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Travel News wire… |
Surface-to-air missile batteries will be mounted on the roofs of apartment blocks in and around London for the duration of the Olympic Games, prompting protests from the residents inside the buildings.
Japanese who want to send a document to the U.S. by an express mail company have to sign a declaration saying that the paper is not explosive, even if the document is one single A4 sheet.
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This week's Natural Phrase |
I'm a bit rusty
Theresa: Do you think you could play the guitar at our next party?
Ken: I'm not sure that I could do that. I haven't played in a long time and I'm a bit rusty. But I think Susan could play for you.
Explanation: When someone says they're a bit rusty, they mean that they haven't practiced something in a long time and their skill isn't so good any more.
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This week's Medical Phrase |
auscultation
Doctor Garcia: Have you found anything abnormal with the patient's heart?
Doctor Christie: Auscultation of the chest area didn't reveal anything abnormal. But we still suspect some problem with the heart circulation.
Explanation: Ausculation is the process of listening to the paitent's heart
and lungs with a stethoscope. It comes from the Latin word for listening.
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This week's Email phrase |
sort it out
Dear Mr. Suzuki:
Steve from the sales department called me and said there is a problem with
the Hong Kong office. I have to leave for a meeting in a few minutes. Can
you call Steve and sort it out with him?
Explanation: to sort something out means to discuss an issue and find
some sort of answer or solution.
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