私の典型的な休日の過ごし方......
毎週ほぼ以下を繰り返しています。
<午前>
朝9時頃起きてメルマガを書く ←いまココ
天気がよければジョッギングに行く→今日は快晴なのでこの後、走る予定
<午後>
図書館に行き予約していた本を借りる
喫茶店で借りた本を読む
<夜>
スカイトークで英会話（これは毎日）
英語コラム連載の執筆（最近ネタが尽きてきた）
以上、英語漬けの週末でした。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Early to Rise (2) 9/30 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
deluge of
put the finishing touches on
take to heart
for a change
late-night carousing
bright and early
predawn
cut back on
■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。
I also used to be a night owl myself, but now that my
daughter doesn't need me so much, I try to get to bed
early and be a morning lark instead.
Many people are forced by jobs, commutes and parenthood
to adjust to the early-bird world.
And then I'd get up in the morning tired and listless.
I stopped drinking caffeine after 6 p.m. and really made
an effort to discipline myself and stop burning the
midnight oil.
Looks like we're all full of vim and vigor today.
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night owl, 夜更かしする人、宵っ張り
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A night owl is someone who regularly stays up late at night,
or who prefers to work at night. [INFORMAL]
ex) The late-night parties make the hotel a haven for
night owls and a hell for anyone with children.
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parenthood, 親であること、子育て
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Parenthood is the state of being a parent.
ex) She may feel unready for the responsibilities of
parenthood.
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tired and listless, 疲れていてやる気がない
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Someone who is listless has no energy or enthusiasm.
ex) He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat much.
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discipline oneself, 自分を訓練する、自分に規律を課す
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If you discipline yourself to do something, you train
yourself to behave and work in a strictly controlled
and regular way.
ex) I'm very good at disciplining myself.
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vim and vigor, 元気、精力
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vim
<informal> energy, enthusiasm
vigor
physical strength and good 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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burn the midnight oil, (仕事・勉強などで)夜更かしをする
with one's nose in a book, 本に夢中になって
■もう一度読んでみよう
I also used to be a night owl myself, but now that my
daughter doesn't need me so much, I try to get to bed
early and be a morning lark instead.
Many people are forced by jobs, commutes and parenthood
to adjust to the early-bird world.
And then I'd get up in the morning tired and listless.
I stopped drinking caffeine after 6 p.m. and really made
an effort to discipline myself and stop burning the
midnight oil.
Looks like we're all full of vim and vigor today.
■前回の復習の答えです
deluge of, ...の殺到
put the finishing touches on, ...に最後の仕上げをする
take to heart, ...を肝に銘じる、...を真剣に受け止める
for a change, 気分転換に、たまには
late-night carousing, 夜遅くの酒盛り、深夜までの飲酒
bright and early, 朝早く、早朝に
predawn, 夜明け前
cut back on, ...を減らす、...を切り詰める。
