catnap informal a very short sleep: have/take a catnap
Nomes slept badly, and had to take catnaps during the day.
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カーリング女子決勝を見たあと，仮眠して，フィギャースケートを観戦予定。
残りの五輪観戦予定はアイスホッケーのみ。いよいよTOEIC受験モードへの移行時期ですわ。
ラジオ英会話(2014年2月20日)
hamper
AmE a large basket that you put dirty clothes in until they can be washed
BrE a basket with a lid, which is used for carrying food or sending it to someone
as a present
iron sth <-> out to solve or get rid of problems or difficulties, especially small
ones: We need to iron out a few problems first.
be expecting (a baby) if a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby
pregnancy when a woman is pregnant (=has a baby growing inside her body):
This drug should not be taken during pregnancy.
You can buy whatever you want.
Whatever I say, she won't believe it.
You can dress however you like.
I'll follow my dream however hard it is.
Whoever strikes first wins.
英語リスニング入門(2003年8月27日Presidents' Day)
Part 4
clumsy a clumsy action or statement is said or done carelessly or badly,
and likely to upset someone: David made a clumsy attempt to comfort us.
dig into sth to start using a supply of something, especially money
sustenance food that people or animals need in order to live:
Without sustenance, the animals will soon die.
in the saddle informal riding a horse: We did six or eight hours in the saddle
every day.
surveyor someone whose job is to examine the condition of a building, or
to measure and record the details of an area of land
Listen and Fill In the Blanks
andが書き取れず。
Words and Expressions
can't help ... ・・・を避けられない，・・・は仕方がない
We can't help using this old machine because a new one would cost us
three times what we earn every year.
I could use ... ・・・があればありがたい
could use sth spoken if you say you could use something, you mean
you would really like to have it: I could use a drink.
I'm a bit hungry. I could use a hamburger.
Sounds and Sound Changes
Step by Step
ラ行の音に聞こえがちな音(3)[t], (4)[tl], (5)[dl]
Quiz 3/4
In Context
(1) justのくずれ 母音があいまい母音になったり，[i]に近く聞こえたりする。
さらに，最後の[t]が聞こえなくなることが少なくない。
(2) and allのくずれ andの[d]が脱落し，[n]がallに直接つながり，「ナ」あるいは「ノ」のような響きが
生まれる。allの最後の[l]が弱くなったり，脱落したりしがち。
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