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2010.01.25 (Review of 2004.11.29 edition)

Welcome back! We send you warm midwinter greetings and hope that you're staying well in this cold and flu season. If there was ever a time to discuss things that chill, a week in January is certainly it. And, while we're at it, we'll also suggest a few ways to keep the chill off, at least while you're indoors!

Today's Lesson
DRAFT   すきま風

Explanation

  • A draft is a cool, unwanted current of air coming into a room or other closed space.

    A room is drafty if there is a draft in it.
  • draft は、部屋などの閉所に入ってくる冷たくて嫌な風、つまり、すきま風のことです。

    すきま風が入る部屋のことは、drafty と言います。

DRAFT

examples

  1. I feel a draft coming from under the door.
  2. There seems to be a draft in this room. Can you check to see if all the windows are shut?
  3. It's important to keep indoor plants away from drafts.
  4. It's a bit drafty in here. Do you have a sweater I can borrow?
  5. You're going to catch a cold sitting in this drafty room all day.

英会話レッスンStay warm!