Preview（腕試し）

Keiko: Have you gotten over your cold yet, Chiaki?

Chiaki: I'm still feeling under the weather, but I think I'm getting better.

A. Chiaki is feeling great!

B. Chiaki is a little sick.

C. Chiaki is very, very ill.

D. Chiaki is enjoying the weather these days.

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

slightly = ちょっと

ill = かげんが悪い

Explanation （説明）

This idiom is used to say that someone is slightly ill or doesn't feel good for some reason.

Examples（例文）

Mikiko couldn't come to class last Wednesday because she was under the weather; she's feeling much better this week.

Walt didn't look well at the meeting this morning. He didn't say anything about being sick, but it seems that he is feeling a little under the weather.

Exercises （練習）

Type the appropriate form of the idiom "under the weather"--including the "be" verb-- in the box.

1. Karl doesn't look well today. I guess he .

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2. Kumiko last week, but she feels fine now.

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