常時英心:言葉の森から 1.0

約10年間,はてなダイアリーで英語表現の落穂拾いを行ってきました。現在はAmeba Blogに2.0を開設し,継続中です。こちらはしばらくアーカイブとして維持します。

spring into action #2

カナダで行方不明になっていた日本人女性が遺体となって発見されました。

Missing Japanese student found dead in Vancouver heritage mansion

VANCOUVER - On a Wednesday afternoon in early September, Natsumi Kogawa attended a calligraphy lesson and an information session in downtown Vancouver.
When she finished at 5:30 p.m., she went to the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library, where she studied for about an hour before heading home to Burnaby.
Around midnight, she exchanged messages with a friend, making plans to hang out the following day. The pair were to meet in front of Kogawa’s home, near Holdom SkyTrain station, at 5:30 p.m.
When the friend arrived for their meeting, the 30-year-old Japanese student was nowhere to be found.
After five days of trying to reach Kogawa with no luck, friends reported the disappearance on Sept. 12, and Burnaby RCMP began to investigate.
Friends sprang into action. A Facebook group was launched to spread the word about the disappearance and provide a timeline of Kogawa’s last known activities. Friends and friends of friends went to places in downtown Vancouver, where Kogawa often spent her time, to hand out posters with Kogawa’s photo, pleading with strangers to call police if they recognized their friend. Her image appeared on screens at transit stations, and was shared widely on social media.

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/09/30/missing-japanese-student-found-dead-in-vancouver-heritage-mansion

今回取り上げるのはspring into actionです。

springには「跳ねる、急に激しく動く」といった急な動作を表すことから、連絡が途絶えた古川さんを心配した友人たちが「すぐさま捜索活動にあたった」様子が浮かびます。

The free dictionaryでは“to suddenly begin moving or doing something.”と定義されていました。(flyingbird)

spring into action - 田邉祐司ゼミ 常時英心:言葉の森から