30 - BILINGUAL EPISODE | Road Trip Across Canada and the United States | 車でカナダとアメリカを横断！

I talk about my road trip across Canada and the United States. I crossed the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of Arizona by car and traveled across North America in 25 days.

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English section: 0:00 ~ 31:00

Japanese section: 31:00 ~ 56:00

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Idiom of the day:

Hit the road

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Today’s vocabulary:

(N) noun 名詞　　(ADJ) adjective 形容詞　(V) verb 動詞

road trip

road movie

hail (N) あられ、ひょう

hailstorm (N)

“We were caught in a hailstorm.”

rain (N)

rainstorm (N)

snow (N)

snowstorm (N)

glacier (N) 氷河

iceberg (N) 氷山

“The tip of the iceberg” = 「氷山の一角」

canyon (N)

gorge (N)

cliff (N)

The White Cliffs of Dover

valley (N)

ravine (N)

mountain (N)

lake (N)

hill (N)

forest (N)

desert (N)

landscape (N)

cub (N)

arid (ADJ) = very dry, 乾燥した、不毛の

hotel (N)

hostel (N)

motel (N)

bunk bed (N) = 二段ベッド

parking lot (N) = 駐車場

spoil (V) = 甘やかす、台無しにする

a spoiled child = 甘やかされた子供

itinerary (N) = 旅程（表）、旅行計画

doze off (V) = to fall asleep during the day when you're not supposed to, to start sleeping ＝うとうとと眠りに落ちる、居眠りする、うたたねする

back seat (N) = 後部座席

front seat (N)

at the wheel

take turns VERB+ing = take turns 動詞ing = to do something with someone by alternating = 交代で～する

landlocked (ADJ) 陸地に囲まれた、内陸の

is/are situated in ~ is/are located in ~ = ~は～に位置する

gigantic (ADJ) = very large = very big = massive = huge = immense = vast = enormous = 巨大な

majestic (ADJ) = magnificent = grandiose = 壮大な、堂々とした

We traveled at 150 km / hour (150 kilometers an hour / 150 kilometers per hour) = 私たちは時速150キロで移動した。

tiring (ADJ) = exhausting = 疲れさせる、骨の折れる

accomplishment (N) = feat = achievement = 偉業、業績、功績、達成

generic (ADJ) = not specific, similar = 無印の、似た、そっくりの

rural areas (N) = the countryside = 田舎、田園、農村

flora and fauna = plants and animals = 植物と動物、動植物

climate (N) = the regular pattern of weather conditions of a particular place = 気候

latitude (N) = 緯度

longitude (N) = 経度

equator (N) = 赤道、赤道地域

the northern hemisphere = 北半球

the southern hemisphere = 南半球

homeroom teacher = the teacher who is in charge of your homeroom class, the class monitor = 担任の先生

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