bits and bobs

20200801 Saturday

it’s a sunny day. Maybe the rainy season is over.

472 cases in Tokyo today. It’s the highest record.

washed filters of the vacuum cleaner and the air conditioner, cleaned windows, screen, outside stairs. Whoa I worked hard!

He now faces allegations he used his position as a member of the royal family to try to get a lenient sentence for Epstein, though friends say he denies the allegation.

Lenient 寛大な 甘い

A motion submitted by their lawyers reads: “[They are] seeking documents regarding Epstein’s lobbying efforts to persuade the government to give him a favorable plea arrangement, including efforts on his behalf by Prince Andrew and former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.

On someone’s Behalf 代わって

A friend of the prince told Newsweek: “This allegation is a straightforward untruth. No ifs, no buts.”

No ifs no buts 言い訳しても無駄 問答無用

Andrew is still in a stand-off with the U.S. Department of Justice over whether and how he will testify to the Epstein investigation.

In a Stand-off with 手詰まり 〜との膠着状態

https://www.newsweek.com/prince-andrew-lobbied-us-government-epstein-alleged-victims-claim-1522040

Stay out of trouble

Get in good trouble John Lewis