Sunday, March 31, 2013

abreast of ・・・・(進歩に)遅れないでついていく
                         to make sure you know all the most recent facts
           
                                                                          
sorrow   ・・・・悲しみ、悲哀、悲痛
         a feeling of great sadness 

astonishe・・・・驚かす、びっくりさせる
                       to surprise someone very much.

dash ・・・・   打ち付ける、ぶつける
 
                        
prolong・・・・寿命の延長
 
                     to deliberately make something such as a feeling or activity last longer

conceal・・・・隠す、 秘密にする
                    to hide something carefully

drawback・・・・欠点、不利な点
                       a disadvantage of situation

homing pigeon ・・・・はと
                              a pigion that is able to find its wa home over long distances

pledge・・・・堅い約束
                   formal a serious promise or agreement

bargain ・・・・ 掘り出しもの
                        something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price


            
         

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Vocabulary

  ・ adorn ( v )    : 飾る

                              : formal to decorate something  
 
 
 

                             synonim→ decorate
            

 
ex) She adorned herself with several strings of pearls.

・ cobble( v )    : 修繕する

          :to repair or make shoes


・ prosper( v )   : 人、事業などが栄える 
          

          
    
 
 
           : people grow and develop in successful way

・ exective( n )  : 重役、 取締役 
 
           
 
 
          :a manager in an organization or company who helps make important decision

・incorporate( v )  : 合体させる、合併させる
  
 

           : to include something  as part of a group.

・statistic( n )       : 統計 

          
                            : a set of number which represent fact

・quantification( n ) : 定量化
 

 
 
            : the value of something