1.身の回りのことなど
フェイスブックが上場するのに合わせてか、ザッカーバーグ氏は報酬を来年から
1ドルにするそうです。ジョブスに習ってのことと思われるそうです。
しかし、フェイスブックの株式の28％を所有するザッカーバーグ氏は
評価額280億ドル相当の株式を保有することになります。
どんだけ。使い方がわからない。。。
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2. 英語に関するあれこれ
「英語を習ってみたい有名人ランキング」です。
関根麻里さんがトップです。アメリカの大学を首席卒業しただけのことは
ありますねえ。
私はパックンかな。
3.実践ビジネス英語
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2012/2/2 Lesson 21 Books and E-Books (2)
■前回の復習です
adore
get into the habit of
when I'm traveling to and from the office
despair of
give the thumbs-up to
leisure reading
■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
What's really great is how a growing number of young readers are delving
into the classics.
My 12-year-old sister recently downloaded Little Women gratis and was
captivated by it.
It was page-turner for her.
I'm a big aficionado of Russian novels, but I have the darndest time keeping
track of all the characters, especially when the author refers to them
by their patronymics.
My mom loves her e-reader because she can enlarge the text
to a more legible size.
At the same time, though, I'm still attached to my library of dusty tomes.
That's a real plus in her book.
E-readers have a lot going for them, all right.
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delve into, (問題など)を掘り下げて考える、(情報を求めて)...を調べる[研究する]
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If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
ex) Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother's past.
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gratis, 無料で、ただで
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If something is done or provided gratis, it does not have to be paid for.
ex) David gives the first consultation gratis.
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be captivated by, ...に魅了される、...に心を奪われる
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If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and
attractive.
ex) I was captivated by her brilliant mind.
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page-turner, ページをすぐにめくりたくなるようなおもしろい本
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[ODE]
<informal> an exciting book
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aficionado, 愛好者、ファン、マニア
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If someone is an aficionado of something, they like it and know a lot about it.
ex) You are obviously a jazz aficionado.
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have the darndest time, 何ともいまいましい思いをする
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damnedest は辞書にありました。
[only before noun]
used to emphasize that something is unusual, surprising etc:
ex) It was the damnedest thing you ever saw!
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/damnedest
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patronymic, 父親（の祖先）の名からとった名、父称
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a name derived from the name of a father or ancestor, e.g. Johnson, O'Brien,
Ivanovich.
JohnsonはJohnの息子？、O'BrienはOf BrienでBrien家の？、Ivanovichは？
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legible, 読みやすい、判読できる
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Legible writing is clear enough to read.
ex) My handwriting isn't very legible.
readableとlegibleの違い：
readableは、面白く飽きない、または理解しやすい。
legibleは、文字を理解できる。
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dusty tome, ほこりをかぶった（大型の）本
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A tome is a very large, heavy book. [FORMAL]
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in someone's book, （人）によれば、（人）に言わせれば
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in your book
You can say 'in my boook' when you are starting you own belief or opinion,
especially when it is difficult from the beliefs or opinions of other people.
ex) Over-involvement with the client was a major crime in her book.
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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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have a lot going for one, 利点[いいところ]がたくさんある、たくさんの魅力がある
■もう一度読んでみよう
What's really great is how a growing number of young readers are delving
into the classics.
My 12-year-old sister recently downloaded Little Women gratis and was
captivated by it.
It was page-turner for her.
I'm a big aficionado of Russian novels, but I have the darndest time keeping
track of all the characters, especially when the author refers to them
by their patronymics.
My mom loves her e-reader because she can enlarge the text
to a more legible size.
At the same time, though, I'm still attached to my library of dusty tomes.
That's a real plus in her book.
E-readers have a lot going for them, all right.
■前回の復習の答えです
adore, 大好きである
get into the habit of, ...の習慣が身につく、いつも...をするようになる
when I'm traveling to and from the office, 会社の行き帰りに
despair of, ...をあきらめる、...を断念する
give the thumbs-up to, ...を承認する、...に賛成する
leisure reading, 自由な読書
