・ A sofa has been pushed against the wall. ソファが壁際に置かれている。
　→ alc part1
・plunder:略奪する
　→BBC LE: Protecting shipwrecks
・Are you having any trouble with the quarterly report?四半期報告書に何か問題がありますか。
　→alc part2
・Shall I take a message, or will you call back?伝言を承りましょうか。それともまたお電話を頂けますか。
I waited in line for an hour.１時間列に並んで待ったのです
→alc part2
・They’re out of business!　倒産したんだよ
　alc part3
・but is at its most “virulent” in Saudi Arabia.
Some farmers have “scoffed” at the warnings
　→BBC LE: Middle East virus possibly spread by camels
・be stranded:座礁する,archipelago:諸島、endemic finch:地域特有のアトリ(小鳥)
　→Galapagos environmental emergency(BBC LE)
・What did you think of the changes I made?　わたしが変更した部分についてどう思いましたか。
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・To recognize an employee: 従業員の業績を認めること
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・I’m stuck in meetings with the department heads about our production problems.
　I don’t want to wait until the last minute to prepare.
　Can’t you get someone to cover for you for a few hours in those meetings?
　→alc part3
・rife:流行、蔓延
　The scientists say the results are encouraging but further trials in primates(霊長類) and humans are needed to fully assess the vaccine’s promise.
　→Children aid malaria vaccine hunt(BBC LE)
・A group rate:団体割引、 elderly visitors:年配の観光客
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・ I promise to get it to you as soon as it shows up here at our store, on Thursday at the latest(遅くとも)
　→ alc part4
・security measures:セキュリティ対策、 you have to leave by the south door.
　→ alc part3