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見ましたか～？
日本勝った～～～～～！！
集中力がこれまでと全く違っていましたねーーー
我々も15分間は集中を切らさずラジオを聴きたい
ものです。
英語コラムの連載36回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
"口蹄疫"を外国人にどう説明する?
自分の英語を録音して知る会話力の弱さ
口蹄疫のことを英語で説明できますか？
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/036/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Going Green (5) 6/10 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
it makes good business sense to
"feel-good" factor
come out
food for thought
extol the merits
Cheer up!
the Lanf of the Rising Sun
carbon footprint
■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's because planes burn up more fuel when taking off and
landing compared to cruising at high altitudes.
When we went out to dinner during my visit, he carefully
scrutinized the menu to see which selections had the
lowest carbon footprint.
I bet you're looking forward to tucking into some nice
local food when you get back to Japan, Hiroshi.
Bob says that whenever possible he tries to order dishes
with locally sourced ingredients.
Sounds like my friend Bob would be right with you there.
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cruise at high altitudes, 高い高度を一定速度で飛行する
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If a car, ship, or aircraft cruises somewhere, it moves there
at a steady comfortable speed.
ex) A black and white police car cruised past.
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scrutinize, 細かく調べる、吟味する
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= examine
If you scrutinize something, you examine it very carefully,
often to find out some information from it or about it.
ex) Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see
if he was an honest man.
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tuck into, ...をたらふく食べる、...をもりもり食べる
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If you tuck into food, you eat it with a lot of pleasure.
[BRITISH, INFORMAL]
ex) tucking into mountains of greasy chips and sticky buns.
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locally sourced, 地元で仕入れた、地元で調達した
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In business, if a person or firm sources a product or a raw
material, they find someone who will supply it.
ex) furniture sourced from all over the world.
outsource というのもありますね。
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be with you, 同意見で、賛成で
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If someone says that they are with you, they mean that they
support or approve of what you are doing.
ex) 'I'm with you all the way.' - 'Thank you.'
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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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なしです。
■もう一度読んでみよう
That's because planes burn up more fuel when taking off and
landing compared to cruising at high altitudes.
When we went out to dinner during my visit, he carefully
scrutinized the menu to see which selections had the
lowest carbon footprint.
I bet you're looking forward to tucking into some nice
local food when you get back to Japan, Hiroshi.
Bob says that whenever possible he tries to order dishes
with locally sourced ingredients.
Sounds like my friend Bob would be right with you there.
■前回の復習の答えです
it makes good business sense to, ...することがビジネスとして
賢明である。
"feel-good" factor, (経済の)「好感」材料
come out, 結果が...となる
food for thought, 考える材料
extol the merits, 利点を賞賛する、長所を大いに褒める
Cheer up! , 元気を出せ。がんばれ。
the Lanf of the Rising Sun, 日出ずる国、日本
carbon footprint, 二酸化炭素排出量
