NHKラジオ　実践ビジネス英語　Belt Tightening (5) 10/9 2008

■NHKラジオ　実践ビジネス英語　Belt Tightening (5) 10/9 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。

I think I'll quit. I've had it up to here with the jerk.
He'll be happier without me.

Life's tough, but I won't quit my job. I intend to die
with my boots on.

I'll step aside to give the up-and-comers a go at it.

I tendered my resignation when I realized that I just
have a dead-end job.

I got the golden handshake when the company was taken over
by a competitor.

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had it up to here, ひどくいらいらする、堪忍袋の緒を切らす
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杉田先生の解説では、のどの辺りに手を当てるジェスチャーをつけます。

[E-DIC] ex) I've had it! I quit!　もううんざりだ。辞めてやる！

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die with one's boots on, 戦いながら死ぬ、死ぬまで仕事をする
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If you say that someone died with their boots on, you mean
that they died while they were still actively involved
in their work.

[E-DIC] ex) The old newspaper editor never retired.
He died in his boots one night while writing a story.
年老いた論説委員はついに退職することはなかった。
ある晩，記事を書きながら現役のまま死んでいったのだ。

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up-and-comer, 将来有望な人、将来性のある人
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Up-and-coming people are likely to be sucessful in the future.

ex) up and coming stars Joelle Obadia and Josef Nadj

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dead-end job, 行き詰まった仕事
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A dead end job or course of action is one that you think
is bad because it does not lead to further developments
or progress.

ex) Waitressing was a dead-end job.

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golden handshake, 多額の退職金、（辞めてもらうための）特別割増
退職金
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A golden handshake is a large sum of money that a company
gives to an employee when he or she leaves, as a reward
for long service or good work.