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今日は5時きっかりに目が覚めた!
が、寒くて布団から出れず布団の中で問題集を眺めてました*o_ _)oバタッ
タイマー付けとかないとな

でイクフン単語と極リスはいつも通り音読しときました
身についてるのかなぁ
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今日の単語で取り上げてるfragile

Every Little Thingの名曲にもあるよね



綺麗な声だったのに今は・・・。。゚ヽ(゚`Д´゚)ノ゚。ウワァァァン!

声もfragileなものなのね(え
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今日の単語
fragile【adjective】
1.〔物が〕壊れやすい、もろい、割れやすい
easily broken or damaged [= delicate; ≠ strong]
:Didn't you notice the "Fragile" sticker? (英)
:I handle small, fragile antiquities. (英)
:This is a fragile item. (英)
:fragile bones (L)
:Be careful with that vase - it's very fragile.(L)
:fragile china/glass/bones (O)
:Be careful not to drop it; it's very fragile. (O)

●Japan Times:Friday, Oct. 7, 2011
Bonsai showcase a must for green thumbs
Fifty selected bonsai, including one in a valuable 300-year-old pot, will be exhibited and demonstrations will be held to teach aspiring horticulturists how to care for the fragile trees.

●BBC:6 December 2011
Hainey trial: 'No sign of malnutrition' in dead toddler
He was also asked if there was anything to suggest that Declan's bones were thin or
fragile and he replied: "No."


2.〔望ましいものが〕脆弱な、不安定な、はかない
a fragile situation is one that is weak or uncertain, and likely to become worse under pressure [≠ strong]
:Beauty is fragile. (英)
:The economy remains fragile amid the uncertainty of the stock market. (英)
:the country's fragile economy(L)
:Relations between the two countries are in a fragile state.(L)
:the party's fragile unity(L)
:a fragile alliance/ceasefire/relationship(O)
:The economy remains extremely fragile.(O)
:In her job she was used to dealing with actors' fragile egos.(O)

【用例】
●Japan Times:Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011
Cabinet lays out planned tax changes for fiscal '12
But the move is facing opposition, even from DPJ lawmakers, who fear the potentially negative impact it might have on the
fragile economic recovery.

●BBC:8 December 2011
Laos' Mekong Xayaburi dam plan delayed again
Opponents fear the proposed $3.5bn (£2.15bn) Xayaburi dam and power station project would open the door to a building spree, degrading the Mekong's
fragile ecology and associated fishing industries.


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