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■NHKラジオ　実践ビジネス英語　2011/06/30 Lesson 7 Looking Professional (2)

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■前回の復習です

put someone on

have a field day

ridicule

quirky

Good grief.

discreet

seal of approval

over the top

retro and sexist

into the bargain

sketch

■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

Mind if I weigh in here?

From what I can see, most of the bank's rules, as spelled

out in the article, are far from draconian.

You don't want to entrust your hard-earned money to someone 

who can't be bothered to look presentable.

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weigh in, 議論に加わる、割って入る

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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/weigh#p008-000513883

to join in an argument or fight

weigh in with

ex) The chairman then weighed in with his views.

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draconian, 厳格な、非常に厳しい、過酷な

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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/draconian

very strict and cruel

draconian measures/controls/penalties etc

ex) draconian measures to control population growth

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entrust, 任せる、預ける

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http://www.ldceonline.com/dictionary/entrust

to make someone responsible for doing something important, 

or for taking care of someone

entrust something/somebody to somebody

ex) She entrusted her son's education to a private tutor.

be entrusted with something/somebody

ex) I was entrusted with the task of looking after the money.

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hard-earned, 苦労して稼いだ、骨折って手に入れた

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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/hard-earned

[only before noun]

earned or achieved after a lot of effort

hard-earned money/cash etc

ex) Don't be too quick to part with your hard-earned cash.

ex) a hard-earned victory

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look presentable, 見苦しくない[きちんとした]身なりをしている

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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/presentable

tidy and attractive enough to be seen or shown to someone:

ex) She's a presentable young woman.

 

ex) Let's tidy up and make the house a bit more presentable.

ex)  I must go and make myself presentable.

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project a serious, sober image, まじめで堅いイメージを与える

can't be bothered to, わざわざ...する気が起きない、面倒がって...しようとしない

intrusive, でしゃばりな、立ち入った、おせっかいな

take a long, hard look at, ...をじっくり[厳しく]検討する[見直す]

scruffy dress, だらしない[ラフな]服装

subpar performance, 標準以下の出来栄え[成績、業績]

■もう一度読んでみよう

Mind if I weigh in here?

From what I can see, most of the bank's rules, as spelled

out in the article, are far from draconian.

You don't want to entrust your hard-earned money to someone 

who can't be bothered to look presentable.

■前回の復習の答えです

put someone on, （人）をからかう、（人）をかつぐ

have a field day, 思う存分楽しむ、（好き勝手にやって）浮かれる

ridicule, あざける、笑いものにする

quirky, 風変わりな、癖のある

Good grief. おやおや。やれやれ。なんてこった

discreet, 控えめな、目立たない、品のよい

seal of approval, 承認、認可

over the top, 度が過ぎて

retro and sexist, レトロで性差別的な

into the bargain, そのうえ、おまけに

sketch, お笑いコント