英語コラムの連載43回目です。
必要以上!?のビジネス英語マスター術
キーワードは"モチベーション維持" - レアジョブ/Lang-8社長講演から
skype英会話の老舗レアジョブと、相互添削型SNSのlang-8の
両社長の講演を聞いてきました。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/column/bizenglish/043/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Out on the Road (6) 8/27 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
culinary delicacy
chill out
gather dust
commendable
perk
inveterate trenchman
road warrior
lip-smackingly delicious
■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。
They see that as a way of getting an edge on cash-strapped
rivals who're cutting business-travel spending to the bone.
We're taking various steps to make business jaunts more
affordable and productive.
There are fewer fishing expeditions.
I'm a guy who's always had itchy feet and likes a change of scene.
You don't hear people talking about the jet set anymore.
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get an edge on, ...より優位に立つ
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Out on the Road (2)より
If someone or somthing has an edge, they have an advantage
that makes them stronger or more likely to be successful
than another thing or person.
ex) Through superior production techniques they were able to
gain the competitive edge.
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business jaunt, 出張
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Out on the Road (2)より
A jaunt is a short journey which you go on for pleasure or
excitement.
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fishing expedition, 探りを入れること、情報収集(活動）
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Out on the Road (2)より
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fishing+expedition
a search for information without knowledge of whether such
information exists.
fish
If you say that someone is fishing for information or
praise, you disapprove of the fact that they are trying
to get it from someone in an indirect way.
ex) He didn't want to create the impression that he was
fishing for information.
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have itchy feet, （新しい場所、職などに移りたくて）うずうずしている
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Out on the Road (4)より
If you have itchy feet, you have a strong desire to leave
a place and to travel. [INFORMAL]
ex) The thought gave me really itchy feet so within a couple
of months I decided to leave.
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jet set, ジェット族
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Out on the Road (4)より
You can refer to rich and successful people who live in a
luxurious way as the jet set.
ex) The winter sports bring the jet set from England.
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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
They see that as a way of getting an edge on cash-strapped
rivals who're cutting business-travel spending to the bone.
We're taking various steps to make business jaunts more
affordable and productive.
There are fewer fishing expeditions.
I'm a guy who's always had itchy feet and likes a change of scene.
You don't hear people talking about the jet set anymore.
■前回の復習の答えです
culinary delicacy, おいしい料理
chill out, のんびりする、リラックスする
gather dust, ほこりをかぶる
commendable, 感心な、りっぱな
perk, （仕事に伴う）特典、役得
inveterate trenchman, いつもたくさん食べる人
road warrior, 出張によく行く人
lip-smackingly delicious, 舌鼓を打つほどおいしい
