土曜日に東京ビックサイトへエコプロダクツ2010という
環境展示会を見学に行きました。
子供連れの親子が多かったですね。
そういう子供向けの展示も多かったです。
無料ですし、お子さんの環境教育にはおすすめですね。
鳩山首相も見かけましたよ。
スマートグリッドを支える新技術に前首相も興味津々
- エコプロダクツ2010
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/12/13/smartgrid/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (2) 12/2 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
downtime
reenlist in the service
That's a new one on me.
investment advisory firm
pre-retiree
■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 have a sentimental attachment to the city because I went
to college there.
Being a college town gives Columbus a vibrant, youthful
atmosphere.
One thing they really drive home is the need to have paid
off your mortgage, if you have one.
Sound like a solid program with a lot of number-crunching.
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sentimental attachment to, ...に対する感傷的な愛着、
...への懐かしさを伴った愛着
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If you have an attachment to someone or something, you are
fond of them or loyal to them.
ex) As a teenager she formed a strong attachment to one of
her teachers.
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vibrant, youthful atmosphere, 活気に満ちた若々しい雰囲気
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Someone or something that is vibrant is full of life,
energy, and enthusiasm.
ex) Orlando itself is a vibrant, full of affordable
accommodation and great places to eat.
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drive home, ...をよく理解させる
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[ODE]
make something clearly understood by the use of repeated
or forcefully direct arguments.
ex) we must drive home the message that crime doesn't pay.
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pay off one's mortgage, 住宅ローンを完済する
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If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money
that you owe them.
ex) It would take him the rest of his life to pay off the loan.
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number-crunching, （込み入った）計算
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If you refer to number crunching, you mean activities or
processes concerned with numbers or mathematical calculation,
for example in finance, statistics, or computing. [INFORMAL]
ex) The computer does most of the number crunching.
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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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spend one's golden years, 老後を過ごす
take a long, hard look at something, 将来のためにじっくりと検討する
insurance coverage, 保険の補償（範囲）
solid, しっかりした、頼りになる、堅実な
It left my head reeling. それのせいで頭が混乱した。
project expenditures, 支出を予測する、支出を見積もる
weigh A against B, AをBと比較検討する
must-do, すべきこと、不可欠なこと
cover all (the) bases, 万全の準備を整える、徹底的にやる
■もう一度読んでみよう
I have a sentimental attachment to the city because I went
to college there.
Being a college town gives Columbus a vibrant, youthful
atmosphere.
One thing they really drive home is the need to have paid
off your mortgage, if you have one.
Sound like a solid program with a lot of number-crunching.
■前回の復習の答えです
downtime, 休憩時間、休息、休暇
reenlist in the service, 軍に再入隊する
That's a new one on me. それは初耳だ。
investment advisory firm, 投資顧問会社
pre-retiree, 退職を控えた人、引退予備軍
