ほぼ10ぶりにポルトガル語を教えている。その当時は日本語を教えていたブラジル人生徒たちともポルトガル語で会話し、メールのやり取りをしていたが、今ではすっかりさび付いてしまっていた。そのさびを落とし、ほこりを払って、年明けからHさんのポルトガル語個人レッスン

4月10（水）川土手の桜が7時の朝日を浴びている。河川敷は緑の色が濃くなり、来るたびに春めいては来たが、川からの風は朝7時ではまだ冷たい。 砲丸（4K）から練習開始するが、1投目はなんと9m。それから20本ほど投げるがかろうじて10m。その後、腰を前に運ん

3月30（土）年に数回しかやらない土曜日の投擲練習。午前7時河川敷に到着し、河岸で準備体操。数種類の鳥の声が聞こえるが、この時期の主役はなんと言ってもウグイス。ウグイスもそれを自覚しているようで、ひときわ大きな音色で鳴いている。円盤投げ（1K）は途中

3月22（金）今年三回目の投擲練習。午前9時の河川敷。上空は快晴だが吹く風はかなり強く、すこぶる寒い。砲丸投げはパワーポジションで左腕を振り戻すフォームを試みたが飛距離に結びつかず。右ひじをぐっと引いての構えは手ごたえあり。次回もこのフォームをもう

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① "That's an exaggeration."② "Every woman." Frances took her hand off Michael's arm. "If she's not pretty you turn away fairly quickly. If she's halfway pretty you watch her for about seven steps. . . ."③ "My Lord, F

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① Frances walked faster now, looking straight ahead, her face showing nothing, which was the way she always managed it when she was arguing or feeling bad.② "I'm wonderfully happily married," Michael said patiently.③

3月7（木）本年度最初の屋外での投擲練習。去年の10月以来約5か月ぶりの河川敷だ。上空は晴れたり曇ったりで、春は名のみの風の寒さ。自転車でここにやってくる道すがら、光明幼稚園は今日が卒園式の張り紙。中学校も卒業式のようだ。若い人たちが巣立っていく

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① Michael pressed her elbow tenderly, knowing what he was doing. "Example for the whole twentieth century, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Loomis."② "You mean it?"③ "Frances, baby . . ."④ "Are you really happily married?"⑤

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① "Oh, come now," Michael said, pretending to joke. "Only pretty ones. And, after all, how many pretty women are there in New York? Seventeen?"② "More. At least you seem to think so. Wherever you go."③ "Not the truth

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① She smiled a little to herself as she went past and Michael noticed all these things before he looked back at his wife. ② "Sure," he said, "we're going to watch the Giants and we're going to eat steak and we're going

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① "First let's go see a football game. A professional football game," Frances said, because she knew Michael loved to watch them. ② "The Giants are playing. And it'll be nice to be outside all day today and get hungry a

（今回の文章） 前回より続く① They can go driving in the country by themselves. ② My wife and I have to stay in New York and bore each other "③ "Is it a date?"④ "It's a date."⑤ Frances leaned over and kissed him on the tip of the ear.⑥

1月30日各県マスターズ陸上競技連盟のの2024年度の試合スケジュールが発表され始め、今年の私の出場試合の予定もほぼ決まった。5月5日 福岡県マスターズ選手権5月19日 岡山県マスターズ選手権6月9日 広島県マスターズ選手権7月下旬 中国マス

（今日の文章）① "I want to go out with my husband all day long. I want him to talk only to me and listen only to me."② "What's to stop us?" Michael asked.③ "What party intends to prevent me from seeing my wife alone on Sunday? What party?"④ "T

（今日の文章）① "Let's not see anybody all day," Frances said. ② "Let's just hang around with each other. You and me. ③ We're always up to our neck in people, drinking their Scotch, or drinking our Scotch, we only see each other in bed . . ."④

（今日の文章）① "That's the story. Also, I slept all night, wound around you like a rope."② "Saturday night," he said. "I permit such liberties only when the week's work is done."③ "You're getting fat," she said.④ "Isn't it the truth? The lean

ふるさとにて ほしがれひをやくにほひがするふるさとのさびしいひるめし時だ 板屋根に石をのせた家々ほそぼそと ほしがれひをやくにほひがするふるさとのさびしいひるめし時だ がらんとし

（今日の文章）① Michael laughed, just a little laugh this time. "Okay," he said. ②"The evidence is in. Excuse me. It was the complexion. It's not the sort of complexion you see much in New York. Excuse me."③Frances patted his arm lightly and pull

青い夜道いつぱいの星だくらい夜道は星空の中へでもはひりさうだとほい村は青いあられ酒を あびてゐるぼむ ぼうむ ぼむ町で修繕した時計を風呂敷包みに背負つた少年がゆくぼむ ぼむ ぼうむ ぼむ・・・少年は生き物を背負つてゐるやうにさびしいぼむ

（今日の文章）① He laughed louder this time, but not as solidly. ② "She wasn't a bad-looking girl. She had a nice complexion. Country-girl complexion. How did you know I was looking at her?" ③ Frances cocked her head to one side and smiled at her