英語コラムの連載42回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
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いやー、iPhoneって素晴らしいですね。
英語学習の強い味方です。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/042/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Out on the Road (3) 8/20 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
crunch
cash-strapped rival
cut something to the bone
Penny wise, pound foolish.
That's the word around the water cooler.
get an edge on
business jaunt
fishing expedition
well-run
■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。
But other trips that are considered more marginal, like
internal meetings, trade shows and training sessions, are
being axed.
I find air travel to be less enjoyable these days because
of the crowding and the heightened security.
But I know it's necessary to take precautions against
the threat of terrorism.
I do when I'm standing in line with dozens of other people
waiting endlessly for my bag to be searched by an airport
security staffer.
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marginal, 重要でない
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If you describe something as marginal, you mean that it is
small or not very important.
ex) The role of the oppsition party proved marginal.
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ax, 打ち切る、減らす
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If someone's job or something such as a public service or
a television programme is axed, it is ended suddenly and
without discussion.
ex) Community projects are being axed by hard-pressed
social services departments.
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heightened security, 強化された警戒
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If something heightens a feeling or if the feeling heightens,
the feeling increases in degree or intensity.
ex) a heightened awareness of the dangers that they now face.
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take precautions against, ...に対する予防措置を講じる
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A precaution is an action that is intended to prevent something
dangerous or unpleasant from happening.
ex) I had taken the precaution of doing a little research
before I left London.
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security staffer, 警備員
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A staffer is a member of staff, especially in political
organizations or in journalism. [mainly AM]
ex) The Sky News TV station is largely run by ex-BBC news
staffers.
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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
But other trips that are considered more marginal, like
internal meetings, trade shows and training sessions, are
being axed.
I find air travel to be less enjoyable these days because
of the crowding and the heightened security.
But I know it's necessary to take precautions against
the threat of terrorism.
I do when I'm standing in line with dozens of other people
waiting endlessly for my bag to be searched by an airport
security staffer.
■前回の復習の答えです
crunch, 正念場、ふんばり時
cash-strapped rival, 資金難のライバル会社
cut something to the bone, （出費など）をぎりぎりまで切り詰める
Penny wise, pound foolish. , 一文惜しみの百失い。
That's the word around the water cooler. , そんなうわさが
社内でささやかれている。
get an edge on, ...より優位に立つ
business jaunt, 出張
fishing expedition, 探りを入れること、情報収集(活動）
well-run, 経営状態のよい
