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６月２４日出題分
あまりなじみの無い単語・熟語をちょっと解説。
Seven Years in Tibet :
Internment-17Meanwhile, night had fallen. Our plan was to follow the course of the Jumna until we reached one of its tributaries, the Aglar, and then to follow this stream till we came to the watershed. It could not be far from there to the Ganges, which would lead us to the great Himalayan chain. Most of our route up to this point had been across country, and only here and there along water courses had we found paths used by fishermen. On this morning, Marchese was very much exhausted. I prepared cornflakes for him with sugar and water, and on my insisting, he ate a little. Unfortunately, the place where we found ourselves was most unsuitable for camping. It was swarming with large ants that bit deeply into one’s skin, and we could not sleep because of them. The day seemed endless.
Meanwhile：そうこうするうちに
night had fallen：夜も更けた
the Jumna：ジャムナ川。直前の節で出てきたのでここではtheが付いています。
tributaries：支流（複数形、単数形ではtributary）
the Aglar：アグラー川（ジャムナ川の支流）
came to：達した
watershed：分水嶺
there：前の文に出てきた分水嶺
the Ganges：ガンジス川
the great Himalayan chain：大ヒマラヤ山脈
up to this point：これまでのところ
across country：田舎を横断して
on my insisting 〜：私が無理やり〜させた
It：直前の文に出てきたthe placeのこと
swarm with 〜：〜がうようよいる
them：大きな蟻のこと