2013年9月3日火曜日

True Colors Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper
Live in Japan at the budokan
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You with the sad eyes
 Don't be discouraged
 Oh I realize
 Its hard to take courage
 In a world full of people
 You can lose sight of it all
 And the darkness inside you
 Can make you feel so small

 But I see your true colors
 Shining through
 I see your true colors
 And that's why I love you
 So don't be afraid to let them show
 Your true colors
 True colors are beautiful,
 Like a rainbow

 Show me a smile then,
 Don't be unhappy, can't remember
 When I last saw you laughing
 If this world makes you crazy
 And you've taken all you can bear
 You call me up
 Because you know I'll be there

 And I'll see your true colors
 Shining through
 I see your true colors
 And that's why I love you
 So don't be afraid to let them show
 Your true colors
 True colors are beautiful,
 Like a rainbow

 (When I last saw you laughing)
 If this world makes you crazy
 And you've taken all you can bear
 You call me up
 Because you know I'll be there

 And I'll see your true colors
 Shining through
 I see your true colors
 And that's why I love you
 So don't be afraid to let them show

 Your true colors
 True colors
 True colors
 Shining through

 I see your true colors
 And that's why I love you
 So don't be afraid to let them show
 Your true colors
 True colors are beautiful,
 Like a rainbow

Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper

Cyndi Lauper
Live in Japan at the budokan
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
 And think of you
 Caught up in circles confusion--
 Is nothing new
 Flashback--warm nights--
 Almost left behind
 Suitcases of memories,
 Time after--

 Sometimes you picture me--
 I'm walking too far ahead
 You're calling to me, I can't hear
 What you've said--
 Then you say--go slow--
 I fall behind--
 The second hand unwinds

 [Chorus:]
 If you're lost you can look--and you will find me
 Time after time
 If you fall I will catch you--I'll be waiting 
 Time after time

 After my picture fades and darkness has 
 Turned to gray
 Watching through windows--you're wondering
 If I'm OK
 Secrets stolen from deep inside
 The drum beats out of time--

 [Chorus:]

 You said go slow--
 I fall behind
 The second hand unwinds--

 [Chorus:]

 Time after time...
 Time after time...
 Time after time...
 Time after time...

英語学習: compromise

A compromise over the license agreement was reached between X and Y.
XとYとの間でライセンス契約についての妥協が成立しました。
Compromise can be one of man's best friends.
妥協は最良の友である。
There's no room for compromise
妥協の余地はない。
This will mean knocking powerful heads together to secure the necessary compromises.
これによって必要な歩み寄りを達成するために強大国の妥協を図ることになる。
Someone compromised my credit card numbers and pins.
誰かが私のクレジットカード番号と暗証番号を洩らした。
Compromise is the only way to get along with others.
歩み寄りは、他人と仲良くやっていく唯一の方法です。
become compromised
障害される
You should stay the course until he proposes to compromise with you.
彼が妥協を申し出るまで、あきらめてはいけない。
After a long meeting, the two sides finally reached a compromise.
長い会議の後、両者はようやく妥協に至りました。
I agree with the plan in general, but will not compromise on details
総論賛成だが各論反対である。
These will be our priorities, and there will be no compromises on that.
これらは最優先課題であり、この原則の前にはいかなる妥協もありません。
Check these files periodically to see whether any of them were compromised.
これらのファイルが改ざんされていないかどうか定期的にチェックしてください。

2013年9月2日月曜日

英語学習: frill-necked lizard

lizard
《動物》トカゲ
lizard leather
とかげ革
frilled lizard
《動物》エリマキトカゲ
frill-necked lizard
エリマキトカゲ
reptile
は虫類
A snake is a form of reptile.
ヘビは、は虫類の一種です。
I don't think I could ever live with a reptile in my house.
は虫類と一緒に暮らすなんて、私にはとうてい無理です。
age of reptiles
爬虫類時代
I saw several weird reptiles at the zoo.
私は、その動物園で何匹かの変わった爬虫類を見た。
The zoo has different reptiles.
その動物園には、さまざまな種類のは虫類がいる。


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2013年9月1日日曜日

読書歴: 大人の流儀3 別れる力 伊集院 静

英語学習: crunch the numbers

The money crunch is hitting school budgets especially hard.
財政の逼迫は、教育予算にとりわけ深刻な打撃を与えている。

I did 50 crunches before bed last night.
昨晩寝る前に腹筋運動を50回しました。

She crunched her way through the garden.
〔霜柱・固い雪などを〕ザクザク踏んで庭を抜けた。

crunch [process]the data by computer
コンピューターでデータを処理する

crunch the numbers
計算する

crunch through fallen leaves
落ち葉の上をザクザクと歩く

I'm going to go back to my office and crunch some numbers.