(会員) 生放送レッスンMonday 2013年9月02日: 中級ー上級

(会員) 生放送レッスンMonday 2013年9月02日: 中級ー上級

I think I came down with a cold.

Or maybe my allergies are acting up.

1. A tornado hit eastern Japan.

A tornado rips through eastern Japan.

A tornado tears through eastern Japan.

2. Abe pledges comprehensive, prompt steps for Fukushima

to pledge: promise

comprehensive: 包括的な

prompt: 即座の、すぐの

3. Japanese director Miyazaki retires

He's a living legend.

His films are legendary.

His work is enchanting.

He is a great storyteller.

I shouldn't blow my own horn.

I don't mean to blow my own horn, but. . . I'm pretty good.

Fans are in disbelief.

I'm not really a big anime fan.

They are a little too high-brow for my taste.

4. Kono urges Abe to stop being coy over Yasukuni Shrine

coy: artfully or affectedly shy or reserved

5. Once-reluctant Japanese get behind Tokyo's Olympic bid.

reluctant: 気乗りしない、気が進まない

to get behind: to support st

a bid: 入札

6. Tanks said built in haste, bound to leak

to do st in haste: quickly and carelessly, 急いで、慌てて

to be bound to verb = to be sure to

7. White House confident on winning Hill support on Syria but scrambling to get votes

According to the weather report, it looks like rain.