" HOLES " 著者は Louis Sachar 翻訳書は講談社文庫で「穴」の題名で出版され
ている。 オーディオブックも刊行されており、ディズニーが映画化してDVDも発売さ
れている。 もっともディズニー映画のヒーローは美男子と決まっていて、原作の
太って鈍重な少年が、過酷な穴掘りの労働でたくましく変わってゆく姿が見られな
かったのが残念。 しかし収容所の女所長がエイリアンのシガニー・ウィーバーや
看守のジョン・ボイドなど名優でかためていて見ごたえがある。
児童書の名作として定着し、ペーパーバックを読み始める一冊目として多くの人が
手に取っている。 しかし、児童書は生活語や日常語が多く、受験英語に慣れた
日本人には難しいといわれる。 とっかかりの一冊目がこうでは、萎えてしまいそう。
穴 Holes 穴の映画 Holes Audio book
掲載単語 本文に現れる順序で並べている
shrivel hover handcuff stifle marble obstacle slump tease convict gruff
bump alert perseverance cram bumpy pave strand grunt daze barren
disolate violation premise burlap wiggle grumble canteen buzzard pat
compound wearily cot crate saliva sanitary relieve whirl grab spigot
stall armpit term scarcity knob stew brown prospect testify collapse
barely snore bully torment retrieve seemingly coincidence humiliate
despicable souvenir discipline decision vacancy jam bang bounce dent
impression defective scoop dump lukewarm pint assign shed fraction
mound pry perimeter crust blister puffy wrestle confess plow forlorn
sow piglet runt suckle descendant doom eternity dizziness trail pop
deftly rip otherwise eventually excavate reluctantly previously snout
prepoterous expel slap summon blush confuse baloney dawdle soak
stagger wharf pier foul enviously clod weird dude skinny frizzy stick
bob stain lullaby barn rhyme grimace chunk fling rotate rim odd
prodatory prey thorn sore wreck sprawl trip outstretch lump poke
mess dude upholstery radiate scowl untensity awesome arc fossilize
peek bulge slam pig latin scar senseless smug plop veterinarian sigh
howl glar occasionally glisten squint curiosity engrave etch scratchy
snap stamp pierce haze stud turquoise sleeve freckle swish switch
paranoid definitely gaze bust tend cart excess lid presumably evict
startle blankly nursery amaze silly recite meanwhile gash dizzy
underneath jerk throb considerably remainder callus scary penetrate
toughen moisture seal awaken sniff allergy jaw racial reddish exhaust
fume unthinkable condemn dread sneak spill unclasp latch ingredient
venom toxic tingle pinkie hearth slant clutch moan recede shrill
muscle twitch writh agony insane refuge rattle credit flap deposit
worn-out bother flash defiance reconsider jolt astonishment sparkle
fabulous bushel clove crooked incurable fungus afflict brag disrespectful
ranch spew cantaloupe jagged ladle choke gurgle gasp grotesque parch
splatter shrink batch extraordinarily digestion ointment asthma wart
pimple remedy arthritis baldness resent concoction bald distracted deal
grade wobble semester pitter-patter quiver track spin mob pile drawl
urge yell hitch wade sparingly lousy handful mock vile substance
abandon blurry loot yawn rummage drawer shelf blotchy scraggly
desperate livestock drought blast shatter whack lap droplet screech
Part Two
unbearably humid drench bead boom clap hazy ark humidity fist
supposedly delirious dab harsh deprive awhile whip insult feeble flurry
pound gag squeeze riot mumble crumple cluster investigation scratch
slit fidget dangle rev lurch lopsided mercy systematic lottery
nothingness encounter mirage shimmer ridge grimly rotten droop raspy
flop sheepishly sploosh unscrew lick strain sip bubbly mushy tangy
resist shiver vowel consonant assure kneel distract scare groan rut
series ledge crisscross frail tremble boost interwoven protrude slab
clasp defy gravity suck fairly fiery twirl altitude increment patch
foothold bug swarm gnat swat wrench forcus flatten precipice resemble
despair tumble gully ditch gloppy soggy burst meadow streak tan tag
comprehend confession mule quack leech snicker parade flush contritely
additional deserted feebly indentation murky dip contaminate bunch ward
rot sprout stink petal amazingly flutter glitter overpass refill fugitive
crib hint squeak recapture inexplicable dunk palm clink hollow abruptly
indistinct distinctive cradle clank adjacent creak drum sliver exhale swig
pebble offence pronounced scrape budge cave precarious wedge nick
glow scramble commotion suppress scurry frantically flinch drag initiate
release bundle mitten fleck severely perch overhear rigid strenuous
exaggerate stark momentarily pounce numb trill tarnation exclaim
imprisonment torture legally authorization authenticate authentication
legitimate custody hospitalize hallucination delirium rant rave hop steady
bagel detainee hysterical jurisdiction urgency pursuant misplace outrage
curse hesitantly cyberspace confine indefinitely justification incarcerate
eliminate
Part Three
dedicate tedious self-confidence subtle certificate deed promissory fee
amid shush neutralize fungi uncertainly overstuffed fluff weary hum