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2007.05.07

Greetings, and welcome back from the Golden Week holidays. We'll be celebrating another Golden Week of sorts this week as well. You'll understand better what we mean tomorrow. For now, however, it's enough to know that this week's theme is today's topic! Enjoy!

Today's Lesson
ANNIVERSARY   記念日

Explanation

  • An anniversary is the date on which an important event occurred in a previous year.
  • anniversary とは、それ以前のある年に、何か重要な出来事が起こった日、つまり、記念日のことです。

ANNIVERSARY

examples

  1. My wife and I will be celebrating our wedding anniversary in Mexico this year.
  2. I thought Brad had forgotten our anniversary (= wedding anniversary) again, but then he surprised me with a bottle of champagne and this lovely necklace.
  3. In 2008, Berlitz International will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the company's founding.
  4. (an ambassador to the press)
    We are planning a number of special events in honor of the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty between our two countries.

英会話レッスンAll the best to you!