Daily Vocabulary(2013/01/31)

14256.modern-day version(現代版）
I guess internship are a kind of a modern-day version of the old apprenticeship concept.
14257.have a whale of a time(とても楽しいひと時を過ごす）
Everyone in the office had a whale of a time dyeing the shirts and handing them out.
14258.time-honored(昔からある、昔ながらの）
The office holiday party is a time-honored tradition in America.
14259.bond with(～と絆を結ぶ、～との絆を深める）
It's a time to bond with colleagues and superiors
14260.once the drink start flowing(お酒がふんだんに出されるようになると）
Once the drink start flowing, everybody gets relaxed and sociable.
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