GLADIATORS

A title : GLADIATORS
The author : Minna Lacey & Susanna Davidson
Publisher : USBORNE
Year of the publication : 2006
YL : 1.9

I borrowed a second book.
It's a GLADIATORS.
I read chapter 1 and knew that there were various type of the gladiators.
For example, a person with a dagger, with a bow with a spear. some of them rode a horse.
There was a gladiator of the woman at the begining.

admire / 敬服する
adore / 敬愛する
entertain / 楽しませる
huge / 巨大な
crowd / 観衆
Admired by men and adored by women, gladiators were trained fighters who entertained huge crowds in Ancient Rome.

ripple / 波打つ
Dressed to impress in shining metals, with rippling muscles on show, gladiators fought in arenas all over the Roman Empire.

cheer / 声援、喝采
They entered to wild cheers from the crowd.

slave / 奴隷
criminal / 犯罪の、罪人
prisoners / 囚人、前科者
Most gladiators were slaves, criminals or prisoners of war, sold to gladiator owners and forced to fight.

A title : FLUFFY AND THE FIREFIGHTERS
The author : Kate McMullan
Publisher : Cartwheel .B.O.O.K.S.
Year of the publication : 1999
YL : 1.2~1.6

Last of the story
The firefighters began fighting the fire.
They turned water hoses and climbed tall ladders and broke the roof.
FLUFFY watched from the fire engine.
He respected them because they were very brave.
He wished to become part of a firefighting team.
At last Firefighters came back to the fire engine.
They had saved people's lives.
FLUFFY said "how can I be a firefighter?"
They drove back to the firehouse.
Then, firefighter Tom carried FLUFFY down the hall.
There was a one dog his name is Spike.
FLUFFY and Spike slept together happily.
"Wake up, Firefighters FLUFFY!" a voice said.
He woke up.
He saw students and teacher.
Everyone held a poster.
Every poster had a pictere of FLUFFY on it.
"Now FLUFFY is a firefighter after all !"
He was glad.

-fin-

ladder / はしご
A ladder truck pulled up next to the engine.

smudge / 汚れる
Their faces smudged with smoke.

firehouse / 消防署
Carolina drove back to the firehouse.

I have finished all reading.
And I will borrow next book.

A title : FLUFFY AND THE FIREFIGHTERS
The author : Kate McMullan
Publisher : Cartwheel.B.O.O.K.S.
Year of publication : 1999
YL=1.2~1.6


Middle of the story
At first Fluffy was frightened, but he immediately noticed that they are firefighters.
Students and fluffy went to outside with firefighters to see the fire engine which was parked.
Firefighters Tom and Mike let the kids sit in the cab the fire engine.
Last turn was Wade of student and Fluffy.
Then Wade climbed out of the cab to see fire hose.
Fluffy was alone in the cab of the fire engine.
And he imagined became a firefighter.
For example, drove the fire engine fast and extinguished a fire bravery.
He was intoxicated a with delusion.
suddenly, firefighter Carolina had jumped into the driver's seat.
She drove away from the school.
The place that arrived was the real fire spot.....

scared / おびえた、びっくりした
Don't be scared of me.

fire engine / 消防車
Our fire engine is parked outside

Chauffeur / お抱え運転手
We call her the chauffeur

Jeepers / ありゃー、うわー
Jeepers! thought Fluffy

pump / ポンプでくみあげる
It pumps water

honk / 警笛を鳴らす
He honked the horn

steer/ まねをする
He pretended to steer the engine

cab / 運転席
He climbed into the cab

hydrant / 消火栓
Fruffy connected a hose to a fire hydrant

yikes / うわっ、ぎゃー
Yikes! thought Fruffy