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■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2011/04/08 Lesson 1 April Fools (6)
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2011年「実践ビジネス英語 リスナーの集い」申込み(4/16開催)
http://www.ethospathoslogos.com/talkshow/index.html
■前回の復習です
butt of a practical joke
bogus
hoax
fool around
prankster
■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。
This is the first time I've experienced it firsthand.
I'm really kicking myself for not having seen through
your prank.
Hold your horses, Sue!
That was a real hoot.
One of my favorites was the fake report that said London's
Big Ben was going to go digital and they would give away
the hands to interested collectors.
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experience something firsthand, （物事）を直接経験する
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April Fools (2)より
First hand information or experience is gained or learned
directly, rather than from other people or from books.
ex) We've been through Germany and seen first-hand
what's happening there.
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kick oneself for, ...のことで自分に腹を立てる、...が悔しい
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April Fools (2)より
You use kick yourself in expressions such as I could have
kicked myself and you're going to kick yourself to indicate
that you were annoyed or are going to be annoyed that
you got something wrong.
ex) I was still kicking myself for not paying attention.
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Hold your horses. 慌てるな。落ち着け。ちょっと待って。
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April Fools (2)より
If you say to someone 'hold your horses', you are telling
them to wait, slow down, or stop for a moment, often
when you think that they are going to do something hasty.
[SPOKEN]
ex) Hold your horses a minute, will you, and just take
another look at this badge.
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hoot, とても面白いもの[人]
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April Fools (3)より
[ODE]
<informal> an amusing situation or person.
ex) your mum's a real hoot.
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give away the hands, 時計の針を譲る
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April Fools (3)より
The hands of a clock or watch are the thin pieces of metal
or plastic that indicate what time it is.
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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
This is the first time I've experienced it firsthand.
I'm really kicking myself for not having seen through
your prank.
Hold your horses, Sue!
That was a real hoot.
One of my favorites was the fake report that said London's
Big Ben was going to go digital and they would give away
the hands to interested collectors.
■前回の復習の答えです
butt of a practical joke, いたずらの対象
bogus, 偽の、いんちきの
hoax, いたずら、虚報で人をかつぐもの
fool around, だらだら過ごす、気ままに過ごす
prankster, いたずらをする人、いたずら者
