今年もあとわずかとなりました。
テキストは一足先に1月号で、
ビジ英の放送は12/30まであるようですね。
年末まで頑張りましょう。
アルクがiPhoneアプリのキャンペーンをやっています。
英語関連アプリが特別価格で手に入るチャンスです。
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Staying Connected (1) 12/15 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
spend one's golden years
take a long, hard look at something
It left my head reeling.
weigh A against B
outlet for
■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。
It's a shame Bob left Chicago to work for high-tech firms
in Silicon Valley.
But he was always in demand by other clients, even when
he was based here in the Windy City.
Maybe he's been held up for some reason.
He's made it a point to resist what he calls the siren call
of the mobile phone.
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it's a shame (that), (...なのは)残念だ
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If you say that something is a shame, you are expressing
your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had
happened differently.
ex) It's a crying shame that police have to put up with
these mindless attacks.
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be in demand, 需要がある、人気がある、引っ張りだこである
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If someone or something is in demand or in great demand,
they are very popular and a lot of people want them.
ex) He was much in demand as a lecturer in the US, as well as
at universities all over Europe.
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be held up, 遅れる、立ち往生する
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If something or someone holds up an activity or arrangement,
they delay it or make it late.
ex) The whole thing was held up about half an hour.
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make it a point to, （重要・必要と考えて）あえて[わざわざ]
...する、...することにしている
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If you make a point of doing something, you do it in a very
deliberate or obvious way.
ex) She made a point of spending as much time as possible
away from Osborne House.
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siren, 魅惑的な、誘惑する
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A siren call or siren song is the appeal that something has
although it is harmful or dangerous.
ex) Unable to resist the siren call of the cards,
he withdrew their savings and headed for Las Vegas.
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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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be based in, ...に本拠地を置いている、...を本拠にしている
get off one's high horse, 偉そうな態度を改める、謙虚になる
Forget it. だめです。無理だよ。とんでもない。
cell-phone refusenik, 携帯電話（の使用）を拒む人
■もう一度読んでみよう
It's a shame Bob left Chicago to work for high-tech firms
in Silicon Valley.
But he was always in demand by other clients, even when
he was based here in the Windy City.
Maybe he's been held up for some reason.
He's made it a point to resist what he calls the siren call
of the mobile phone.
■前回の復習の答えです
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
It left my head reeling. それのせいで頭が混乱した。
weigh A against B, AをBと比較検討する
outlet for, ...のはけ口
