introspection [U] the process of thinking deeply about your own thoughts and feelings to find out their real meaning ---------------------------------------------------------------- 第225回TOEIC L&R試験の申込みをしました。 第224回TOEIC L&R…

今日届きました。 すでにTEX加藤先生のブログには換算表が掲載されています。 画像がうまく投稿されていないかもしれません。m(_ _)m 画像を投稿し直しました。 リスニング 私が受験したのはTEX加藤先生のブログにおけるフォーム１でした。 ４つのフォームの…

-algia denoting pain in a specified part of the body ---------------------------------------------------------------- 体育の日というのに，左肩が痛くて，ストレッチングするのすら， できません。orz 昨日の短時間の作業のせいだと思いますが，情け…

正解発表，明日だと勝手に思っていました。 感触通り，全然ダメでした。orz 大問２・３の演習は試験前にやらないという方針自体は 間違っていなかったと思うのですが。。。orz 筆記試験 大問１－３(23/41) 大問１(12/25) 010100010 001101111 01000 大問２(4…

昨日は興奮してなかなか寝付けませんでした。 起床は午前８時と遅め。朝食後，帰省状態の弟と実家の庭の手入れを 小一時間して，シャワーを浴びて，出発しました。 気温25度ぐらいまで上がる予想なので，着替えを持っていきました。 西船橋駅から週末は混ん…

gamble [I,T] to do something risky in order to get something you want: The president is hoping he has gambled correctly. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 上海のドローをみたら，杉田祐一選手の１回戦はクエリー…

renounce [T] to publicly say that you will no longer try to keep something, or will not stay in an important position: She voluntarily renounced her U.S. citizenship. Wallace renounced all claims to his wife's fortune. --------------------…

scrabble [I] to try to find something quickly by feeling with your fingers, especially among a lot of other things: scrabble for sth She scrabbled under the bed for her slippers. ------------------------------------------------------------…

harvest moon [usually singular] the full moon in the fall ---------------------------------------------------------------- チャイナ・オープン，遂にシャラポワ選手のハレプ戦の連勝が止まって しまいました。 ジャパン・オープン，アンダーソン選手…

truce [C] an agreement between enemies to stop fighting or arguing for a short time, or the period for which this is arranged: call/declare a truce(=announce a truce) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 朝寝坊…

delusion [C,U] a false belief about something: He was still under the delusion that we were being cheated. I have no delusions about my abilities as a writer (=I realize that I am not a very good writer). ----------------------------------…

900点割れしていました。 ただし，年間平均900点復帰へ向けて，まだ若干の貯金が残りました。 ほんとうに英検１級受けるレベルにないですが。。。 リーディングがダメすぎ，意図せざるL>Rタイプへの変質にここ１年戸惑っていますわ。orz See you soon.

quiet [U] the state of being quiet, calm, and peaceful: I sat and enjoyed a few minutes of peace and quiet. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ９月は虫食い状態のブログ更新に終始してしまいました。orz 月が変わっ…

defiant refusing to do what someone tells you to do, especially because you do not respect them: Her reply was clear and defiant. ---------------------------------------------------------------- バイエルン，アウェイとはいえ，大差で負けてし…

speculation [C,U] the act of guessing without knowing all the facts about something, or the guesses that you make ---------------------------------------------------------------- レアル・マドリーにホームで勝てるのではないのかと期待されてい…

sink [I] to gradually get into a worse condition: sink into crisis/despair/decay etc. The country was sinking into the political crisis. Two days after the accident, Joyce sank into a coma. coma [C] a state in which someone is not consciou…

trap [C] a bad or difficult situation that is difficult to escape from: It's all too easy to get caught in the trap of working too much. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 午前３時半過ぎまで，レーバーカップを…

react [I] to become ill when a chemical or drug goes into your body, or because of something you have eaten or touched: react (badly) to sth The patient reacted badly to penicillin. ---------------------------------------------------------…

bite [I,T] if an insect or snake bite you, it injures you by making a hole in your skin: She was bitten by a rattlesnake. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 今日は学部時代の指導教授の月命日だったのですが，初め…

impatient annoyed because of delays, someone else's mistakes etc [opp] patient: get/become/grow impatient She grew impatient with all the questions. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 東レパンパシフィック，ム…

午後５時半からの打ち合わせが。。。 今日は朝勉のみ。 英検１級対策 ボキャビル 『英検１級語彙・イディオム問題500』旺文社，2006年。 模擬テスト 第１回 19/25 (16/21, 4/4) 第２回 17/25 (15/21, 2/4) 第３回 15/25 (12/21, 3/4) 第４回 15/25 (15/21, 0…

unfinished not completed [syn]incomplete: An unfinished letter lay on her desk. She stopped talking, leaving her sentence unfinished(=not finishing it). ---------------------------------------------------------------- チェルシーvsアーセナ…

bout [C] a short period of time during which you do something alot, especially that is bad for you ---------------------------------------------------------------- チェルシーvsアーセナル戦を観戦してから，寝ます。 先日のケルン戦，どうもアー…

reluctant feeling or showing doubt about doing something : not willing or eager to do something We were reluctant to get involved. He might agree but seems reluctant to admit it. ------------------------------------------------------------…

unaccustomed not familiar with something so that it does not seem normal or usual : not used to something + to Her pests are unaccustomed to travel/traveling. She was unaccustomed to fame. --------------------------------------------------…

bid [+ obj] to order or command (someone) to do something: We did as we were bid/bidden. She bid/bade them enter. [=told them to come in] ---------------------------------------------------------------- US OPEN TENNIS, ナダル選手，貫禄のス…

abstraction [noncount] the state of someone who is not paying attention to what is happening or being said : an abstracted state She gazed out the window in abstraction. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 明日…

TOEIC L&R公開テストを受験なされた皆様，お疲れ様でした。 午前３時半過ぎに一度目が覚め，二度寝したら，午前９時前でした。orz 急いで，朝食を摂り，シャワーを浴びて，午前10時半過ぎに自宅を 出発しました。移動中は1.5倍速で英語音声を聞いていました…

tired feeling a need to rest or sleep : weary I was really tired after the long trip. She's so tired to go out tonight. The children were tired after the hike. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 本日はUS OPEN …

insufficient not having or providing enough of what is needed : not sufficient The case was thrown out because of insufficient evidence. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 本日はモンゴル御一行様を成田空港で見…