(会員）2016年４月４日（月）英会話ライブレッスン

 (会員）2016年４月４日（月）英会話ライブレッスン

1. Back to the grind. 

Back to the coal mine.

Back to the salt mines.

2. administrative

We had administrative meetings.

administrative = 管理上の、行政上の、経営上の、管理の

3. They are a necessary evil.

a necessary evil = 必要悪

4. He's near retirement age, so he little to lose.

He has little to lose. = 失うものはほとんどない

5. Everyone ignored him.

ignore = 無視する

6. I have a soft spot in my heart for him.  = I like him so I am not strict about him.

have a soft spot in one's heart for = ～に弱い、～が大好きである、～が好みである、～に愛着

がある、～をかわいがる

7. He was calling people out.

to call sb out = to publicly criticize them

8. Most people like to keep their head down.

to keep your head down = to not cause problems

身をひそめて静かにしている=keep one's head down

9. Most people don’t want to ~ the boat.

rock the boat = 〈話〉波風を立てる、事を荒立てる

10. That’s life. = That’s the way the ball bounces. = That’s the way the cookie crumbles.

11. Game of Thrones’ most popular character is played the actor, Peter Dinklage. Peter was on
Saturday Night Live 2 days ago.

He stole the show.

12. He is a scene stealer.

13. He upstaged Robert DeNiro.

14. "Excuse my French." = I’m sorry to say a bad word.

15. That's fucked up. > That’s screwed up. > That’s messed up.

16. This criminal is sick.

17. to abduct = to kidnap