4月から始めたオンライン英会話のskytalk。
私の英語レベルの評価は長らくUpper intermediate
でしたが、このたびAdvanceになりました。
ぱちぱち。
今では間違いを恐れずに話せるようになりました。
英語を話す機会がないという方にはskytalkはおすすめです。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (6) 12/10 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
sweat it out
dementia
develop
■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。
As I recall, you plan to spend your golden years in Columbus,
Ohio.
They also force you to take a long, hard look at issues like
your spending habits, your insurance coverage, tax planning
and whether you can survive on your savings.
Yes, it left my head reeling.
My wife and I conducted a very thorough cash-flow analysis
in which we projected, as best we could, our expenditures
during retirement, weighed against our savings and
investment income.
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spend one's golden years, 老後を過ごす
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Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (2)より。
関連サイトです。
Where will You Spend your Golden Years? | Retirement Planning http://t.co/27NNU9n
65 is a number with quite important meaning in North American
society. It is the traditional age for a person to leave the
work force behind, and to enjoy their golden years in a warm
locale. Retirement is a reward for decades of hard work, and
is a time of life that many people look forward to.
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take a long, hard look at something, 将来のためにじっくりと
検討する
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Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (2)より。
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+a+long,+hard+look+at
より。
to examine something very carefully in order to improve it
in the future
ex) We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership.
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It left my head reeling. それのせいで頭が混乱した。
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Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (2)より。
If you say that your brain or your mind is reeling, you mean
that you are very confused because you have too many things
to think about.
ex) His mind reeled at the question.
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weigh A against B, AをBと比較検討する
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Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (2)より。
If you weigh one thing against another, you consider the
relative importance of each of them in order to decide what
you should do.
ex) However, you must weigh the benefits against the
potential hazards.
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outlet for, ...のはけ口
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Boot Camp for Pre-Retirees (4)より。
If someone has an outlet for their feelings or ideas, they
have a means of expressing and reiesing them.
ex) Her father had found an outlet for his ambition
in his work.
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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
As I recall, you plan to spend your golden years in Columbus,
Ohio.
They also force you to take a long, hard look at issues like
your spending habits, your insurance coverage, tax planning
and whether you can survive on your savings.
Yes, it left my head reeling.
My wife and I conducted a very thorough cash-flow analysis
in which we projected, as best we could, our expenditures
during retirement, weighed against our savings and
investment income.
■前回の復習の答えです
sweat it out, 汗水流す、我慢し通す、最後まで耐える
dementia, 認知症
develop, <病気に>かかる
