今日から通勤電車の帰り道にOxford Bookwormsを読むことにしました。
STAGE1の400Headwordsの簡単なものですが、まだまだ私のレベルでは読むのに時間が掛かるようです。
今日は１時間電車の中で読んで5ページくらいしか進みませんでした。
知らない単語が1ページに2つ程度出てくる程度なので、英文的には難しくないと思うのですが、読み慣れていないのが時間が掛かる要因でしょうか？
逆に１文１文、文型を読み解いたからかも知れませんが・・・
今日から、１日１個英英辞書で単語の意味を調べる題材を、このOxford Bookwormsから取ることにしました。
今日はOxford Bookworms(Sherlock Holmes and the Duke's Son)より。（斜体は例文）
people
■noun
1.[pl.] persons; men, women and children:
At least ten people were killed in the crash.
There were a lot of people at the party.
Many young people are out of work.
2.[pl.] persons in general or everyone:There were a lot of people at the party.
Many young people are out of work.
He doesn't care what people think of him.
She tends to annoy people.
3.[C] all the persons who live in a particular place or belong to a particular country, race, etc.:She tends to annoy people.
the French people Ç the native peoples of Siberia
4.the people[pl.] the ordinary men and women of a country rather than those who govern or have a special position in society:
the life of the common people
It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people.
5.[pl.] men and women who work in a particular type of job or are involved in a particular area of activity:It was felt that the government was no longer in touch with the people.
a meeting with business people and bankers
These garments are intended for professional sports people.
6.[pl.] (literary) the men, women and children that a person leads:These garments are intended for professional sports people.
The king urged his people to prepare for war.
7.[pl.] the men and women who work for you or support you:
I've had my people watching the house for a few days.
8.[pl.] (BrE, informal) guests or friends:
I'm having people to dinner this evening.
9.[pl.] (old-fashioned) the men, women and children that you are closely related to, especially your parents, grandparents, etc.:
She's spending the holidays with her people.
■verb[vn] [usually passive] people sth (with sth) to live in a place or fill it with people:
The town was peopled largely by workers from the car factory and their families.
The ballroom was peopled with guests.
The ballroom was peopled with guests.
Peopleって動詞になるんだ。
BrEはイギリスの英語って意味（British English）だと、辞書の裏表紙に書いてました。
で、そのBrEでは「guests or friends」って意味があるんですね。なんかpeopleで受ける印象と違った意味なような気がします。
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people の動詞活用があるんですね～。
勉強になりました。
英英辞典を早速上手に活用なさっているんですね～。
それにしても、お求めになった本屋さん、洋書がいっぱいでワクワクしますね。
Nemoさん、こんにちは。
英英辞書、楽しいです。
パソコンにインストールできるので、引き始めると延々行っちゃいます。
本屋さんは、新宿西口の東京モード学園が入っている新しいビルの中に有るヤツです。
なんでも、新宿西口最大だとか。
機会があれば行ってみてください。