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2014年英語学習計画立て直し週間 Day 1

permutation one of the different ways in which a number of things can
be arranged
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月の前半の日曜日を避けて,試験を受けるように予定を変更します。まずは,
TOEIC SW 4月20日(日),TOEIC IP 3月8日(土) SP 5月25日(日)あたりを予定。

英語リスニング入門(2003年7月14日Winter Scene)
New Year's Dayは時期を完全に逸しているので,キャンセルします。

Introduction

There are three kinds of figure skating competition: single skating, pair
skating and ice dancing. In both singles and pairs, there are the short
program and the free skate, the short program covering eight required
elements such as certain jumps and certain spins. Ice dancing consists of
compulsory, original and free dances, each performed under different rules
about the music, the movements, etc.
;ice dancingだけ,放送当時と現在とでは異なり,現在はshort and free dancesになっている。

somersault BrE a movement in which someone rolls or jumps forwards or 
backwards so that their feet go over their head before they stand up again 

英語5分間トレーニン(2010年1月27日モノローグ)

I could use a cold drink.
Nothing fancy, please.
Cold water will be just fine.

fancy having a lot of decoration or bright colors, or made in a complicated way: 
I just want a basic sports coat - nothing fancy.

That was a creepy call.
I picked up the phone.
And all I heard was silence.

creepy informal making you feel nervous and slightly frightened:
There's something creepy about the way he look at me.

Have you been getting enough sleep?
You look tired.
And you have bags under your eyes.

bags dark circles or loose skin under your eyes, usually because of old age or 
being tired

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