sorely very much : badly
You will be sorely missed.
She provided some sorely needed help.
The house is sorely in need of paint.
He is sorely lacking in social skills.
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柏会場があと残りわずか表示が出ていたので，本日，TOEIC S&Wテストの
申込みをしました。S&Wももちろん厳しいですが，今週末の２日連続の
L&Rも相当危ないですわ。orz
調子が悪いので，早めに寝ます。
TOEIC L&R対策
リスニング編(Part 1/2)・リーディング編(Part 5/6)少々。
Part 2/5/6，全然駄目ですわ。orz
Enjoy Simple English
Heroes and Giants: Princess Diana
Operation Paget
Operation Paget was the Metropolitan Police inquiry established in 2004
to investigate the various conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Diana,
Princess of Wales on 31 August 1997. Its first report with the findings of
the criminal investigation was published in 2006. The inquiry was wound up
following the conclusion of the British inquest two years later, in which
a jury delivered its verdict of an “unlawful killing” by chauffeur Henri Paul
and the pursuing paparazzi.
(Omission)
Conclusion of Criminal Investigation Report
Each chapter of the report concluded that all allegations made since the crash
of conspiracy were without foundation and all the evidence obtained point to
the deaths of Diana and Fayed as being the result of a tragic accident.
The script for the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess
borrowed heavily from testimony in the Paget report.
Later developments
decided to grant access to the evidence collected by the criminal investigation
to lawyers for Mohammed Al-Fayed to assist them in putting together their case
in support of the conspiracy allegation for the inquest to begin in October 2007.
On 15 May 2007, it was revealed by Baroness Butler-Sloss that the underlying material
collected by the criminal investigation team runs to more than 11,000 pages
when printed out and also consists of more than 1,400 photographs, several DVDs,
large-sized plans and other data. The material has substantially been disclosed
to the interested persons and legal teams.
Coroner's Inquest
The coroner's inquest opened on 2 October 2007, headed by Lord Justice Scott Baker.
The opening statement was largely made up of evidence and findings in the criminal
investigation report. On 7 April 2008, the jury came to the verdict that Diana and
Fayed were unlawfully killed as a result of “gross negligence” of Mercedes driver
Henri Paul and the paparazzi.
Contributing factors cited included “the impairment of the judgment of the driver of
the Mercedes [Henri Paul] through alcohol” and that none of those who died were wearing
a seatbelt.
(from Wikipedia)
ボキャブライダー
wide extending a great distance form one side to the other : not narrow
a wide [=broad] road the widest part of the river a wide smile
narrow long and not wide : small from one side to the other side
a long, narrow table narrow hallways/passageways a narrow path
The city's ancient streets are too narrow for buses.
The sofa isn't narrow enough [=it is too wide] to fit through the door.
We crossed at the narrowest part of the river.
His shoulders are very narrow.
loose not tightly fastened, attached, or held
a loose tooth a loose thread
Some of the shingles on the roof were loose.
The rope was tied in a loose knot.
The nails had been pried loose.
Some of the shingles had come/worked loose.
The boat came loose from its moorings and floated out into the harbor.
The ball popped loose from the shortstop's glove.
tight
fitting very close to your body
tight [=snug] T-shirts a tight pair of jeans = a pair of tight jeans
These shoes are too tight. [=they are too small]
a tight bandage - opposite loose
not having or allowing much time
We are on a tight schedule.
The project has a very tight deadline.
Time was tight, so we couldn't stay long.
定期購読
休みます。
Quotations
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
[H.G.Wells, 1866-1946, The Outline of History, Chapter 15]
Good night.
