Bad Cold Lingering
2007年 04月 25日
I awoke to find the cold is still lingering. But I cannot afford to take another sick day. So, I dragged myself out of the bed. It was so exhausting to even commute to the office…
As I anticipated, one sick day I took yesterday was enough for business documents to pile up on my desk. (>_<)
I expedited them quickly so that my sick day wouldn’t result in bothering others.
I managed to catch up on my work by the time I left the office today.
It’s tough to carry out responsibility in business, but that is the most basic thing that is required to work as a business person, I think.
Upon arriving home, I had a mild fever and collapsed down on the bed…
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linger
【自動-1】 長居{ながい}する、居残る{いのこる}、ぐずぐずする、手間取る{てまどる}
【自動-2】 残存{ざんそん}する、後に残る、いつまでも残る、長引く{ながびく}、なかなか消えない
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上記の---ing型で、形容詞として使われるlingering. 私が良く使う単語です。
本文のように、風邪が長引くとき、悩み事が頭から離れないとき、忘れられないあの人を思い出すとき(!)などなど、私の人生には頻出の単語です(笑)