Daily Vocabulary(2008/11/03)

6561.bridge a gap(ギャップを埋める）
New facets of technology are bridging the so-called genaration gap.
6562.stay up-to-date(時代に遅れないでいる）
They cruise cyberspace on stay up-to-date on what going on worldwide and keep track of new trends.
6563.snicker at (～を見てクスクス笑う、～を冷笑する)
They snicker at old-fashioned folks who still cling to snail mail,dial telephone.
6564.shy away from (～するのを避ける、～するのを嫌がる、～を敬遠する）
Many urban parents shy away from school matters.
6565.rudimentary(初歩の、基礎の、基本の）
The results revealed about five percent do not understand even rudimentary English.
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