Lake Wobegon

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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アメリカ英語

(US) A fictional place in the radio show A Prairie Home Companion, “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”. Serves as a proxy for the American small town, particularly the American small town of the Upper Midwest.

日本語の意味

「Lake Wobegon」は、ラジオ番組『A Prairie Home Companion』で登場する架空の町の名称であり、特にアメリカ中西部の典型的な小さな町を象徴する名前です。 / この名称は、女性は皆強く、男性は皆見た目が良く、子供は皆平均以上であるという理想化された町のイメージを表現しています。

英語の意味

(US) A fictional place in the radio show A Prairie Home Companion, “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”. Serves as a proxy for the American small town, particularly the American small town of the Upper Midwest.

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Whenever I hear stories about small-town life, I picture Lake Wobegon with its earnest neighbors and quiet, snowy streets.

田舎暮らしの話を聞くたびに、私はラジオ番組『プレーリー・ホーム・コンパニオン』に登場する架空の米国中西部の小さな町を思い浮かべる。そこには誠実な隣人と雪に覆われた静かな通りがある。

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意味（1）

(US) A fictional place in the radio show A Prairie Home Companion, “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”. Serves as a proxy for the American small town, particularly the American small town of the Upper Midwest.

I put Lake Wobegon (pop. 942) on the western shore of the lake, for the beautiful sunrises. I said it took its name from an Ojibway word that means “the place where we waited all day for you in the rain,” and its slogan was “Sumus quod sumus” (We are who we are), […]

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