transcend to go beyond the usual limits of something
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とりあえず,三兎を追ってみる。今日は寝坊して,5時半に起きて,テニス観戦。
朝勉なし。夜1時間のみ。またまた,まずいパターンになってきた。
ラジオ英会話(2013年9月9日)
第1セットいいタイミングで終わっていれば,朝やろうと思っていましたが,
たしか,終盤のいいところだったので,スルー。夜の再放送を聞きました。
frown the expression on your face when you move your eyebrows together
because you are angry, unhappy, or confused: with a frown
He looked at her with a puzzled frown.
eyebrow the line of hair above your eye: thick bushy eyebrows
turn out to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result,
especially one that you did not expect:
turn out well/badly/fine etc
rob the cradle AmE to have a sexual relationship with someone who is
a lot younger than you - used humorously [syn] cradle-snatch BrE
cradel-robber also cradle-snatcher BrE someone who has a romantic
relationship with someone who is much younger - used to show disapproval
英語リスニング入門(2002年9月16日分Harvest Moon)
Terms and Concepts
The harvest moon is the full moon at the time of the autumnal equinox, that is,
at the time in autumn when the day and the night are of equal length.
At this time of the year, the sunset and the moonrise are so close in time that
farmers can get enough light for some time after sunset to continue to work
in the fields, harvesting their crops.
The kitchen smells wonderful.
What are you making in there?
Let me guess --- coconut cookies?
guess to try to answer a question or form an opinion when you are not sure
whether you will be correct:
guess what/who/how etc You can guess what happened next.
What star sign are you? No, let me guess.
Guess what. Guess who this is.
Why is traffic so slow today?
I wonder if there was a car accident.
I don't think we can make it to the appointment.
make it to; Tommy師匠の900点赤本で知ったけど,たしか公式4にしっかり載っていた表現。
I can't make it to the drinking session tonight.
Hi, three for dinner?
We don't have a reservation.
Do you think there'll be a wait?
wait [singular] a period of time in which you wait for something to happen,
someone to arrive etc:
long/three hour/two week etc wait There was an hour wait before
the next train departed.
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