2008-12-01

second last day
the hard disk is fried／HDが故障した　radio, car などに使える。overused, too old, damaged が原因で壊れること
my brother's computer caught a virus. ※catchを使うのか・・・
pirated movies／海賊版映画
it ran me 270,000 yen.
loose animals
did you get good waves?
it's so hard to balance
it's easier to balance
did you get a tan?
japanese women don't like tans.
muscle tear
i'm stuck
back to work
what do you take pictures up? = what kind of pictures do you take?
from scratch
endurance race
where is the race held?
italicize／イタリック体で印刷されている（辞書では「イタラサイズ」なんだけど、先生は「アイタラサイズ」と言っていた）
kick something around
choose your top two!!　※レストランで、「食べたいもの２つ選んで！」
I'm not a morning/night person. (08/4/20)
the tree fell down and the road was blocked
reconcile／和解する、和睦する
compose
make out／イチャイチャする
- That couple is making out in the car.
pull yourself together = get control of your emotions, calm down
you never drink to the point where you can't remember
early to bed, early to rise／早寝早起き（Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise）
always in a rush
cut down／（量を）減らす
try quitting cold turkey
ニコチンの発音がニコティーンだった
I crave cigarettes. crave=feel a powerful desire for
You used to crave cigarettes.
and yourself?
come to the office by 8 o'clock.
good chance to change your style
how the story ends?
my dad's car is his precious thing
don't mess with the car　※mess with= to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous
I dozed off. ※doze off／居眠りする(sleep lightly)（08/12/7）
司会／emcee
administrator= someone whose job involves managing the work of a company or organization

●プリントワーク

kick (an idea) around = discuss, think about/talk about informally
- What is the benefit of kicking an idea around instead of making an immediate decision?
- I kick an idea around in my head for a long time.
- We kicked that suggestion around and in the end decided to go ahead.
- I'm kicking around it in my head.
make up (3ways)
- What kind of excuses do people make up for being late to an important event?
- Me and my girlfriend had a fight, and my brother said you shouldn't fight with your girlfriend, go make up!
- Me and my boss had an argument, but in the afternoon, we made up.
- Have you ever made up with someone? How did you feel about making up with the person?
- Do you know how many states made up the original United States in 1776?
pull together information = gather information
- Where could you go to pull together information for a research report?
- I'm still pulling together information.
kick the habit
- Have you ever succeeded in kicking the habit of cigarettes, smoking, drinking alcohol, or some other bad habit?
cover up= hide, conceal
- Have you ever cover up an embarrassing situation?

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You can't imagine how flattered I am.

手間／司会（第20回-08/8/29）

第20回-08/8/29 words & expressions