今回のビニエットででてきた、"No text is worth dying over."
というキャンペーンは、テキストの60ページによると、
AT&Tが実際に'Txtng &Driving ... It Can Wait'という
キャンペーンで行なったものです。
YouTubeにそのコマーシャルらしきものがみつかりました。
警察による啓蒙コマーシャルもYouTubeにありました。
Texting While Driving is Deadly!!
他にも、携帯電話でメールを操作する間に起った交通事故を
再現した衝撃的なコマーシャルが見つかりました。
しかし、少々ショッキングな映像なので紹介は差し控えます。
アメリカでも放送禁止になったコメント欄に書いてありました
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Don't Text and Whatever (5) 11/25 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
in moderation
punctuation
be sold on
craze
natter about
jalopy
joyride
■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。
The problem has become so serious that quite a few states
have outlawed texting while driving, and at least another
couple of dozen states are considering similar bans.
I wouldn't fret too much about the effects text-messaging
is having on society.
If you take the long view, there's always a learing curve
when it comes to figuring out how to use new technology
courteously and intelligently.
Right now many people are obtrusive and inconsiderate when
they text-message, butI think society will gradually
work out a sense of texting etiquette.
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outlaw, 非合法化する、禁止する
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When something is outlawed, it is made illegal.
ex) In 1975 gambling was outlawed.
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fret, やきもきする、思い悩む
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If you fret about something, you worry about it.
ex) Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake, and
Max will fix it.
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learning curve, 学習曲線
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A learing curve is a process where people develop a skill by
learning from their mistakes. A steep learing curve involves
learning very quickly.
ex) Both he and the crew are on a steep learning curve.
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courteously and intelligently, 礼儀正しく知的に
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Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other
people.
ex) Then he nodded courteously to me and walked off to
perform his unpleasant duty,
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obtrusive and inconsiderate, 配慮がなく無神経な
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If you say that someone or something is obtrusive, you think
they are noticeable in an unpleasant way.
ex) 'You are rude and obtrusive, Mr Galbraith,' said Tommy.
If you accuse someone of being inconsiderate, you mean that
they do not take enough care over how their words or
actions will affect other people.
ex) Motorists were criticised for being inconsiderate
to pedestrians.
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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
The problem has become so serious that quite a few states
have outlawed texting while driving, and at least another
couple of dozen states are considering similar bans.
I wouldn't fret too much about the effects text-messaging
is having on society.
If you take the long view, there's always a learing curve
when it comes to figuring out how to use new technology
courteously and intelligently.
Right now many people are obtrusive and inconsiderate when
they text-message, butI think society will gradually
work out a sense of texting etiquette.
■前回の復習の答えです
in moderation, 適度に、ほどほどに
punctuation, 句読法、句読点
be sold on, ...に夢中である、...をよいと思う
craze, 大流行、ブーム
natter about, ...についておしゃべりする
jalopy, おんぼろ自動車
joyride, （盗んだ車での）乱暴な運転のドライブ
