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

盆休 2nd week Day2

naughty BrE if an adult does something naughty, they do something that
is not right or good, but is not very serious
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AFN-Tokyo,今日も番組をチェックしてみた。
4-The Diane Rehm Show 5-All Things Considered
この組み合わせで火-金のはず。
18-Morning Edition
野口悠紀雄先生推奨の勉強法には,いい組み合わせだ。

TOEICの9月の公開試験を申し込みました。あまりの惨敗ぶりから保留していた
7月の公開試験受験のご褒美の石持浅海『わたしたちが少女と呼ばれていた頃』を
読み始めました。7本の短篇集なので,1日1篇ずつ。このような読み方は
島田雅彦『自由死刑』以来。しかし,頭痛が治まらない。今日も早めに寝ます。

英語5分間トレーニン(2009年8月20日分ロールプレイ)

A: Hi, Tommy. What are you doing outside?
B: Oh, I came out for a breath of fresh air.
A: Come on in and join the party.
B: I'll see you in there in a minute.

A: Where's that book I was reading?
B: I don't know. What was it about?
A: I think it was a science fiction novel.
B: Science fiction? You!? That's a first.

first something that has never happened or been done before

A: That's a beautiful brass lamp you have.
B: Thanks. It's an antique from a sailing ship.
A: Oh, a real antique. Can you turn it on?
B: I'll need a match. It's an oil-burning lamp.

brass a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper and zinc
copper a soft reddish-brown metal that allows electricity and heat to 
pass through it easily, and is used to make electrical wires, water pipes etc. 
It is a chemical element: symbol Cu 
zinc a blue-white metal that is used to make brass and to cover and 
protect objects made of iron. It is a chemical element: Symbol Zn
;英英辞典引いてさっぱりわからないパターンだ。色で表現されてもなあ???
元素記号でわかるという情けなさ。orz

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