Preview（腕試し）

Samuel: How was work today?

Andrew: Terrible! I couldn't get anything done, and I still have a lot of deadlines to meet. In addition, my boss is angry about something. I'm really stressed out!

A. Andrew is quite happy.

B. Andrew is a little unhappy.

C. Andrew is feeling very, very upset because of stress.

D. Andrew has no more stress.

　

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

deadline = 最終期限

phrasal verb = 句動詞

give up = 諦める

Examples（例文）

To stress out (phrasal verb) means to experience extreme stress. The adjective is stressed out.

Yoshiaki seemed totally stressed out at the end of the week. He said that he had much more work than he could ever finish and that he felt like giving up. His boss encouraged him by saying that he was a valuable employee.

Exercises （練習）Type the appropriate form of the idiom in the box.

1. Makiko has too much work these days. Though she enjoys her job, she is a little because of her workload.

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2. Kaoru really whenever she has more work than she can finish.

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