こんにちは、Kinokoです。
英語多読で、特に児童書を読んでいると、「見る」に関する英単語がたくさんあることに気づきました。
例えば、
「尊敬のまなざしで見つめる」や「注意して見る」、「ちらっと見る」、「睨みつける」など、さまざまな動詞があります。
私が洋書を読んで出会った「見る」に関する英単語をまとめました。
英単語まとめ: 「見る」編
No.1 gaze
look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.
He gazed down at her from the hilltop.
Magic Tree House Book 1
No.2 peek
look quickly or furtively.
Then he and Annie peeked out at the Triceratops.
Magic Tree House Book 2
No.3 peer
look with difficulty or concentration at someone or something.
She was peering out the tree house window.
Magic Tree House Book 1
No.4 stare
look fixedly or vacantly at someone or something with one’s eyes wide open.
The Pteranodon stared at Jack.
Magic Tree House Book 1
No.5 glance
take a brief or hurried look.
Jack glanced around the tree house again.
Magic Tree House Book 1
No.6 glare
stare in an angry or fierce way.
“I scared you,” said Annie. Jack glared at her.
Magic Tree House Book 2
No.7 squint
look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
She squinted at the wall. “What do these tiny pictures mean?”
Magic Tree House Book 3
No.7 glimpse
see or perceive briefly or partially.
Jack hoped to catch one last glimpse of the gorilla family.
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No.8 gawk
stare openly and stupidly.
“Maybe she just doesn’t like kids gawking at her while she eats,” Dink said.
A to Z Mysteries: The Falcon’s Feathers
本の紹介
今回紹介した英単語は、児童書で多読中に出会いました。コンテキストの中で自然に何度も出会うことで記憶にしっかりと定着します。
多読初級者におすすめの児童書を下記👇にまとめています。
それでは今日もよい一日を！
Veil Spaß!
