ドイツすごいですね。アルゼンチンに圧勝でしたね。
しかし、なぜかアルゼンチンを応援している人が
多いような気がします。
今日ヨドバシカメラにiPhone4の予約に行きました。
近くの電子辞書コーナーを見ると、高校生向け講義のような
動画が電子辞書に流れていました。
確実に進化している。。。。。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Brain Fitness (2) 7/1 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
buff
forgetful and absentminded
Join the club.
snatch
smart cookie
serpent
asp
have a devil of a time
one
■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 walked around and around frantically trying to find it.
So we decided to visit a store here in Chicago called
Synapse City that specializes in products designed to
stimulate and strengthen the brain.
They have all sorts of stuff: books like this crossword-puzzle
compendium, board games, computer programs, you name it.
Yes, mental fitness seems to be a burgeoning market.
That makes sense, given that baby-boomers are now reaching
their golden years.
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frantically, 死に物狂いで、必死に
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If you are frantic, you are behaving in a wild and
uncontrolled way because you are frightened or worried.
ex) She clutched frantically at Emily's arm.
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specialize in, ...を専門にする
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If you specialize in a thing, you know a lot about it and
concentrate a great deal of your time and energy on it,
especially in your work or when you are studying or
training. You also use specialize to talk about a restaurant
which concentrates on a particular type of food.
ex) a portuguese restaurant which specializes in seafood.
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compendium, 概論、大要、...集
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A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information,
usually in a book.
ex) The Roman Catholic has issued a compendium of its teachings.
「各種ゲームのセット」という意味もあります。
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burgeoning, 急成長する、急増する
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If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.
[LITERARY]
ex) Japan's burgeoning satellite-TV industry
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given that, ...を考慮すると、...を思えば
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If you say given that something is the case, you mean taking
that fact into account.
ex) Usually, I am sensible with money, as I have to be,
given that I don't earn that much.
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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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be concerned about, ...に関心がある、...が気がかりである
reinforce, 強化する、補強する
you name it, そのほか何でも
golden years, 老齢期、老後
■もう一度読んでみよう
I walked around and around frantically trying to find it.
So we decided to visit a store here in Chicago called
Synapse City that specializes in products designed to
stimulate and strengthen the brain.
They have all sorts of stuff: books like this crossword-puzzle
compendium, board games, computer programs, you name it.
Yes, mental fitness seems to be a burgeoning market.
That makes sense, given that baby-boomers are now reaching
their golden years.
■前回の復習の答えです
buff, 愛好者、ファン
forgetful and absentminded, 忘れっぽくてうっかりしている
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。
snatch, ひったくる、盗む
smart cookie, 頭が切れる人、切れ者
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
