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Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/30)

2022年06月30日 | Daily Vocabulary
28891.stuff(物事)  informal used when you are talking about things such as substances, materials, or groups of objects when you do not know what they are called, or it is not important to say exactly what they are
I need to take care of some personal stuff.
28892.take a break from(休みを取る)a list of all the things in a place/American English all the goods in a shop SYN stock
I am going to take a break from my job for a while.
28893.Let's say(仮に~としてみよう)used when you do not want to give a lot of details about something
Let’s say I offer you the job.Will you take ut?
28894.PIN=Personal Identification Number  
Don't  tell anyone your PIN number.
28895.genuine(正真正銘の、本物の )something genuine really is what it seems to be SYN real
I can't tell if it's a genuine or a fake 10000-yen note. 

AIR CONDITIONER RETAILERS FACING SUPPLY SHORTAGEこの夏は“エアコン不足にご用心”

2022年06月29日 | 爺英語

Demand for air conditioners rises when the weather gets hot. But consumers in Japan may face difficulties getting new equipment this year due to a supply shortage.
Some manufacturers say their production and shipment volumes have been affected by the global chip shortage and the coronavirus lockdowns in Shanghai.
A home electric appliance store in Tokyo says many models cannot be procured from wholesalers.
The store is trying to order from suppliers earlier than usual and keep 100 units in stock. That's five times more than a usual year.
But staff at the store do not know when the products will be delivered. They even see the possibility of running out of air conditioners once the summer starts.
Manufacturers are advising people to test their air conditioners now to beat a possible rush to replace or repair units when temperatures start to soar.

 procure(努力して)入手する、調達する    to obtain something, especially something that is difficult to get 
soar 急上昇 to increase quickly to a high level OPP plummet 


Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/29)

2022年06月29日 | Daily Vocabulary
28886.at the last minute (土壇場で)
It’s my boyfriend. He canceled on me at the last minute AGAIN! He’s done it three times in a row! 
28887.far away (遠く離れている )
Are you sure you want to drive to Fukuoka? It's pretty far away.  
28888.so far (今のところ )
I'm really enjoying my new job so far. It's been challenging but rewarding. 
28889.far safer (〜よりもずっと安全 )to look like or be similar to someone or something 
Sky diving is far safer than driving a car.  
28890.by far (断然〜 )used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else
He is by far the funniest person that I've ever met.  

徒然草 第百五十八段

2022年06月28日 | 徒然草を読む


【原文】 
「盃の底を捨つる事は、いかゞ心得えたる」と、或人の尋ねさせ給ひしに、「凝当と申し侍はべれば、底に凝りたるを捨つるにや候ふらん」と申し侍りしかば、「さにはあらず。魚道なり。流れを残して、口の附きたる所を滌ぐなり」とぞ仰られし。

【現代語訳】  
「盃の底に残ったお酒を捨てるのはどうしてか知っているか?」と、ある人が訊ねた。「凝当と申しますから、底に溜まっている酒を捨てるという意味でしょうか」と答えた。すると「それは違う。魚道と言って、魚が生まれた川に帰るように、口をつけた部分を洗い流すことだ」と教えてくれた。

◆鎌倉末期の随筆。吉田兼好著。上下2巻,244段からなる。1317年(文保1)から1331年(元弘1)の間に成立したか。その間,幾つかのまとまった段が少しずつ執筆され,それが編集されて現在見るような形態になったと考えられる。それらを通じて一貫した筋はなく,連歌的ともいうべき配列方法がとられている。形式は《枕草子》を模倣しているが,内容は,作者の見聞談,感想,実用知識,有職の心得など多彩であり,仏教の厭世思想を根底にもち,人生論的色彩を濃くしている。



Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/28)

2022年06月28日 | Daily Vocabulary
28881.by leaps and bounds (飛躍的に ) if something increases, develops, grows etc by leaps and bounds, it does it very quickly
I feel like my English got better by leaps and bounds when I stopped worrying about making mistakes. 
28882.tend to (~する傾向がある、〜しがちである )
It tends to get warmer from May. . 
28883.inclined to (~する傾向がある、~したいと思う )to want to do something, but without having a strong desire
He is inclined to be cautious about these things. I would double-check with him. 
28884.work on (改善する )to try very hard to improve or achieve something 
 I want to work on my pronunciation, especially the l and r sounds. 
28885.in comparison with (~と比べると)
It was a little high, but in comparison with the cost of living in San Francisco, it was much cheaper. 

Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/27)

2022年06月27日 | Daily Vocabulary
28876.un‧kempt (手入れされていない ) unkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neat
This garden is unkempt and overgrown. 
28877.not detail-oriented (大雑把な)
I know. I'm not detail-oriented. . 
28878.laid back (使おおらか / のんびり )relaxed and seeming not to be worried about anything OPP uptight
He's a little too laid back 
28879.hands down (間違いない / 断然 )easily 
This is hands down the best sushi restaurant. 
28880.sloppy(だらしない、汚い)sloppy clothes are loose-fitting, untidy, or dirty
Out of house, I wear nice cloths---but at home, I'm sloppy

Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/26)

2022年06月26日 | Daily Vocabulary
28871.package(荷物,小包)something wrapped in paper, packed in a box, and then sent by mail or delivered SYN parcel
I am expecting a package today.
28872.forward(転送する)to send letters, goods etc to someone when they have moved to a different address SYN send on
Could you forward the package to a differnt address?
28873.grow(増える) to increase in amount, size, number, or strength OPP shrink
japan's eldely population is growing.
28874.census(人口調査、国勢調査)an official process of counting a country’s population and finding out about the people / an official process of counting something for government planning 
A census is taken every 10 years 
28875.formulate(作戦などを練る、策定する) to develop something such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done
How did you formulate your growth strategy 

ダンとアン

2022年06月25日 | 読書日記
 
【 内容】
(「BOOK」データベースより)
少年と二匹の猟犬、この健気な心の絆。全米で40年のロングセラー愛と美と悲しみの回想。

(「MARC」データベースより)
少年と犬は駆ける。月明かりの野を、凍りついた川面を。彼らが追ったのは森の獣だが、少年は夢を、犬たちは体内に流れる血の呼び声を追ってもいたのだ-。自らの少年時代の回想を軸とする物語。全米で40年のロングセラー。

【 著者】
ロールズ,ウィルソン
1913年、オクラホマ州オザーク山地の貧農に生まれる。29年の大恐慌以後30年間、アメリカ大陸を北に南に放浪しつつ、ひそかに自らの少年時代を回想する物語を書きつづけた。58年、結婚を期に作家となる夢をあきらめ、書きためた原稿を焼き捨てるが、それはやがて妻の励ましによって本書として蘇り、文学協会の選定図書となった。76年に第二作Summer of the Monkeys(邦訳『サルたちのおくりもの』評論社)を発表。84年、病を得て71歳で没す

【読んだ理由】
英会話の教本の中で紹介されていたから。

【最も印象に残った一行
夢を追いなさい。あきらめなければ夢は実現する
【コメント】
It's one of  my favorite books. But I always crt at theparet where the two dogs die.
 

Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/25)

2022年06月25日 | Daily Vocabulary
28866.listen in(聞き入る) to listen to someone’s conversation when they do not want you to
Don’t listen in on our conversation.
28867.listen up(よく聞く)used to get people’s attention so they can hear what you are going to say
This is important, so listen up every one. 
28868.work out(うまくいく)to use all of something and not have any more left
No, that didn’t work out in the end.
28869.break up with(別れる)if a marriage, group of people, or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together anymore 
I thought he broke up with her a long time ago.. 
28870.item(熱々カップル)
I heard that Greg and Ryouko are an item

Daily Vocabulary(2022/06/23)

2022年06月23日 | Daily Vocabulary
28856.set a  record (記録を樹立する ) to achieve the best result in a sport, competition etc that has ever been achieved, by running fastest, jumping highest etc
Rikako Ikee set a Japanese record in the 100 meter butterfly. 
28857.all over (あちこち)
Not just Tokyo. All over Japan. That's why I'm always away on business trips. 
28858.Let's say (例えば〜としましょう )to use all of something and not have any more left
 Let's say it rains on Saturday. Do you have a backup plan? 
28859.extra plate(取り皿)
May I have a extra plate?
28860.instead of(かわりに)used to say what is not used, does not happen etc, when something else is used, happens etc
 May I have a salada instead of french fries?