respite a short period of time before you have to do something that you do not
like: We have a respite a few days' respite before we have to pay them.
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日本だけだったのが残念ですわ。
新年度のNHKの英語講座の小冊子をもらってきましたが，「エンジョイ・シンプル・イングリッシュ」という
５分間の新番組が面白そうだけど，CEFRでA2-A1になっているんだよね。
ラジオ英会話(2014年2月18日)
put sth behind you to try to forget about an unpleasant event or experience
and think about the future: She had dealt with the guilt years ago and put
it behind her.
take sth <-> back to admit that you were wrong to say something
[syn] retract: You'd better take back that remark!
through thick and thin in spite of any difficulties or problems:
Then, families stuck together through thick and thin.
英語５分間トレーニング(2010年2月18日ロールプレイ)
A: Check out this free weekly newspaper.
B: I've seen it before. It's mostly ads, right?
A: It's because it's free. But the articles are great.
B: Maybe I'll check it out.
A: The hygrometer says it's 53 percent today.
B: The what?
A: The hygrometer . The thing that tells you the humidity.
B: Oh. What does 53 percent humidity mean?
hygrometer technical a scientific instrument for measuring humidity(=the amount
of water contained in the air)
A: How sturdy is that bedside table?
B: I don't know. It's an ordinary wooden table. Why?
A: I want to set this stack of books on it.
B: I think it can handle that.
英語リスニング入門(2003年8月24日Presidents' Day)
Part 2
pamper to look after someone very kindly, for example by giving them the things
that they want and making them feel warm and comfortable [syn] spoil:
She spent her childhood as the pampered daughter of a wealthy family.
come along to go somewhere after someone:
You go on ahead - I'll come along later.
clown also clown around/about to behave in a silly or funny way:
Stop clowning around!
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
it, longが書き取れず。
Words and Expressions
No, you don't. だめですよ。
形の上では平叙文だが，気持ちの上では命令文と同じ。
as gentle as a lamb 子羊のようにおとなしい
英語にはこの型の表現がたくさんあるので，この型を覚える。
Sounds and Sound Changes
Step by Step
ラ行の音に聞こえがちな音(2)[l]
[l]は，舌先で上の歯ぐきを少しなめて作る音。実際に音を出して，響きを覚える。
Quiz 3/3
In Context
(1) do it 二つの単語の境目のところに，軽い[w]の音が聞こえるかもしれません。
(2)fullyの聞こえ方 [l]のなめる音は，なめる面積が小さいと，音がはっきりしなくなる。この[l]が
単語の途中に入るとますます分かりにくくなる。
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