What the mind can picture, what drains the well, and what is not easy
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What the mind can picture, what drains the well, and what is not easy in English - 9 phrases you can play on a loop until they stick. Each one shows the characters, the reading and the meaning in six languages.
imaginable /ˌɪˈmædʒənəbəl/ — 心のうちに、絵として思い描きうるさまEvery imaginable excuse was offered and none was believed. /ˈɛvɝi ɪˈmædʒənəbəl ɪkˈskjus wɑz ˈɔfɝd ənd nʌn wɑz bɪˈlivd/ — 考えうるかぎりの言い訳が出され、どれも信じられませんでしたImago is an image, and the mind makes one. /ɪˈmɑɡoʊ ɪz ən ˈɪmɪdʒ ənd ðə maɪnd meɪks wʌn/ — imago は「像」。心が、それをこしらえますexhaustive /ɪɡˈzɔstɪv/ — 調べ残しがひとつもないほど、行き届いたさまThe exhaustive report was read by two people. /ði ɪɡˈzɔstɪv rɪˈpɔrt wɑz rɛd baɪ tu ˈpipəl/ — その網羅的な報告を読んだのは、二人でしたEx haurire drains the well, and this drains the subject. /ɛks hɔˈrɪreɪ dreɪnz ðə wɛl ənd ðɪs dreɪnz ðə ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ — ex haurire は井戸を汲み涸らします。これは、主題を汲み尽くしますdifficulty /ˈdɪfəkəlti/ — たやすくは越えられぬ、事のむつかしさThe difficulty was not the climb but the coming down. /ðə ˈdɪfəkəlti wɑz nɑt ðə klaɪm bʌt ðə ˈkʌmɪŋ daʊn/ — 難儀だったのは登りではなく、下りのほうでしたDis facilis is not do-able, and facilis is from doing. /dɪs ˈfɑsɪlɪs ɪz nɑt du ˈeɪbəl ənd ˈfɑsɪlɪs ɪz frʌm ˈduɪŋ/ — dis facilis は「為しがたい」。facilis は「為す」から来ています
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