(会員) 3月26日 TOEIC LEVEL UP! 初級

(会員) 3月26日 TOEIC LEVEL UP! 初級
TOEIC "LEVEL UP"
Actually the expression "level-up" is not natural.

I want to improve my English.
I want to take my English to the next level.

Let's review.
1. He decorated the room.
= He ~ the room.

2. He is not a child.
= He is an ~.

3. I'm not a professional.
= I'm an ~.

4. It's a really old watch.
= It's an ~.

5. I'm more than shocked.
= I'm ~.

6. I can't hear it. =
It is not ~.

7. A big flag advertising a company is a ~.

8. This coffee is made from two
different coffees. It is a ~.

9. That thick wire is for our TV. We call it a ~.

10. Tokyo is Japan's ~.

11. I am a ~ teacher. This is my life job.

12. She held the baby tightly.
= She ~ the baby to her chest.

13. My brother and I always ~ with one another. We are always trying to beat each other.
competitive
14. I don't understand. = I am ~.
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OK! Let's learn some new words!
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15. He is cornered. That means he is ~:
a) tired
b) trapped
c) broke

16. He is sneaky. = He is ~.

17. If you crush something until it has many wrinkles then you ~ it up.

18. I really really hate you!
= I ~ you!

19. It's a small machine. = It's a ~.

20. He delivers newspapers.
= He ~ newspapers.

21. Japanese people say ダース.
In English we say ~.

22. You should try do things quickly and well and not waste time.= You should try to be ~.

23. It is so painful.
= I cannot ~ this pain.

24. How much does it cost to go in?
= What's the ~ fee?

25. Your ring is VERY beautiful!
= Your ring is ~.

26. She blinked quickly at me.
= Her eyes ~.

27. The company went out of business.
= The company ~.

28. That's not allowed!
= It's ~!

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Answers:
1. adorned
2. adult
3. amateur
4. antique
5. astound
6. audible
7. banner
8. blend
9. cable
10. capital
11. career
12. clutch
13. compete
14. confuse
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15. corner
16. crafty
17. crumple
18. despise
19. device
20. distribute
21. dozen
22. efficient
23. endure (take, bear, stand)
24. entrance
25. exquisite
26. fluttered
27. folded
28. forbidden / prohibited
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(会員) 3月23日 Sop​histicated Coo​l English for ​Everyday Situations

(会員) 3月23日 Sop​histicated Coo​l English for ​Everyday Situa​tions
March 23, 2012

1. What's your name?

What do you go by?

2. What time do you get up every day?
No big change.

3. What do you like to do in your free time?
What do you do for kicks around here?
=What do you do for fun around here?
What do you do for kicks?

4. What's your job?
What do you do for a living?
So how do you make ends meet?

5. Are you hungry?
Do you feel like eating?
Do you feel like eating something?

6. How old are you?
NEVER ASK THIS QUESTION!
If you are sure it is safe, "What are you, 25?"

7. Can you drink? Are you a strong drinker?
Can you hold your liquor?

8. How are you?
What's up?
How's it going?
What's going on?
How's it hanging?

9. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Are you seeing anyone?
A LITTLE HEAVY --> Are you in a relationship?

10. I like your car.
Nice ride!
Nice wheels!
(1960s) I dig your car!

11. I'm exhausted! = I'm very tired!
I'm beat!
I'm bushed!
I'm pooped.
I'm dead.

12. It's OK!
No problem.
No worries.
No sweat.

13. It's real. (You can trust it.) It's legit.

14. I used my credit card too much, and now I can't use it.
I maxed out my credit card!

15. I have no money.
I'm broke.
I'm flat broke.
I'm dead broke.
I don't have a penny to my name.

16. He is ugly.
He has a face only a mother could love.

17. He's rich. = He's rolling in green/cash/it.

(会員) 3月22日 TOEIC LEVEL UP! 初級

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Basic TOIEC - March 22, 2012
1. What is another word for decorate?

2. What is another word for someone who is not a child?

3. What is another word for someone who is not a professional?

4. Another word for something that is REALLY old is an ~.

5. What is another word for something that amazing.

6. What is another word for something you can hear is..?
I can hear it so it is ~.

7. What is another word for a big flag!
We're having a banner year at work.

8. If you mix 2 or 3 or more things, then you are ~ them.

9. What is another word for thick piece of wire?

10. The city in a country where the head poliiticians work is called a c....

11. If you choose one job for your life, that job is called your...

12. To hold something tightly means to ~ it.

13. What is another word for 競争的な

14. What is another word for 混乱する


Answers:

1. adorn
2. adult
3. amateur
4. antique
5. astound
6. audible
7. banner
8. blend
9. cable
10. capital
11. career
12. clutch
13. competitive / verb: compete
14. confuse

(会員) 3月21日 Talking about pain 痛い - mixed

(会員) 3月21日 Talking about pain　痛い - mixed

(会員) 3月21日 Talking about pain　痛い - mixed
"pain"
1. My ~ hurts.
My head hurts. My finger hurts. My stomach hurts.
My eyes itch.
I burnt/burned my tongue.
I burned my skin.
I got a sunburn.

2. I'm in pain.
It's a pain in the neck. (not actually painful)
Are you in pain? (Good question!)

A: I have morning sickness.
B: Oh, are you in pain?

3. I feel pain.
I feel a pain in my ~.
I feel a dull pain in my ~.
I feel a slight pain in my ~.
I feel a sharp pain in my ~.

I felt a sharp pain in my side.
I felt like someone stabbed me.
Related: I have cramps.

I feel like I want to throw up.

4. I have pain in my ~.

5. I went to great pains to VERB.
He went to great pains to get me a job.

6. ache:
aches
BETH'S aches!
I have a backache.
I have an earache.
I have a toothache.
I have a headache.
I have a stomach ache.

ALSO: My ~ aches. (Any body part OK!)

7. What sound do we make when we feel pain?
Ouch!
Yowza!

8. What sound do we make when we think something is gross?
Ew!
Yuck!
Ack!
Blech!

High level words for pain is:
9. excruciating: I broke my leg. It was excruciating.

10. agonizing: Waiting to hear if she survived the operation was just agonizing.
to agonize over st = to really suffer psychologically

I was agonizing over what to do.
Waiting to hear if he survived the operation was just agonizing.

My muscles are sore.

(会員) 3月16日 - Easy & useful English! - 初級

(会員) 3月16日 - Easy & useful English! - 初級







March 16, 2012
Today & Easy Sentences
It's frustrating.
1. meet
I met Joe after class.
Nice to meet you!
I can't meet my house payments.
meet + payment/obligation/responsibility
I have trouble meeting my responsibilities as a parent.
She met my expectations.
期待 an expectation

2. make
I made a cake.
I made a mistake.
Can you make it?
I made it!= I survived! I succeeded!

3. business
I'm in the computer business.
My company does business with Iran.
That's none of your business.
Let's get down to business.

4. employ　雇う
an employer
an employee
employment
unemployment
unemployment rate = 失業率
employ a method = ある方法を使う

5. service
We provide a service.
I need to get my car serviced.
X It is service. = It is free.
It's free. = It's on the house. (restaurant/bar/store)
I'll take care of this. =Let me get this.=It's on me.=I'll treat you. = My treat.=I'll shout you.(Australian)
I'll get this one. You get the next one.
It's complimentary.
The hotel gave us complimentary drink tickets for the bar.
Peanuts are complimentary.

6. like
I like cake.
~ look like NOUN.
X You look a model.
~ look like NOUN. .... You look like a model.
You don't look like a doctor.
You don't look like a mother.
You look like a teenager.

(会員) 3月14日 Talking about crime - 中級-上級

会員) 3月14日 Talking about crime - 中級-上級

March 14, 2014
中級-上級
Let's talk about the different types of murder:
1. First Degree Murder is any murder that is willful and premeditated. Felony Murder is typically first degree.
willful=on purpose
premedidated=st that you plan ahead of time, 前もって［あらかじめ］熟考［計画］した
felony=重罪 jūzai
RELATED:
misdemeanor=軽犯罪 keihanzai
First Degree Murder（第）一級殺人、最も罪の重い殺人
felony murder = 《法律》重罪謀殺［致死］

2. Second Degree Murder is a murder that is not premeditated or planned in advance.

3. Voluntary Manslaughter sometimes called a "Heat of Passion" murder, is any intentional killing that involved no prior intent to kill.
heat of passion=激情
voluntary manslaughter=《法律》（故意）故殺

And which was committed under such circumstances that would "cause a reasonable person to become emotionally or mentally disturbed." Both this and second degree murder are committed on the spot, but the two differ in the magnitude of the circumstances surrounding the crime. For example, a bar fight that results in death would ordinarily constitute second degree murder. If that same bar fight stemmed from a discovery of infidelity, however, it may be mitigated to voluntary manslaughter.

to mitigate=〔刑罰などを〕軽くする、軽減する

Sometimes "Second Degree Murder" is mitigated to "voluntary manslaughter."

4. Involuntary Manslaughter stems from unintentional, but criminally negligent behavior.
unintentional=【形】 故意でない、意図的でない、何げない
negligent=怠慢な、不注意な、無関心な

A drunk driving-related death is typically involuntary manslaughter. Note that the "unintentional" element here refers to the lack of intent to bring about the death. All three crimes above feature an intent to kill, whereas involuntary manslaughter is "unintentional," because the killer did not intend for a death to result from his intentional actions.
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5. 犯す=to commit (a crime), to violate sb, to break the law

6. 容疑者=a suspect

7. 逮捕する=to arrest, to place under arrest, to apprehend, to bust (casual), to take into custody, to capture, to seize, to nab (slang), to collar, to make a collar

8. to start a fire=
He was arrested for ~.
arson, to commiting arson

9. to steal from a store=
He was arrested for ~.
shoplifting

10. to steal money from a company
He was arrested for ~.
embezzling

11. to lie or fool someone
in order to steal from them
He was arrrested for ~.
fraud

12. to be married to 2 people at the same time
He was arrested for ~.
bigamy

13. to hit someone
He was arrested for assault.


You should know all these words. Do you?
blackmail
bribery
burglary
child abuse
conspiracy
espionage
forgery
genocide
hijacking
homicide
kidnapping
manslaughter
mugging
murder
perjury
rape
riot
robbery
slander
smuggling
treason
trespassing

March 12, 2012: Memories - Mixed Level

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March 12, 2012: Memories - Mixed Level


1. I forgot.
I forgot to turn off the light(s).
Pattern: I forgot to VERB.

I forgot my keys at home.
I forgot NOUN.

I forgot she was married.
I forgot that she was married.
I forgot (that) + SENTENCE.


2. I can't remember.
I can't remember his name.
I can't remember + NOUN.
I can never seem to remember my mother's birthday.
I can't seem to remember to take out the garbage on Wednesdays

3. I don't recall.
Witness: I don't recall.
to testify：証言する
I seem to recall that ...
I seem to recall that you said you were not going to drink any more beer.

4. I vaguely remember something about that.
vague 曖昧

5. I vividly remember his face.
I clearly remember his face.
His face is tattooed on my brain.

6. I learned it by heart.
I know it by heart.