先週、タホ湖（Lake Tahoe）に行きました。国立公園ではないので商業化が進み、なんだかなーという感じでした。リゾートホテルを満喫はしたのですが。
朝、どうも煙りくさいなと思ったら、ヨセミテの山火事の煙が漂ってきていたのでした。わりと近いとはいえ、山火事の匂いは生まれて初めてでした。
Rim Fireと名付けられたヨセミテの山火事が連日こちらではニュースで流れています。
夏休みのセコイア国立公園で学んだこと：セコイアにとって山火事は成長に必要なものであり、まわりの雑草などを焼いて地中の栄養を得やすいようになるという利点がある。
山火事が起きた場合も、消防士は人間生活に影響がないようにはするが、山火事を自然現象として受け入れ、過度の消火はしないという解説がありました。
ところが今回のヨセミテの山火事は広がる一方で、ベイエリアの水瓶、reservoirにも灰が到達し、水質が心配、というニュースも出てきました。カルフォルニアはいつも水不足のようなので、はやめに落ち着いてほしいものです。
Rim Fire pushes deeper into Yosemite, threatens Bay Area water source
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_23959143/rim-fire-pushes-deeper-into-yosemite-threatens-bay
タホ湖の途中に寄ったサクラメントのOld Sacramento。古い町並みが保存されています。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2013/8 Lesson 10 Good Food, Nice Manners 1,2,3
■前回の復習です
latent
full-fledged
back in the day
keep ... at bay
the jury is still out on
be attached to
have a lower incidence of
malady
paraphernalia
cheery-pick
■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 friendly but reserved at the same time, if you know what I mean.
I've seen restaurant staff admonish people for taking snapshots of their food.
I have to say it's kind of tacky.
We were treated to a guided tour of the kitchen.
I'm sure your friends came away with an excellent impression of New York.
I have a nagging question in my mind.
I could see a coupe of my pals start to fidget and eye their phones nervously.
You're discouraged from talking on your mobile phone when you're on the train in Japan.
We agreed that the first person to reach for their phone during the course of the meal would have to pick up the tab for everyone.
★friendly but reserved, 気さくだが落ち着いている
reserved
slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
ex) He is a reserved, almost taciturn man.
It's friendly but reserved at the same time, if you know what I mean.
★admonish, （穏やかに）諭す、注意する
reprimand firmly:
ex) She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.
I've seen restaurant staff admonish people for taking snapshots of their food.
★tacky, 悪趣味な、やぼな、みっともない
<informal> showing poor taste and quality:
ex) Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts.
I have to say it's kind of tacky.
★be treated to, ...のもてなしを受ける
treat someone to
provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense:
ex) He treated her to a slap-up lunch.
We were treated to a guided tour of the kitchen.
★come away with, （感情、印象など）を抱く
come away
to leave in a particular state or condition
ex) We came away with the feeling that they didn't really approve of
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/come-away
I'm sure your friends came away with an excellent impression of New York.
★have a nagging question, 消えることのない疑問がある
nag (often as adj. nagging)
be persistently painful or worrying to:
ex) A nagging pain
I have a nagging question in my mind.
★fidget, （落ち着かず）そわそわする[もじもじする]
move small movements, especially of the hands and feet, though nervousness or impatience:
ex) The audience began to fidget and whisper.
I could see a coupe of my pals start to fidget and eye their phones nervously.
★be discouraged from, ...をしないように言われる
discourage
persuade (someone) against an action:
ex) We want to discourage children from smoking.
You're discouraged from talking on your mobile phone when you're on the train in Japan.
★reach for, ...に手を伸ばす
extend one's hand or arm in an attempt to touch or grasp (something):
ex) Leith reached for the nearest folder.
We agreed that the first person to reach for their phone during the course of the meal would have to pick up the tab for everyone.
★almost, 危ないところでした。
以前、ニュージーランドの山小屋で椅子から落ちそうになったことがあり、近くにいた人からalmost!と言われたことを思い出しました。長年の疑問が晴れました。
■前回の復習の答えです
latent, 隠れた、潜在的な
full-fledged, 一人前の、本格的な
back in the day, 昔は
keep ... at bay, ...を（未然に）防ぐ、...を寄せつけない
the jury is still out on, ...についてはまだ結論がでていない
be attached to, ...に愛着を持っている
have a lower incidence of, ...の発生率が低い
malady, 病気
paraphernalia, （一式の）道具、用具、用品
cheery-pick, 入念に選ぶ、えり好みする
■前回の復習です
latent
full-fledged
back in the day
keep ... at bay
the jury is still out on
be attached to
have a lower incidence of
malady
paraphernalia
cheery-pick
■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 friendly but reserved at the same time, if you know what I mean.
I've seen restaurant staff admonish people for taking snapshots of their food.
I have to say it's kind of tacky.
We were treated to a guided tour of the kitchen.
I'm sure your friends came away with an excellent impression of New York.
I have a nagging question in my mind.
I could see a coupe of my pals start to fidget and eye their phones nervously.
You're discouraged from talking on your mobile phone when you're on the train in Japan.
We agreed that the first person to reach for their phone during the course of the meal would have to pick up the tab for everyone.
★friendly but reserved, 気さくだが落ち着いている
reserved
slow to reveal emotion or opinions:
ex) He is a reserved, almost taciturn man.
It's friendly but reserved at the same time, if you know what I mean.
★admonish, （穏やかに）諭す、注意する
reprimand firmly:
ex) She admonished me for appearing at breakfast unshaven.
I've seen restaurant staff admonish people for taking snapshots of their food.
★tacky, 悪趣味な、やぼな、みっともない
<informal> showing poor taste and quality:
ex) Even in her faintly tacky costumes, she won our hearts.
I have to say it's kind of tacky.
★be treated to, ...のもてなしを受ける
treat someone to
provide someone with (food, drink, or entertainment) at one's own expense:
ex) He treated her to a slap-up lunch.
We were treated to a guided tour of the kitchen.
★come away with, （感情、印象など）を抱く
come away
to leave in a particular state or condition
ex) We came away with the feeling that they didn't really approve of
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/come-away
I'm sure your friends came away with an excellent impression of New York.
★have a nagging question, 消えることのない疑問がある
nag (often as adj. nagging)
be persistently painful or worrying to:
ex) A nagging pain
I have a nagging question in my mind.
★fidget, （落ち着かず）そわそわする[もじもじする]
move small movements, especially of the hands and feet, though nervousness or impatience:
ex) The audience began to fidget and whisper.
I could see a coupe of my pals start to fidget and eye their phones nervously.
★be discouraged from, ...をしないように言われる
discourage
persuade (someone) against an action:
ex) We want to discourage children from smoking.
You're discouraged from talking on your mobile phone when you're on the train in Japan.
★reach for, ...に手を伸ばす
extend one's hand or arm in an attempt to touch or grasp (something):
ex) Leith reached for the nearest folder.
We agreed that the first person to reach for their phone during the course of the meal would have to pick up the tab for everyone.
★almost, 危ないところでした。
以前、ニュージーランドの山小屋で椅子から落ちそうになったことがあり、近くにいた人からalmost!と言われたことを思い出しました。長年の疑問が晴れました。
■前回の復習の答えです
latent, 隠れた、潜在的な
full-fledged, 一人前の、本格的な
back in the day, 昔は
keep ... at bay, ...を（未然に）防ぐ、...を寄せつけない
the jury is still out on, ...についてはまだ結論がでていない
be attached to, ...に愛着を持っている
have a lower incidence of, ...の発生率が低い
malady, 病気
paraphernalia, （一式の）道具、用具、用品
cheery-pick, 入念に選ぶ、えり好みする
