２月後半の英文添削課題
(２/２８までにご応募ください)
今まで経験した中で、あなたが最も感動した、または美しいと思った、または印象にのこった冬のシーン
をショートエッセイで記述してください。詳細を含めて言葉でシーンを描写するよう心掛けてください。
シーンは、雪が積もったり氷が張った景色、寒い日の空の色、またはたくさんの雪だるまを作った経験
など、なんでもかまいません。
サンプル英文
I experienced one the most incredible winter nights of my life back in the 1980s. It was near
a town called Canmore at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Canada. A small group of friends
and I rented a log cabin to do some cross country skiing and snowshoeing. The cabin was tucked
away in the woods and we arrived early in the evening. There was a lot of snow on the ground
and we were surrounded by gigantic evergreens that seemed to be defying the cold. The contrast
of the green and white was breathtaking. We settled in for the night. I was the first to get
up the next morning so I decided to go for an early-morning walk. When I opened the door to
go outside I was momentarily blinded by brightness of the snow. When my eyes adjusted I saw
perfection. It had snowed during the night a lot. The trees had collected pillows of pure
white. The sky was completely clear and the most amazing sapphire blue I had ever seen.
I was about to step outside when something stopped me. The snow covered all human interaction
on the ground from the previous day. Not a footprint could be seen anywhere in sight. I just
couldn't bring myself to disturb the perfection. I made myself a cup of coffee and sat by the
window taking in as much of the beauty as I could. It was perhaps the most peaceful moment
in my entire life.
単語解説
※ snowshoe スノーシュー(西洋カンジキ)を履いて雪原や森をハイキングすること
※ tucked away 隠れている
※ evergreen 常緑樹
※ defy 反抗する
※ sapphire サファイア
※ perfection 完全なもの
