Episode #3
from English Today! with Mark & Miho ～ 句動詞 を使いこなして英会話力 ↑ Hosted by English Today!
Episode ＃3の 表現と例文 ★Sleep through： ～の間中、眠り続ける ・I’m sorry I’m late. I slept through my alarm and missed my train. ・Janet was so exhausted she slept through her math class today. ★Head off to： （目的地、目的とする対象）に向かう ・The family is heading off to the beach for a week-long vacation. ・I'm heading off to college next month, so I'm trying to save up as much money as possible. ★Freshen up： さっぱりする、～をリフレッシュさせる ・I'm going to freshen up and change my clothes before we go out. ・The garden was looking a little neglected, so I freshened it up with some new plants and a small fountain. ★Surplus： 余り。余分の。 ・(n.) Every time I cook spaghetti for dinner, there is always enough surplus to eat for lunch the next day. ・(adj.) Whenever I have surplus cash, I try to put it in my savings account instead of spending it. ★Context： 背景、文脈（など） ・The letter makes no sense unless you first understand the context in which it was written. ・My words were taken out of context. I didn’t mean to cause offense. ★Ambiguous： 曖昧な、不明瞭な ・Reporters asked the politician for more details, but his answers remained ambiguous. ・The results were ambiguous, so another round of tests are necessary. ★Up in the air： 未定で、漠然とした ・Until I check the weather forecast, my plans are up in the air. ・My work schedule is up in the air until we get our computers fixed. ★(Keep) In the dark： 見当がつかないで、何も知らずに ・The citizens were kept in the dark until the official announcement was made. ・I am completely in the dark about early European history.
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