self-restraint the ability to stop yourself doing or saying something,
even though you want to, because it is more sensible not to do or say it
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年末進行テンパリモードだと，全然，英語学習ダメですわ。
実際には時間は捻出できるのに，どうも英語学習する気が起きません。orz
あるのですが，年内に体験してしまおうということで，今週末の900点セミナーの出席を
罰ゲーム相当とします。セミナー出席するより，オフ会参加したかったけど。。。
ライティング対策も中断します。
ラジオ英会話(2013年12月18日)
proof facts, information, documents etc that prove something is true:
proof (that) There is no proof that document is authentic.
be/run in sb's blood if an ability or tendency is in, or runs in,
someone's blood, it is natural to them and others in their family
Say It! (２語が合体した単語は前半を高音程に)
Now that's a windfall!
英語５分間トレーニング(2009年12月18日リスニング)
A: Tommy is very efficient in his work.
B: Really? I've heard that he's somewhat temperamental.
A: Yes, that's true, too. He's sometimes impolite to others.
A: I guess being a nice person doesn't always get the job done.
efficient if someone or something is efficient, they work well
without wasting time, money, or energy [opp] inefficient
temperamental likely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry -used to
show disapproval: Hummer is particularly good at handling temperamental people.
This area of our porch is a sort of a dead space.
I don't want to just store junk here.
Isn't there some way we could put this space to use?
put sth to (good) use to use something such as knowledge or skills for
a particular purpose: a job where her management skills can be put to good use
英語リスニング入門(2003年6月18日Christmas Day)
Part 1
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
５つ全部書き取れず。orz
come over if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
bathe especially AmE to wash yourself or someone else in a bath
[syn] bath BrE: He bathed the children and put them to bed.
get to do sth to have the opportunity to do something:
Yuka gets to travel all over the place with her job.
put sth <-> away to put something in the place where it is usually kept:
Masamasa put his toys away every night.
Words and Expressions
you 人
一般的な「人」をあらわす際に，youを使うことがある。
you people in general
Not until ... ・・・の時が来てから
「・・・の時に」「・・・してから」という気持ちでよく使われる。
not until used to emphasize that something does not happen before
a certain point in time or before something else has happened:
It was not until 1972 that the war finally came to an end.
Sounds and Sound Changes
ザ行の音に聞こえがちな音(1)
Step by Step
Quiz 2/3
vat a very large container for strong liquids in
In Context
・helpのくずれ 子音の前の[l]がはっきり聞こえない。
・whileのくずれ [l]の発音のくずれは，単語の最後にも起こる。
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