夏休み5日目です。
例年のように、だらだらと過ごしております。
昨日、茂木健一郎さんのツイートにつられて昼間にウォーキング
にいったら、道に迷って大変でした。ふらふらとなりながらも、
公園の水道で水が飲めて助かりました。
そんなときでもiPhoneがあったので自宅までつれて帰って
くれました。
そんなわけで、こんな記事を書きました。
初心者的iPhone 4ライフ - ウォーキングのお供にはアームバンド&GPSアプリ
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/08/16/iphone4life/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Climate Survey (5) 8/5 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
go the extra mile
disproportionately high
settle for
demoralizing
qualifications
grim prospect
horror story
overqualified
■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。
Yes, even though it may sound condescending or complacent,
my advice to people who hate their jobs is to stick with
the devil you know, instead of quitting and entering today's
very uncertain job market.
Even if you're in an unplesant work situation, there are
ways of dealing with it short of quitting.
You can look into the possibility of making a lateral move
to another position or division, explaining that you want to
broaden your experience.
Or maybe think about taking up a hobby or easing your
frustration by working out at the gym.
Having a fulfilling life outside the office can put things
into perspective.
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condescending, 人を見下したような、偉そうな
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If you say that someone is condescending, you are showing
your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a
way which shows that they think they are superior to other
people.
ex) I'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending
attitude.
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short of, ...以外に、...なしで
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Short of a particular thing means except for that thing
or without actually doing that thing.
ex) They have no means, short of civil war, to enforce
their will upon the minorities.
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lateral move, 同程度の地位への異動、横滑り
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Lateral means relating to the sides of something, or moving
in a sideways direction.
ex) McKinnon estimated the lateral movement of the bridge
to be between four and six inches.
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take up a hobby, 趣味を始める
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If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested
in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career.
ex) He left a job in the City to take up farming.
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fulfilling life, 充実した生活
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If something fulfils you, or if you fulfil yourself, you
feel happy and satisfied with what you are doing or with
what you have achieved.
ex) a fulfilling 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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ease one's frustration, フラストレーションを減らす
put things into perspective, 物事を大局的にとらえる
complacent, 自己満足した、ひとりよがりの、独善的な
stick with the devil you know, 不満があっても知っていることを続ける
■もう一度読んでみよう
Yes, even though it may sound condescending or complacent,
my advice to people who hate their jobs is to stick with
the devil you know, instead of quitting and entering today's
very uncertain job market.
Even if you're in an unplesant work situation, there are
ways of dealing with it short of quitting.
You can look into the possibility of making a lateral move
to another position or division, explaining that you want to
broaden your experience.
Or maybe think about taking up a hobby or easing your
frustration by working out at the gym.
Having a fulfilling life outside the office can put things
into perspective.
■前回の復習の答えです
go the extra mile, いっそうの努力をする、もうひとがんばりする
disproportionately high, 不釣合いに高い、極端に多い
settle for, ...で我慢する、...に甘んじる
demoralizing, 意欲[やる気]を失わせる、がっくりさせる
qualifications, (仕事などの)能力、資格、スキル
grim prospect, 厳しい見通し、暗い展望
horror story, （実際の）ひどい話、恐ろしい話
overqualified, 能力[経験]がありすぎる、学歴が高すぎる
