Daily Vocabulary(2008/09/20)

6336.mumble(つぶやく、ブツブツ［ボソボソ］言う）
He mumbled his name so we could not hear it.
6337.inadequate(不十分な、不適切な、不適当な、無力な）
I am inadequate.
6338.burn the candle at both ends(昼も夜も忙しい生活をする、朝から晩まで忙しく動き回る)
I knew Tom was burning the candle at both ends.
6339.reasses(～を再評価する、～を見直す、再び割り当てる）
I told him it might be time for him to reassess his priorities.
6340.chuckle(静かに［クスクスと］笑う、声を出さずに笑う、一人で笑う）
He once chuckled he may be late for his own funeral.
今日の英語ニュースを聞こう！NHK WORLD Daily News

　　

---