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pop
down the chippy |
We
often 'pop out to the shops' or 'pop down the road'. It is just
a casual way of saying we are making a brief journey out of the
house. 'Chippy' is a slang term for fish and chip shop. |
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よく 'pop out to the shops'あるいは
'pop down the
road'という言い方をします。ちょっとどこかへ行くときに使う口語表現です。chippyはフィッシュアンドチップスの店のことです。
-casual
軽い、略式の -term
用語
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starter |
This
word is often used for the first course of a meal. |
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食事のコースの最初に出る食べ物。
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facing |
If
two people are standing looking at each other they are said to
be facing each other. You can also use the term about objects
that have no faces.
'The
largest windows in the house faced the garden'.
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二人の人が互いを見合っている場合、they
are facing each other (彼らは顔を見合わせている、向き合っている)といいます。顔のない人以外の物についてもこの言葉は使えます。
'The
largest windows in the house faced the garden'.
(家の一番大きな窓は庭に向いている、面している)
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straight
away |
A
commonly used phrase which means 'immediately'.
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immediatelyと同じ意味で、「すぐに」ということです。よく使います。
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