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

天皇誕生日(83歳)おめでとうございます。

birthday Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which
you were born. On his birthday she sent him presents.
birthday suit If you are in your birthday suit, you are not
wearing any clothes.
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したらば掲示板に,KREVAさんのアルバムに増田有華さんが客演かも?という情報が
ありました。一番高いのを予約しておけばよいのかなあ?

三連休の予定が,明日,オフィスに行って,小一時間作業する予定ですわ。orz

英検準1級リハビリ

予定を変更して,寝る前になんらかのボキャビルをするだけですわ。orz

実践ビジネス英語 (December 15, 2016)

Slow Living (5)

superficial not examining or understanding something in a complete
or thorough way: a superficial examination of the scene

methodical done in a careful and well organized way: methodical research

antidote Something that is an antidote to a difficult or unpleasant
situation helps you to overcome the situation.
Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress.

quickfire also quick-fire Quickfire speech or action is very fast with
no pauses in it.

off-the-cuff An off-the-cuff remark is made without being prepared 
or thought in advance.
I didn't mean any offense. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.
flippant If you describe a person or what they say as flippant, you are criticizing
them because you think they are not taking something as seriously as they should.

commonplace If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, 
and is therefore not surprising.
Inter-racial marriages have become commonplace.

quality having a high standard: a quality education

appreciate If you appreciate a situation or problem, you understand it and
know what it involves.
She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the family's conflict.

少しだけTIME誌を読む

From the Editor (Dec. 26, 2016 /Jan. 2, 2017)

Our journey begins

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ROGUE ONE,見に行くべきか,迷っています。サンシャインでのカウントダウンライブに参加するので,
オールナイト上映している劇場があるといいのですが,意外に,やっていないらしいので。。。


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