川本佐奈恵さんのAllAbout「英語の学び方・活かし方」が終了しました。
最後の記事をどうぞ。
http://allabout.co.jp/study/english/
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Belt Tightening (3) 10/3 2008
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
That takes you full cirlcle back to the cost of flour and
reminds me why the prices of pizza, hot dogs, bagels and
beer are on the rise.
I notice that many companies are renewing their fleets
with smaller cars.
With gas prices topping $4 a gallon and air travel costing
more, lots of people are thinking of staying home during
the holiday season this year.
We've actually done it a couple times in the past and had a ball.
But millions of Americans are chafing at rising gas and oil
costs that come out of their pockets.
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come [turn] full circle back, もとに戻る
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If you say that you have come full circle or have turned
full circle, you mean that after a long series of events
or changes the same situation that you started with still
exists.
ex) We've come full circle and dark-blue jeans are once
again the height of style.
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fleet, （会社の）保有車両
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A fleet of vehicles is a group of them, especially when they
all belong to a particular organization or business, or
when they are all going somewhere together.
ex) A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital.
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top, 超える、上回る
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If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than
that amount. [JOURNALISM]
ex) Imports topped L10 billion last month.
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have a ball, 楽しむ
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If you have a ball, you enjoy youreself and have a really
good time.
ex) I've enjoyed every minute of politics. I've had a ball.
NOTE: In this expression, a 'ball' is a formal dance.
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chafe at, ...にいらいらする
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If you chafe at something such as a restriction, you feel
annoyed about it. [FORMAL]
ex) He had chafed at having to take orders from another.
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その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現
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recession-proof, 不況に強い、不況知らずの
barley, 大麦
give someone second thoughts about, ...のことで（人）に二の足を
踏ませる、...のことを（人）に再考させる
