TOEIC 7/15

石井本

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  • ed/ing
    • He is interested in 彼は〜に興味がある
    • He is interesting in 彼は興味深い奴だ
  • much less A: まして A は〜ではない
    • I'm afraid I can't understand the young women's thinking, much less her mother's.
      • let A alone: 同上
        • I can't buy a bike, let alone a car.
  • succulent: juicy and delicious
    • a succuleut steak
  • tender: easy to cut and eat, especially because they have been welll cooked
    • <-> touch
    • tender beef
    • I had to be honest and say that it was a very succulent steak, the tenderest one I had eaten for some time.
  • this time last year: 去年の今頃
  • as well as: 〜と同様に
  • as good as: 〜も同然である
  • I'm surprised at the government's decision to bail out the failing private company.
    • bail out: 財政的に救済する
    • I must say: 本当に、まったく
  • The young athlete was a good competitor and fought hard to win the race.
  • 倍率
    • -- times as ○ as A
    • times の時は、-- times 比較級 than A も可
      • This room is 3 times as big asa mine.
      • This room is 3 times bigger than mine.
      • This room is twice as big as mine.
  • Looking after his grandchildren was very tiring, but the old lady loved spending time with thhem.
  • This year, three times as many people offer did the aid concert as last year.
  • Business leaders are meeting on the weekend to see what they can do to put the area's unenployed back to work.
    • the 形容詞
  • get on well with 〜とうまくやっていく
  • The children frightened by the thunderstorm hid under their desks until the teacher coaxed them out
    • coax: to pursued someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle and patient way
      • Please Viic, come with us, Nancy coaxed.
  • crack: くじける、だめになる
  • The surprising look on the young girl's face showed that...
  • The monastey bells summon the faith to come and worship in the church.
    • monastery: a building or group of buildings in which monks live
      • monk: aa memer of all male religious group that lives apart from other people in a monastery
        • nun: a member of all female religious group who lives together in a convent
          • convent: a building or set of buildings where nuns lives
    • summon: formal to officially order someone to come to a meeting, a court of law etc
    • worship:(v) to sow respect and love for a good, especially by praying in a church, temple etc.
  • nosey -> nosy: always wanting to find out things that do not concern you, especially other people's private affairs
    • Don't be so nosy! It's none of your business.
  • inquisitive: asking too many questions and trying to find out too many details about something or someone
    • Don't be so inquisitive -- it makes people unconfortable.
  • The little boy was nosey, and being a most inquisitive boy got him into trouble.
  • Today's meeting will be lengthy because there are a few more issues to address.
    • lengty: continuing for a long time, often too long
      • a lengthy court tryal
    • address: formal to discuss, think about, or do something about a particular problem or question, especially with the aim of solving a problem
      • The article addresses the problems of disease connected with alnutrition.
  • He can work for more independently than other.