Parting Is Such ...(2)

■Words and Phrases

  • give a parting shots
    • 捨てぜりふを吐く
  • grandstanding
    • スタンドプレー
  • get mixed reactions
    • 賛否両論の反応を得る
  • show-off
    • 目だちたがり屋
  • chuck it all
    • 何もかも投げ出す
  • let one's emotions get the better of them
    • 感情に流されるままにする
  • cathartic
  • repercussions
    • (悪)影響
  • bad-mouth
    • 悪口を言う
  • pull a stunts
    • ばかげたことをする
  • reach the boiling point
    • 我慢の限界に達する

■Daily Exercise

  1. Steve is amused by the offbeat ways some people take leave of their employers.
  2. What does it mean when someone grandstands? They do something to get attention.
  3. Bill says some people given in to their emotions when they quit their job.