昨晩は10時に寝て、3時半からのドイツvスペインに
備えたのですが、起きたら6時でした。
ドイツ負けましたね。驚きです。
早起きついでに、昨晩のビジ英をさっそく聞いてメルマガ作りました。
早起きの習慣は続けたいものです。
ついでに健康のためにバナナとリンゴを朝食としました。
英語コラムの連載37回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
あなたも英語でつぶやきを! Twitter＋英語学習のオススメ本
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/037/index.html
わたしも英語でつぶやいています。
http://twitter.com/honda_yoshinori
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/037/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Brain Fitness (4) 7/7 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
gray matter
underlie
solid
counter
faddishness
neuroplasticity
rewire
controlled trial
be skeptical about
supposed virtue
beware of
trade on someone's fears
compare notes with
The jury is still out.
gimmickry
■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。
So besides crossword puzzles, what else have you been doing
to keep your brain in shape, Tony?
I'm sure it helps keep my mental deterioration in check.
I really enjoy a battle of wits over the chessboard while
sipping a nice glass of red wine.
I'm banking on that theory.
The important thing is to pursue activities that challenge
you mentally.
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in shape, 体調がよい
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If someone or something is in shape, or in good shape,
they are in a good state of health or in a good condition.
If they are in bad shape, they are in a bad state of health
or in a bad condition.
ex) He was still in better shape than many young men.
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keep something in check, ...を阻止する、...を抑える
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If something or someone is held in check or is kept in check,
they are controlled and prevented from becoming too great
or powerful.
ex) Life on Earth will become unsustainable unless
population growth is held in check.
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battle of wits, 知恵比べ、駆け引き
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If you refer to a situation as a battle of wits, you mean
that it involves people with opposing aims who compete
with each other using their intelligence, rather than force.
ex) With chess you're involved in a battle of wits from
start to finish.
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bank on, ...を当てにする、...を信用する
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If you bank on a situation, you rely on it and expect to get
some advantage out of it.
count on, bet onはほぼ同じ意味。
rely on がよりフォーマルな言い方です。
ex) Don't bank on it.
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pursue activities, 活動を続けていく
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If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it
out or follow it. [FORMAL]
ex) She had come to England to pursue an acting career.
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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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synapse-stretcher, シナプスの働きを活発にするもの
■もう一度読んでみよう
So besides crossword puzzles, what else have you been doing
to keep your brain in shape, Tony?
I'm sure it helps keep my mental deterioration in check.
I really enjoy a battle of wits over the chessboard while
sipping a nice glass of red wine.
I'm banking on that theory.
The important thing is to pursue activities that challenge
you mentally.
■前回の復習の答えです
gray matter, 脳、知性
underlie, ...の基礎を成す、...の根底にある
solid, 確固たる、強固な、確かな
counter, 阻止する、防ぐ
faddishness, (一時的な)流行
neuroplasticity, 神経の柔軟性
rewire, ...の配線を替える
controlled trial, 対照実験
be skeptical about, ...について懐疑的である
supposed virtue, あるといわれている長所
beware of, ...に注意する
trade on someone's fears, (人)の不安につけ込む
compare notes with, ...と情報交換する
The jury is still out. , まだ結論は出ていない。
gimmickry, からくりを使うこと
