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What do you like to do?

前向きに生きる。
一生懸命生きる。
今日を大切に生きる。
そうすれば、明日はきっと輝くはず。

F21

2006年05月14日 | English・学習
Do you mind if I sit here?
Not at all.Sit wherever you like.

Is it OK if I take a short nap?
Make yourself at home.

Can I hang on to this book for a while?
Keep it for as long as you want.

I hate to ask,but would you mind very much if I used your telephone from time to time?
It's no problem,but would you mind chipping in for any international calls you make?

I hope you don't mind,but I helped myself to some cake.
No,of course not.Help yourself to anything you like except the salad.That's for dinner tonight.

Your friend is staying at your home for a week.
Eat whatever you like.

Your friend has no money.You have plenty.
Borrow as much as you want.

plenty:n. 豊富, たくさん, 多量, 多数, 十分 ((of)); (ぜいたくなほどの)豊かさ; 繁栄.

Your friend wants to bring someone to your party.Anyone can come.
The more,the merrier.

merry:a. 陽気な, うきうきした, 愉快な; 〔英話〕 一杯きげんの; 〔古〕 楽しい.

You've asked a coworker to do something for you.
Finish it whenever you have time.

Your coworker wants to borrow some pens and pencils.
Take as many as you need.

F19

2006年05月13日 | English・学習
Oh man!I forgot my wallet!
If you want,I could lend you some cash to tide you over.

I don't think I'll be able to get this done on time.
Well,I can always give you a hand if you like.

I don't want to impose.
Don't be silly.It's no big deal.

Are you sure that's OK?
Trust me.It's no trouble at all.

That'd be great.Thanks a lot.
I'd be really greatwful if you could./I'd really appreciate it.

F18

2006年05月13日 | English・学習
It's pretty industrial whoere I live.There isn't any greenery or anything-just a sea of concrete and stwwl and smoke stacks as far as the eye can see.

I live in a small,dusty,town.there's not much there,and just out of town you'll find the Mojave.No buildings,no trees,no people.It's just sand and sky.

Mo・ja・ve Desert
━━ n. (the ~) モハーベ砂漠 ((California州南部の砂漠)).

power line:電線, 送電線.
greenery:n. ((集合的)) 青葉; 緑樹.
yard:. 囲い地, (中)庭; 〔米〕 裏庭; 仕事場, 置場; …製造場; (ニワトリなどの)囲い; (鉄道の)操車場; 〔英話〕 (the Y-) =Scotland Yard.
vt. (家畜などを)囲いの中に入れる; たくわえる.
smoke stack:(工場・汽船などの)煙突; 蒸気機関車の煙突.
smokestack industry 大煙突工業 ((重工業のこと)).
skyscraper:超高層ビル, 摩天楼.
streetlight:-lamp 街灯.
cottage:n. 田舎家, (郊外の)小住宅; (田舎の)別荘; 〔英俗〕 ホモが相手捜しをする場所.
overpass:
━━ vt. 越す, 通過する; 見落とす, 見のがす; まさる.
━━ n. 陸橋, 跨線(こせん)橋.

residential:a. 居住(地)の, 住宅向きの; 住込みの, 寄宿制の.
commercial:a. 商業[通商,貿易](上)の; 市販用の; もうけ主義の; (放送が)スポンサーつきの; (質が)平均以下の; 量産された.
n. (テレビ・ラジオの)広告放送, コマーシャル.
industrial:a. 産業[工業]の; 工業用の; 産業に従事する, 産業労働者の; 産業[工業]が発達した.
rural:a. いなか(風)の, 田園の.
urban:a. 都会(風)の, 都市の, 都会に住む.

F17

2006年05月03日 | English・学習
We'd better...in case(we run low).
We'll(starve to death)unless we...
The best way to (keep cool)is to...
...ing ...won't do any good.
If we...,(a plane should be able to see us).

If we start a fire it would keep wild animals away.
We're better off buillding a shelter first.
If we can't get it started we'll freeze at night.
We could always use the bandages to start a fire.

band・age:n., vt. 包帯(する) ((up))

F16

2006年04月29日 | English・学習
I'm huge fan of reggae.
I just love...
What I really like is///
The thing that I like most about...is...

I really can't stand jazz.
What I hate about... is that...

I can take it or leave it.
I just can't get into it.
It's hust not my style.
It doesn't anything for me.
It leaves me cold.

fea・ture:━ n. 顔の一部 ((ひたい・目・鼻・口など)); (pl.) 容貎; 特徴; 主眼点; 長編[主要]劇映画 (feature film); (新聞・雑誌の)特集記事; (テレビの)特別番組 ((on)); 目玉商品.
━━ vt. …の特徴になる; 呼び物にする; 特集する; 出演[主演]させる; 〔米話〕 想像する.
━━ vi. 重要な役割を演ずる ((in)).

F38

2006年04月29日 | English・学習
Um,hang on.Where were you exactly?
Hold on a minute.You ran inside?
Excuse me for interrupting,but weren't any firefighters there?
Just a sec.It was just a cat?

You'll never believe this.
I couldn't believe my eyes.
when all of a sudden
I thought I was a goner
out of nowhere
I'm just so happy I made it

F15

2006年04月22日 | English・学習
Personally,I feel David doesn't have enough experience.
For one thing,he's only had junior positions.
OK, but he answered our puestions well.
Yes,but don't forget,we need someone with management experience.

I honestly think David would be a good choice.
Take his Spanish abillity for example.It's just what we need.
Even so,Alice is more experienced.
But the problem is ,we need someone who has a degree.

As far as I'm concerned,I don't think Alice is the best candidate.
I mean ,look at her answers.They were very brief.
True,but she knows a lot about the job.
That would be great,except she can't speak Spanish either.

brief:━━ a. 短時間の; 簡潔な; (衣服が)短い.
brief and to the point 簡にして要を得た.
to be brief 手短に言えば.
━━ n. 大意, 要領; 【カトリック】教皇書簡; 【法】訴訟事件摘要書, 訴訟事件; =briefing; (pl.) ブリーフ.

punctual:on time
diligent:hard-working
confident:not afraid to say what you think
decisive:able to make quick decisions
flexible:willing to change
ambitious:very eager to succeed

F7

2006年04月22日 | English・学習
team・work:チームワーク, 協同(作業).

speed:━━ n. 速さ, 速度(力); 迅速; 【機】変速装置; 〔古〕 幸運, 成功; 【写】感度, シャッタースピード; 〔俗〕 覚醒剤.
at full speed 全速力で.
at speed スピードを出して.
wish good speed 成功を祈る.
with all speed 大急ぎで.
━━ v. (sped, ~ed) 急ぐ[がせる]; 疾走する[させる]; 速度を増す; 違反速力を出す; 促進する; やっていく; 〔古〕 成功する[させる].
speed up 速度が増す; 速度を速める.

strength:━━ n. 力; 強さ, 強度; 濃度; 抵抗[耐久]力; 兵力; 効力; 人数; 力となるもの, 頼り.

stam・i・na:━━ n. スタミナ, 持久力, 根気; ⇒stamen.

strat・e・gy:━━ n. (用)兵学; 戦略; 巧みな運用.
stra・te・gic, stra・te・gi・cal
() ━━ a. 戦略(上)の; 戦略上有用[重要]な; 戦略爆撃(用)の.

co・or・di・na・tion:━━ n. 同格(化); 調整; (筋肉運動の)整合.

ag・gres・sion:━━ n. 侵略[害]; 【心】攻撃[挑戦]的態度; 攻撃性.

re・flex:━━ a. 反射(的)の; 折曲げられた, 反対方向の; 内省的な.
━━ n. 反射; 反射光; 映像, 像; 反映; 考え方; 【生理】(pl.) 反射作用.

fo・cus:━━ n. (pl. ~es, fo・ci ) 【物】焦点(距離); (カメラの)ピント合わせ(装置); 中心; 集中点; 震源; 【医】病巣.
bring … into focus …の[に]焦点を合わせる; …を明確にする.
in [out of] focus 焦点が合って[外れて], はっきり[ぼんやり]して.
━━ v. (〈英〉-ss-) 焦点に集める; 焦点を合わせる; (心を)集中させる[する] ((on)).

en・dur・ance:━━ n. 忍耐; 耐久性[力].
beyond [past] endurance 絶えがたいほどに[の, で].

bal・ance:━━ n. はかり(の重り), 天びん; バランス(をとるもの), 釣合い; 安定; 平穏; 対照; 傾斜, 優勢; 【電気】平衡; 【天文】(B-) 天びん座; 【商業】差額, 残高; 残り.
balance due from [to] …への貸し[…からの借り].
balance of (international) payments 国際収支.
balance of power 勢力均衡.
balance of trade 貿易収支.
hold the balance (of power) (力の)均衡を保つ; 決定権を持つ.
in the balance どちらとも決まらないで.
keep [lose] one's balance (体・心の)バランスを保つ[失う].
off balance 釣合いを失って; 面食らって.
on (the) balance 全体として見て, 結局.
strike a balance 損益を計算する; 公平に解決する, バランスをとる.
tip the balance 決定する要素となる.
tremble in the balance =HANG in the ~.
━━ vt. はかりで計る; 釣合わす; 対照する, 調和させる ((with, against)); 収支を合わせる; 決算する.
━━ vi. 釣り合う ((with)); 収支が合う ((out)); ためらう, 迷う ((between)).
balance…off …を帳消しにする.

con・trol:━━ n. 支配(力), 管理, 統制; 抑制; 操縦; 【野】(投球の)コントロール; (空港などの)出入国検査所; (飛行の)管制室; (普通pl.) 制御手段; (pl.) 操縦装置; (実験の)対照標準; 【心霊】霊媒を導く霊; 【コンピュータ】コントロール ((制御ビットの1つ)).
bring [get] … under control …を押えつける, 鎮める.
in control (of) (…を)支配[管理,制御]して.
in [under] the control of …に支配されて.
lose control of …の運転[操縦,制御]ができなくなる.
out of [outside, beyond] control 支配の及ばない, 押えきれない.
take control of …を掌握する.
under control (正しく)制御[調整]されて.
━━ vt. (-ll-) 支配[管理,統制,抑制]する; (航空機・自動車・機械などを)操縦する; (会計を)監査する; (対照標準に)照合する.

flex:━━ v. 曲げる[がる]; (筋肉などを)動かす; (手足などを)曲げ伸ばしする.
flex・i・bil・i・ty ━━ n.
flex・i・ble ━━ a. 曲げやすい; 御しやすい; 融通のきく; 順応性のある; 素直な.

con・cen・tra・tion:━━ n. 集中, 専念; (精神の)集中力; 集中[集結]したもの; 【化】濃縮, 濃度; (トランプゲームの)神経衰弱.

dis・ci・pline:━━ n., v. 訓練[育](する); 訓練[学習]法; (情欲の)制御; 規律, 風紀; 懲戒(する); 【宗】修行; (大学の)学科, 学問分野.
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