(会員) Feb. 15, 2014 - RANDOM CLASS (Mixed Levels!)

(会員) Feb. 15, 2014 - RANDOM CLASS (Mixed Levels!)

1. I was nervous.

I was a little tense.

I was a little stressed.

I have the jitters. 

I have butterflies in my stomach. 

I am a little jumpy. 

2. He won Japan's  first-ever gold medal in the Olympic figure skating event.

His skating outfit is flashy. 

His skating outfit is flamboyant. 

flame  & flamboyant

She is feminine.

He is effeminate. 

She/he is masculine/macho. 

She is a tomboy. / She is tomboyish. 

He competed against 10 other skaters.

He vied with 10 other skaters.

He is vying for the Gold. 

vie for = ～を奪い合う

High school girl arrested over Arashi concert ticket fraud

She swindled 14 people out of money. 

（人）をだます、（人）に詐欺を働く、（人）をだまして財産などを巻き上げる

Internet savvy

 Internet-savvy 【形】      インターネットに精通した

an idiot savant

to criticize = to point out negative things about st 

criticism

constructive criticism

建設的な批評［批判］

a critic = a book critic, a food critic, a movie critic 

(会員) Feb. 11, 2014 - RANDOM TOEIC VOCABULARY!

The Japanese swept the awards.
to alleviate  =  to lessen, especially pain and pressure
These pills should alleviate the pain.

to differentiate = to be able to see the difference betwen things
Most Westerners cannot differentiate between Japanese and Koreans.

to disturb = to bother, to annoy

Please do not disturb.

I'm sorry to disturb you, but….

disturbed = sick (mentally sick)
That guy is disturbed.

The news was disturbing. = The news made me feel…
I think it's disturbing.

to disrupt = to stop something from continuing, to interrupt

The phone line has been disconnected.

The snow storm disrupted power to the city.

frantic = panicky

Don't panic.
He was frantic. 

inadvertent
inadvertently = by accident

She inadvertently locked the keys in the car.

It was an inadvertent mistake. 


a nuisance = an annoying person, thing, or animal

spam = 迷惑メール

(会員) Feb. 10, 2014 - RANDOM SLANG!

(会員) Feb. 10, 2014 - RANDOM SLANG!
1. a doctor = a doc = a sawbones

2. a bad doctor = a quack

3. a lawyer = an attorney (not slang)

4. a bad lawyer = an ambulance chaser

5. a bad actor = a ham

6. to be fired = to get laid off, to get sacked, to be let go, to get the ax

7. cool = 格好いい, OK, nonchalant, fashionable, we are not enemies now
Are we cool?
That was not cool, man!

Are we cool? = Our previous argument is finished.

Stay cool! = Don't lose your temper!

Cool! Kewl!

insults:
a nerd, a geek, a dweeb, a dork, an egghead, a squid, He is booksmart. He is streetsmart.

That's disturbing. = That's creepy.

A cute way to say "gross" is "grody".

He is ugly. = He has a face only a mother could love.
a face only a mother could love    生みの親だけが愛する（ひどい）顔、醜い顔

最悪、　最低　= That sucks! That stinks! That's lame!
That's a lame excuse!

a lame duck = a president with no power because he will not be reelected

lame-duck president
《a ～》〈米〉今期限りで［任期満了とともに］職を退く大統領
He gave into peer pressure.

(公開) Feb. 8, 2014 - RANDOM SLANG!

(公開) Feb. 8, 2014 - RANDOM SLANG!
1. いただきます。
A: Would you like a~?
B: I don't mind if I do.

A: Would you like a~?
B: I could use ~.
a) いただきます。= Thank you. I'll take it.

I am so tired.  I could use a vacation.
b) 欲しいな～。

c) You should ～.
You should get a haircut.
You could use a haircut.
You could stand to VERB.
You could stand to lose some weight.
Calmn down! 落ち着いて。
Don't get your panties in a bunch.
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He lost it!
キレた!
He snapped!
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He's a tightass.
uptight = tightass = overly strict person
She is down to earth.
地に足がついています。

She has a good head on her shoulders.

You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.

(会員) Feb. 5, 2014 - 英語で何と言おうか言葉に詰まって

(会員) Feb. 5, 2014 - 英語で何と言おうか言葉に詰まって 

~いくら　ても

No matter how much I sleep I'm still sleepy.
No matter how much I eat I'm stil hungry.
No matter how much I exercise I am still fat.
No matter how much I exercise I can't manage to lose weight.
No matter how much I exercise I can't seem to lose weight.
No matter how much I study I just can't seem to get good grades on my tests.

あの歌の意味は一応分かりました。
I think I figured out what that song means.
I think I understand the meaning of the song.
I understand what that song means in a way.
I think I get the gist of that song.
gist  主旨、要点、要項、骨子

一体いつ寝るだろうか？
When in the heck does he sleep?
When the heck/Hell/Fuck…
When in the Hell does he sleep?

When in the Fuck does he sleep?
When in God's name does he sleep?
When on earth do you sleep?
When in Sam Hill do you sleep?
 Sam Hill 〈米俗〉地獄◆hellの婉曲表現。
Where the Sam Hill are you? : 一体全体どこにいるの？
Who in Sam Hill are you? : おまえは一体誰だ？
What the Sam Hill is that for? : それは一体何のためだ？

彼女はいったん笑い出すと、なかなか止まりません。
Once she starts laughing she can't seem to stop.
Once I wake up, I can't fall back asleep.
to go back to sleep, to fall back asleep
一般的に言えば　generally speaking
Basically, …
X Japan is a safety country?
O Japan is a safe country.

On top of ~, ~.
On top of having my wallet stolen yesterday, I also got soaked in the rain.
Not only did I get my wallet stolen yesterday, I also got stuck in the rain.

(会員) Feb. 4, 2014 - Talking about WINTER!

(会員) Feb. 4, 2014 - Talking about WINTER!
1a. in the dead of winter = in the middle of winter
1b. in the dead of night = in the middle of night


COLD
2. She's cold.
She is as cold as ice.

3. I caught a cold.
古い I caught cold.

4. I'm getting cold feet.
He is supposed to get married next week, but he's getting cold feet.

5. 諺 proverb: Cold hands, warm heart.

6. to give sb the cold shoulder
She gave me the cold shoulder.
give someone the cold shoulder =（人）に冷たい［よそよそしい］態度を取る


7. in a cold sweat
I had a nightmare and I woke up in a cold sweat.

8. You should take a cold shower. = You should calm down.

9. cold hard cash = real money

10. The sound of his name made my blood run cold.

11. to go cold turkey = to stop doing something completely, especially st you are addicted.
I quit…. cold turkey.

12. in cold blood

Two teenage girls were murdered in cold blood last week near here.二人の10代の少女は、先週この近くで、無残にも殺された。

 killed in cold blood 《be ～》冷酷に殺害される

cold-blooded

13. He knocked Joe out cold.

(会員) Jan. 30, 2014 - REVIEW! - Part 2 of 2

(会員) Jan. 30, 2014 - REVIEW! - Part 2 of 2
You are the spitting image of your father.
You are the spitting image of ~.

You have your father's eyes.
You have your father's ~.
You're a chip off the old block. 
You're SOMEBODY's doppelganger.
You take after your father.
You take after your older brother.

That's a laugh.  = That's a joke. = That's stupid.

My company is a joke.

It's funny. It's hilarious.
giggle クスクス笑う、クックッと笑う
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He sobbed.
to well up 湧き上がる
His eyes welled up.
He shed tears of happiness.
He cried with happiness.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 済んだことを悔やんでも仕方がない。
悔やんでも返らぬことだ. = It's no use crying over spilt milk.

strange
funny
weird
odd
peculiar
bizarre
queer

I'm depressed.
He's clinically depressed.

He's insane.  He's clinically insane.
肥満
He's obese.  He's clinically obese.
ben = good
mal = bad

beneficiary 恩恵を受ける人、受益者

benefactor 後援者、寄付する人
malevolent 【形】 悪意のある、邪悪な、害悪を及ぼす
malware マルウェア、悪意のあるソフトウェア、破壊工作ソフト
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demented = crazy

naive = too inexperienced and so they have wrong ideas

to deceive = だます = to fool = to trick
How do you manage to do that?

marijuana = pot, weed, grass
legal <--> illegal = 違反、違法

over-the-counter drug〈米〉〔薬局で自由に買える〕市販［店頭］薬

to legalize st = to make it OK to do
I'm addicted to ....
I'm addicted to ....
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