実践ビジネス英語 2013/3 Lesson 24 Surrendering Car Keys 1,2,3★ 入門ビジネス英語

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今年度最後のレッスンとなりました。次レッスンからは新年度。

ということで4月号のテキストを買いにいったところ、入門ビジネス英語のテキストで目に飛び込んできたのが、

Unit 4 I'm sorry, I didn't quite get that.

これこそ私が今、使いたい英語。

4月から入門も合わせてやることにしました。


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3.実践ビジネス英語 2013/3 Lesson 24 Surrendering Car Keys 1,2,3


■前回の復習です


compensation for services rendered

sneaky

throw curveballs

gregarious

plot one's career path



■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


I finally got my father to surrender his car keys.


It can be quite upsetting for all concerned.


Did you give him some kind of ultimatum?


He's been having trouble walking, and sometimes just nods off in the middle of a conversation.


His pride was a bit hurt at first, but Dad's a pretty level-headed guy.


But the last straw was when he had a fender-bender.


I'm impressed that your father went along with the idea of giving up driving altogether.


It seems more common for older motorists to wind down their driving gradually.


You've got to be diplomatic. People's feelings can be hurt so easily.


Taking away someone's car keys can be very traumatic for them.


The doctor in turn got them to agree to a comprehensive driving evaluation by an occupational therapist.


Only one of my friends got any serious grief when he raised the subject of driving with his parents.




★surrender, 引き渡す、手放す、放棄する


give up or hand over (a person, right, or possession), typically on compulsion or demand:


ex) In1815 Denmark surrendered Norway to Sweden.



★upsetting, 動揺させるような


making you feel unhappy, anxious or annoyed.


ex) an upsetting experience



★ultimatum, 最後通告


a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations:


ex) The British government issued an ultimatum to Hitler to cease invasion of Poland.



★nod off, 居眠りする


fall asleep, especially briefly or unintentionally:


ex) He dodder off during the sermon.



★level-headed, 分別のある、冷静な


calm and sensible:


ex) I like to think of myself as relatively calm and level-headed, pretty much trundling along on an emotional even keel.




★wind down, ...を徐々に終わらせる


draw or bring gradually to a close:


ex) Business began to wind down as people awaited the new regime.



★diplomatic, 人の対応がうまい、如才ない、やんわりした言い方をする


having or showing an ability to deal with people in a sensitive and tactful way:


ex) You can be diplomatic, politic or polite or you can be blunt and honest.



★the last straw, (我慢、忍耐の)限度を超えさせるもの[最後の付加]


a further difficulty or annoyance, typically minor in itself but coming on top of a series of difficulties, that makes a situation unbearable:


ex) His affair was the last straw.



★fender-bender, 小さな自動車事故


<N. Amer.> <informal> a minor collision between motor vehicles:


ex) I had had a fender bender with the jet parked to my left.



★altogether, 完全に、まったく、すっかり


completely, totally:


ex) I'm not altogether sure that I'd trust him.



★traumatic, トラウマになる、心に傷を残す


deeply disturbing or distressing:


ex) It was a traumatic episode with a distressing cliffhanger.



★occupational therapist, 作業療法士


occupational therapy


the use of particular activities as an aid to recuperation from physical or mental illness:


ex) Some allied health programs, including physical therapy and occupational therapy, now require a master's prepared entry-level.



★grief 不幸、不運


<informal> trouble or annoyance:


ex) The police gave us constant grief at the match.



■もう一度読んでみよう


I finally got my father to surrender his car keys.


It can be quite upsetting for all concerned.


Did you give him some kind of ultimatum?


He's been having trouble walking, and sometimes just nods off in the middle of a conversation.


His pride was a bit hurt at first, but Dad's a pretty level-headed guy.


But the last straw was when he had a fender-bender.


I'm impressed that your father went along with the idea of giving up driving altogether.


It seems more common for older motorists to wind down their driving gradually.


You've got to be diplomatic. People's feelings can be hurt so easily.


Taking away someone's car keys can be very traumatic for them.


The doctor in turn got them to agree to a comprehensive driving evaluation by an occupational therapist.


Only one of my friends got any serious grief when he raised the subject of driving with his parents. 




■前回の復習の答えです


compensation for services rendered, 提供されたサービスに対する報酬[支払い]

sneaky, こそこそした、ひそかな、ずる賢い

throw curveballs, 意表をつく

gregarious, 社交的な

plot one's career path, 仕事[職業]の進路を決める

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