先週末から、中国の深センに出張に行ってきました。
最近、中国づいています。
深センはビルも多く、都会でした。
香港経由で行ったのですが、香港も初めてで、
こちらの都市ぶりには驚きました。
観光にはもってこいですね。
人気があるのもわかります。
英語コラムの連載20回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
英語学習者の定番教材『CNN ENGLISH EXPRESS』を
すみからすみまで読破する
皆さんご存知の『CNN ENGLISH EXPRESS』を"読破"しました。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/020/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Crime Spikes (4) 10/28 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。
One major safe manufacturer has seen its sales go up by
nearly 50 percent recently as rising concerns about burglary
cause more and more people to buy home safes in which
to store their cash and valuables.
And no matter what the size or heft of your safe, it's
strongly recommended that the safe be bolted to the floor
- something my mom is none too pleased about.
I guess it all boils down to the fact that as crime rises
during a recession, we've all got to be that much more on our
guard.
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burglary, 押し込み強盗
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If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by
force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
ex) An 11-year-old boy committed a burglary.
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none too pleased, 少しも喜んでいない
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If someone is not pleased or is none too pleased, they are
annoyed about something or do not think something is
acceptable.
ex) Marianne was none too pleased to find Simon seated beside
her.
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boil down to, 結局は [つまるところ] ...である
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If you say that a situation, issue, or question boils down
to a particular thing, you mean that this is the most
important aspect of it.
ex) The question boils down to one of social priorities.
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on one's guard, 警戒して、注意して
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If you are on your guard or on guard, you are alert and
prepared for any attack against you.
ex) When Hilton came, he would have to be on his guard
each second, for the man was dangerous.
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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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look into the idea of, ...のことを検討する
heft, 重さ
