iPhoneアプリのゲームでMONOPOLYが115円だったので
買ったのですが、ルールがわからず破産してしまいました。
他のプレーヤーとの取引がいまひとつわかりませんでした。
家も建てられなかったし。
MONOPOLY：あのボードゲームが期間限定115円、
iPhone 4にも対応 - iPhone
英語関係のゲームでは、SCRABBLEもありますね。
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/12/26/monoply/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Staying Connected (2) 12/16 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
今回はほとんどのWords and Phrasesに赤線が引かれました。
■前回の復習です
it's a shame (that)
be in demand
be held up
make it a point to
siren
be based in
get off one's high horse
Forget it.
cell-phone refusenik
■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 pleasure to meet you at last, after hearing so many
good reports about you from my old Great Lakes cronies.
We were just talking about your aversion to cell phones.
Sorry to get on your case, but if you had one, you could've
told us you'd be late.
Even a dinosaur like me has one of the blessed things.
I guess I'm just a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to carrying
around one of those jumped-up walkie-talkies.
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crony, 仲間、悪友
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You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time
with as their cronies, especially when you disapprove of
them. [INFORMAL]
ex) Daily he returned, tired and maudlin from lunchtime
drinking sessions with his business cronies.
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aversion to, ...嫌い、...を嫌がること
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If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike
them very much.
ex) Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to
insects.
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get on someone's case, (人)のことに口出しする、(人)に干渉する
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If you say that someone is on your case, you mean that they
keep criticizing you in an annoying way, because they think
that you have behaved badly. You can also say that someone
is getting on your case. [INFORMAL]
ex) Joanie's my best friend, but she can be kind of a pain
sometimes. I just didn't want her getting on my case about
something that didn't mean anything.
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blessed, ありがたい、喜ばしい
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You use blessed to describe something that you think is
wonderful, and that you are greatful for or relieved about.
ex) Rainy weather brings blessed relief to hay fever victims.
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stick-in-the-mud, 保守的な人、時代遅れの人
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If you describe someone as a stick-in-the-mud, you
disapprove of them because they do not like doing
anything that is new or fun. [INFORMAL]
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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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jumped-up, 手の込んだ、派手な
not run with the herd, みんなと同じようにしない、人と違うこと
をする
noble sentiments, 立派な意見
come in handy, 役に立つ
beat around the bush, 遠まわしに言う
select group, (選ばれた)少数の人、えり抜きのグループ
hard-core, 筋金入りの、徹底した
walkie-talkie, ウォーキートーキー（携帯用無線電話機）
Touche, 一本取られました。参りました。
■もう一度読んでみよう
It's a pleasure to meet you at last, after hearing so many
good reports about you from my old Great Lakes cronies.
We were just talking about your aversion to cell phones.
Sorry to get on your case, but if you had one, you could've
told us you'd be late.
Even a dinosaur like me has one of the blessed things.
I guess I'm just a stick-in-the-mud when it comes to carrying
around one of those jumped-up walkie-talkies.
■前回の復習の答えです
it's a shame (that), (...なのは)残念だ
be in demand, 需要がある、人気がある、引っ張りだこである
be held up, 遅れる、立ち往生する
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
siren, 魅惑的な、誘惑する
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
