今から羽田経由で北京に出張に行ってきます。
羽田便ができてから便利になりました。
むこうはすごく寒いみたいです。
風邪を引かないようにしないと。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Marriage for Fortysomething (2) 2/4 2010
it makes it more likely that
で、「...する可能性が高い」ということなんでしょうかね。
お見合いはomiai meetingというのですね。
韓国で合コンのことをmeetingというそうですがそれと同じですね。
make me think of
も、「...を思い出す」ということで、remindを
「思い出し」ますね。
■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。
All told, it makes it more likely that those who wants to
marry eventually will.
I think that woman - and man - are less panicky about
getting married than they were a generation ago.
Our parents keep trying to find her a husband through
omiai meetings with potential suitors.
She says Prince Charming just hasn't yet come her way.
And that's why more and more couples are cohabiting
without getting married.
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all told, 総じて、総計で
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You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary,
general statement, or total.
ex) All told there were 104 people on the payroll.
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panicky, びくびくした、臆病な
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A panicky feeling or panicky behaviour is characterized
by panic.
ex) Amy felt a moment of pure, panicky loneliness.
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suitor, （女性への）求婚者
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A woman's suitor is a man who wants to marry her.
[OLD-FASHIONED]
ex) My mother had a suitor who adored her.
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Prince Charming, （女性にとっての）理想の男性
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A woman's Prince Charming is a man who seems to her to be a
perfect lover or boyfriend, because he is attractive, kind,
and considerate.
ex) To begin with he was Prince Charming.
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cohabit, 同棲する
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If two people are cohabiting, they are living together and
have a sexual relationship, but are not married. [FORMAL]
ex) In Italy people hardly ever cohabit.
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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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come across, ...を偶然見つける、...に出くわす
show every sign of, ...のあらゆる兆候を示す
be dead set against, ...に断固反対である
come one's way, （人）の手に入る、（人）に訪れる
fertility treatment, 不妊治療
proverbial, よく知られている、よく言われる
biological clock, 出産可能年齢
put something off, (物事)を延期する
