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2020年6月12日

I Don’t Care for It

From Twitter
Friendly Banter
Paul: I don’t ___ ____ science fiction movies.
Alec: That’s why you’re a boring person.
Paul: Oh! You’re an asshole.
Alec: Ha ha. Yes, I am, just like you–but at least I’m not boring.
Paul: Good one. like much care much care about care of care for

CHOICES
like much care much care about care of care for

ANSWER
care for – I don’t care for science fiction movies.

EXPLANATION
It’s just like caring for a person. “Caring for” means “caring about” or liking someone or something.

2020年4月17日

High And Lo

Look high and low!

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2020年4月17日

Hear Me Out to The Last

From Twitter Feed: 【日本語らしい表現　英語では？】「最後まで話を聞いて」 Listen to me to the last(☓) Hear me out. (○) “Before you say no, hear me out.” ダメだって言う前に最後まで話を聞いて。 From Twitter:At The Japanese Ministry of Education Taku: We should develop a ‘v’ and an ‘f;’ before you say ‘no,‘ listen to me to the last… (Listen to me until I finish […]

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2020年4月16日

Huh?

From Twitter: Sam: Hi Jan. Jan: Hello, Sam. Sam: How’ve you been? Jan: All right. And you? Sam: ①, not bad, but it’s getting hard. Jan: ②, you mean social distancing? Sam: ③, not meeting people…. ④, it’s lonely. Yeah Hmm Uh Oh Answers① Oh, because though Sam is thinking–this is almost a standard expression.② […]

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2018年1月14日

039. The same A as B＝Bと同じA

1. This is the same book I purchased last week. これは私が先週買った本と同じだ 2. She lives in the same town as I do. 私が住んでいる町と同じ町に彼女は住んでいる 3. They want to believe that their product is the same as their competitor’s, if not better. 彼らの商品が競争相手と同じだと信じたがっている。より良くなくとも。 4. This country is on the same longitude as the United States. この国ははアメリカと同じ経度にある 5. Are […]

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2017年7月11日

455. Be disappointed by someone or something

Be disappointment by someone or something: feel that your hopes were not met by someone or something Manager: I saw the performance by our sales team this quarter, and I must say that I‘m rather disappointed by it all. Boss: What will we do to respond to this loss in productivity? Manager: I have several […]

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2017年7月8日

443. Go by (someone or something)

Go by (someone or something): pass; move past (someone or something) Tim: What’s going on with Sam? Frank: What do you mean? Tim: I went by his house the other day, and his front window was broken. Frank: He didn’t tell you? His neighbor’s child accidentally broke it.

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2017年7月8日

427. Dream of (doing) something

Dream of (doing) something: think about something that you wish for the future Noriko: What do you dream of doing? Sam: I want to be a professional boxer. Fighting is a big part of my life and I would love to do that for the rest of my life. Or, at least until I become […]

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