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【memo】20240730

 

 

  • ASSASSINATION
    [əˌsæˈneɪʃən]
  • feel refreshed「気分がすっきりする、リフレッシュする」
  • have + a long wait「長い間待つこと」
  • that is very perceptive of you.
  • the Indo-Pacific regionが正式な言い方とされています。「インド洋・太平洋地域」という意味なのですが、「洋」を省略して「インド太平洋地域」と訳すことが、近年の定番
     

  • ábsolutely<>absolútely

(1) It's ábsolutely amazing.

(2) Yes, absolútely!

      I trust her absolútely.「私は彼女を『絶対的に!』

 

 

 

 

  • meritocracy
     A system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.
    [mɛrɪˈkrəsi]
  • There's no such thing as a perfect system. 
  • During the bi-annual performance review meeting, we discussed their expectations and future career aspiration
  • aspiration
    [ˌæsˈreɪʃən]
     
    => career asparation
    career aspiration 仕事の大望/野心
 
 

fond of
[fɑnd] [ʌv]

I'm not especially fond of celery.

 

be fond of

I'm fond of cooking好きで習慣的にやっているnuance

 

celery
[ˈsɛri]


indulge
[ɪnˈdʌlʤ]

 
 
 

Which team are you rooting for?

 

root for

応援する

How about booing?

Is booking okay?

 

boo verb

Let's not boo.

Let's stop booing.

 

体操選手

gymnast 
[ˈʤɪmnəst]

 

Eveyone is cheering the gymnast from Japan.

No one is cheering that gymanst.

 

 

かわいそう

I feel sorry for ...

I feel sorry for him.

Do you feel sorry for him?

 

  • Can I pay by credit card?
    *by の方法で-> by credit card -> by + 不可算名詞: 手段
     
  • She's rally blossoming. *大人っぽくなっている
    *blossom 魅力的になる
    -to develop or come to a promising stage
     
  • You can take a hike
    「どっか行け」「あっちへ行け」

     
  • Can I try a bite?
  • Can I have a sip of your coffee? I've never tried that blend before.
    *(have )a sip of .. 飲み物について一口の

 

 

【memo】20240725

 

 

 

 graphics processing units, or GPUs

 

initiative
[ɪˈnɪʃətɪv] 
[ɪˈnɪʃjətɪv]
 
Like this, for example:
“The group is pursuing an initiative to improve working conditions for delivery drivers.”

 

That's something to be proud of and I'm glad we could help out.

 

 

 

 

 

If someone says,
Don't fly too close to the Sun, they are telling you to know your limits.

 

 

 

 

 

horoscope
[ˈhɔˌskoʊp]
星占い・ホロスコープ

I can't believe it. My horosocope got everything right today.



palm
[pɑm]
手のひら

Have you ever had your palm read?

 

palm reading

read someone's palm

 

have someone in the palm of one's hand
手綱を握られている

 

in store
[ɪn] [stɔr]

将来の出来事が待ち受けて・待ち構えて

I can't wait to see what the future has in store for my kids.

 

 

 

 

 

 I sincerely apology for the delay and payment for your IT services. We made a wire transfer around 10 this morning. The funds should be credited to your designated account within the next three hours. Please know that this delay was not intentional. It was a clerical error on our side.

  • clerical error
  • be credited to 
  • sincerely

we'd appreciate it if you could take preventive measures to avoid the same mistake in the future.

 

 

Deposit confirmed. However, our remittance fee has been deducted and we're 23 dollars short. The agreement was that the sender would cover the transfer fee, right? Could you send us the shortfall?

  • we're 23 dollars short.
    We're ... dollars long.
  • remittance 
 
  • The remittance fee is on us.
  • We'll handle/cover  the transfer fee.

 it's considered better not to use abbreviations too often.

 

  • We've noticed a missed payment on your end. 御社サイドで
  • We're sorry for the oversight that led to the missed payment on our end.
It was sometimes nerve-wracking.
handling large sums of money.
 
 

 

 

You got all dressed up for your friends tonight.

 

And make sure it's a mixture of dry and wet food.

Umi likes eating both together.

I know. She's a picky eater.

Right. She takes after you.

 

 Nothing is worth than not having a clean socks.

 

  • tried making gnocchi at home. It turned out great. I brought some for you.


gnocchi
noʊki]

 

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