新聞記事(カリフォルニア州法 武器の携帯について)
Weapons laws are more severe for drug addicts and felons.
felon 重罪(felony)を犯した人
a bat is classified as a billy club, illegal.
billy 警棒
billy club 警棒
Three men saunter into a saloon.
saunter ぶらつく、のんびり歩く(動詞)、散歩(名詞)
saloon 居酒屋、公共の大広間
One wears a bowler hat and a pince-nez.
bowler =bowlerhat 山高帽
pince-nez パンセネ(鼻に固定するめがね)
A shot-filled sock is a blackjack, illegal even in your home.
blackjack ~を脅迫する(動詞)
Three degenerates in a vacant lot are armed.
degenerate 堕落した人、変態(名詞)、悪化する、堕落する(vi,vt)
At a hardware store, a surly customer grips his oak cane with a brass-knob top.
hardware sotre ホームセンター
surly 無愛想な
brass 真鍮
A throwing knife is classified as a dirk or dagger, and sheathed openly is legal.
dirk 短剣
sheath [∫i:θ] 鞘
sheathe~[∫i:δ] ~を覆う、~を鞘に収める