2010年6月29日火曜日

i love Cinderella

単語

SCOUR
to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material
→ Jess was scouring out the pans

WRETCHED
extremely bad or unpleasant
→a wretched straw bed
I was shocked to see their wretched living conditions.

COURTLY
graceful and polite
→it is courtly and romantic in style
a tall man with courtly manners

HAUGHTY
behaving in a proud unfriendly way
→the most haughty woman that was ever seen

JEER
to laugh at someone or shout unkind things at them in a way that shows you do not respect them
→" you only jeer me"
the president was booed and jeered by a crowd of protesters




2010年6月15日火曜日

from english news...

I read the news about World cup.
Keisuke Honda scored at first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup.


ー単語ー
Netherlands オランダ

sloppy
1, Not done carefully or thoroughly
2, Sloppy clothes are : loose fitting, untidy and or dirty

deadlock
a stuation in which a disagreement cannot be settled

collective
shared or made by every member or group or society


struggle
1, to try extremely hard to acheive something, even though it is very difficult
2, to fight someone who is attaking you or holding you , espacially so that you can escape
3, to move somewhere wih great difficulty
4, to be likely to fail , even though you are trying too hard

deft / deftly (adv)
1, a deft movement is skilful , and often quick
2, skilful at doing something

tremendous
1, very big, first , powerful etc.
2, excellent

Im so happy to hear this news.
I didnt expect so much, because their result of last 4matches before World Cup were not good.
but now Im hoping to win next game too!



I also read about Gulf problem.
among thousands of vacationers changing plans because of the oil spill.

upscale
relating to people from a high social class who have a lot of money


onslaught
1, a large violent attack by an army
2, strong criticism of someone

Im so worry about this news.
I think clean up the oil spill will be so difficult, and also I anxious about fish , bird and other creatures that living there.