60ページの「今回のビニエットから」に書かれてあるように
The New York Timesのrestanrant criticであった
Frank Bruniが今回のビニエットのモデルのようです。
Frank Bruniってどんな人、ということで動画をひろって
きました。
57分もある長いインタビューなので最初の部分しか
見てません。
こちらの動画はアイスクリーム屋をレビューしてます。
2分なので短いです。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Being a Restaurant Critic (6) 12/25 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。
And by the same token, a thumbs-down from Jerry Baxter has
been known to give ulcers to restanrateurs who don't meet
his high standards.
It used to be Al Capone's speakeasy many years ago.
It might not be up to your elevated gourmet standards.
Large helping of stress, I'm sorry to say.
At the risk of sounding immodest, my column did carry a fair
amount of weight in its day much like its writer.
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by the same token, 同様に、同じ理由で
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Being a Restaurant Critic (1)より
You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you
think is true for the same reasons that were given for a
previous statement.
ex) If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat
increase. By the same token, if you expend more energy you
will lose fat.
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speakeasy, もぐり酒場
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Being a Restaurant Critic (1)より
A speakeasy was a place where people could buy alcoholic
drinks illegally in the United States between 1920 and 1933,
when alcohol was forbidden.
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elevated gourmet standards, 高いグルメの基準
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Being a Restaurant Critic (1)より
A person, job, or role that is elevated is very important
or of very high rank.
ex) His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain
elevated status.
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large helping of stress, 山盛りのストレス
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Being a Restaurant Critic (2)より
helping
第一の意味
A helping of food is the amount of it that you get in a
single serving.
第二の意味
You can refer to an amount of something, especially
a quality, as a helping of that thing. [INFORMAL]
ex) It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial
confidence to presevere during this incident.
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carry a fair amount of weight, かなりの重み [影響力] がある
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Being a Restaurant Critic (2)より
carry weight
If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are
respected and are able to influence people.
ex) El Tiempo is Colombia's leading newspaper. Its opinions
carry considererable weight in the country.
