米国赴任53週目が終了。
今日は4月29日。米国に来てちょうど一年が経ちました。
一年経って上達したと感じるのはゴルフのみ。。今日の仕事帰りの練習でついにドライバーのコツをつかんだ気がしました。
英語の方は、、、いっさいの上達が感じられないという、、、
今日とりあえずTV JAPANという有料チャンネルを解約しました。
この一年はこのチャンネルのおかげで、あまちゃんをはじめ、相棒、紅白、STAP関連記者会見などの日本のテレビ番組を堪能しました。
朝はNHK夜9時のニュース、夜は朝7時のニュースを見るというパターン。
これではいけないので、今日、TV JAPANを解約しました。
これで明日からテレビも英語のみというわけです。
ところで本メルマガのタイトルの変更を検討しています。以下の候補がありますので、ご意見をお聞かせください。複数の選択が可能となっています。
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M1rLEL3QJFn4gLXaSdGD_2nCIZSZ8KiZTo5EAmh-BmQ/viewform
今日は4月29日。米国に来てちょうど一年が経ちました。
一年経って上達したと感じるのはゴルフのみ。。今日の仕事帰りの練習でついにドライバーのコツをつかんだ気がしました。
英語の方は、、、いっさいの上達が感じられないという、、、
今日とりあえずTV JAPANという有料チャンネルを解約しました。
この一年はこのチャンネルのおかげで、あまちゃんをはじめ、相棒、紅白、STAP関連記者会見などの日本のテレビ番組を堪能しました。
朝はNHK夜9時のニュース、夜は朝7時のニュースを見るというパターン。
これではいけないので、今日、TV JAPANを解約しました。
これで明日からテレビも英語のみというわけです。
ところで本メルマガのタイトルの変更を検討しています。以下の候補がありますので、ご意見をお聞かせください。複数の選択が可能となっています。
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1M1rLEL3QJFn4gLXaSdGD_2nCIZSZ8KiZTo5EAmh-BmQ/viewform
トンカツが2枚、入っています。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2014/4 Lesson 2 Vertical Farming 4,5,6
■前回の復習です
make one's mark
pay a premium for
Ferris wheel
take farming to the next level
no fewer than
aquaponics
aquaculture
hydroponics
symbiotic
commercial viability
keep on top of
steal a march on
city dweller
locavore
■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
The trend has caught on to the extent that a company in upstate New York is doing business selling equipment to vertical firms all over the U.S.
That means their produce gets the organic seal of approval.
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
Vertical farmings are sprouting up all over the place.
They're especially down on indoor vertical farms, because the high-energy consumption can be cancel out the environmental benefits of eliminating transportation costs.
As the world's population increases, we face the prospect of running out of arable land.
I didn't realize that getting dirt under your fingernails had become a viable career option for young Americans.
以下の例文はtwitterから採取しました。
★upstate, 州北部の
The trend has caught on to the extent that a company in upstate New York is doing business selling equipment to vertical firms all over the U.S.
ex) Something strange is happening at farms in upstate New York. The cows are milking themselves
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/460176530346627073
★get the organic seal of approval, オーガニックであるとのお墨付きを得る
That means their produce gets the organic seal of approval.
seal of approvalで、折り紙付き、太鼓判を押す、ということのようです。
ex) Doesn't she always look stunning whatever she wears... 12 British Labels that have Kate Middleton's Seal of Approval.
https://twitter.com/weddingaffair/status/459625370250014720
★attention-getting design fad, 人目を引く構想の一時的流行
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
ex) 30 attention-getting fonts for postcard #graphicdesign by @AringTypeface @madtype @PKeditions & more
https://twitter.com/PsPrint/status/445977125171249152
★put down roots, 定着する
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
put down rootsには、「居を構える」という意味があるようです。
ex) It's finally time for supermodel @karliekloss to put down roots - in this @NateBerkus-designed West Village townhouse
https://twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/441600216102625280
★sprout up, 急成長する
Vertical farmings are sprouting up all over the place.
ex) 16M+ websites sprout up every month. But who's creating them?
https://twitter.com/VentureBeat/status/441528818562396160
★be down on, ...を責める、...につらく当たる
They're especially down on indoor vertical farms, because the high-energy consumption can be cancel out the environmental benefits of eliminating transportation costs.
ex) I hate to ask, but this guy is really down on his luck, so please Paypal whatever you can to Bezos@Amazon.com
https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein/status/460098934992420864
★arable land, 耕（作）地
As the world's population increases, we face the prospect of running out of arable land.
ex) More than 2 percent of China's arable land -- an area the size of Belgium -- is too polluted to grow crops
https://twitter.com/BloombergNews/status/457972478154129408
★get dirt under one's fingernails, （爪が汚れるほど）土にまみれる
I didn't realize that getting dirt under your fingernails had become a viable career option for young Americans.
ex) Today is Plant a Flower Day! It's a day to get a little dirt under your fingernails. Take a few minutes to plant...
https://twitter.com/shastapools/status/311608141655707649
■前回の復習の答えです
make one's mark, 名を成す、有名になる、成功する
pay a premium for, ...に対して割増料金を払う
Ferris wheel, 観覧車
take farming to the next level, 農業を次の段階に持っていく
no fewer than, 少なくとも
aquaponics, アクアポニックス（水耕栽培と魚類の養殖を同時に行う、循環型のシステム）
aquaculture, 養殖業
hydroponics, 水耕栽培
symbiotic, 共生の
commercial viability, 商業的な実行可能性、商業化
keep on top of, （情報など）に通じている
steal a march on, ...を出し抜く、...に先んじる
city dweller, 都会人、都市生活者
locavore, 地元食材愛好家
■前回の復習です
make one's mark
pay a premium for
Ferris wheel
take farming to the next level
no fewer than
aquaponics
aquaculture
hydroponics
symbiotic
commercial viability
keep on top of
steal a march on
city dweller
locavore
■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
The trend has caught on to the extent that a company in upstate New York is doing business selling equipment to vertical firms all over the U.S.
That means their produce gets the organic seal of approval.
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
Vertical farmings are sprouting up all over the place.
They're especially down on indoor vertical farms, because the high-energy consumption can be cancel out the environmental benefits of eliminating transportation costs.
As the world's population increases, we face the prospect of running out of arable land.
I didn't realize that getting dirt under your fingernails had become a viable career option for young Americans.
以下の例文はtwitterから採取しました。
★upstate, 州北部の
The trend has caught on to the extent that a company in upstate New York is doing business selling equipment to vertical firms all over the U.S.
ex) Something strange is happening at farms in upstate New York. The cows are milking themselves
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/460176530346627073
★get the organic seal of approval, オーガニックであるとのお墨付きを得る
That means their produce gets the organic seal of approval.
seal of approvalで、折り紙付き、太鼓判を押す、ということのようです。
ex) Doesn't she always look stunning whatever she wears... 12 British Labels that have Kate Middleton's Seal of Approval.
https://twitter.com/weddingaffair/status/459625370250014720
★attention-getting design fad, 人目を引く構想の一時的流行
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
ex) 30 attention-getting fonts for postcard #graphicdesign by @AringTypeface @madtype @PKeditions & more
https://twitter.com/PsPrint/status/445977125171249152
★put down roots, 定着する
Critics think the vertical farming trend is just an attention-getting design fad that won't put down roots in the long run.
put down rootsには、「居を構える」という意味があるようです。
ex) It's finally time for supermodel @karliekloss to put down roots - in this @NateBerkus-designed West Village townhouse
https://twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/441600216102625280
★sprout up, 急成長する
Vertical farmings are sprouting up all over the place.
ex) 16M+ websites sprout up every month. But who's creating them?
https://twitter.com/VentureBeat/status/441528818562396160
★be down on, ...を責める、...につらく当たる
They're especially down on indoor vertical farms, because the high-energy consumption can be cancel out the environmental benefits of eliminating transportation costs.
ex) I hate to ask, but this guy is really down on his luck, so please Paypal whatever you can to Bezos@Amazon.com
https://twitter.com/RudyHavenstein/status/460098934992420864
★arable land, 耕（作）地
As the world's population increases, we face the prospect of running out of arable land.
ex) More than 2 percent of China's arable land -- an area the size of Belgium -- is too polluted to grow crops
https://twitter.com/BloombergNews/status/457972478154129408
★get dirt under one's fingernails, （爪が汚れるほど）土にまみれる
I didn't realize that getting dirt under your fingernails had become a viable career option for young Americans.
ex) Today is Plant a Flower Day! It's a day to get a little dirt under your fingernails. Take a few minutes to plant...
https://twitter.com/shastapools/status/311608141655707649
■前回の復習の答えです
make one's mark, 名を成す、有名になる、成功する
pay a premium for, ...に対して割増料金を払う
Ferris wheel, 観覧車
take farming to the next level, 農業を次の段階に持っていく
no fewer than, 少なくとも
aquaponics, アクアポニックス（水耕栽培と魚類の養殖を同時に行う、循環型のシステム）
aquaculture, 養殖業
hydroponics, 水耕栽培
symbiotic, 共生の
commercial viability, 商業的な実行可能性、商業化
keep on top of, （情報など）に通じている
steal a march on, ...を出し抜く、...に先んじる
city dweller, 都会人、都市生活者
locavore, 地元食材愛好家
