibi! I need to make a lesson for you!

[urvoxchord]

Hey victor, cool vid like always. Now, what i have to say about burma just really gets me, I happen to have friends from there. Burma has a military government or dictatorship, and this kind of governmet, as you "probly" or likely know, witch has no shame. sorry for the bad english. Free Burma.