Murder on the Orient expressw Flashcards

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sped away

The wonderful views of snow-topped mountains passed unnoticed as the train sped away from Syria towards Istanbul.

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speedの過去形

急いで立ち去る、走り去る

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efficient

A good-looking woman, he thought, but perhaps a little too cold and efficient to be described as pretty.

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効率的な、効率の良い、高効率の、効果的な、有効な、能率的な、手際が良い

〔仕事を効率よくこなして〕有能な、腕の立つ、すご腕の、腕利きの、敏腕な

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governess

She had been a governess.

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a woman who is paid to care for and teach a child in the child’s house

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hairy

A big, hairy Italian was sitting with a thin , pale Englishman, probably a servant, and an American in a brightly-colored suit.

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毛深い、毛で覆われた、毛むくじゃらの、毛製の

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after all

So they got him after all.

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(いろいろ言ってみたが)やはり、(何だかんだ言っても)結局のところ、煎じ詰めると、やはり、どっちみち、どのみち、所詮、高が

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bled

They are deep, but they have not bled in the normal way.

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bleedの過去形

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goddaughter

Sonia was my goddaughter.

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名づけ娘

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sponge bag

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洗面用具を入れて持ち運ぶための小さな袋

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