tarry literary to delay or be slow in going somewhere
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スーパーボウルがNew Yorkで開催，ということで，メトの歌姫Renee Flemingさんが
アメリカ国歌斉唱！オペラ歌手による国歌斉唱は史上初とのこと。Seattle優勝おめでとう！
ヒロ前田先生の本，買ってきました。Reviewは後日に。
ラジオ英会話(2013年2月3日)
come over if someone comes over, they visit you at your house:
Do you want to come over on Friday evening?
on your/sb's mind if something is on your mind, you keep thinking or
worrying about it: He looked as though he had something on his mind.
favor something that you do for someone in order to help them or be kind
to them: Could you do me a favor (=do something for me) and tell Kelly
I can't make it?
(at) any minute (now) used to say that something will or may happen
extremely soon: We're expecting them any minute now.
for crying out loud spoken used when you feel annoyed or impatient with
someone: For crying out loud, stop nagging!
nag to keep asking someone to do something, or to keep complaining to
someone about their behavior, in an annoying way: I wish you'd stop nagging!
英語リスニング入門(2003年8月4日Groundhog Day)
Introduction
Terms and Concepts
Every year, on February 2, a large number of people gather at a place
called Grobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, a small town in Pennsylvania,
for the Groundhog Day celebration. Early on the morning of this day,
an event takes place where a groundhog by the name of Phil is taken out
of his burrow to see if he casts a winter weather will follow, whereas,
if he doesn't, winter will soon give way to warm spring weather. This event
was started in the 1880s by the German settlers who had come to the town.
Setsubun is held one day before the first day of spring, which is February
3 or 4. People open the doors of their houses and drive the demons, or bad luck,
out of their homes by throwing soybeans and shouting “Demons out! Good luck in!”
It was started originally as an imperial event on New Year's Eve for the purpose
of getting rid of demons to welcome in a happy New Year.
(from Talking About Japan-Q&A, Large Print Edition, 2003, Kodansha International)
Happy birthday, Jane!
You seem surprised.
Did you think I'd forget it again?
Have you been to Korea?
I went there last year.
I only had time to visit Seoul.
I met my daughter's teacher yesterday.
Her school was holding an open house.
The teacher was quite impressive.
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