11日間の米国出張から戻りました。思いっきり仕事をしたせいか、疲れが残っており、今日の英語の勉強会も欠席です。
前回書きました通り、あちらで英語のリスニング力のなさが緊急課題となりましたが、そう簡単に解決しそうにもありません。
普段どおり、ビジ英を聞いています。せめてリスニングに注力した勉強をするくらいでしょうか。
帰国後、桜が咲いていたのと、帰りの飛行機で見た女将軍の映画「大奥～永遠～ 右衛門佐・綱吉篇」の菅野美穂と堺雅人の結婚ニュースにびつくり。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2013/3 Lesson 23 Tips for the Real World 4,5,6
■前回の復習です
invaluable
our cousins to the south
be ingrained in
filthy lucre
tyke
give someone an allowance
instill in someone
pay off
■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's not just simple compensation for services rendered.
The real world has a sneaky way of throwing curveballs at you.
Jim's always been a fairly gregarious fellow, so he's had no problem meeting new people and establishing a solid network of friends and contracts.
Getting advice and guidance from a more experienced person is invaluable when you're plotting your career path.
★compensation for services rendered, 提供されたサービスに対する報酬[支払い]
render
provide or give (a service, help, etc):
ex) Money service as a reward for services rendered
★sneaky, こそこそした、ひそかな、ずる賢い
furtive; sly:
ex) sneaky, underhand tactics
★throw curveballs, 意表をつく
throw sb a curveball (AmE)
surprise sb with a problem, situation, question, etc. that they do not expect and which is difficult to deal with:
ex) Just when you think you have it all under control, life throws you a curveball.
★gregarious, 社交的な
(of a person) fond of company; sociable:
ex) He was a popular and gregarious man.
★plot one's career path, 仕事[職業]の進路を決める
plot
secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action):
ex) The two men are serving sentences for plotting a bomb campaign.
■もう一度読んでみよう
It's not just simple compensation for services rendered.
The real world has a sneaky way of throwing curveballs at you.
Jim's always been a fairly gregarious fellow, so he's had no problem meeting new people and establishing a solid network of friends and contracts.
Getting advice and guidance from a more experienced person is invaluable when you're plotting your career path.
■前回の復習の答えです
invaluable, 非常に貴重な、大いに役立つ
our cousins to the south, 私たちの南にいる（仲間である）アメリカ国民
be ingrained in, ...にしみこんでいる、...に根づいている
filthy lucre, 不浄な金、悪銭
tyke, 小さな子供、ちびっ子
give someone an allowance, （人）に小遣いをあげる
instill in someone, （人）に...を植え付ける[教え込む]
pay off, ...を全額払う、...を完済する
