Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (13)

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April 13, 2012 /
Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (13)
All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) tune out ... / tune ... out = 聞かない・無視する
a) Jane was paying attention to what Michael was saying until she spotted Linus standing at the door and waving at her. She tuned him out at that point and waved back at him.
b) My sister makes a lot of complaints about her husband, and I usually tune them out by trying to think of a story in my head.
c) Gale tuned out her doctor’s advice not to do any exercise for two weeks after having a baby and went swimming.

(2) wrangle (over/about ...) = 口論する・言い争いをする
a) When I returned to work from lunch today, Roy and Gary were still wrangling over how to reduce overall overhead costs. Roy looked at me for support, but I decided not to take sides in the argument.
b) The two nations have been wrangling for years over which country owns the small island in the Pacific Ocean.
c) Ellen and Jessica started wrangling over who should foot the bill soon after they finished eating dinner at a very expensive Chinese restaurant.

(3) a piece of cake = 簡単なこと・朝飯前
a)　Setting up your own webpage will be a piece of cake if you use this software. It is freeware, so you’ve got nothing to lose, right?
b) So, your assignment is to write a short essay of 500 words or less on any topic you choose. Sounds like a piece of cake to me.
c) If you have the right tools, cracking a safe of this kind will be a piece of cake for you.

(4) first things first = 先ずは一番重要なことから・やるべきことはやってから
a) I know you want to go out and have fun, but first things first, you have to clean up your room.
b) I’ll explain why San Diego later, but first things first. Let’s find a place where we can eat and talk. I cannot talk on an empty stomach.
c) First things first, Karen. You have to call your mother and tell her that you are having dinner with me tonight if you’re coming over to my place.

(5) not even bother doing ... = わざわざ〜さえすることもしない
a) I woke up this morning to find Kevin gone with all of his stuff, and he did not even bother leaving a message for me.
b) There are signs Mark wants to break up with me. He doesn’t even bother calling me these days, and one of my friends saw him dancing with another girl at a bar.
b) I sent my résumé to several companies in Washington D.C., but none of them even bothered replying to me via e-mail. 

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April 12, 2012 /
Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (12)
All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) by the side of the road = 道路脇に
a) After a fierce argument with Susan on their way to the cemetery, Nick dropped her off by the side of the road about two miles short of their destination and drove off.
b) When you found a man lying by the side of the road, how did you know he was dead without getting out of your car?
c) Jack suddenly stopped his car, got out of it and started peeing by the side of the road. Janet and I looked at each other with dropped jaws.

(2) in public = 人前で
a) Are you saying it is against the law in this country to breastfeed in public? Since when?
b) Let’s change the subject because I do not want to talk about it in public.
c) Don’t let George drink too much. Last time he got drunk, he made a big nuisance of himself in public.

(3) slow on one’s feet = 足が遅い・鈍足で
a) You failed to catch the snatcher, Reichel, because you are slow on your feet. You have to lose flab around your waist because that keeps you from running fast.
b) “Cathy is way too slow on her feet to catch up with Robin, who had left only a few minutes earlier.” “I don’t know about that. She may be able to catch up with him if she runs like hell.”
c) I know I should be more patient with my little daughter, but she is slow on her feet, and I often end up carrying her on my back.

(4) (do) advance work = 下仕事をする・下調べをする
a) I did a lot of advance work for you and your new project, and I need you to reimburse me for the expenses for my advance work as soon as possible.
b) The City Council has announced that they will begin advance work to prepare the city for the 2048 Olympic Games.
c) My father has advised me to do some advance work before I go for a job interview. So, I’m going to google the company to learn more about their products and services.

(5) put one’s neck on the line = 危険を冒す
a) I thought you hated that woman. I just don’t understand why you are willing to put your neck on the line for her?
b) When push comes to shove, Deputy Chief Johnson will put her neck on the line to get Detective Quinn off the hook because they love each other.
c) David works for a security services company, and he really loves his company. I wouldn’t put it past him to put his neck on the line for it.

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April 11, 2012 /
Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (11)
All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) break into ... = 押し入る・不法侵入する
a) Two men broke into a jewelry store without knowing that the store was guarded by three well-trained Doberman Pinchers.
b) An anonymous caller tipped off the police that a man named Ed Tyler was planning on breaking into a pawn shop on Lancaster Avenue on Christmas Eve.
c) The three men who broke into a warehouse and stole computers worth more than $25,000 two days ago have been arrested early this morning. 

(2) get in/into (a car) = 車に乗る
a) A BMW screeched to a stop behind me. A man I had never met before came out and ordered me to get in the car.
b) Normally, my daughter makes a fuss when I try to get her into my car to go to the hospital. I don’t know why, but this morning, she got into my car without the usual fuss.
c) When Joan offered me a ride to the shopping mall, I hesitated for a moment, deciding whether to get into her car or not.

(3) ride shotgun = 助手席に乗る
a) It is your car, Frank, so you decide who will ride shotgun. As for me, I don’t mind sitting in the backseat.
b) My youngest daughter rode shotgun while I drove and my husband and two other daughters sat quietly in the backseat on our long drive to Seattle.
c) When I allowed Jim to ride shotgun, his little brother complained, “It’s not fair! He always gets the passenger seat.”

(4) for once in one’s life = 生まれて初めて
a) I am too shy to talk to Ellen, and I just for once in my life would like to overcome my shyness and strike up a conversation with her.
b) I hate to say this, but for once in your life, why don’t think of others before your own needs? I still can’t believe my daughter married such a self-centered man like you.
c) When Ted lost his wife to breast cancer, he was, for once in his life, totally at a loss as to how to move on with his life.

(5) (right) then and there = その場で直ちに
a) Gary got sick and tired of running errands for someone else, so he wrote a letter of resignation then and there, put it on Larry desk and left without saying anything to anybody in the office.
b) No kidding? You just decided to move to Denver right then and there when you saw this beautiful log house online.
c) My grandfather used to say, “Never accept an offer then and there, no matter how tempting it is. Make sure to sleep on it before making up your mind.”

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April 10, 2012 /
Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (10)
All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) lay out ... / lay ... out = 詳しく説明する
a) When his parents insisted, Tim reluctantly laid out the reason for his decision to quit college and get a job somewhere else.
b) Swan has asked me to lay out the details of the new development project at the next board of directors meeting scheduled for April 10, just five days from now.
c) Jim had to fly to London last week to meet with an internationally well-known violinist and lay out the plans for promoting her new album.

(2) spit up ... / spit ... up (US) = 吐き出す
a) Jill lost no time in taking her three-year-old son to Dr. Watson after he spit up everything he had eaten.
b) I read your e-mail while eating lunch at a McDonald’s. Your message was so funny that I spit up my coke all over my laptop.
c) Last night my little daughter mistook my sleeping pills for sweets and swallowed some of them. I got freaked out and immediately stuck my finger down her throat to make her spit them up.

(3) walk out = 立ち去る・出て行く
a) The cell phone shop was crowded with people trying to get a free new cell phone, so I walked out without checking out Motorola’s new cell phones.
b) When I learned Professor Lancaster would not participate in the panel discussion, I hesitated for a moment, trying to decide whether to go out or stay in.
c) Leonard stood up, ready to go out. He stopped at the door, looked back at me and asked if I wanted something from the supermarket. Then, he walked out. 

(4) look up ... / look ... up = 調べる
a) Stephen, if you don’t know the meaning of the word, why don’t you look it up in your dictionary instead of asking me?
b) “How did you find my phone number, Nichols?” “It wasn’t a herculean task to find your phone number, Susanne. I just looked it up in a phone book.”
c) David, there’s a typed list of people invited to the company’s tenth anniversary party on my desk. I want you to find it and look up a few names on the list. Call me when you find it, okay?

(5) count down the days to ... = 〜までの日数をカウントダウンする・心待ちにする
a) When the first day of April arrived, my seven-year-old son started counting down the days to his eighth birthday.
b) Two weeks ago, I received a letter from Angela saying that she would be arriving in Dallas on April 1, and I have been counting down the days to her arrival since then.
c) “Davis, do you know why Jack is counting down the days to July?” “Yeah, I do. He is getting married in July.”

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April 9, 2012 /
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All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) save ... the trouble of ... = 〜する手間を省く
a) My husband texted a message to me on the way home from work saying that he would stop at the supermarket to pick a few things for dinner, which saved me the trouble of driving all the way down there.
b) Catherine was kind enough to offer me a ride to the airport, saving me the trouble of catching a taxi in the rain.
c) Maybe I can save you the trouble of renting and watching the movie by telling you what it was about.

(2) think up ... / think ... up = 考えつく・思いつく
a) Barbara is really good at thinking up plausible excuses for playing truant. When she skipped school the last time, she told Ms. Thompson that she had to take care of her sick brother because her parents were away at work.
b) I’ve been racking my brain all this afternoon to think up how to break up with Ellen. Any suggestions, Jack? You’re an expert in this stuff, right?
c) It’s not always easy to think up characters for my books. The most difficult part about creating characters is convincing myself that they are unique and lovable.

(3) call over ... / call ... over = 呼び寄せる
a) Kimberly called over a flight attendant and asked him to bring her a glass of water and a couple of motion sickness tablets.
b) It was raining hard outside. So, Alison called over one of the uniformed porters in the lobby, asked him politely to flag down a taxi for her and then tipped him generously.
c) When her six-year-old boy dropped his knife on the floor, Sandra called over a waitress and asked her to get another knife for him.

(4) not let (a day, a minute) pass without doing ... = 一日(一分)として〜せずにいられない
a) When I was a frail little boy, my mother did not let a day pass without praying to God for my health. I do not know if that worked or not, but I grew up to be a perfectly healthy young man.
b) I left my two children in the care of my parents when I took up a teaching job in New York city. I try not to let a second pass without thinking about them.
c) Jason is really a funny guy. He never lets a minute pass without making me split my sides laughing.

(5) You got a problem with that? = それについて何か文句あるのかい
a) Nancy said she doesn’t have a boyfriend. So, I asked her out to dinner. You got a problem with that?
b) You’re right. I have an alcoholic mother. You got a problem with that, Kenny?
c) Okay, guys, I admit my girlfriend is a cop. You got a problem with that?

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April 8, 2012 /
Useful Expressions from TH LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton (8)
All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) go off = 鳴る
a) Well, I was late for my morning class today because my cell phone alarm did not go off at 7:30 like it was supposed to.
b) When one of the fire alarms in the school building went off suddenly a little after midnight, Tom and Jack were in the principal’s room, trying to steal exam papers.
c) “What are you doing with that cigarette, Frank?” “I’m going to puff cigarette smoke into the smoke detector to see if it goes off.”

(2) on the level = 正直な・誠実な・信頼できる
a) How much do you know about this guy? Is he on the level? Can we trust him?
b) Mike has assured me that he is not cheating on me, but I have this feeling that he is not on the level with me. I think my husband is still having an affair with that woman.
c) Nick, you can’t always expect your kids to be level with you. Kids these days do not hesitate to lie to their parents.

(3) roll around =　やってくる・巡り来る
a) If I don’t find a girlfriend by the time my birthday rolls around in May, then I will have to give Randy fifty bucks. If I find one, then he has to pay me twice that amount. That was the bet we made last month.
b) I will be pretty tied up next week because I have a long shopping list I need to take care of before Christmas rolls around.
c) Each time the rainy season rolls around, we become nervous about mold that starts to grow everywhere in the house.

(4) up to speed = (何かをするのに)必要な知識を有している
a) When I interrogate the suspect, I need someone present who speaks Spanish. My Spanish is not up to speed yet.
b) Kevin was transferred to this department only last week. He is not up to speed, and I already assigned Nicole to him for training.
c) Irene runs a small flower shop in her neighborhood. When she hired her nephew as her assistant, he knew almost nothing about flowers. So, she made him read some books on flowers to get up to speed.

(5) one by one = 一人ずつ・一つずつ
a) My five-year-old toddler is a very curious girl. When she found several small boxes sitting on the kitchen table, she climbed up on one of the chairs and started opening the boxes one by one to see what was inside.
b) When the actress was relatively unknown and received about ten fan letters a day, she usually found time to reply to all of them one by one.
c) When Joe walked into the warehouse, three men were waiting for him there. Joe looked at them one by one and then said quietly, “Alright. Let’s go and rob that bank.”

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April 7, 2012 /
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All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) in great detail = 非常に詳しく・極めて詳細に
a) Only one local newspaper reported the story of what had occurred at the nuclear power plant in great detail, while all other newspapers merely scratched its surface.
b) Joyce has been seeing Tom for five months now, but what he does for a living still remains a mystery. He is not just the kind of man who talks about his job in great detail.
c) Rev. Timothy Walker started explaining in great detail how he came to believe in God and how he became a priest.

(2) every waking moment = 起きている間ずっと
a) My son spends every waking moment either in front of the TV or on the computer when there is no school.
b) As a 15-year-veteran of the NYPD, Jonathan has dedicated virtually every waking moment of his life for the past fifteen years to the safety and security of the citizens of New York City.
c) I am having the same dream over and over again. It is about a woman I have never seen before. In the dream, I try to kill her but always end up getting killed. This dream keeps nagging at me nearly every waking moment.

(3) amount to ... = 結局は〜になる = turn out
a) Frank asked me several questions about my friend Sam, but they all amounted to the same thing. He wanted to know whether it was okay for him to make the first move.
b) All our efforts to save the whale trapped in the ice amounted to nothing in the end.
c) It appears that the government’s financial problems amount to more than just combating the chronic inflation that has been plaguing the nation’s economy for more than a decade.

(4) empty (out/out of) = 空にする・中身を出す
a) An ugly-looking detective glared at me and told me to empty out my pockets on the table in the interrogation room. I had no choice but to do what I was told.
b) “Unplug the bathtub and let the water drain away before you come out of the bathroom, okay?” “What? Oh, you want me to empty the water out of the bathtub, right?”
c) “I didn’t hear my cell phone ring,” Amy said and looked at me for a moment. Then she started emptying out her expensive Chanel bag looking for her cell phone.

(5) on the run (from ...) = 逃げている・逃亡中で
a) “I just wonder if the police are still interested in getting information on the two robbery suspects on the run.” “Why? Do you have any information on them?”
b) Dr. Kim Bulldog did not kill her boyfriend. But when she mysteriously disappeared from the crime scene almost five months ago, the Boston PD immediately listed her as the prime suspect. She is believed to have been on the run since then.
c) Martin had been officially on the run from the law since the day he invented an excuse for making a restroom stop at a restaurant, slipped out through the back door and disappeared into the night. 

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April 6, 2012 /
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All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) in person = 直に・直接
a) “Where are you going, Nathan?” “I’m going to Jerry’s office. Gina asked me to delivery this package to him in person.”
b) Andy, I’ve got a check for you, but you have to come and pick it up in person. I’ll be in the office until six thirty.
c) It was a man named Doug from an online dating service. I’ve been talking with him over Skype for some time now. He now wants to meet with me in person.

(2) have a thing for ... = 好きである
a) “I didn’t know Jason had a thing for women on the plump side.”  “Well, every man has his own taste in women, I guess. What’s your taste, Robin?”
b) That is Angela’s fourth kimono in as many months. She really must have a thing for Japanese kimonos.
c) On Sundays, my wife goes to the movies with Ellen, our daughter, because they both like movies, and I take David, our son, to Griffiss Air Force Base because David has a thing for big warplanes.

(3) on more than one occasion = 一度ならずも
a) You should remember, however, that Chris failed to meet the expectations of his parents on more than one occasion. Or do you have any reason to believe that he will meet their expectations this time around?
b) Janice has been told on more than one occasion that Jim Wallace is not her biological father, but she doesn’t care at all whether he is her biological father or not.
c) Clark is 30 years old, but he has hovered between life and death on more than one occasion. When he was hit by a taxi on his way back home from high school, his family came close to giving him up.

(4) live off the fat of the land =　贅沢に暮らすだけの金がある・あくせく働かなくても贅沢に暮らせる
a) When Uncle Reynolds won two million dollars in a lottery, he quit working and moved to Florida, where he has been living off the fat of the land since then.
b) A Japanese manufacturing company and I have been negotiating the terms and conditions for the sale of my business. If the negotiation goes through, I will be a millionaire. Then, I will retire and live off the fat of the land for the rest of my life.
c) Are you asking me what happens if my patent application is granted? Well, if my invention is patented, I will be a rich man. I will retire from the college and start living off the fat of the land.

(5) run down ... = 初めから終わりまで読み上げる・ざっと話す
a) Before leaving the office, I called my wife and asked her to run down the list of books that I had prepared to choose from.
b) My father is a criminal lawyer, and he usually gets home from work after I have gone to sleep. But when he comes home earlier, he often runs down his day to me.
c) Kate hesitated for a moment, but decided to run down everything that had happened in school that day.

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April 5, 2012 /
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All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) make a mental note of ... = 心にとどめる・忘れないようにする
a)　Uncle Charlie came into the living room with a very good-looking young man and introduced him to us as Jack Bauer. I made a mental note of his name so that I could google his name later.
b) Mary usually jots down recipes that interest her while watching America’s TEST KITCHEN, but she had to make a mental note of the sole recipe because she could not find a pen to write with on that particular day.
c) Jake decided to file a formal complaint against the police officer who treated him as if he had committed some crime, so he made a mental note of her badge number.

(2) put on ... / put ... on = 身に着ける・着る
a) As soon as Frank sat behind the wheel, he opened the glove compartment, took out leather gloves and put them on carefully.
b) It’s pretty cold outside today. If you’re planning to go out for dinner, don’t forget to put on the cashmere coat your grandmother bought you for Christmas.
c) Rachael saw her six-year-old daughter sitting in front of the dressing table, trying to put on her lipstick, but she just left without saying anything.

(3) take out ... / take ... out = 取り出す
a) George opened the top drawer of his desk, took out a thick brown envelope and threw it at Jonathan, who was leaning against the wall by the door.
b) When Gina saw me walk into the Italian restaurant, she motioned me to sit at her table, reached for her bag and took out her cell phone.
c) Fay took a glance at her wristwatch and then said, “Okay, class, take out your pencils and start writing.”

(4) not in the least = 全然〜出ない・少しも〜でない
a) "Cathy, do you mind if I turn on the TV? My favorite cooking show will be on in a minute." "Not in the least. Go right ahead."
b) "Aileen ran off with a man twice her age, but her husband doesn’t seem to care about it.” "That doesn't surprise me in the least, Shirley. I knew their marriage had been rocky for the past two years.”
c) Todd didn’t enjoy the party in the least because his doctor ordered him to refrain from drinking too much. He is allowed to drink only two glasses of beer a day.

(5) peel off ... / peel ... off = はがす・はぎ取る[再掲]
a) As soon as Johnny got home, he peeled the cellophane off the CD he bought on the way back home from work, put it in his CD player and hit the play button.
b) Susan noticed that I was bleeding from a cut on my hand. She fetched a Band-Aid from the bathroom, peeled off the backing and gently placed it on my hand.
c) Warranty instructions: Carefully peel off the ID label from the product, and place it on the warranty card. Fill in the card and return it in the enclosed envelope. We will send the warranty card back to you after registering the product ID code and customer information.

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April 4, 2012 /
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All of the example sentences are my inventions. 

(1) at a moment’s notice = (通知・連絡を受けた後で)即座に・直ちに
a) Sally was ready to relocate to Hawaii for her new job at a moment’s notice when she had an attack of appendicitis and was taken to the hospital for an emergency operation.
b) At least three teams of paramedics are on standby around the clock to respond to medical emergencies at a moment’s notice.
c) As soon as I picked up the phone, the voice on the other end said, “Tim, can you fly over to Milwaukee at a moment’s notice?”

(2) make a good first impression = 良い第一印象を与える
a) I think my parents took a liking to you, George. You must’ve made a good first impression on them.
b) I’m going to have a job interview tomorrow, and I need your advice on how to make a good first impression.
c) All new sales clerks are required to take in-house training designed to improve their ability to make a good first impression on customers.

(3) keep a low profile = 目立たない
a) If you really want to keep a low profile, I advise you to live in a big city where people don’t usually stick their noses into others’ private business.
b) If your witness had followed your advice and kept a low profile until the trial was over, he would have not been murdered.
c) The actress has been keeping a low profile since she was reported to have been arrested for shoplifting.

(4) catch ... = 聞き取る・理解する
a) Many people have trouble catching my last name the first time around because it is little too long.
b) “Did you catch what the old man said?” “No, I didn’t. He was too drunk to speak intelligibly.”
c) One of my colleagues said something in passing about my parents, but I could not catch exactly what he said. So, I said, “Come again, Gary?”

(5) from beginning to end = 最初から最後まで・終始
a) Amy kept smiling but said nothing from beginning to end. It was just difficult to tell what she was thinking from her reaction.
b) All suppliers are required to ensure that an effective system is place for monitoring their manufacturing processes from beginning to end.
c) It took me only five days to build a desktop computer from beginning to end. It was easier than I initially thought.