2月号のThe Writers' Workshop （ショーンコネリーのやつ）に挑戦し、無事、英訳ができました。
英辞郎、Weblioが大活躍をしてくれました。
Writers' Workshopの難しさは、その日本語の解釈にあります。自由な雰囲気で書かれた日本語を直接、英訳しようとすると佐藤先生から注意されてしまいます。
まずは日本語自体を解釈し、一種の中間言語のような状態にしてから英語を当てはめていくという作業が必要になります。
今回は、コネリーの「（年齢とともに）フェロモンが薄められ」という箇所が私にとって一つのポイントで、そのままフェロモンという英語を使ってはおそらくだめなのだと思います。
というもの、フェロモンの真の意味は化学物質であり、上の例文のフェロモンとは、セックスアピール的な意味だからです。
結果は５月号のテキストに載るようです。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2013/1 Lesson 20 Going Email-Free 4,5,6
■前回の復習です
if need be
be tempted to
go cold turkey
albatross around one's neck
Kudos to you
pull off
feat
get on someone's case
get into the spirit of things
text-speak
sloppy
blow someone's chance of
It pays to check before you click.
Watch [Mind] your p's and q's
■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
An absolute no-no is sending email when you're angry - or intoxicated.
If you write something in the heat of the moment, you should take time to cool down and reread it to see whether it contains anything you'll later regret.
They can't convey facial expressions, vocal inflection or body language.
The person on the receiving end can misinterpret your message as too harsh or critical.
You should never say or send anything you wouldn't want repeated or published in the company's in-house magazine.
People may not see any danger in their well-intended "funny" emails, but all too often the recipients misconstrue them.
Subtleties like irony and mild sarcasm are easily missed in a medium like email.
Sending the same email over and over again may make you appear too pushy or impatient.
If you don't receive a response after sending an email, don't be a pest.
★be intoxicated, （酒に）酔った、（我を忘れるほど）興奮している
intoxicate
[with obj.] (usu. as adj. intoxicated) (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour:
ex) We don't allow people into sessions if they are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
酒だけではなく、麻薬による症状も含まれます。
★in the heat of the moment, （一時の）興奮に駆られて、かっとして
while temporarily angry, excited, or engaged, and without stopping for thought:
ex) 'I think there's nothing more dangerous than adopting legislation in the heat of the moment,' he says.
★vocal inflection, 声の抑揚
[mass noun] the modulation of intonation or pitch in the voice:
ex) She spoke slowly and without inflection.
★on the receiving end, 受け取る側で[の], 受信する側で[の]
be at (or on) the receiving end
<informal> be subjected to something:
ex) Those that have been on the receiving end of calls say the scam is being performed very professionally.
★repeat, 口外する
to tell someone something that you have heard or been told by someone else
ex) I don't want you to repeat a word of this to anyone.
http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/repeat
★well-intended, よかれと思ってなされた、善意の
well intentioned
having or showing good intentions despite a lack of success or fortunate results:
ex) Well-intentioned advice
成功しない、というのがポイントのようです。
★misconstrue, 誤解する
[with obj.] interpret (a person's words or actions) wrongly:
ex) My advice was deliberately misconstrued.
★subtlety, 微妙な点、微妙なニュアンス
[count noun] a subtle distinction, feature, or argument:
ex) Finns also listen very carefully and easily pick up subtleties and nuances.
★impatient, 短気な、せっかちな
having or showing a tendency to be quickly irritated or provoked:
ex) An impatient motorist blaring his horn.
★be a pest, 手を焼かせる、相手を困らせる
<informal> an annoying person or thing; a nuisance:
ex) He was a real pest.
■もう一度読んでみよう
An absolute no-no is sending email when you're angry - or intoxicated.
If you write something in the heat of the moment, you should take time to cool down and reread it to see whether it contains anything you'll later regret.
They can't convey facial expressions, vocal inflection or body language.
The person on the receiving end can misinterpret your message as too harsh or critical.
You should never say or send anything you wouldn't want repeated or published in the company's in-house magazine.
People may not see any danger in their well-intended "funny" emails, but all too often the recipients misconstrue them.
Subtleties like irony and mild sarcasm are easily missed in a medium like email.
Sending the same email over and over again may make you appear too pushy or impatient.
If you don't receive a response after sending an email, don't be a pest.
■前回の復習の答えです
if need be, 必要であれば、必要になったときに
be tempted to, ...したくなる
go cold turkey, いきなり[きっぱりと]やめる
albatross around one's neck, 悩み[頭痛]の種、重荷
Kudos to you, すばらしいですね。あなたを賞賛します。
pull off, ...をうまくやり遂げる、...をうまくやってのける
feat, 偉業、離れ業、芸当
get on someone's case, （人）に文句を言う、（人）に口出しする
get into the spirit of things, 積極的に参加する、進んで楽しむ
text-speak, メール特有の表現、メール用語
sloppy, ずさんな、ぞんざいな、不まじめな、不謹慎な
blow someone's chance of, （人）の...のチャンスをふいにする
It pays to check before you click. クリックする前にチェックするといい。
Watch [Mind] your p's and q's, 礼儀[マナー]に気をつけなさい。
