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

Count Down TOEFL ITP 1 TOIEC SP 8 IP 9

rise like a phoenix from the ashes to become successful again after
seeming to have failed completely
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今日は,ちょうど一年前の2012年11月29日発売の週刊文春にて,ISSA砲事件が
報じられた週刊文春記念日。当時は,やまぐちりこさん化も覚悟していましたが,
どちらかといえば,焼け太り状態で,この一年間を無事に芸能人生活を送ってくれて,
正直,ホッとしていますわ。

で,明日はいよいよTOEFL ITP初受験。リスニング怖いですわ。
問題形式,もう一度,頭に入れて,寝ますわ。

英語5分間トレーニン(2003年11月29日)「味」に関する表現

This wine is sweet and drinkable.

drinkable wine, beer etc that is drinkable is of good quality and tastes pleasant 

This tastes a lot better than it looks.

Don't you think this dish is salty?

salty tasting or containing salt

I want to eat something spicy tonight?

spicy food that is spicy has a pleasantly strong taste, and gives you a pleasant 
burning feeling in your mouth [syn] hot

What a sour orange this is!

sour having a sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon or a fruit
that is not ready to be eaten [opp]sweet

The beef stew there tasted awful.

Good medicine tastes bitter.

bitter having a strong taste like black coffee without sugar:
Enjoy the beer's bitter taste as you slowly drink it.

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