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第183回 TOEIC Count Down 11

purify to make someone pure by removing evil from their soul:
They prayed to God to purify them.
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増田有華さんのファンクラブ,発足。
TOEIC税,英検税に続いて,増田税も盗られる羽目になるとは。。。orz

韓流公式5-2(Part 1-Part 6)

あいかわらず,Part 2はダメだ。初心者用の教材でやり直すべきか。

Listening 88/100 (10/10, 24/30, 28/30, 26/30) 

Reading  48/52 (36/40, 12/12)

ラジオ英会話(2013年9月18日分)

Pookie,名前だけかと思ったら,New Situation!に登場した。

a slip of the tongue/pen a small mistake you make when you are
speaking or writing, especially by using the wrong word:
It's was just a slip of the tongue.

laugh your head off (=laugh a lot)

I can't help it! 
There is nothing I can do to help the situation. (from The Free Dictionary.com:
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs)

kind of ; kinda AmE spoken slightly but not exactly, or in some ways
[syn] sort of: I'm kind of glad I didn't win.

英語5分間トレーニン(2009年9月18日分リスニング)

A: I hear they're going to open a new shopping mall nearby.
B: Another mall? Don't we have enough of them now?
A: This one will specialize in clothing and accessories.
B: They all specialize in clothing and accessories!

I'm glad you came to visit today.
There are some things I need to talk over with you.
Have a seat and make yourself comfortable.
Would you like something to drink?

Let me tell you something about this restaurant.
The portions are enormous.
If you order a full-sized salad, it'll fill you up.
You won't be able to enjoy your meal.
So order small portions of everything, or
we can order a full-sized meal and split it.

fill up if a container or place fills up, or if you fill it up, it becomes full:
fill sth <-> up  Shall I fill the car up (=with petrol)?


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