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2008.07.30
Hello! July is winding down - and so is the river we've been spending time upon this week. Here's the Wednesday installment!
PADDLE vs. OAR パドル vs. オール
- A paddle (noun) is a short pole with a wide, flat end or ends, used to move a boat (especially a canoe or kayak) across the water.
An oar is a long pole with a wide, flat end, used - in pairs and while attached to the sides of the boat - to move a boat across the water. - 名詞の paddle とは、特にカヌーやカヤックのようなボートを漕ぐのに使う、片方もしくは両方の先端が幅広で、平らになっている短い棒、つまり、パドルのことです。
oar とは、2本セットで舟に取り付けられている、先端が幅広で、平らになっている長い棒、つまり、オールのことです。
- (in a canoe)
That's not how you're supposed to hold the paddle. Let me show you. - Canoe and kayak paddles float, so they won't sink to the bottom if you drop them.
- (watching a boat race)
It's amazing how all of their oars enter the water at exactly the same time!
We hope today's edition was useful!