(会員) Fri, Jan. 29, 2016 - Race & Sex & Reviews
1. They had sex.
2. They were intimate.
3. They slept together. / He slept with her.
4. They were together.
5. He was with her. / She was with him.
A: Have you ever been with her?
B: No, not sexually. / What?! You mean sexually?
6. (D) They fucked. / He fucked her.
7. You look stressed. You should have sex.
= You need to get laid.
8. They bumped uglies.
9. fuck = screw = bang
10. nail
He nailed her.
10. I bought a new car, and it was a lemon.
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11. I got screwed/fucked. My company screwed/fucked me.
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12. sex = gender
What sex is your dog?
It’s male/female.
13. the fair sex = women
14. a sex object = a person that you think of only sexually. Not for their personality or abilities, etc.
15. the battle of the sexes = common disagreements between men and women
16. ~ is better than sex. = ~ is great.
Skydiving is better than sex.
Swimming with sharks was so exciting. It was better than sex.
17. sexting = sending dirty pictures to someone
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
(会員) Fri, Jan. 29, 2016 - Race & Sex
(会員) Fri, Jan. 29, 2016 - Race & Sex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock
He would have had to take a 50 to 80 percent pay cut.
Many black have decided to boycott this year’s Oscar show, but the ironic thing about this is that Chris Rock is the presenter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock
He would have had to take a 50 to 80 percent pay cut.
He is a racist.
Joe discriminates against blacks.
Blacks have been discriminated against for hundreds of years.
His honesty prejudiced us in his favor.
Please put aside your prejudices and just look at the facts.
~ ism
racism
sexism
ageism
Japan is 10 years behind other first world countries.
a racist / a sexist / a ageist
a bigot
He’s a bigot.
He is male chauvinist pig.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
(会員) Wed, Jan. 27, 2016 - Fatherhood
(会員) Wed, Jan. 27, 2016 - Fatherhood
1. Like father, like son.
2. This is not your father’s ~.
This is not your father’s Toyota.
*philosophical = 哲学的な
3. The child is the father of the man.
4. What are some synonyms for “father”?
Dad, Daddy, Papa, Pa, Pop, My old man,
5. Another meaning for “father” is “priest”
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6. What are some synonyms for “mother”?
mom, mum, ma, mommy, my old lady
7. Necessity is the mother of invention.
8. He’s a mama’s boy. / He has an Oedipus Complex.
9. He has a face only a mother could love. = He is very ugly.
10. mother earth = earth,
mother nature = nature
11. (A) is the mother of all (B).
A=st specific, B=a category, a kind
This is the mother of all wars.
This expression is used to describe the biggest, most extreme or ultimate examples of something.
1. Like father, like son.
2. This is not your father’s ~.
This is not your father’s Toyota.
*philosophical = 哲学的な
3. The child is the father of the man.
4. What are some synonyms for “father”?
Dad, Daddy, Papa, Pa, Pop, My old man,
5. Another meaning for “father” is “priest”
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6. What are some synonyms for “mother”?
mom, mum, ma, mommy, my old lady
7. Necessity is the mother of invention.
8. He’s a mama’s boy. / He has an Oedipus Complex.
9. He has a face only a mother could love. = He is very ugly.
10. mother earth = earth,
mother nature = nature
11. (A) is the mother of all (B).
A=st specific, B=a category, a kind
This is the mother of all wars.
This expression is used to describe the biggest, most extreme or ultimate examples of something.
(会員) Friday. Jan. 22, 2016 - SMAP news & more
Nico - Jan. 22, 2016
a marketing ploy
to deport = to kick sb out of a country
deportation = noun
Japan has ordered the deportation of Ric O’Barry.
Ric O’Barry.
He is the star of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.”
“The Cove” is a movie about a Japanese village that hunts dolphins.
But he has refused to leave, insisting he came as a tourist to look at dolphins.
5 vending machines torched in Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward
to torch = to set on fire
Adele
Kotoshogiku crashes to 1st loss as title race heats up
I have been following him this tournament.
I don’t really follow sumo.
There has been a big fuss about the lack of diversity in Hollywood films.
a fuss = a commotion
I don’t want to make a big fuss.
He made a big fuss about my hair.
a marketing ploy
to deport = to kick sb out of a country
deportation = noun
Japan has ordered the deportation of Ric O’Barry.
Ric O’Barry.
He is the star of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.”
“The Cove” is a movie about a Japanese village that hunts dolphins.
But he has refused to leave, insisting he came as a tourist to look at dolphins.
5 vending machines torched in Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward
to torch = to set on fire
Adele
Kotoshogiku crashes to 1st loss as title race heats up
I have been following him this tournament.
I don’t really follow sumo.
There has been a big fuss about the lack of diversity in Hollywood films.
a fuss = a commotion
I don’t want to make a big fuss.
He made a big fuss about my hair.
(会員) Wednesday. Jan. 20, 2016 - comparison expressions!
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(会員) Wednesday. Jan. 20, 2016 - comparison expressions!
1. to render a video
grab idioms:
2. to grab st = to go and do st
Let's grab lunch.
Let’s grab a bite to eat.
Let’s grab a beer.
Let’s grab a cup of coffee.
I’m sleepy, and dinner is in 2 hours. I think I have time to grab a nap.
It’s late. You better grab some shut-eye.
2. ~ is up for grabs. = ~ is available.
3. They grabbed Tom as he was leaving work.
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comparison expressions:
4. Comparatively speaking, I am average size.
= Relatively speaking, I am average size.
5. Nothing compares to (A.) = (A) is the best/worst.
Nothing compares to Paris.
Nothing compares to Kyoto.
Nobody compares to George Clooney.
No one compares to George Clooney.
6. ~ is the ultimate ~.
John is the ultimate salesman.
John is the consummate salesman.
7. (A) is no match for (B).
I am no match for a professional boxer.
You’re no match for me.
8. (A) is more than a match for (B).
He is younger than me, but he’s more than a match for me.
9. They are apples and oranges.
10. He is ~ above the rest.
He is head and shoulders above the rest.
12. He is a cut above the rest.
(会員) Wednesday. Jan. 20, 2016 - comparison expressions!
1. to render a video
grab idioms:
2. to grab st = to go and do st
Let's grab lunch.
Let’s grab a bite to eat.
Let’s grab a beer.
Let’s grab a cup of coffee.
I’m sleepy, and dinner is in 2 hours. I think I have time to grab a nap.
It’s late. You better grab some shut-eye.
2. ~ is up for grabs. = ~ is available.
3. They grabbed Tom as he was leaving work.
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comparison expressions:
4. Comparatively speaking, I am average size.
= Relatively speaking, I am average size.
5. Nothing compares to (A.) = (A) is the best/worst.
Nothing compares to Paris.
Nothing compares to Kyoto.
Nobody compares to George Clooney.
No one compares to George Clooney.
6. ~ is the ultimate ~.
John is the ultimate salesman.
John is the consummate salesman.
7. (A) is no match for (B).
I am no match for a professional boxer.
You’re no match for me.
8. (A) is more than a match for (B).
He is younger than me, but he’s more than a match for me.
9. They are apples and oranges.
10. He is ~ above the rest.
He is head and shoulders above the rest.
12. He is a cut above the rest.
(会員) Sunday. Jan. 18, 2016 - fish!
(会員) Sunday. Jan. 18, 2016 - fish!
1. That sounds fishy.
怪しい
2. She drinks like a fish. = She can hold her liquor. = She can drink a lot.
3. There are plenty of (other) fish in the sea.
4. I feel like a fish out of water. = I do not feel comfortable in this situation.
5. You're a big fish in a small pond. = You are strong, but there is not much competition.
or
You are a small fish in a big pond. = You are not a very powerful position, but it is a big city/market.
Would you rather be a big fish in small pond or a small fish in big pond.
6. She's a cold fish. = She is not very friendly.
7. He shakes hands like a dead fish.
8. Are you fishing for compliments?
9. He tried to explain his argument, but he floundered.
10. He is sleeping with the fishes.
11. a shark = a slang expression for a lawyer
Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.
12. to jump the shark = when a TV show becomes too ridiculous to be believed
13. I'm off the hook. = I'm no longer in trouble.
14. He landed a big fish.
He landed a great job.
He landed a wonderful wife.
She landed a wonderful husband.
15. a fish tale = an exaggerated story
He like to tell fish tales.
1. That sounds fishy.
怪しい
2. She drinks like a fish. = She can hold her liquor. = She can drink a lot.
3. There are plenty of (other) fish in the sea.
4. I feel like a fish out of water. = I do not feel comfortable in this situation.
5. You're a big fish in a small pond. = You are strong, but there is not much competition.
or
You are a small fish in a big pond. = You are not a very powerful position, but it is a big city/market.
Would you rather be a big fish in small pond or a small fish in big pond.
6. She's a cold fish. = She is not very friendly.
7. He shakes hands like a dead fish.
8. Are you fishing for compliments?
9. He tried to explain his argument, but he floundered.
10. He is sleeping with the fishes.
11. a shark = a slang expression for a lawyer
Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.
12. to jump the shark = when a TV show becomes too ridiculous to be believed
13. I'm off the hook. = I'm no longer in trouble.
14. He landed a big fish.
He landed a great job.
He landed a wonderful wife.
She landed a wonderful husband.
15. a fish tale = an exaggerated story
He like to tell fish tales.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
(会員) Tues. Jan. 12, 2016 - Random Vocabulary
(会員) Tues. Jan. 12, 2016 - Random Vocabulary
1. 感動する
I’m impressed.
It’s impressive.
I was moved.
It was moving.
I was touched.
It was touching.
I was deeply affected by his words.
He was an icon.
He was legendary.
He was always morphing into a different persona.
He was androgynous.
産婦人科医 obstetrician and gynecologist
misogyny = hating women …..
misogynous = a person who hates women
alien = sb outside a group, country, world, etc.
I feel alienated.
estranged = 〔友好関係にあった人が〕疎遠になった
We used to be close, but we have become estranged.
He succumbed to cancer.
Bowie died peacefully, surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer.
He will be sorely missed.
I have a sore throat.
My muscles/legs/arms are sore from exercising/jogging/hiking.
David Bowie will be missed.
He will be sorely missed.
I'm so sad to hear he is gone.
Bowie was a musical genius.
Bowie was a musical pioneer.
Bowie was a musical revolutionary.
He left a deep impression on me.
David Bowie was simply brilliant.
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