■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Retirement Plans (6) 8/21 2009
■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。
Oh, Tony, you're such a card.
It's a bustling college town.
If you've saved diligently for retirement, you want to
ensure you live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your thrift.
What's the point of working hard and saving lots of money
if ill health prevents you from enjoying the fruits of your
labor and thrift?
Micro-donations by computer geeks is nothing to be sneezed at.
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card, おもしろい人、変わった人
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Retirement Plans (1)より
[ODE]
<informal>, <dated> a person regarded as odd or amusing
ex) He laughed: 'You're a card, you know'.
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bustling, にぎやかな、活気にあふれた
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Retirement Plans (2)より
A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of
people who are very busy or lively.
ex) The sidewalks are bustling with people.
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save diligently, こつこつ貯金する
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Retirement Plans (4)より
Someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and through
way.
ex) The two sides are now working diligently to resolve
their differences.
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fruits, 成果、報い
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Retirement Plans (4)より
The fruits or the fruits of someone's work or activity are
the good things that result from it.
ex) The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying
the fruits of that labour.
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nothing to be sneezed at, 軽く見るべきではない
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Retirement Plans (5)より
If you say that something is not be sneezed at, you mean that
it is worth having. [INFORMAL]
ex) The money's not to be sneezed at.
■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。
Oh, Tony, you're such a card.
It's a bustling college town.
If you've saved diligently for retirement, you want to
ensure you live long enough to enjoy the fruits of your thrift.
What's the point of working hard and saving lots of money
if ill health prevents you from enjoying the fruits of your
labor and thrift?
Micro-donations by computer geeks is nothing to be sneezed at.
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card, おもしろい人、変わった人
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Retirement Plans (1)より
[ODE]
<informal>, <dated> a person regarded as odd or amusing
ex) He laughed: 'You're a card, you know'.
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bustling, にぎやかな、活気にあふれた
──────────────────────────────
Retirement Plans (2)より
A place that is bustling with people or activity is full of
people who are very busy or lively.
ex) The sidewalks are bustling with people.
──────────────────────────────
save diligently, こつこつ貯金する
──────────────────────────────
Retirement Plans (4)より
Someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and through
way.
ex) The two sides are now working diligently to resolve
their differences.
──────────────────────────────
fruits, 成果、報い
──────────────────────────────
Retirement Plans (4)より
The fruits or the fruits of someone's work or activity are
the good things that result from it.
ex) The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying
the fruits of that labour.
──────────────────────────────
nothing to be sneezed at, 軽く見るべきではない
──────────────────────────────
Retirement Plans (5)より
If you say that something is not be sneezed at, you mean that
it is worth having. [INFORMAL]
ex) The money's not to be sneezed at.