32 - Happy New Year 2023! Avatar, The War Memorial of Korea, and The Three-Body Problem

Happy New Year 2023! And welcome back to English with Kaya! In this episode, I'll talk about the new movie "Avatar: The Way of Water", the War Memorial in Korea, my recent trip to South Korea, the sci-fi novel "The Three-Body Problem" and my visit to Jeju Island.

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Idiom of the day:

"I was up to my ears in NOUN" = I was very busy with NOUN = 私は～で非常に忙しかった

"I was UP TO MY EARS IN work" = I was VERY BUSY WITH work = 私は仕事でとても忙しかった

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Today's vocabulary:

(N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞　 (V) = verb 動詞 (ADV) = adverb 副詞

English definitions are taken from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, 8th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2010.

●　resolution (N) = goal, aim = 決意、決心、決断

●　"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022), a film directed by James Cameron. 『アバター：ウェイ・オブ・ウォーター』（2022）ジェームズ・キャメロン監督の映画。

●　"Dances with Wolves" (1990), a movie directed by Kevin Costner. 『ダンス・ウィズ・ウルブズ』（1990)　ケビン・コスナー監督の映画。

●　Grey Owl: Archibald Stansfeld Belaney (1888 – 1938), commonly known as Grey Owl, was a British-born conservationist, fur-trapper and writer who　disguised himself as a Native American man. Read more about him on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Owl

●　"Grey Owl" (1999), a biopic directed by Richard Attenborough. 『グレイ・オウル』（1999) 、リチャード・アッテンボロー監督の伝記映画。

●　"Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), a historical drama film directed by David Lean. 『アラビアのロレンス』（1962)、デヴィッド・リーン監督のイギリス映画。

●　"The Three-Body Problem" (2008), a science fiction novel written by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. 『三体』(2008)、中華人民共和国の作家劉慈欣（りゅう・じきん）によるSF小説。

●　authentic (ADJ) = genuine = real = 本物の、真正の

●　sympathize with ~ (V) = ～に同情する

●　empathize with ~ (V) = ～に共鳴する、～に共感する、～に感情移入する

●　offensive (ADJ) = 不快な、無礼な、侮辱的な

●　colonialism (N) = imperialism = the practice by which a powerful country controls another country or other countries = 植民地主義

●　postcolonialism (N) = a way of thinking in which we try to reclaim and rethink the history and agency of people subordinated under various forms of imperialism = ポストコロニアル理論

●　arrogance (N) = 横柄さ

●　identity (N) = who or what somebody or something is = アイデンティティ

●　environmentalist (N) = 環境保護論者

●　tribe (N) = 部族

●　indigenous people(s) = 先住民族

●　deceitful (ADJ) = いつわりの、ぺてんの

●　disguise (N) = 変装、偽装

●　concete jungle = a city or urban area with many unattractive, concrete buildings

●　exotic (ADJ) = エキゾチックな

●　fabulous (ADJ) = wonderful = すばらしい

●　gargantuan (ADJ) = huge = 巨大な

●　invasion (N) = 侵略

●　annexation (N) = 併合

●　the Japanese annexation of Korea = 日本による韓国併合（日韓併合）

●　aggressor (N) = 攻撃者（国）、侵略者（国）

●　victim (N) = 被害者、被害国

●　point of view = viewpoint = perspective = 視点

●　turn a blind eye to ~ = ~に目をつぶる、～を無視する

●　extraterrestrials = aliens = 宇宙人

●　extraterrestrial intelligence = 地球外知的生命体

●　adverse effect = harmful effect = 悪影響

●　The Cultural Revolution = 文化大革命

●　mob (N) = 暴徒

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