(会員）2013年6月22日（土曜日) 22:30 英会話ライブレッスンMixed Useful Vocabulary LONG lesson!
Part 1 & 2!
June 22, 2013
Vocabulary for all levels:
1. I have been busy with work.
1. I have been busy at work.
I have been busy with my family.
X I have been busy at my family.
2. I have a knot in my back.
My shoulders are stiff.
3. I have a cramp in my leg.
4. いくらだった？
How much was it?
How much did it cost?
How much did it cost
you?
If it was something
expensive we can ask: "How much did that set you back?"
What's the damage? =
How much is it?
5. It was expensive,
but I was OK paying it.
It was worth it.
It was well worth the
price.
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6. Thank you very
much. I appreciate your help.
Thank you very much. I
appreciate it.
Thank you very much. I
appreciate your advice.
I hope you can
appreciate my position.
7. I appreciate your
feelings, but you can't do that.
8. I bought the house
10 years ago, and it has appreciated in value.
The yen appreciated
against the dollar.
to appreciate = to
gain value
<--> to
depreciate = to lose value.
9. a bit
a) I am a bit tired.
b) I am a bit hungry.
X c) I am a bit happy.
a bit + negative
adjective
I'm a bit
angry/sad/short.
10. bite bit bitten
I was bitten by a
dog.
A dog bit me.
His bark is worse than
his bite.
PART - 2
11. He panicked.
He was frantic.
12. I accidently
locked myself out of my car.
I inadvertently locked myself out of my
car.
I locked myself out of my car by
accident.
13. silly
A: Thank you so
much.
B: Oh, don't be silly.
silly < ridiculous
< absurd
14. He died. He passed
away.
The deceased = 故人
diseased = 病気の
15. reputable=having
a good reputation
He is a reputable doctor.
I run a reputable business.
16. a very small 石 = a pebble
I got a pebble in my
shoe.
17. 一石二鳥。To
kill two birds with one stone.
I'm stuck in between a ~
and a hard place.
People in glass houses
shouldn't throw stones.
People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は石を投げてはならない
18. a boulder = a really
big rock
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