アメリカ英語のリスニング強化が目下の私の課題です。Skytalkのネイティブ講師からはアメリカのテレビシリーズをお勧めされました。これまでも何度も複数の先生からお勧めされてきましたが、今の私はモチベーションが違います。
私には「Big Bang Theory」というドラマが合うのではないか、ということでした。このドラマ、YouTubeで確認したところ、物理学の博士課程の学生たちが主人公のコメディーで、オタク的発言が面白そうです。
transcriptsのサイトも見つけたので、YouTubeの短い動画と組み合わせてやってみたいと思います。
最後に、★骨しゃぶの歩き方 10で紹介しているBizmatesのビデオです。
ビデオでHika Itoさんが解説されているように、正しくない会話と、正しいBiz mates styleの会話で学んでいきます。
3.実践ビジネス英語
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 2012/12 Lesson 18 Money and Happiness 1,2,3
■前回の復習です
be laid up, （病気やけがで）寝込んでいる
haute cuisine, 高級料理
nauseous, 吐き気を催した
hold one's breath, 期待する
be in terminal decline, 衰退の一途をたどっている、悪くなる一方である
■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 was almost literally out of this world.
Bhutan is the only country in the world that includes its citizens' happiness in the equation of its national wealth.
You can invest in weekend getaways to the country, for example.
And by the same token, people who live in the country can treat themselves to a weekend in the big city.
There's the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who is said to have lived in a tub and subsisted on onions.
He believed asceticism was the best way to achieve inner peace and happiness.
It took more than a bit of chutzpah, to be sure.
★literally, 本当に、まったく
<informal> used to emphasis while not being literally true:
ex) I have received literally thousands of letters.
★out of this world, この世のものとは思えないほどすばらしい
<informal> extremely enjoyable or impressive:
ex) It is really out of this world with a fabulous infrastructure, it's very safe and clean.
★in the equation of, ...の方程式に、...を計算するのに
the equation
a situation in which several factors must be taken into action:
ex) Money also came into the equation.
★weekend getaway, 週末旅行
getaway
<informal> a short holiday:
a holiday destination
ex) The island getaway of Penang
★by the same token, 同様に、同じように
in the same way or for the same reason:
★treat oneself to, ...を楽しむ、...を（奮発して）買う
do or have something that gives one great pleasure:
ex) treat yourself - you can diet tomorrow.
★subsist on, ...で（何とか）生きて[暮らして]いく
maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level:
ex) He subsisted on welfare and casual labour.
★asceticism, 禁欲主義
ascetic
(adj) characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons:
(noun) a person who follows an ascetic life
ex) With regard to marriage Luther pursues the same idea: The marital relationship between a man and a woman is true chastity and of higher value than monastic asceticism.
★a bit of chutzpah, 少しの度胸[勇気]
[mass noun] extreme self-confidence or audacity (usually used approvingly):
ex) Love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah.
■もう一度読んでみよう
It was almost literally out of this world.
Bhutan is the only country in the world that includes its citizens' happiness in the equation of its national wealth.
You can invest in weekend getaways to the country, for example.
And by the same token, people who live in the country can treat themselves to a weekend in the big city.
There's the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who is said to have lived in a tub and subsisted on onions.
He believed asceticism was the best way to achieve inner peace and happiness.
It took more than a bit of chutzpah, to be sure.
■前回の復習の答えです
be laid up, （病気やけがで）寝込んでいる
haute cuisine, 高級料理
nauseous, 吐き気を催した
hold one's breath, 期待する
be in terminal decline, 衰退の一途をたどっている、悪くなる一方である
