増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習+α

増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

暑さが厳しそうな1週間 Day 3

dog-tired informal very tired
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都内少し歩いただけなのに,えらく疲れています。朝勉のみで,失礼します。
これで学習時間は4日連続1時間以下だ。

英語リスニング入門(2002年8月23日分August Personalities)

Listen and Fill In the Blanks

where, you, allが書き取れず。

Words and Expressions

do used to emphasize the main verb in a sentence

barely only with great difficulty or effort [syn] only just

mummy a dead body that has been preserved by wrapping it in cloth,
especially in ancient Egypt

catch to not be too late to do something, see something, talk to someone etc 
[opp] miss

pity sympathy for a person or animal who is suffering or unhappy

miss out to not have the chance to do something that you enjoy and
that would be good for you:
[+on] Prepare food in advance to ensure you don't miss out on the fun!

Sounds and Sound Change

atの[t]のくずれ [t]は[j]の前にくると,息を一瞬止める行為によって発音されることがある。
where you areのくずれ 
after youのくずれ ‘after’のerがはっきり聞こえない。af-chooのように聞こえる。
wasn't all bad, then 

英語5分間トレーニン(2009年8月7日分リスニング)

A: What's the matter with your sunglasses?
B: Oh, they broke when I sat on them. I taped them back together.
A: Why don't you try glue, or just buy another pair?
B: I will. But it just happened a little while ago.

glue a sticky substance used for joining things together

I'm going to run a marathon this year.
I don't really care how long it takes me.
My goal is just to go slow and steady until I reach that finish line.

care to think that something is important, so that you are interested in it, 
worried about it etc

My wife took up belly dancing as a hobby.
She showed me some of the hip moves.
I tried them, and it worked for my sore back.
One day, I tried them at the office when my back was stiff.
I thought nobody could see, but some colleagues saw me and laughed.

take sth <-> up to become interested in a new activity and
to spend time doing it: 
Masamasa took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.

stiff if someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt
and it is difficult for them to move: stiff neck/back/joint etc


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