今週のワンポイント英会話 第620回 〜To come out of the blue and into the black.〜

To come out of the blue and into the black.= To come from nowhere and be a success.

前ぶれなく現れ成功を収める。

Apple corp. came out of the blue and into the black.

動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/GgMg1hddkj4

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第619回 〜To catch some ZZs.〜

To catch some ZZs.= To get some sleep. 
＊When we sleep, sometimes we make a zz sound.  Thus called some ZZs.
仮眠を取る。眠る。

If I have free time after lunch, I sometimes catch some ZZs.

動画はこちら↓
https://youtu.be/cU_ivjh6ZmQ

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Dear Ken,

You are welcome.
     ~Tim~

To Ken

 This is a note to a guy named Ken.  

 On my signboard in front of the building we hang a sign which says "One Point English Lesson". On the sign, we print a useful idiom or an interesting vocabulary word and their meanings in English and Japanese. This week we forgot. 
We were surprised to find a little note stuck to our sign which said: 
"Please change." It was signed 'Ken'.
  Ok Ken, we have changed

~Tim~

今週のワンポイント英会話 第618回 〜To fumble.〜

To fumble.= To move awkwardly. To drop something.

探し回る。つかみ損なう。

When I am at the check out counter in the supermarket, I often fumble for my money.

動画はこちら↓

https://youtu.be/U57PXEn9gj8

今週のワンポイント英会話 第617回 〜To be snakebitten.〜

To be snakebitten.= To have a lot of bad luck.

不運。

Recently, Texas Rangers pitcher Darvish has been snakebitten due to numerous injuries.

動画はこちら↓
http://youtu.be/eb0EW1da91E

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今週のワンポイント英会話 第616回 〜Remarkable.〜

Remarkable.= Very impressive.

際立つ。

Ichiro has had a remarkable baseball career.

動画はこちら↓
http://youtu.be/i4QXaL-Hbr4

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