昨日の午後1時10分くらいに、都内某所の寿司屋に
"オリンピック中継やってます"の張り紙があった
ので、つい入ってしまいました。1時半から近く
で会議があったのですが。
きっと血が迷っていたのでしょう。。
キムヨナまでは見れたんですが、浅田真央の演技は
時間の都合で見れず、注文したバラ寿司も半分残して
泣く泣く立ち去りました。
おかげで一分遅刻してしまいました。自業自得。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 How to Be Nice in Bad Times (4) 2/24 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。
People who plunk down their gadgets may be seen to be
saying in a none-too-subtle way that they're important.
I was taken aback the other day during a meeting with a
potential customer who couldn't stop fiddling with his
smart phone.
I managed to hold my tongue, since I was very keen to land
the contract with his company.
He looked at me rather sheepishly and apologized for
"multitasking."
I am very happy to report that I did - once I had my
potential customer's undivided attention, that is.
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plunk down, ...を勢いよくほうり出す、...をドスンと置く
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If you plunk something somewhere, you put it there without
great care. [AM][INFORMAL]
ex) Malanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair.
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be taken aback, 面食らう、びっくりする
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If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or
shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
ex) Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling.
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hold one's tongue, 黙っている、口をつぐんでいる
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If you bite your tongue or hold your tongue, you do not
say a particular thing, even though you want to or are
expected to, because it would be the wrong thing to say
in the circumstances, or because you are waiting for a
more appropriate time to speak.
ex) Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out
on a politically sensitive issue he felt was best left
to politicians.
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sheepishly, おどおどして、きまり悪そうに
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If you look sheepish, you look slightly embarrassed because
you feel foolish or you have done something silly.
ex) He grinned sheepishly.
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have someone's undivided attention, （人）に全神経を（自分の
ほうに）集中してもらう
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If you give someone or something your undivided attention,
you concentrate on them fully and do not think about
anything else.
ex) Adults rarely give the television their undivided attention.
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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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in moderation, ほどほどに、適度に
rule of thumb, 経験則、（経験から）一般的にいえること
Wild West saloon, (アメリカの)開拓時代の西部の酒場
none-too-subtle, まったく控えめでない、あからさまな、おおっぴらな
just plain odd, まったく奇妙な
be a bit peeved, 少しいらいらしている
clinch a deal, 取引をまとめる
