iPhone 4の発売が発表されました。
まえまえから欲しいと思っていましたが、
ついにその時が来た気がします。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Going Green (3) 6/4 2010
番組はインターネットで聴くことができます。
http://www.nhk.or.jp/gogaku/english/business2/index.html
■前回の復習です。答えは最後で
put together
glossy
wade through
hilly
■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。
We're cutting back on the number of glossy pages with
color photos.
I bet all that adds up to some significant cost savings.
They use up petrochemicals and can be lethal to marine
animals.
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cut back on, ...を削減する、...を切り詰める
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If you cut back on something such as expenditure, you try to
reduce it, often because you can no longer afford it.
ex) The government has had to cut back on public expenditure.
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add up to, 結局...になる
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You talk about things adding up to something when they result
in it or suggest it.
ex) Most of the evidence adds up to the clear conclusion
that human beings are able to control their feelings.
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petrochemical, 石油化学製品
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Petrochemicals are chemicals that are obtained from
petroleum or natural gas.
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be lethal to, ...に死をもたらす
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If you describe something as lethal, you mean that it is
capable of causing a lot of damage.
ex) High-powered cars are lethal weapons in the hands of
inexperienced drivers.
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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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on the home front, 家庭で
■もう一度読んでみよう
We're cutting back on the number of glossy pages with
color photos.
I bet all that adds up to some significant cost savings.
They use up petrochemicals and can be lethal to marine
animals.
■前回の復習の答えです
put together, ...をまとめる、...を作成する
glossy, 光沢紙に印刷された、光沢紙の
wade through, ...を読み通す、...を何とか処理する
hilly, 丘の多い
