Reading（２２８３）

＜２０１４年４月３０日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２３００本以上。

VOA：

follow the evidence　：証拠をたどる
next of kin　：《法律》最近親者◆【略】NOK
cordon off　：～への交通を封鎖する
What's the point?　：要するにどういうこと？
Inmarsat　：【商標】インマルサット◆静止衛星を使った地球規模の移動通信。
　　　　　　1999年以降は、英インマルサット社が提供。
　　　　　　◆【語源】in (international) + mar (maritime) + sat (satellite)。
detector　：探知器、検出器、検電器、検波器、発見者

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: ６０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

It has been three years and 107 days in a row since I gave up smoking.
I was able to keep over one set of fourteen-time push-ups for the eighty-
first successive day including the last twenty-nine days of seventeen times.
At last, Nagoya City issued the declaration of the opening of cherry blossoms
yesterday, one day before the prediction by weather forecasts.
....This means....the best day for viewing them may be as early as next Sunday
or Monday.
Wow, I'll really have to rearrange my plan to enjoy them.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: a total of ７０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

Three years and 106 days in a row have passed since I kicked smoking.
I was able to keep one set of seventeen-time push-ups for the twenty-eighth
straight day and over one set of fourteen push-ups for the eightieth
consecutive day.
I went and enjoyed cherry blossoms in full bloom, which are the earliest
in Nagoya, near Takaoka Subway Station yesterday.
They are beautiful and I felt a little great to enjoy them.
Anyway the best period of them will be next week, so yesterday's viewing
is a sort of prologue of cherry flowers for me.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: ５０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：２５ minutes

I'm afraid I don't have enough time to be here today.

Reading（２２８２）

＜２０１４年４月３０日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２３００本以上。

VOA：

hold out　：〔最後まで〕持ちこたえる、辛抱する、粘る、耐える、抵抗する
holdout　：条件に応じない人、協力しない人
bow to ～　：～に屈する、～に降参［屈服］する、～に従う、～にかぶとを脱ぐ
airfield　：飛行場◆【同】airport
train on ～　：～に向ける、照準を～に合わせる

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: ４５ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：２５ minutes

I was able to keep no-smoking for three years and 104 days in a row.
I was also able to keep one set of seventeen-time push-ups for the twenty-sixth
successive day and over one set of fourteen times of them for seventy-eight
days straight.
It's sunny in Nagoya but actually I feel a little cold while riding a bike on
my way to the workplace.
I've noticed that cherry flower buds are steadily ready to burst in the very near
future against the winter-like weather.
I'm planning to go and enjoy some of early flowering cherry blossoms before the
best season for them along the Yamazaki River.

Reading（２２８１）

＜２０１４年４月３０日までの目標＞
Reading：CNN・BBC・TIME・VOAなどのニューススクリプトを通算２３００本以上。

VOA：

brush off　：（人）の言うことに耳を貸さない、（人）に肘鉄を食らわす
retaliatory　：報復として行われる、報復的な
legislator　：国会議員
hard-earned　：苦労して［努力して・骨を折って］やっと得た［手にした・手に入れた・達成した］
so be it　：それならそれでよい、好きにするがよい
efficacy　：有効性、効き目、効能

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: ０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：２５ minutes

It has been three years and 103 days in a row since I stopped smoking.
I was able to keep over one set of fourteen-time push-ups for the seventy-seventh
consecutive day including the last twenty-five days of one set of seventeen push-ups.
It's actually very windy today in Nagoya and because of the strong following wind
I really felt it easy to ride a bike on my way to the workplace....but in theory,
it'll be very hard to go back home by bike.ＴＴ
Weather forecasts say today and tomorrow will get cold like winter.
I'll really have to be careful not to catch a cold.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: ７８ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：０ minutes

Three years and 102 days in a row have passed since I quit smoking.
I could keep one set of seventeen-time push-ups for the twenty-fourth successive
day and over one set of fourteen push-ups for seventy-six days straight.
It's been raining in Nagoya since this morning and atually it's a little cold.
According to weather reports, a midwinter-like cold air mass is covering Japan.
I really want the air mass to pass away as soon as possible.
Anyway this spring's flower forecast of cherry blossoms in Nagoya says it will
be March 25th....I'm really looking forward to it.

Daily Routine

Push-ups：１７ times
Walking: a total of ４０ minutes
Standing with one leg　：１０ minutes each
Cigarettes：０
jogging on the spot　：２５ minutes

I have kept no-smoking for 101 days in a row.
I also kept over one set of fourteen-time push-ups for the seventy-fifth
consecutive day including the last twenty-three days of seventeen push-ups.
After a little rain, it's again quite sunny in Nagoya today and weather reports
say the highest temperature will be sixteen degrees, which allows me to take
off winter clothes, maybe.
Anyway, I'll have to resume preparation for a long-distance walking since spring
must come in the very near future.