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State Shinto

昨日はテレビで大学ラグビー選手権の準決勝2試合を3時間たっぷり見ました。いずれも接戦でラグビーらしい良い試合でした。私が見る気のしないサッカーの試合とは本物のスポーツの戦いですね。さて、YuvalNoahHarariの"21Lessonsforthe21stCentury"を読んでいます。Lesson8(Religion)から引用します。日本の話が出てきます。PerhapsthebestexampleforthecontinuingpowerandimportanceoftraditionalreligionsinthemodernworldcomesfromJapan.In1853anAmericanfleetforcedJapantoopenitselftothemodernworld.Inrespo...StateShinto

2022/12/26 07:11

Arcadian

YuvalNoahHarariの"21Lessonsforthe21stCentury"を読んでいます。Lesson8(Religion)から引用します。Notthattherearen'tanyeconomicideasintheBible,theQuranortheVedas-itisjustthattheseideasarenotuptodate.MahatmaGandhi'sreadingoftheVedascausedhimtoenvisionindependentIndiaasacollectionofself-sufficientagrariancommunities,eachspinningitsownkhadicloths,exportinglittleandimportingevenl...Arcadian

2022/12/21 08:34

square with

YuvalNoahHarariの"21Lessonsforthe21stCentury"を読んでいます。Lesson8(Religion)から引用します。Justasinthecaseofrainmaking,soalsowhenitcomestoeconomics,itisthelong-honedexpertiseofreligiousscholarsinreinterpretingtextsthatmakesreligionirrelevant.NomatterwhicheconomicpolicyKhameneichooses,hecouldalwayssquareitwiththeQuran.HencetheQuranisdegradedfromasourceoftrueknowledgetoa...squarewith

2022/12/20 07:07

vaunted

YuvalNoahHarariの"21Lessonsforthe21stCentury"を読んでいます。2ndLessonのWorkから引用します。Inthelastfewdecadesresearchinareassuchasneuroscienceandbehaviouraleconomicsallowedscientiststohackhumans,andinparticulartogainamuchbetterunderstandingofhowhumansmakedecisions.Itturnedoutthatourchoicesofeverythingfromfoodtomatesresultnotfromsomemysteriousfreewill,butratherfrombillion...vaunted

2022/12/19 07:04

hidebound traditions

余り楽しめなかった小説が続いたので今度は小説ではなく、以前YuvalNoahHarariの"HomoDeusABriefHistoryofTomorrow"を読んで、その斬新な視点に感銘を覚えましたので、そのHarariの"21Lessonsforthe21stCentury"を読み始めました。1stLessonのDisillusionmentから引用します。Theliberalstorycelebratesthevalueandpowerofliberty.Itsaysthatforthousandsofyearshumankindlivedunderoppressiveregimeswhichallowedpeoplefewpoliticalrights,economicopportunitiesor...hideboundtraditions

2022/12/17 08:01

cursive

Reader'sDigest9月号の'QuickCrossword'の説明文を引用します。It'sback-to-schoolseason,butnotforthesesubjectsandtopics,once-standardofferingsthatarenowlargelyabsentfrompublicschoolcurricula:CIVICSSEWINGLOGICTYPINGGEOGRAPHYSHOPLATINLIBRARYCOOKINGCURSIVELATINが無くなるのは分かりますが、GEOGRAPHYが無くなるとは理解できません。不思議です。さて、"CURSIVE"とはどんな学科でしょうか？・OxfordEnglishDictionary:(ofhandwriting)withthel...cursive

2022/12/15 06:57

finagle

Reader'sDigest9月号の単語クイズ'WORDPOWER'からの引用です。質問の単語は"">gerrymander"でこの単語は以前（">）取り上げていますが、解答の解説文"finaglevotingdistricts:Thecitycouncildeniestryingto">gerrymanderkeydowntowndistrictstoswaytheelectionresults."の冒頭に出てきた"finagle"の意味を調べます。・OxfordEnglishDictionary:tobehavedishonestlyortoobtainsomethingdishonestly:Hefinagledsometicketsfortonight'sbiggame.・CollinsDicti...finagle

2022/12/14 07:19

Sea Legs

Reader'sDigest9月号の単語クイズ'WORDPOWER'の説明文を引用します。Ahoy,mateys!InhonorofInternationalTalkLikeaPirateDay,asillybutrealholidaycelebratedeverySeptember19,thesewordsincludethreer's(asin"Arrr,"theutterancethatin1955inspiredtwofriendstoinventtheday).Onceyoufindyoursealegs,followthecurrenttothenextpagefortheanswers.「海賊のように話す日」があるなんて知りませんでした。ところで、"sealegs"の意味は何でしょう？辞書を...SeaLegs

2022/12/13 07:02

boba

Reader'sDigest9月号の記事'BubbleTeaBlowsUp'からの引用です。Classicbubbleteaisblackteabrewedwithmilkandsugar,thenpouredovericeandtapiocapearl(alsoknownasballsorboba;bubbleteaisoftencalledboba),andservedwithanoversizedstrawsoyoucanslurpupapearlortwowitheachsip."bubbletea"は"boba"ともいわれるとありますが、辞書に"boba"の説明があるか見て見ます。・CollinsDictionary:avarietyofteacontainingballsofpearltapi...boba

2022/12/12 07:01

Three out of Ten Commandments

Reader'sDigest10月号の記事'AllinaDay'sWORK'からの引用です。WhenIarrivedatchurchoneSundaymorning,Ibumpedintoourpastor."Howarethingsatwork?"heasked."Father,"Isaid,"I'msobusythateverymorningImakealistoffivethingsthatIhavetodothatday.IfImakeittonumberthree,it'sagoodday."Thepastornoddedknowingly."I'mthesamewaywiththeTenCommandments."正直な牧師さんですね。ThreeoutofTenCommandments

2022/12/11 07:27

in profile

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。'Whattimedidyougetback?'Makotoasked,standingintheentrancetothekitchen.'Aboutanhourago.Icamehomeearlytomakedinner.''OK.''Hangon,it'salmostready.''It'sfunny,'hesaid,watchingYukihoinprofileasshemadehersalad.'Imetanofdfriendtoday.''Really?SomeoneIknow?'"profile"は最近日本語でも使われるようになった単語ですが、ここでの意味は何でしょうか？辞書を見ます。・OxfordEnglis...inprofile

2022/12/10 07:13

the next shoe to drop

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。Ryomusthavethoughtthiswasfunnybecausehegaveararebellylaugh.'There'snothigsecureaboutthesethingsatall.Thoseguysatthebankgoonandonabouthowyouhavetokeepyourbankbooksafeandnotshareanypersonalinformation,butgetoneoftheseATMcardsandyoumightaswellhavethekeystothesafe.''Andthebanksdon'tknowaboutthis?''Oh,I'msureafewpeoplek...thenextshoetodrop

2022/12/09 07:38

the rumour mill

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。MiyakoFujimurahadbeenherclassmateinsecondyear.Shewasagoodstudentwithcheerfulpersonality,anaturalleaderinclass.Shewasn'tEriko'sfavouriteperson,however.Miyakohadatenderlytolashoutwhenevershefeltherpridewasbeinginjured,whichwasoften.Shealsoneverthoughttwiceaboutsayingbadthingsaboutpeople.Therewereotherswhofeltthesamew...therumourmill

2022/12/08 07:15

take the cake

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。Themoodcouldn'thavebeenfatherfromapleasantafternoontea.AssoonasKazunaristartedtalking,Yasuharu'smouthtwistedintoascowlwhereitstayedwhilehe,togetherwithSasagaki,begantellingthestoryofYukihoNishimoto.Theytolditall,everylittleeventtheyhadmanagedtopiecestogether.Ryo'snamecameupseveraltimes.Halfwaythrough,Yasuharuslamme...takethecake

2022/12/07 08:44

cross to bear

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。Theirbeerbottlesdrained,Kogaorderedsomesake.Sasagakistartedonhisstew.ThemisoflavouringwasaTokyothing,buthefounditprettygoodallthesame.ThesakearrivedandKogapouredsomeintoSasagaki'scup,saying,'So,stillonaboutthatoldcase?''It'smycrosstobear.''Whythisone?Thereareotherunsolvedcasesoutthere.Andthisonestandsagoodchanceofa...crosstobear

2022/12/06 07:21

goby and shrimp

昨日の明治と早稲田の試合、明治の方が動きが良かったですね。ラグビーはサッカーと違って実力がはっきりとスコアに反映されますね。さて、東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。'Iwould,ifIhadanythingtochargehimwith.Andbesides,Iknowtheoneplacehe'smostlikelytoshowup-oneyou'rewellacquaintedwith.''Where'sthat?''NearYukihoKarasawa.'Sasagakiwethislips.''Everheardaboutthegobyandshrimp?''Sorry?Shrimp?'Kazunariblinked.'Nevermind.Suff...gobyandshrimp

2022/12/05 08:11

Why did you eat me?

Reader'sDigest9月号の記事'AH,THEJOYSOFPARENTHOOD'からの引用です。Me:Yes,youwereinmybelly.Mythree-year-old,withtearsinhereyes:Why...whydidyoueatme?三歳の子供に説明するのは難しすぎるかな？Whydidyoueatme?

2022/12/03 07:38

stakeout

東野圭吾の"JOURNEYUNDERTHEMIDNIGHTSUN"を読んでいます。Amonthhadpassedwithoutanyprogress.Whereasbeforethedetectiveshadbeenspendingtheirnightseitheronstakeoutsorsleepingunderdesks,nowtheyhadstartedtogohome,andSasagakiwenthomeforthefirstrealbathhehadtakeninweeks."stakeouts"探偵小説には必須の単語ですね。4年前に取り上げたのを忘れていました。stakeout

2022/12/01 06:51