W杯、金曜夜はまさかのブラジル敗退でした。
今夜はアルゼンチンvsドイツですね。
ドイツが勝つでしょうね～
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Brain Fitness (1) 6/30 2010
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■前回の復習です。答えは最後で
fire off
be bemused by
be immune to
affliction
earth-shatteringly important
■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。
I've never been much of a crossword buff.
My wife and I have both become quite forgetful and
absentminded lately.
Well, join the club.
I was sure somebody had snatched it.
You're one smart cookie.
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buff, 愛好者、ファン
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You use buff to describe someone who knows a lot about
a particular subject. For example, if you describe someone
as a film buff, you mean that they know a lot about films.
ex) Judge Lanier is a real film buff.
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forgetful and absentminded, 忘れっぽくてうっかりしている
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Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay
attention to what they are doing, often because they are
thinking about something else.
ex) In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
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Join the club. , （苦しい立場の人に）こっちも同じですよ。
あなただけではありませんよ。
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When someone has been telling you about their problems or
about their feelings, you can say 'join the club' to indicate
that you have had the same experiences or feelings.
ex) Confused? Then join the club.
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snatch, ひったくる、盗む
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If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it
or pull it away quickly.
ex) Mick snatched the cards from Archie's hand.
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smart cookie, 頭が切れる人、切れ者
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If you describe someone as a smart cookie, you mean that
they are clever and have good ideas.
ex) She is too much of a smart cookie to join the fashion
circuit which still entices most of her fellow supermodels.
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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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serpent, 蛇
asp, エジプトコブラ
have a devil of a time, ひどい目にあう
one, ものすごく、本当に
■もう一度読んでみよう
I've never been much of a crossword buff.
My wife and I have both become quite forgetful and
absentminded lately.
Well, join the club.
I was sure somebody had snatched it.
You're one smart cookie.
■前回の復習の答えです
fire off, ...を即座に送る
be bemused by, ...に困惑している
be immune to, ...に影響を受けない、...と無縁である
affliction, 苦痛、悩み、病気
earth-shatteringly important, 大地を揺るがすほど重要な
