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TOEIC終わっちゃった脱力週間 Day 5

wind up to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end:
OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we've decided?
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増田有華さん,交響劇「船に乗れ!」初日!大入りだといいのですが?!
(半額券売っているみたいです。)

カーリング,今日は2試合を観戦予定。

TOEIC Part 2演習
TOEICテスト公式問題集』Vol.2
TEST 1 26/30
TEST 2 24/30
6年前にやったとき,20問前後しか出来なくて,スクリプトを写経したんだよね。
大して進歩していない。orz

ラジオ英会話(2013年12月13日)
Weekly Review

routine the usual order in which you do things, or the things you regularly do: 
my daily exercise routine

perfect exactly what is needed for a particular purpose, situation, or person 
[syn] ideal: perfect day/place/person etc for sth
the perfect actress for the part

be meant for sb if two people are meant for each other, they are
very suitable as partners for each other: She's meant for him.


英語5分間トレーニン(2009年12月13日「宴会」に関する表現)

The night is still young.

young being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development

Casual dress is fine for tonight's party.

You're coming to the after-party, aren't you?

You never need a reason to party.

party informal to enjoy yourself with a group of other people by drinking alcohol,
eating, dancing etc: Let's party!

Let's not stand on ceremony tonight!

not stand on ceremony BrE to not worry about the formal rules of polite 
behavior: Come on, Yuka, don't stand on ceremony here at home.

We can hardly wait for the party on Friday.

The season for year-end parties is coming up.

英語リスニング入門(2003年6月11日Christmas Shopping)

Part 4

wrestle with sth to to try to understand or find a solution to a difficult problem

end up to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events,
especially when you did not plan it:
end up doing sth Most slimmers end up putting weight back on.
;英検準1級の二次試験の4コマ漫画の最後の「とほほ」用に覚えたんだよね。

football widow A woman who must cope with the temporary death of her 
relationship during football games. (from Urban Dictionary)

Listen and Fill In the Blanks
Doesn't heが書き取れず。

Words and Expressions

get on with ... ・・・をどんどん進める 
get on to deal with a job or situation or to make progress:
[+with] How are you getting on with your essay?

in a row 連続して
in a row happening a number of times, one after the other [syn] consecutively
4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row

Sounds and Sound Changes
Step by Step
サ行の音に聞こえがちな音(4)
Quiz 2/3

In Context
・forのくずれ forは,後ろに[j]の音が来ると,ほとんど[f]の音だけになってしまう。
[j]の音が,forの最後の巻き舌の音を困難にするため。
・doesn't heのくずれ [n]と[t]が並ぶと[t]が脱落しやすい。また,heの[h]は脱落しやすい。
そこで,フレーズ全体として,「ダズニー」に近く聞こえる。

ライティング対策は休みました。


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