wither if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die
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BOMB，残念ながら，ドラマ『リミット』の宣伝でほんの少しだけ。
表紙には名前がなく，目次のみ。まあ，表紙に名前があっちゃまずいわけで。
AKB48特集だから，不純異性交遊で卒業のメンバーには辛いですわ。
サンプル問題はETS/IIBC系列。
Listening
Part 1 2/2 Part 2 6/6 Part 3 4/6 Part 4 5/6 Total 17/20
Reading
Part 5 4/8 Part 6 4/4 Part 7 12/12 Total 20/24
Part 5を派手に間違えました。そろそろまじめにTOEIC系もやらないとね。罰ゲーム必死必至だし。
mesmerize [usually in passive] if you are mesmerized by someone or something,
you cannot stop watching them or listening to them because they are so
attractive or have such a powerful effect [syn] captivate
The first time I saw Yuka I was mesmerized by her beauty.
captivate to attract someone very much, and hold their attention:
be captivated by sb/sth He was captivated by her beauty.
英語リスニング入門(2002年8月28日分August Personalities)
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
white, Martinしか聞き取れず。
Words and Expressions
I begin to see what you mean.
はじめは理解・賛成しなかった人が，理解・賛成し始めるときに，この表現を使うことがある。
会話している人がどのように会話に関わっているかを知るための重要な表現。
begin to start doing something:
begin to do sth She began to feel a sense of panic.
one used to mean someone or something of a type that has already been
mentioned or is known about: oneが何を指すのか，しっかり把握する。
admiral a high rank in the British or US navy, or someone with this rank
start over AmE to start doing something again from the beginning, especially
because you want to do it better:
If you make a mistake, just erase it and start over.
be all ears informal to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you:
As soon as I mentioned money, Yuka was all ears.
imperialism a political system in which one country rules a lot of other countries
run out to use all of something and not have any more left:
[+of] They ran out of money and had to abandon the project.
Sounds and Sound Change
an explorer, an admiralなどの聞こえかた‘an’の次に母音で始まる単語がくると，
nと母音が一続きには発音されることが多い。nexplorer, nadimiralと聞こえてしまう。
themのくずれ (既習)
white [wait]と発音されていた。wh-で始まる単語は，wh-が[w]で発音される場合がある。
written, Martin 最後の部分がくずれる。
英語５分間トレーニング(2009年8月9日分テレビに関する表現)
That actress is very telegenic.
telegenic someone who is telegenic looks nice on television
Look! It's a news flash.
newsflash especially BrE a very short news programme on radio or television,
broadcast suddenly in the middle of another programme when something very
important has happened [syn] news bulletin AmE:
We interrupt this programme to bring you a newsflash.
The TV reception isn't any good these days.
The picture of this TV is flickering.
Stop fighting over which channel to watch.
fight to argue about something:
[+about/over] They're fighting about who should do the dishes.
I used to watch late-night TV shows.
late-night [only before noun] happening late at night: late-night shopping
Don't sit so close to the TV!
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