March 1, 2010
Cynch
replay
subsidy
Korean athletes are more driven (motivated) to get medals
underemployment
underpaid
February 27, 2010
Steve
Tips for listening:
Focus on an interesting area
Use BBC documentary, goldmine
, ----> take a pause
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artistic
expressive
recalled that phrase
How do you spend time on board?
get on the plane
Hands-on
make a good first impression
Need a quick fix
bi-monthly
compensate the employees well
staff ===> uncountable
many number of staff
this (a) memeber of staff
If we say 2 staffs, this sounds like early shift and late shift
staff can be verb
You don't say like one staff, two staffs to individuals
let's carry on .......(let's continue ..)
A Thai restaurant is near my appartment. ------> explicit
I live in Kagurazaka. A thai restauran is nearby. (full stop) ----> contextual
February 28, 2010
YamYam
bleeding
The Friesian Government though history has made many regulations in order to safeguard good breeding, cross breeding with a Friesian horse is forbidden by ...
poopie-plops
【名】
- 〈英俗・幼児語〉うんこ
I have a tame dog
I bathe a dog once a week.
settle
- 落ち着く、定住｛ていじゅう｝する
・Let matters settle where they will. : 収まるところに収まるものだ。
・The dust is beginning to settle. : 騒ぎなどが落ち着き始めた。／ほとぼりがさめてきた。／混乱は静まり始めている。◆【直訳】ほこりが積もり始めた。
Whale hunting
The controversy went to another level.
Australia's point is to prohibit the hunting of "endangered" type of tuna
endangered = threatened with extinction, in danger of extinction
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1002/100225-racism.html