Today is gloomy Sunday.

I have been exhaused with the training course and some administrative stuff here in the UK office.

That's why I didn't feel like doing anything today, just went out to eat breakfast and lunch.

On TV programs, losts of devistating schenes were found on the earthquake in Japan.

I felt very very sorry, and am about to cry today. and also being alone here made me more sad about it.

Hope tomorrow is better day than today...

YamYam

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1003/100312-relationships.html

shaky
"on the rocks"
unstable
hastily
extramarital affairs
=affair of a married person with someone else
aside from the legal spouse

marital relationship

celebrity

political figure

bachelor

good companionship

Cynch

replay

subsidy

Korean athletes are more driven (motivated) to get medals

underemployment

underpaid

Steve

Tips for listening:

Focus on an interesting area

Use BBC documentary, goldmine

, ----> take a pause

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artistic

expressive

recalled that phrase

How do you spend time on board?

get on the plane

Hands-on

make a good first impression

Need a quick fix

bi-monthly

compensate the employees well

staff ===> uncountable

many number of staff

this (a) memeber of staff

If we say 2 staffs, this sounds like early shift and late shift

staff can be verb

You don't say like one staff, two staffs to individuals

let's carry on .......(let's continue ..)

A Thai restaurant is near my appartment. ------> explicit

I live in Kagurazaka. A thai restauran is nearby. (full stop) ----> contextual

YamYam

bleeding

The Friesian Government though history has made many regulations in order to safeguard good breeding, cross breeding with a Friesian horse is forbidden by ...

poopie-plops

I have a tame dog

I bathe a dog once a week.

settle

1. 落ち着く、定住｛ていじゅう｝する
   ・Let matters settle where they will. : 収まるところに収まるものだ。
   ・The dust is beginning to settle. : 騒ぎなどが落ち着き始めた。／ほとぼりがさめてきた。／混乱は静まり始めている。◆【直訳】ほこりが積もり始めた。

Whale hunting

The controversy went to another level.

Australia's point is to prohibit the hunting of "endangered" type of tuna
endangered = threatened with extinction, in danger of extinction

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1002/100225-racism.html

YamYam

It's practical to buy a new computer, rather than fix my computer.

Finish in second place, finish second

She is accostomed to international competitions.

They compete in the Olympic game.

Some will assume the worst, others will hope for the best

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst

I am a homebody.

delegate

Cynch

I overslept today, so I did not go to the office

Tell you someting

The company may use the internal capabilities instead of relying on external advisors

How things are going

Superficial

Marge

compile a medical dictionary

Tedious jobs become bearable if done with someone else. tedious = boring

High blood pressure

therapy

medium = method

Bad luck struck me

Check if everything is going well

fulfill the task

I came here to fulfill the mission

This song brings back memories from when I was a kid

Go up the ladder of success

I can sense it

He is academically on par with his peers.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1002/100222-strokes.html

Steve

Check on her

See how she is doing

He is stressed with this job.

This job is stressful for him.

Time off (broader meaning)

Days off

Relocation is a "business term", implying he or she has been already employed.

He relocated to Tokyo.

He moved this house because of his job transfer.

connotation, hiden meaning

If you "ever" need anything, let me know.

Sounds like commitment (very strong). "ever" make it more serious, you can use it in a positive way or negative way.

Make a call to someone

Call someone

What would it take for you to stay?

Will/Would

Will ----> realistic (subjective)

Would ----> unrealistic (objective)

BUt that depends on your opinion, the degree of realistic and unrealistic difere among people.

If I gave you USD 1 million, what would you do?

If I give you USD 10, what will you do?

"Would" can be used to show politeness,

I would appreciate it if you .....

Delegate

Take another role withing the organization