New Year's Story Week #1

Step #2 ~ Vocabulary Review #1

 

Alright now...

Another quick vocabulary check…

1.     #1, #2, #3, & #4, please

#1 ~ “hatsumei suru” ~ invent ~ invented

#2 ~ “hatsumeika ~ inventor

#3 ~ “hatsumei” ~ invention

#4 ~ “kakushin” ~ innovation

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

How about these next ones…?

2.     #5, #6, & #7, please

#5 ~ “kakeru” ~ hang ~ hung

#6 ~ “kyukon” ~ bulb

#7 ~ “Kurisumasu iruminēshon o tsurusu dentō wa, kakushin-sei to sugureta māketingu ni yori Amerika de hajimarimashita” ~

*The tradition of hanging Christmas lights started in America with innovation and good marketing

*It started in America with innovation and great marketing

*It started in America with innovation and superior marketing

*It started in America with innovation and fabulous marketing

*It started in America with innovation and marvelous marketing

*It started in America with innovation and excellent marketing

*It started in America with a good idea and good marketing

We go back to our vocabulary check and…

How about these next 4…

14.#8, #9, #10, #11, & #12, please

#8 ~ “chuumoko” ~ attention

#9 ~ “chuumoku wo atsumeru” ~ get attention

gather attention

#10 ~ “omoshiroi” ~ interesting

#11 ~ “kanshin” ~ interest

#12 ~ “Edison wa, sorera ga hitobito no chumoku wo atsume,

denki shomei he no kanshin wo takemeru koto wo nozondeita” ~

  Edison hoped the lights would get people’s attention

and they would increase people’s interest in them

Edison hoped to get people’s attention

and increase interest in his lights

and increase interest in electric lights

and increase interest in electric light bulbs

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

15.#13, #14, #15, & #16, please

#13 ~ “sokushin suru / hiromeru” ~ promote

#14 ~ “sokushin” ~ promotion

#15 ~ “Karera wa denki shōmei o sokushin shitakatta” ~

*They wanted to promote electric lights

*They wanted to promote electric lighting

#16 ~ “Karera wa denki shōmei no anzen-sei to

utsukushi-sa o hirometakatta” ~

*They wanted to promote the safety and beauty of electric lights

*They wanted to promote the safety and beauty of electric lighting

(If needed: Please make a note)

 

Sounds good now…

If you take a look at the back….

There are just 2 more…

16.#17, & #18, please

#17 ~ “~wo yatte morau” ~ #1 ~ have + O (thing) + kakobunshi

 have + O (person) + gkd

#2 ~ get + O (thing) + kakobunshi

 get + O (person) + to + doushi

#18 ~ “Edward Johnson wa jibun no tame ni tokubetsu no denki wo tsukutte moratta”

#1 ~ Edward Johnson had special lights made for himself

He had himself made

#2 ~ Edward Johnson got special lights made for himself

He got himself made