rank/fling mud

焦るものの。やっぱり地道に１つずつやっていくしかないので。英単語。

Keir Starmer guilty of hypocrisy over Durham lockdown event, says Dominic Raab
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-61369911
Beergate。Sir Kierビール飲んでますねー。Rank hypocrisy!

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The deputy PM stopped short of calling for the Labour leader to quit over what he called "rank double standards".
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Sir Keir said the PM should quit, but the Labour leader has now ruled out resigning himself.
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She argued that to compare that with "a work meeting where people stopped to eat" was "pretty desperate" and accused the Conservatives and "their cheerleaders in the media" of "flinging mud".
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Labourはロンドン以外は力不足な結果でしたので、BorisやSunakを道連れに辞任したほうがイギリスの政治に寄与できると思いますー。

four-yearly/amenities

面白すぎるLocal Electionでした。
地域の傾向が興味深くてついつい見入ってしまいますが。英語の勉強にはならないのでほどほどにしておきます。

Elections 2022: live council results for England, Scotland and Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2022/may/05/elections-2022-results-live-local-council-england-scotland-wales

NOC: No Overall Control

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Many parts of England held no election at all. Others held elections for a third of seats as part of a four-yearly cycle in which a third of lower-tier seats are elected each year, with the upper-tier being chosen in the fourth year.
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Local councils have responsibility for services and amenities including roads, parks and refuse collection, as well as education in the case of upper tier or unitary authorities.
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ホテルのアメニティはアメリカ英語のようでしたー。

もっと英語そのものに集中しないと。焦ってきました。

Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud 1969

Beeb中最もLとRが多発するこの曲で、LとRの聞き取りテストをしてみます。

[後日追記]聞き書きなので引用ではないのですが。念のため減らします。
[..]
and the women once proud clutched the heart of the crowd
[..]
as the boulders smashed down from the mauntain’s hand
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but the cottage fell like a playing card hell
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and the missionary mystic of peace love
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LとRも間違いましたが。もっと間違いました。もはや英語を聞き取れる耳ではない。
なんでいままでなんとかなると思っていたのかなあー。やばいなー。