Lessons
Busy bee 🐝
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Intro
Bees are famous for being industrious, and the comparison of busy people to bees goes back to the 16th century. All members of the BeeSpeaker App have been working like bees to deliver the best quality content of everyday English for you. And you, busy bees, are working hard to improve your speaking skills, aren’t you?
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Mów teraz
a busy bee
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Mów teraz
A busy bee is a very busy person.
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Mów teraz
We’ve been working like busy bees to deliver you this app.
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Powtórz ze słuchu
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_____ ____ _______ ____ ____ ____ __ _______ ___ ____ ___.
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Przetłumacz teraz
働き者の人
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Przetłumacz teraz
「a busy bee」とは、とても忙しい人のことです
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Przetłumacz teraz
私たちはこのアプリを届けるために、働き蜂のように働いてきました
Key phrases
to hit the nail on the head
的を射る
to let the cat out of the bag
秘密を漏らす
to bite the bullet
苦しい決断をする
Vocabulary
Key sentences
Idioms can be fun and interesting to learn.
イディオムは学ぶのが楽しく興味深い場合があります。
Many expressions have a deeper meaning.
多くの表現にはより深い意味があります。
Understanding idioms helps with language fluency.
イディオムを理解することは言語の流暢さに役立ちます。
Using a metaphor can enhance your writing.
比喩を使うことであなたの文章を向上させることができます。
An expression often has a unique cultural significance.
表現にはしばしば独自の文化的な重要性があります。
Context is important to understand idiomatic phrases.
文脈はイディオムの理解に重要です。
Practical dialogue
I think you hit the nail on the head with your analysis.
あなたの分析は的を射ていると思います。
Thank you! I tried to let the cat out of the bag about our plans.
ありがとう！私たちの計画について秘密を漏らそうとしました。
Sometimes, you just have to bite the bullet and accept the changes.
時には、苦しい決断をして変化を受け入れなければなりません。
I agree. It is not easy, but necessary.
同意します。簡単ではありませんが、必要です。
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