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2003.11.04
Welcome back from another long weekend! We don't know about you, but we're starting to get used to these three-day weekends. Maybe there should be a law making every weekend three days long!
It's a Mixed Bag this week. You may not know what to expect, but you can be sure it'll be worth your time and attention. Have fun!
EARRINGS 耳飾り
- Earrings are jewelry that you wear on your ears.
Pierced earrings are earrings that you attach to your ear through a small hole in the ear. Clip-on earrings can be attached without making a hole in the ear.
Be careful:
We do NOT use the word "pierce" like the Japanese ピアス to mean pierced earrings. - earrings は、耳飾り全般をさします。
pierced earrings は、耳にあけた小さな穴に通してつける耳飾り、つまりピアスのことです。clip-on earrings は、穴をあけずに耳をはさむタイプの耳飾りです。
注意:
日本語の「ピアス」のように pierce と言っただけでは pierced earrings の意味にはなりません。
- The nicest gift I've ever gotten from my boyfriend was a pair of 10-karat gold earrings.
- MAN: Do you like it when men wear earrings?
WOMAN: It really depends on the man. Some guys look really cool with an earring. - Don't you think Amy's still too young for pierced earrings? Why don't you just buy her a pretty pair of clip-ons?
- One problem with clip-on earrings is that they can slip off easily and so are easily lost.
Bye bye!