whammy [singular] informal double/triple whammy two or three unpleasant
things that happen at or around the same time and cause problems or difficulties
for someone or for people in general:
The government's policy is higher tax and higher interest rates.
It's a double whammy.
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今日，増田有華さん出演の『MASUDAやで！』の修正DVDが送られてきた。番組中止，
DVD売れず，その上，修正DVD作成とまさに踏んだり蹴ったりの状態だ。
Lin Lougheed, 600 essential words for the TOEIC, 3rd ed., 2008.は，２日続けて，休みます。
エンジンかからんのう。
ラジオ英会話(2013年9月4日分)
朝，放送があることをすっかり忘れて，夜の再放送を聞くはめに。
今日は「観相」ネタだけど，昔，上海で開催されたconferenceに出席した時に，
（たまたま当たっただけかもしれない：顔，特に目と皮膚の観察と脈診による診断）
healer someone who is believed to be able to cure people using natural
powers, rather than by using medicine
Her eyes were puffy from crying.
adrenal gland an organ on the top of each kidney, which produces
adrenalin and other chemical substances that control your blood pressure
and how fast your heart beats
fatigue very great tiredness；以前引いたが，忘れてました。
complexion the natural color or appearance of the skin on your face
英語リスニング入門(2002年9月4日分Labor Day)
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
afterとwhat did heのみ，書き取れた。
Words and Expressions
～ anyway?
anyway spoken used when you are ignoring details so that you can talk
immediately about the most important thing
just wasn't ～ まったく～ではなかった
session AmE a part of the year when classes are given at a college or university
beat a dead horse to persist in pursuing or trying to revive interest in a project
or subject that has lost its usefulness or relevance
(from Dictionary.com:the Random House Dictionary)
Sounds and Sound Changes
worriedの発音 「ウォーリー」だと誤解している学習者がいる。
wellのくずれ 母音が曖昧母音になり，woolに近く聞こえることさえある。
what did heのくずれ 「ワリリ」に近い響きに聞こえる。
willのくずれ [l]が脱落し，母音が弱まる。
英語５分間トレーニング(2009年9月4日分リスニング)
A: Are you going to go surfing when we go to the beach?
B: No. I think I'll try something new.
A: Oh? What do you have in mind?
B: Kayaking. I've never tried it before, and it looks like fun.
When you reach my age, you look at things a little differently.
I don't really let things bother me like I did when I was young.
I've learned to roll with the punches in life.
roll with the punches to deal with problems or difficulties by doing
whatever you need to do, rather than by trying only one method:
Strong industries were able to roll with the punches during the recession.
Don't be so self-conscious about being criticized.
Just look at who's criticizing you.
If you're not very impressed by them, then ignore them.
If they're people you respect, then follow their advice.
Either way, you have to have confidence in your own judgement.
either way used to say that something will be the same whichever
of two things happens or is true:
You can get to Tokyo by train or plane, but either way it's very expensive.
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