knacker BrE spoken informal to become extremely tired [syn] exhaust
knacker yourself (out) Slow down - you'll knacker yourself out!
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今日は移動中にお腹の具合が悪くなり，WCに駆け込む羽目になりました。
英語リスニング入門(2002年8月26日分August Personalities)
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
it, you are goingが書き取れず。
Words and Expressions
If I were in your shoes, ～
in sb's shoes in someone's situation, especially a bad one
look at ～ to study and think about something, especially in order to decide
what to do: We need to look very carefully at ways of improving our efficiency.
august impressive and respected
splendid old-fashioned very good [syn] excellent
dignified behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation,
which makes people respect you: a digniffied old lady
Sounds and Sound Change
I wouldのくずれ くずれ方が半端なこともある。
itのくずれ‘it’の母音は，直前の‘for’の巻き舌の響きが残るため，はっきり聞こえない。
eighth
...that means you are going ...のくずれ‘you are going to’「ジャガナ」に近い響き。
英語５分間トレーニング(2009年8月8日分ディクテーション)
I've never heard him tell a lie.
hear to know that a sound is being made, using your ears
hear sb do sth She heard Issa go upstairs.
I saw them walking arm in arm.
see to notice or examine someone or something, using your eyes
see sb/sth doing sth The suspect was seeing entering the building.
To listen to her sing, you'd think she was a pro.
I just watched her dancing on the stage.
watch to look at someone or something for a period of time, paying attention
to what is happening:
I felt my knees shaking.
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