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Countdown TOEIC L&R 第212回公開 16 IP 15

torrential always used before a noun coming in a large, fast stream
The rain caused torrential flooding.
torrential rains  a torrential downpour
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ウィンブルドン,残念ながら,錦織圭選手,敗退ですわ。第3セットまで,
見ていたのですが,アグート選手の良かったですわ。芝なら確実に錦織選手の方が
上かなと思っていたので,帰宅後,すぐにWOWOWにチャンネルを合わせると
劣勢で驚きました。

TOEIC IPテストの受験票が届きました。全然エンジンがかかりません。orz

まだ,明日のプレゼンのスライドが作り終わっておらず,まずいですわ。
明日は午前中にオフィスに行って,ハンドアウトを印刷してから会場入り。
会場の設営もしなくてはなりません。orz
大坂なおみ選手の試合前に終わらないと大一番をスルーせざるを得ないですわ。

TOEIC L&R対策

休みます。


Enjoy Simple English

Rampo in English The Shining Man: Episode One

この話,コバヤシ少年が大活躍するのだろうか?


legend a story from the past that is believed by many people
but cannot be proved to be true
[count] I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.
[noncount] According to legend, the city was destroyed by a great
flood in ancient times. = Legend has it that the city was destroyed
by a great flood in ancient times. 

the Milky Way a broad band of light that can be seen in the night sky
and that is caused by the light of a very large number of faint stars 

decorate to make (something) more attractive usually by putting something
on it
[+ obj] I always enjoy decorating the Christmas tree.
Several expensive paintings decorate [=adorn] the walls.
I decorated my apartment in dark colors.

display an arrangement of objects intended to decorate, advertise, entertain,
or inform people about something
Each table had a beautiful display of flowers. = Each table had a beautiful
flower display.

on display put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will be put on display. = Only a few of the
artifacts will go on display.

定期購読

休みます。

Quotations

The summer's flower is to the summer sweet,
Though to itself it only live and die.

[William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, Sonnets, 94]


Later.