Travel Trouble, Culture Clashes, Relationship Trouble, Office Issues, and 1-4Review

16日、17日、19日、21日、22日とレッスンを受けています。

すっかり復習日記を書かなくなってしまいましたし、レッスンも飛び飛びになっています。レッスンは淡々と続けています。レビューレッスンの前に表現を見直したりしているので、やはりちゃんと書かないとだめだなと思います。復習ですからね。

さて、土日に頼むことにした先生は最近レッスンを開かなくなったなぁと思っていたら、なんと7月から渡米するそうです。ニューメキシコで働くのだそうです。すごいねぇ〜

1. To get reimbursed for something means to be repaid for something that you spent or lost money on.

You should get reimbursed for your canceled flight.

2. If you file a claim with an airline, you make a written statement about a problem such as lost or damaged luggage.

I filed a claim after seeing that one of my luggage was heavily damaged by the airport staff.

3. If a person stands up for himself, he supports or defends himself in a difficult position.

Before, Camille would always say ‘yes’ to her boss, even when she already had a lot to do. But now, she stands up for herself and knows when to say no.

1. To bug someone means to annoy or bother a person.

I’m working. Don’t bug me with unimportant things.

2. To feel awkward means to feel uneasy or uncomfortable.

People often feel awkward when they meet someone for the first time.

3. To be too much for someone means to be too difficult or upsetting for a person to handle.

Training for the marathon was too much for me, so I quit.

1. If you do something 24/7, you do it all the time.

Michael uses his phone 24/7.

2. Alone time is time spent away from other people.

Everyone needs their alone time.

3. To do some soul-searching means to take some time to carefully think about how you really feel about things.

I want to change my life, but I think I need to do some soul-searching first.

1. To bring personal issues to work means to let your personal problems affect your attitude at the office.

Evan yelled at one of the staff this morning. He’s in a bad mood because he had a fight with his wife. He always brings personal issues to work.

 

 

 

 

2. To have a heart-to-heart means to have an intimate talk about something.

My best friend and I had a heart-to-heart after our big fight.

3. To take sides means to support one person or group that’s in an argument with another person or group.

My boss said he didn’t want to take sides, so he told us to resolve our conflict by ourselves.