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手頃な英語シノニム辞典
Reviewed in Japan on November 21, 2013
書名Word for Wordから内容がわかりにくいが、英語のシノニム辞典である。約３０００語収録。ネイティブスピーカー向けに書かれたものであるが、我々が読んでも有用である。たとえば、sound/noise については、soundは「耳に入ってくる音一般」で、awfulのようなマイナスの形容詞とも共起するが、noiseほど決定的に「不快」ではない。noise は「不快で大きな、歓迎されざる音」で、horribleのようなマイナスの形容詞としばしば共起するという。BNCで形容詞との共起検索をしてみると、soundの上位共起語は only, good, new, other, familiar, great, different, soft…で、noiseの上位共起語はloud, strange, low, big, great, terrible, constant, excessive…で本書が指摘する通りの傾向が存在することがわかる。またThere was the faint but unmistakable sound of a waterfall in the distance./ The children are making a lot of noise[*sound].といった用例もついていて便利である。
本書のもう一つの特色は100あまりの囲み記事である。dates(digital and non-digital), split-infinitiveなどトピックはさまざまだが役に立つ情報が多い。
手頃なシノニム辞典としてお勧めする。
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BBC LEARNING ENGLISH 6 Minute Vocabulary Linking words This is not a word-for-word transcript 6 Minute Vocabulary ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2015 bbclearningenglish.com Page 1 of 5 Rob Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I’m Rob… Catherine And I’m Catherine. And this programme is all about linking words, the words and phrases we use to connect ideas and events when we speak or write. Rob Yes, we call them linking words and phrases. They help people to follow what we’re saying by showing how ideas are connected to each other. Catherine First, we’ll look at some examples … Rob Next, there will be a short quiz… Catherine … and finally, we’ll leave you with a top tip for learning vocabulary. Rob But to start with, let’s listen to Angela talking about a lucky escape she had. While you listen, try to answer this question: who or what saved Angela in the end? Catherine Here’s Angela INSERT Presenter So Angela, tell us: what did you escape from? Angela A shark.
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6 Minute Vocabulary British Broadcasting Corporation 2015
bbclearningenglish.com Page 1 of 5Rob Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. Im Rob Catherine
And Im Catherine. And this programme is all about linking words,
the words and phrases we use to connect ideas and events when we
speak or write. Rob Yes, we call them linking words and phrases.
They help people to follow what were saying by showing how ideas
are connected to each other. Catherine First, well look at some
examples Rob Next, there will be a short quiz Catherine and
finally, well leave you with a top tip for learning vocabulary. Rob
But to start with, lets listen to Angela talking about a lucky
escape she had. While you listen, try to answer this question: who
or what saved Angela in the end? Catherine Heres Angela INSERT
Presenter So Angela, tell us: what did you escape from?Angela A shark.
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6 Minute Vocabulary British Broadcasting Corporation 2016
bbclearningenglish.com Page 2 of 5Presenter Wow! Really?
Angela Yes, what happened was I was swimming off the coast, when
all of a sudden, I saw a huge black shape coming towards me. To
begin with, I thought it was a dolphinPresenter But it wasnt. So, what happened next?
Angela Well, I then quickly realised it was a shark. Luckily, Im
a very fast swimmer. But in the end, it was a boat that saved
me.Rob Thats an incredible story! We asked: who or what saved
Angela?Catherine It was a boat. Angela said In the end, a boat saved
me.Rob Lucky lady. Now Angela helped us to follow her story by
using linking words and phrases to tell us what happened, when it
happened and how she felt about it. Lets have a look at some of
them.Catherine OK, right, now the first one was right at the
beginning. Angela said «What happened was» and this is a really
good way to introduce a story because it grabs the listeners
attention and it tells them to get ready to hear a story. Have a
listen.Angela What happened was I was swimming off the coast, when all
of a sudden, I saw a huge black shape coming towards me.Rob OK, good start. Now another way to tell your story clearly
is to use words that show the order of events. Catherine and I did
this at the beginning of this programme when we used words like
First, Next and Finally: First, well look at examples ,Catherine Next, there will be a short quiz
Rob And finally, well leave you with a top tip .
Catherine Exactly. Now lets listen to how Angela used words and
phrases like these. INSERT -
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bbclearningenglish.com Page 3 of 5Angela What happened was I was swimming off the coast, when all
of a sudden, I saw a huge black shape coming towards me. To begin
with, I thought it was a dolphinPresenter But it wasnt. So, what happened next?
Angela Well, I then quickly realised it was a shark. Luckily, Im
a very fast swimmer. But in the end, it was a boat that saved
me.Catherine So, when you get to the end of your story use a phrase
like in the end or finally to show that your storys about to
finish.INSERT
Angela But in the end it was a boat that saved me.
Rob OK. Now, lets hear Angela tell us how the boat saved
her.INSERT Angela Fortunately, the boat had already seen the shark
and fired a rocket, which scared the creature off.Presenter That was lucky!
Rob Wow, so Angela uses the adverb fortunately as a linking word
to comment on this.Catherine Yes and in the first clip Angela said: «Luckily, Im a
fast swimmer.» Other comment adverbs you may hear include
unfortunately, sadly and so on. And we can also use adverbs and
adverbial phrases like suddenly or all of a sudden, which we heard
in the first clip to say how things happen.STING
Rob Were talking about words and phrases that link different
sentences and parts of a storyCatherine Yep and its time for a quick recap. So, to start a
story we had -
6 Minute Vocabulary British Broadcasting Corporation 2016
bbclearningenglish.com Page 4 of 5Rob Well, what happened was
Catherine For ordering events:
Rob First of all, to begin with, then, next, after that
Catherine To finish a story
Rob Finally, in the end.
Catherine To make a comment:
Rob Luckily, unfortunately, sadly
Catherine And lastly we had:
Rob Suddenly, all of a sudden
Catherine Great, now its quiz time. Choose the correct linking
word or phrase to fill the gaps. Number one: I tried for weeks to
get a ticket to the final. [sfx: beep] I gave up. Is it a) In the
end or b) Next. Rob Its a) In the end. Catherine Well done. Number
two. It started to rain. [sfx: beep] I had an umbrella with me. Is
it a) Suddenly or b) Luckily. Rob Its b) Luckily. Catherine
Finally, number 3: Which is the correct phrase to introduce your
story? Is it a) What happened was or b) What happened it ? Rob And
its a) What happened was -
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bbclearningenglish.com Page 5 of 5Catherine It is, and well done to you if you got those right.
Now before we finish heres Rob with a quick tip for learning
vocabulary. Rob Yes, why not make a note of new linking devices
when hear other people speak English on the bus, waiting in a queue
or watching TV. Note them on your phone or just write them down
somewhere and then try to use them yourself. Catherine Top tip Rob,
thank you. Theres more about this at BBC learning English dot com.
Join us again for more 6 Minute Vocabulary. Both Good bye!
STINGVocabulary points to take away
To start a story: What happened was To end a story: In the end
Sequencing Firstly / To begin with / To start with Next / Then /
After that In the end / Finally Showing interest Wow! Really? What
happened next? Adverbs Fortunately Unfortunately All of a sudden
Luckily Quickly