今週はラジオも再放送ということで、英語学習も夏休みです。
私も今週の月曜日からシンガポールへ逃亡しています。
オリンピックを見られないのが残念。
私も今週の月曜日からシンガポールへ逃亡しています。
オリンピックを見られないのが残念。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 No Laughing Matter (6) 8/8 2008
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
Gotcha!
So the samurai took out his sword, stabbed it into his belly
and drew it toward his navel.
Laughter and groans
The samurai replied feebly.
I'm dumbfounded. I can't believe Mary did such a stupid thing.
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Gotcha!, 引っ掛かったね！ してやったり！ 了解！
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Gotcha is used in written English to represent the words
'got you' when they are pronounced informally.
ex) 'He gotcha, Helen. Give the boy credit.'
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navel, へそ
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Your navel is the small hollow just below your waist
at the front of your body.
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groan, うめき [うなり] 声
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No Laughing Matter (2)より
If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are
upset or unhappy about something.
ex) Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began
to groan with pain.
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feebly, 力なく、弱々しく
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No Laughing Matter (2)より
If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean
that they are weak.
ex) His left hand moved feebly at his side.
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be dumbfounded, (一時的に)物も言えないほど驚く
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No Laughing Matter (5)より
If you are dumbfounded, you are extreamly surprised
by something.
ex) I stood there dumbfounded, scarcely able to believe
the evidence of my senses.
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
Gotcha!
So the samurai took out his sword, stabbed it into his belly
and drew it toward his navel.
Laughter and groans
The samurai replied feebly.
I'm dumbfounded. I can't believe Mary did such a stupid thing.
──────────────────────────────
Gotcha!, 引っ掛かったね！ してやったり！ 了解！
──────────────────────────────
Gotcha is used in written English to represent the words
'got you' when they are pronounced informally.
ex) 'He gotcha, Helen. Give the boy credit.'
──────────────────────────────
navel, へそ
──────────────────────────────
Your navel is the small hollow just below your waist
at the front of your body.
──────────────────────────────
groan, うめき [うなり] 声
──────────────────────────────
No Laughing Matter (2)より
If you groan, you make a long, low sound because you are
upset or unhappy about something.
ex) Slowly, he opened his eyes. As he did so, he began
to groan with pain.
──────────────────────────────
feebly, 力なく、弱々しく
──────────────────────────────
No Laughing Matter (2)より
If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean
that they are weak.
ex) His left hand moved feebly at his side.
──────────────────────────────
be dumbfounded, (一時的に)物も言えないほど驚く
──────────────────────────────
No Laughing Matter (5)より
If you are dumbfounded, you are extreamly surprised
by something.
ex) I stood there dumbfounded, scarcely able to believe
the evidence of my senses.
