I am Rino's blog

  I read "How to be an Alien". This book is going to make the English angry!  This book is divided into two parts and has 24 chapters.  The author wrote this book to make the English angry, but the English only said that this book was 'quite amusing'. He said he was very unhappy in the preface.  This book said to us that it is impossible for us to become the English by making a fool of the English. I liked chapter 9. It was about the language. The author wrote how to have a good accent. The way was so funny and easy.    When I found this book and looked the title, I wondered it was about how to be a creature from another world. However, this was about how to be a non-citizen. This book's author had so interesting ideas. That's why I enjoyed reading very much though this book was so long. Vocabulary preface 序文、はしがき, get off 去る, Sumerian シュメール人の, out of it 頭が混乱して、無関係で、仲間はずれで, drive on 車を走らせ続ける, Horace ホラティウス, Montaigne モンテーニュ, fight a war 戦争をする, knock down (人)をは

  I read "Big Hair Day". 'Mr Sit Down', I think. 'That's a good name for you!'  Sophia Reynolds is going to be an extra in a film. Her favorite film star appears in the film.  She was going to the filming location with a map. She told a woman where it is because she was a around there. Sophia knew the place thanks to the woman, but they accidentally took each other's bags.  Sophia went to a police station and met a police officer with beautiful eyes. She told about the accident and found a lost child.  I think everyone will not understand this book's title before you read this book. But you'll get it and be pleased with this book if you read. Vocabulary Norwich ノリッジ(英国ノーフォース州の州都), up and down 行ったり来たり、あちこちと, go over うまくいく、変わる, get out 出ていく、逃げる

  I read "Mystery Girl". Oh look! That boy in the band! I met him in town this afternoon!  This book has 4 story, Mystery Girl, True Ghost Stories, Luke's Trainers, and Rock Band.  A rock band were playing in London tonight. But, one of the band members, Phil didn't come to the hall and the other members went to find him.   At that time, Phil was busy because a girl sat next to him. Though he wanted to talked to her, she wasn't already there.   Finally, his friends found him! He got the time wrong. The band played well. Surprisingly, the girl who he met was there...  I felt poor Phil because I thought he will not get along with the mystery girl.  Vocabulary with luck あわよくば

I read "SIX Sketches". The people in them are always happy and smiling.  This book is constituted by 6 sketches.  I love "Cheese!" the best in this book. Mr.Smith runs a grocery shop. Many customers visit this shop.   A man comes to buy cheese every day. So Mr.Smith asked him whether the man liked cheese. But he didn't like cheese. Mr.Smith didn't understand him. Then, the man said he was a photographer... The man's way using cheese was interesting. Other sketches were also nice. Vocabulary sketch 小説、短編, inspector 調査する人, nil 零、ゼロ

I read "The Surprise". "—Think how upset they would be if we didn't go." "Think how upset Lucky will be if he comes home and we're not here," said Ben.  This story is about Ben in a wheelchair and his missing cat.  One day, his father said that he had a surprise to him and his sister. The surprise was a kitten. A woman who had the kitten had a cat and two tiny kittens. So Ben and his sister asked their father to have them both and his father accepted. They looked after them well every day.  One Friday evening his father was going to take Ben and his sister to stay with their aunt and uncle with their kittens. When his father put Ben's wheelchair in the car boot, he left the front door of the house open. He did't see one of their kittens slip out into the garden...  I was surprised at a cat's whereabouts. Vocabulary strap ～をひもで縛る、固定する, pant 息を切らす、息を切らして歩く, cuddly 抱きしめたくなるような、かわいい, mischievous いたずら好きな, slip out こっそりと動く、そっと通り抜ける, fuss (些細な