増田有華さんを応援しながら英語学習+α

増田有華ファンが英語学習に悪戦苦闘する日記

第192回 TOEIC Countdown 18

confine if you are confined to a place, you have to stay in that place,
especially because you are ill: She's confined to bed with flu.

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今朝のBrazil vs Germany戦は,前半で観戦を終えて,朝勉しようかと思ったのですが,
英語学習したくないという心の叫びに応じて,後半もだらだらと観戦してしまいました。
もう一つの準決勝は,オランダに勝ってもらい,伝説の1974年の決勝の再現で,結果は逆で,
オランダ初優勝となって欲しいですわ。

ラジオ英会話 (July 9, 2014)

cut sb <-> off AmE to suddenly drive in front of a moving car in a dangerous way
[syn] cut up BrE: A man in a station wagon cut me off on the freeway.

honk if a car horn or a goose honks, it makes a loud noise:
Several drivers honked their horns.


do some good/do sb good to have a useful effect:
I'll talk to him but I don't think it will do any good.

cool calm and not nervous, upset, or excited: keep/stay cool
Keep a cool head (=stay calm).


Enjoy Simple English (July 9, 2014)

1回では細部まで,聞き取れず,3回ほど聞きました。

The Tengu's Invisible Cloak

cloak a warm piece of clothing like a coat without sleeves that hangs loosely
from your shoulders


panic a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to
think clearly or behave sensible: in (a) panic The children fled in panic.


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