英語コラムの連載24回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
"村上式"で今年こそ本気でビジネス英語!
- その1 目標は300万語インプット
『村上式シンプル英語勉強法 - 使える英語を、本気で身につける』
を紹介します。
『Go Eat Worms!』は飛ばし読みで、読み終えました。
気持ち悪いホラー小説でした！！
次に、村上さんお勧めのRobert B. ParkerのEarly Autumnを
読み始めました。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/024/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Doctor Visits (1) 1/6 2010
■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 must have been some nasty bug you had.
It turned out that a broad variety of viruses that cause
the common cold put me down for the count.
Before I could see the doctor, the receptionist at the clinic
I went to put me through the third degree in order to
establish that I was capable of paying for my treatment.
My next surprise was seeing a patients' bill of rights
posted on the wall of the waiting room.
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bug, 病原菌
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A bug is an illness which is caused by small organisms
such as bacteria. [INFORMAL]
ex) I think I've got a bit of a stomach bug.
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put someone down for the count, （人）を完全に打ちのめす
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The following expressions refer to a 'count' in boxing. If
a boxer is knocked to the ground and does not get up before
the referee has counted to ten, they lose the contest.
down for the count
If someone is down for the count, they have failed in
something that they are doing. [mainly AMERICAN]
ex) Japan will have to do a lot more if it is to pull
the sick economy round but the market is not down for the
count just yet.
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put someone through the third degree, （人）にあれこれ質問する、
（人）に厳しく問いただす
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[E-DIC]
the third degree
「厳しい尋問，執拗な追及」。the third degreeは，昔のフリーメー
ソンの最上級である第三級の「親方」階層のことで，その昇格試験に
厳しい尋問が課されたところから。
The police gave him the third degree.
警察は，彼を厳しく尋問した
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establish, 証明する、立証する
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If you establish that something is true, you discover facts
that show that it is definitely true. [FORMAL]
ex) Medical tests established that she was not their own child.
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patients' bill of right, 患者の権利宣言
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Bill of Rights
〈米〉権利章典：政府が基本的人権を保障したもの
