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2004ǯ08·î24Æü(²Ð) greenback

greenback ¥É¥ë»¥

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It's tough life for the U.S. greenback, but can it survive?
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2004ǯ08·î23Æü(·î) mount

mount ¡¡ÅФ롢¾è¤»¤ë¡¢³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¡¡Ê¡þ¡þ¡Ë

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2004ǯ08·î22Æü(Æü) I was given to understand that ......

I was given to understand that ......(clause)
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I thought (that)...(+Àá) .
I have an impression that...(+Àá).¤È¤Û¤ÜƱµÁ

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I was given to understand that you were offering a proposal to me. (»ä¤Ï¡¢¤¢¤Ê¤¿¤¬»ä¤Ë¿½¤·½Ð¤ò¤·¤Æ¤¤¤ë¤ÈÍý²ò¤·¤Æ¤¤¤Þ¤·¤¿¡£¡ËPotato¡ùMomºî



2004ǯ08·î21Æü(ÅÚ) thump

thump ¡Ê¤³¤Ö¤·¡¦ËÀ¤Ê¤É¤Ç¡Ë¥Ð¥ó¡Î¥´¥Ä¥ó¡¢¥É¥·¥ó¡Ï¤È¶¯¤¯Ã¡¤¯¤³¤È¡¡¡ã¡þ¡ä

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I am a gorilla
and I thump my chest. ¡ãEric Carle From Head to Toe¤è¤ê¡ä



2004ǯ08·î20Æü(¶â) allude to

allude ¡¡¤½¤ì¤È¤Ê¤¯¸À¤¦¡¢¸ÀµÚ¤¹¤ë¡Ü to ¡Á¡Ê¡þ¡Ë

ÎàµÁ¸ì¡¡hint at¡Á, mention ¡Á in passing(¤Ä¤¤¤Ç¤Ë¿¨¤ì¤ë)

¡ÊÎã¡ËHe alluded to her failure.(Èà¤Ï¡¢Èà½÷¤Î¼ºÇԤΤ³¤È¤ò°Å¤Ë¤Û¤Î¤á¤«¤·¤¿)¡ã¥¸¡¼¥Ë¥¢¥¹¡ä




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2004ǯ08·î19Æü(ÌÚ) currency

currency ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ Ä̲ߡ¢²ßʾ¡¢ÉáµÚ

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The words in common currency ¡¡°ìÈ̤ËήÄ̤·¤Æ¤¤¤ë¸ì
The story that she was trapped in a loveless marriage became commom currency.
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¡¦lose currency¡¡Î®Ä̤·¤Ê¤¯¤Ê¤ë¡¢¤¹¤¿¤ì¤ë
¡¦gain currency ήÄ̤·½Ð¤¹



2004ǯ08·î18Æü(¿å) by the same token

by the same token Ʊ¤¸Íýͳ¤Ç¡¢Æ±ÍͤË

You use the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.¡ãCOB¡¡¡þ¡þ¡ä

¡ÊÎã¡ËIf you give up exercises, your muscles shurink and fat increases. ¡¡By the same token, if you expand more energy you will lose fat.¡ãCOB¡ä

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¡ÊÎã¡ËThis is just a token of our appreciation.¡¡
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2004ǯ08·î17Æü(²Ð) È´»õ¤¹¤ë

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pull a tooth
extract a tooth
have a tooth out/pulled
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2004ǯ08·î16Æü(·î) °ÞÅÙ¡¢·ÐÅÙ¡¢³¤È´

Please put them into English!
These words are a little confusing for me.
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­¡¡¡The army must cease military operations aboub 36 degrees latitude north.¡¡¡Ê¥Ç¡¼¥¿¥Ù¡¼¥¹¡Ë
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¡¡¡¡The ship is at latitude thirty degrees twenty minutes north,
and longitude thirty degrees ten minutes west.(±Ñϳè)


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(Îã) He would be given every latitude in forming a new government. (COB)¡¡



2004ǯ08·î15Æü(Æü) corner

corner¡¡¡¡¡ÊÆ°¡ËµçÃϤËÄɤ¤¤Ä¤á¤ë¡¢Ç㤤Àê¤á¤ë¡¢¡Á¤ò¤¹¤ß¤ËÃÖ¤¯¡£

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2004ǯ08·î14Æü(ÅÚ) endorsement

endorsement ¾µÇ§¡¡Î¢½ñ¤­

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¡¡An endorsement is a statement or action which shows that you support or approve of something or someone.(1¤ÎÄêµÁ¤è¤ê)



2004ǯ08·î13Æü(¶â) boot out

boot out¡ã¯¡äÄɤ¤½Ð¤¹

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Lithuania boots out president.(¥ê¥È¥¢¥Ë¥¢¡¢ÂçÅýÎΤòÄɤ¤½Ð¤¹)
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Boot my husband out if he stays drinking too late.
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I got a big boot out of the movie.
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2004ǯ08·î12Æü(ÌÚ) entail

entail ¡Á¤òȼ¤Ã¤Æ¤¤¤ë¡¢°ú¤­µ¯¤³¤¹¡¢¡Á¤ò´Þ°Õ¤¹¤ë¡£

If one thing entails another, it involved it or causes it.[FORMAL](COB)

(EX.) Such a decision would entail a huge political risk in the midst of the presidential campaign.¡ÊCOB¡Ë

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2004ǯ08·î11Æü(¿å) assault

assault ¡¡¡¡
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¡ÊÎã¡ËU.S. and Iraqi forces prepare Najaf assault¡¥



2004ǯ08·î10Æü(²Ð) dissolve

dissolve¡¡¡ÊÁÈ¿¥µÄ²ñ¤Ê¤É¤ò¡Ë²ò»¶¤¹¤ë
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¡¦dissolve the Diet ¡¦¡¦¡¦¹ñ²ñ¤ò²ò»¶¤¹¤ë
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dis-¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦apart
solve¡¦¡¦¡¦loosen or solve
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¡¡The U.S.-picked Governing Council decided to dissolve immediately
to make way rather than wait until June 30.
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2004ǯ08·î09Æü(·î) acountable

acountable ÀÕǤ¤Î¤¢¤ë¡¦Êó¹ð¡ÊÊÛÌÀ¡Ë¤¹¤ëÀÕǤ¤Î¤¢¤ë¡¡¡¡

If you are accountabale to someone for something that you do, you are responsible for it and must be prepared to justify your action to that person. (COB)

(ex.) Public officials can finally be held accountable for their action.(COB)




2004ǯ08·î08Æü(Æü) This meat is tender.

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