{"id":20447,"date":"2025-07-10T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/?p=20447"},"modified":"2025-07-03T00:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:49:09","slug":"simon-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog\/simon-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3067\u5b66\u3076\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe – On Safari with Animal Idioms"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u307f\u306a\u3055\u3093\u3001\u3053\u3093\u306b\u3061\u306f<\/p>\n

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\u203bSimon\u5148\u751f\u306e\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u524d\u56de\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u300cSimon\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3067\u5b66\u3076\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\u30fcLocked out\u300d\u3092\u898b\u9003\u3057\u305f\u65b9\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3069\u3046\u305e\uff01<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u306f\u3001\u5148\u751f\u3068\u304a\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u3068\u306eGW\u30a8\u30d4\u30bd\u30fc\u30c9\u3001\u201dOn Safari with Animal Idioms \u201d\u3092\u304a\u5c4a\u3051\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n

\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3092\u8aad\u3082\u3046\uff01On Safari with Animal Idioms – \u300c\u52d5\u7269\u306e\u30a4\u30c7\u30a3\u30aa\u30e0\u3067\u30b5\u30d5\u30a1\u30ea\u4f53\u9a13\u300d<\/h2>\n

Hello, this is Simon.<\/p>\n

This past Golden Week, the family went to Fuji Safari Park. We left early in the morning and after a three-hour drive, finally arrived to see Mt. Fuji in all its glory, a great start to the outing.<\/p>\n

Upon leaving the car, we entered an area where we could pet and feed small animals, such as hamsters, chipmunks, porcupines, and capibaras. My daughter rushed to feed all of them, unlike my son who was nervous. However, after seeing her do it a few times, he wanted to do everything his big sis did. Monkey see monkey do<\/em><\/strong>, I guess.<\/p>\n

Further along, there was pony riding and petting areas for dogs, cats and rabbits. My daughter chose the rabbit area and the cat area. She went in there like a bull in a China shop<\/strong><\/em>, chasing everything she saw. I had to calm her down, teaching her not to chase the cats, and to pet them \u201cgently\u201d. She soon got the hang of it, but she did get scratched. She was reluctant to touch them after that, and clammed up<\/strong><\/em> for a while \u2014 once bitten, twice shy<\/strong><\/em>. However, she eventually got her courage back, and had become more cautious in her approach: a valuable lesson.<\/p>\n

Next, we did the walking course around the park. It was hard going at first, because my son insisted on me giving him a shoulder ride. I tried to talk him into a piggyback<\/strong><\/em>, but for him it was shoulders all the way. There were observation points for different animals. The highlight was feeding lions with pieces of meat on the end of a long pole. One lion was truly intimidating, pacing backwards and forwards and constantly looking looking me in the eye.<\/p>\n

Finally, we went on the drive-through safari. It was the part we have been looking forward to all day, where we could see all the big animals in a semi-natural setting. My son would be excited about this, because he had just started developing an interest in big animals, like lions, elephants and bears.<\/p>\n

The first section was the bear section. As we rounded the first corner, we could see a large beer from Hokkaido, taking a stroll. It was huge, like a grizzly bear. I called out to my son, but didn\u2019t get a response. I turned to him, but he was already fast asleep, mouth wide open and catching flies<\/strong><\/em>\u2026 Oh well, maybe next time.<\/p>\n

Since animals was the theme of our Golden Week vacation, I thought I could give you a few idioms related to animals.<\/p>\n\"Simon\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3067\u5b66\u3076\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\n

\u3044\u304b\u304c\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n

\u30fc\u305d\u308c\u3067\u306f\u3001\u672c\u6587\u306e\u4e2d\u304b\u3089\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u3057\u305f\u82f1\u8a9e\u8868\u73fe\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff01<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cmonkey see monkey do\u201d<\/h2>\n

The phrase \u201cmonkey see monkey do\u201c<\/strong> is a humorous way to describe someone imitating another person. It is usually used in situations where the imitation is done without understanding the actual reason behind the action. You could say imitation for imitation\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n

\u201clike a bull in a China shop\u201c<\/h2>\n

This expression is used to describe a person or situation where \u201csomeone is clumsy, reckless, or lacking in subtlety, and is often causing disruption or damage, either physically or socially\u201d.<\/p>\n

\uff08e.g. He barged into the meeting, criticizing everything. It was like a bull in a China shop.\uff09<\/p>\n

FYI:<\/strong> A \u201cchina shop\u201d is a shop that sells ceramics, such as plates, bowls, cups or ornaments<\/p>\n

\u201cclammed up\u201c<\/h2>\n

To \u201cclam up\u201d<\/strong> means \u201cto suddenly stop talking or become silent, often because of nervousness, fear, embarrassment, or uncertainty\u201c. Imagine a clam closing its shell<\/p>\n

(e.g. When the teacher asked him a question, he just clammed up and stared at the floor.\/I tried to ask my son why he was upset, but he clammed up and wouldn\u2019t say a word.)<\/p>\n

\u201conce bitten, twice shy\u201c<\/h2>\n

The expression \u201conce bitten, twice shy\u201c<\/strong> means that if someone has a bad experience once, they will be more cautious or hesitant to do the same thing again<\/p>\n

(e.g. She was betrayed by a friend, so now she\u2019s slow to trust people. Once bitten, twice shy.\/He avoids street food after getting terribly sick once. As they say, once bitten, twice shy.)<\/p>\n

\u201ca piggyback\u201c<\/h2>\n

A \u201cpiggyback\u201d<\/strong> or \u201cpiggyback ride\u201d<\/strong> is a way of carrying someone, where they are behind you, with their arms around your neck and you holding their legs. In Japanese it is called \u300c\u304a\u3093\u3076\u300d. We can \u201cgive\u201d someone a piggyback or someone can \u201cget\u201d or \u201cbe given\u201d a piggyback. It can also be a verb<\/p>\n

(e.g. I piggybacked him for most of the walk.\uff09<\/p>\n

\u201ccatching flies\u201c<\/h2>\n

This expression is used to describe someone fast asleep, with their mouth wide open (as though they were trying to catch flies in their open mouth. It is not a flattering description<\/p>\n

(e.g. He fell asleep during the movie, head tilted back, mouth wide open: totally catching flies.)<\/p>\n

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See you next month!<\/p>\n

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