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１２月２５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-29The valley up which our way led us became less and less inhabited as we progressed. In the daytime we had no trouble in finding suitable shelters, and I could often leave my hiding place and go in search of water. Once I even made a small fire and cooked some porridge - the first hot meal we had eaten for a fortnight.
We had already reached a height of nearly 7,000 feet and during the night we often passed camps of Bhutia, the Tibetan traders who in summer carry on their business in southern Tibet and in winter come across into India. Many of them live during the hot weather in little villages situated above the 10,000 foot level, where they grow barley. These camps had a very disagreeable feature in the shape of the powerful and savage Tibetan dogs - a shaggy-coated, middle-sized breed - which we now encountered for the first time.
less and less A as B：BすればするほどAが減っている、という感じです
inhabited：人の住んでいる
had no trouble in 〜：〜するのに苦労しなかった
shelter：隠れ場所
porridge：粥
fortnight：２週間
trader：商人
carry on：営む
barley：大麦
disagreeable：不愉快な
in the shape of 〜：〜という形で
savage：獰猛な
shaggy-coated：もじゃもじゃの毛に覆われた
breed：種類、種族