Nihongo no Tane 128 ユニバーサルスタジオ Universal Studios Orlando | Japanese Immersion podcast

Yumi brought her family to Universal Studios in Orlando and couldn't help but compare the experience to her visit to Universal Studios in California more than two decades ago. Both the theme park and Yumi herself have undergone significant transformations since then.

 

KEY VOCABULARY:

1. 遠足(えんそく) school trip; field trip
2. 揃(そろ)って all together [揃(そろ)う(to make a full set; to be all present)]
3. 街並(まちな)み cityscape [街(まち) (city; town); 並(な)み (row or line of houses)]
4. 再現(さいげん) recreation; reenactment; reproduction [再(さい) (again); 現(げん) (appearance)]
5. 噴(ふ)くto emit; to spout; to flush
6. 人混(ひとご)み crowd of people [混(こ)み (mix; blend)]
7. 避(さ)ける to avoid
8. 吐(は)き気(け)を催(もよお)する to feel nauseated [吐(は)き気(け) (nausea); 催(もよお)する (to feel; to hold)]
9. 収(おさ)まる to settle down; to fit into
10. 効(き)く to be effective
11. 炭酸飲料(たんさんいんりょう) carbonated drink [炭酸(たんさん) (carbonic acid); 飲料(いんりょう) (beverage)]
12. 普(ふ)段(だん) normally; normal
13. 仕(し)方(かた)がない there is no (other) way
14. 足元(あしもと) one’s feet
15. 激(はげ)しく揺(ゆ)れる to swing violently [激(はげ)しく(violently); 揺(ゆ)れる (to shake)]
16. 休憩(きゅうけい)を挟(はさ)む to take a break in-between [休憩(きゅうけい) (break; rest); 挟(はさ)む (to put in-between)]
17. 乗(の)り物(もの)酔(よ)い motion sickness [乗(の)り物(もの) (vehicle; ride); 酔い (intoxication; motion sickness)]
18. 若干(じゃっかん) somewhat
19. ~する訳(わけ)ではない it’s not that ~ [訳(やく) (reason)]
20. 締(し)め付(つ)ける to tighten; to fasten tight

 

 

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