そろそろ夏休みも終わりの方も多いでしょう。
私はまだまだ今週末まで続きますが、さすがに
持て余しつつあります。
AmazonでiPhone英語学習法的な本を二冊買ったので
これでも読みますかねー。
さて、iPhone初心者企画第二弾。SugarSyncという
オンラインストレージソフトと、写真アプリを携えて
猫カフェに行ってきました。
初心者的iPhone 4ライフ - 写真を楽しむオンライン
ストレージ&カメラアプリ
猫だけでも見てやってください。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/08/19/iphone4life2/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Climate Survey (6) 8/6 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
condescending
short of
lateral move
take up a hobby
fulfilling life
ease one's frustration
put things into perspective
complacent
stick with the devil you know
■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。
Climate Survey(1)から(5)から、一問ずつの出題になります。
I was a million miles away.
What's your take on this vexed question?
Not to mention that the steadily escalating cost of health
insurance has been eating into take-home pay.
That's a grim prospect indeed.
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.
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be miles away, ぼんやりしている、うわの空である
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Climate Survey (1)より。
If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are
unaware of what is happening or of what someone is saying,
because they are thinking deeply about something else.
ex) She looked up at Siobhan. 'Sorry, I was mils away.'
'Thinking about all the money Mike could win?' Siobhan said
with a grin.
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What's your take on something? , （あること）についてどう
お考えですか。
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Climate Survey (2)より。
Someone's take on a particular situation or fact is their
attitude to it or their interpretation of it.
ex) What's your take on the new government? Do you think
it can work?
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steadily escalating cost, 徐々にかさむ費用
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Climate Survey (3)より。
steady
A steady situation continues or develops gradually without
any interruptions and is not likely to change quickly.
ex) The company has steadily been losing market share to
Boeing and Airbus.
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grim prospect, 厳しい見通し、暗い展望
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Climate Survey (4)より。
A situation or piece of information that is grim is
unpleasant, depressing, and difficult to accept.
ex) The mood could not have been grimmer.
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complacent, 自己満足した、ひとりよがりの、独善的な
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Climate Survey (5)より。
A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or
feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation,
even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
ex) We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
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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
I was a million miles away.
What's your take on this vexed question?
Not to mention that the steadily escalating cost of health
insurance has been eating into take-home pay.
That's a grim prospect indeed.
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.
■前回の復習の答えです
condescending, 人を見下したような、偉そうな
short of, ...以外に、...なしで
lateral move, 同程度の地位への異動、横滑り
take up a hobby, 趣味を始める
fulfilling life, 充実した生活
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
