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必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
自力でスピーキング大特訓(4) -
Skypeでネイティブの女子大生と会話する!?
Skypeで無料でしゃべっちゃいましょう。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/031/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Generation Gap (6) 3/12 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。
Nowadays, the generation gap is more a matter of amiable
disagreement than a deep, acrimonious divide beween parents
and theirs kids.
Yes, young adults for whom 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina were
pivotal, era-defining events are volunteering like gangbusters.
This has been a very enlightening discussion indeed.
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amiable disagreement, 友好的な関係の中での意見の相違
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Generation Gap (3) より
Someone who is amiable is friendly and plesant to be with.
[WRITTEN]
ex) She had been surprised at how amiable and polite
he had seemed.
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acrimonious, とげとげしい、憎しみに満ちた
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Generation Gap (3) より
Acrimonious words or quarrels are bitter and angry. [FORMAL]
ex) The acrimonious debate on the agenda ended indecisively.
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pivotal, 中心的な、重要な、重大な
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Generation Gap (4) より
A pivotal role, point of figure in something is one that is
very important and affects the success of that thing.
ex) The elections may prove to be pivotal in Columbia's
political history.
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like gangbusters, エネルギッシュに、せっせと
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Generation Gap (4) より
If someone comes on like gangbusters, they behave very
energetically and sometimes aggressivery.
ex) The Lakers, who struggled early, came on like
gangbusters at precisely the right time, which is to say,
when the playoffs started.
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enlightening, 啓発的な、ためになる、勉強になる
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Generation Gap (4) より
To enlighten someone means to give them more knowledge and
greater understanding about something. [FORMAL]
ex) It can be an enormously enlightening and exciting
ecperience.
