Episode ＃3の 表現と例文

★Sleep through： ～の間中、眠り続ける

・I’m sorry I’m late. I slept through my alarm and missed my train.

・Janet was so exhausted she slept through her math class today.

★Head off to： （目的地、目的とする対象）に向かう

・The family is heading off to the beach for a week-long vacation.

・I'm heading off to college next month, so I'm trying to save up as much money as possible.

★Freshen up： さっぱりする、～をリフレッシュさせる

・I'm going to freshen up and change my clothes before we go out.

・The garden was looking a little neglected, so I freshened it up with some new plants and a small fountain.

★Surplus： 余り。余分の。

・(n.) Every time I cook spaghetti for dinner, there is always enough surplus to eat for lunch the next day.

・(adj.) Whenever I have surplus cash, I try to put it in my savings account instead of spending it.

★Context： 背景、文脈（など）

・The letter makes no sense unless you first understand the context in which it was written.

・My words were taken out of context. I didn’t mean to cause offense.

★Ambiguous： 曖昧な、不明瞭な

・Reporters asked the politician for more details, but his answers remained ambiguous.

・The results were ambiguous, so another round of tests are necessary.

★Up in the air： 未定で、漠然とした

・Until I check the weather forecast, my plans are up in the air.

・My work schedule is up in the air until we get our computers fixed.

★(Keep) In the dark： 見当がつかないで、何も知らずに

・The citizens were kept in the dark until the official announcement was made.

・I am completely in the dark about early European history.