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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

(会員) 日曜日 11:00pm - 10月14日 Beginner / 初級

DO idioms

1. I did the laundry.

I have to do the laundry.

2. I have to iron some shirts.

I have to do the ironing.

3. Can you do me a favor?

4. Did you do your homework?

Did you do/finish your homework?

5. I try to do some exercise every morning.

6. I do housework every Sunday.

7 Before I go to the wedding, I need to get my hair done.

8. Do your job!

8. Do your work!

8. Do your business! = poop

9. How long does it take you to do your make-up?

How long does it take you to put on your make-up.

9. I want to get my nails done.

9. I need to get my nails done.

10. I need to get my nose done.

11. He got his ~ done.

She got/had her eyes done.

She had her breasts done.

12. Ganbatte? = Do your best!

13. He spent time in jail. = He ~ time.

14. I usually do the shopping on Sunday.

=I usually go shopping on Sunday.

15. Q: How did you do?

A: I did well.

I didn’t do well. / I did badly.

16. Do you do karate?

X Do you play karate?

17. Do you bowl?

(会員) 金曜日 11:00pm - 10月12日 Int. - Adv.

I was crazy busy today.

1. IMF urges against draconian fiscal reforms in Europe

IMF＝International Monetary Fund 国際通貨基金

urge=〔人に～するよう強く〕促す、要請する、勧める

draconian=〔罰などが〕苛酷な、極めて厳しい、厳格な

fiscal=会計の

Fiscal Reforms = 経済・財政の改革

2. Japan sees U.S. as deterrent to China in islands dispute

deterrent =抑止するもの［手段］、妨害物

a dispute =議論、論争、口論, 不和、紛争

a row, a fight, a quarrel, a conflict, a dispute, a spat,

The death penalty is not a deterrent.

The picture is meant to be a deterrent.

3.a China hoped to deter people from buying Japanese cars with this car tax.

The tax is meant to be a deterrent.

4. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue = The White House

The Prime Minister's official residence is 10 Downing Street.

(会員) 水曜日 11:10pm - 10月10日 MIXED- GET idioms

1. I enjoy doing that. = I get a kick out of that.

What do you for kicks?

What do you like to do for kicks?

How do you get your kicks?

What do you do for fun?

2. Mind your own business. = Get a life!

3. Look at that! = Get a load of that!

4. Let’s start working. = Let’s get down to business.

5. Let’s talk about specifics. = Let’s get down to brass tacks.

6. You are standing to close to me. Step back. = Get out of my face!

7. You need to become organized and serious! = Get your act together!

8. Stop complaining about me to me. = Get off my case.

I have to get my act together.

He really has his act together.

9. What is your point? = Get to the point!

He takes a long time to get to the point.

10. Wake up! Accept reality! = Get real!

Get real! That is never going to happen.

11. Hurry up! Run! = Get the lead out!

12. You are out of fashion. Become fashionable. = Get with it!

13. Go to Hell. = Get bent!

14. That guy really gets my goat. = He really bothers me.

Monday, October 8, 2012

(会員) 月曜日 11pm - 10月08日初級 - GET idioms

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I just relaxed.

俗語 I just chilled all weekend.

Calm down! = Chill out!

become = get / be

What do you want to be when you grow up?

=What do you want to become when you grow up?

X What do you want to get when you grow up?

BASIC: BE vs. GET

1. I am married. vs. I got married.

2. I am full. vs. I got full.

3. I am angry. vs. I got angry.

I got angry when he punched me.

I'm sorry I ~ angry yesterday. (was/got)

4. I am sick. vs. I got sick.

5. I am fat. vs. I got fat.

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BASIC "get" IDIOMS:

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1. Wake up! --> Get up!

2. Prepare yourself. --> Get ready!

3. Put on your clothes! --> Get dressed!

4. Put on your formal clothes! --> Get dressed up!

5. Board the train. --> Get on the train.

6. Opposite of "Get on". --> Get off.

7. Arrive home. --> Get home.

8. Enter. --> Get in.

9. Exit. --> Get out.

10. Escape. --> Get away.

11. I understand. --> I get it.

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LEVEL 2 “get” IDIOMS:

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12. Go away. --> Get lost.

13. We have a good relationship. --> We get along.

14. しっかりしろう！ --> Get a grip!

15. I suddenly had stay to work. --> I got stuck working.

16. Mind your own business. --> Get a life.

Friday, October 5, 2012

(会員) FRIDAY 11:00pm - 10月05日-intermediate-advanced

Oct. 5, 2012

Friday – Int. – Adv.

1. When I was a child I did not like soda water.

Since I turned 40, I’ve come to like it.

After turning 40, I’ve come to like it.

2. modest / humble = adjectives

Welcome to my humble home/abode.

X He lived in a humble house.

O He lived in a modest house.

He drove a modest car.

He always flew coach.

humble = personality

Ex: He is a humble person.

modest = temporarily for someone who does not brag

Don't be modest.

I thought my Japanese was pretty good, but I was humbled by Joe's Japanese.

~ was a humbling experience.

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Democrats / Republicans

Voter ID laws disproportionallyaffect Democrats.

Japanese insurers stop covering firms against China riots

Loopholes are very useful when you pay your taxes.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

(会員) Tuesday 1 0:30pm - 10月02 日- Mixed - English from the Movies!

(会員)Tuesday 1 0:30pm - 10月02 日- Mixed - English from the Movies!

Anna Scott: You know what they say about men with big feet.

William: No, I don't, actually. What's that?

Anna Scott: Big feet... large shoes.

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You know what they say about smart beautiful women, right?

They say that they were ugly ducklings.

Journalist: Yes. Anna, how long are you intending to stay here in Britain?

How long are you intending to stay here in Britain?

How long do you intend to stay here in Britain?

How long do you plan to stay in Britain?

We left our laundry out.

It's supposed to be clear day.

There was no forecast for rain.

definitely = it is decided

absolutely = YES! ♡

Anna turns William down.

Anna rejects William.

Anna decline’s William’s invitation.

Anna decline’d William’s advances.

I offered her a job.

She turned me down.

She declined my invitation.

(会員) Monday 11pm - 10月01日- 初級 - FUN English!

Fun things to know about English:

1. "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand

2. And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.

3. No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

4. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

5. The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.

6. The words 'racecar,''kayak' , and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes).

7. There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous

8. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

9. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

10. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.