英会話ライブレッスン News English Mix Level
1. Bank loans scandal deepens as Shinsei admits yakuza loans
I borrowed money from the bank to buy a house.
Every month I have to pay the mortgage.
2. yakuza / mafia = organized crime
3. Lawmaker breaks taboo by handing letter about nuclear fears to emperor
to break a taboo
It's a taboo to hand the emperor anything.
Divorce is still a taboo in Japan.
a lawmaker = a politician
to hand st to sb = to give sb st with your hand
Could you hand me that book?
a publicity stunt
Some Internet critics called on Yamamoto to resign from the Diet.
a critic = 評論家
to call on sb to do st = to demand
4. Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series
to rout sb
5. Heidi Klum goes geriatric for Halloween
6. Chad Hurley = cofounder of Youtube
He crashed a party.
He signed a non-disclosure agreement.
He violated his contract.
He broke his promise.
It was a party held by Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
Toronto police say they have video of mayor smoking crack pipe; Ford vows not to resign
Are you smoking crack?
= Are you crazy?
Ford vows not to resign.
to vow = to promise
to resign = to step down = to quit
He has been the butt of jokes on U.S. late night TV.
butt of a joke
物笑いの種
become the butt of everyone's jokes皆の冗談の的になる
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