3.実践ビジネス英語
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2012/3/7 Lesson 23 Dodging Stress (4)
■前回の復習です
self-doubt
self-help guru
flit from job to job
take no thought for the morrow
work off stress
get in
there is a lot to be said for
horsefeathers
■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
Experts recommend such low-imapct aerobic activity for people who aren't
quite ready to pump iron at the gym.
The perceived need to stay logged in and connected at all times via email
and digital devices can also cause big-time burnout, as more and more
people are finding out in this wired era.
A week or even just a couple of days of being unplugged and offline
can go a long way toward restoring your sanity.
Taking time off isn't just a good way to let off steam and de-stress.
If you let stress get to you, you're far less likely to break through the kind
of mental logjams that impair creativity and come up with innovative ideas.
All too often I fall into the trap of "woulda, coulda, shoulda."
That drives me nuts.
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pump iron, バーベルを上げる
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<informal> exercise with weights
ex) I don't believe in lifting weights, or pumping iron.
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big-time burnout, ひどい燃え尽き、極度の疲労
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big time
on a large scale; to a great extent
ex) This time they've messed up big time.
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go a long way toward, ...に大いに役立つ
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(go into/to/towards) contribute to or be put into ( a whole):
used to indicate how many people a supply of a resource is sufficient for or
how much can be achieved using it:
ex) The salle will go a long way towards easing the huge debt burden.
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restore one's sanity, 健全さ[冷静さ]を取り戻す
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sanity
[mass noun] the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner;
sound mental health
ex) I began to doubt my own sanity.
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let off steam and de-stress, ガス抜きしてストレスを解消する
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de-stress
[no obj.] relax after a period of work or tension:
ex) A nine-week course in Tai Chi will help you unwind, de-stress and
improve concentration and well-being.
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mental logjam, 精神的な行き詰まり
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logjam
a crowded mass of logs blocking a river 丸太のつかえ
<figurative> a situation that seems irresolvable: 行き詰まり
ex) The president can use his power to break the logjam over this issue.
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impair, 減じる、損なう、害する
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[with obj.] weaken or damage (especially a human faculty or function):
ex) A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing.
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fall into the trap of, ...のわなに陥る
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trap
an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape:
ex) They fell into the trap of relying too little on equity finance.
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drive someone nuts, （人）をいらいらさせる
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nuts
[predic.] mad:
ex) The tune drives her so nuts she's turned it off but she's oh her third
warning now.
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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
Experts recommend such low-imapct aerobic activity for people who aren't
quite ready to pump iron at the gym.
The perceived need to stay logged in and connected at all times via email
and digital devices can also cause big-time burnout, as more and more
people are finding out in this wired era.
A week or even just a couple of days of being unplugged and offline
can go a long way toward restoring your sanity.
Taking time off isn't just a good way to let off steam and de-stress.
If you let stress get to you, you're far less likely to break through the kind
of mental logjams that impair creativity and come up with innovative ideas.
All too often I fall into the trap of "woulda, coulda, shoulda."
That drives me nuts.
■前回の復習の答えです
self-doubt, 自己不信、自信喪失
self-help guru, 自己啓発の専門家[権威者]
flit from job to job, （次々に）仕事を渡り歩く、職を転々とする
take no thought for the morrow, 明日[将来]のことなどまったく考えない
work off stress, ストレスを解消する[発散させる]
get in, スケジュールに入れる
there is a lot to be said for, ...には利点がたくさんある
horsefeathers, たわ言、くだらないこと
