実践ビジネス英語 2014/10 Lesson 14 Sharing Too Much? 1,2,3 ★ hの脱落

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米国赴任78週目が終了。

最近、真剣にリスニングの訓練を始めました。

hが語頭にくると発音されなくなる現象は、なかなか慣れません。

例えば、heのhが発音されずに、発音的には、イとなります。

長年染み付いたヒの音を忘れるのには時間がかかりそうです。

このワイン、6ドルなのにおいしい。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2014/10 Lesson 14 Sharing Too Much? 1,2,3

■前回の復習です

take note of
have a second life
zany
drive home
not pull any punches
hit someone on a gut level
cute
altruistic impulse



■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 was just about tuck into my osso buco.

I managed to soldier on regardless.

I nearly gagged on my beef.

It's all I can do not to roll my eyes when people say that.

Sometimes people blurt out embarrassing things to people that want or need to impress.

They seem to suffer from a disconnect between the brain and the larynx.

I used to be guilty as charged when it came to oversharing.

How does someone who's naturally talkative like you stop yourself from being a blabbermouth?

I learned to keep from running off at the mouth by remembering a very useful piece of advice my mother once gave me.

If I feel like I need to unload emotionally, I first ask myself whether they might consider it presumptuous if I were to suddenly bare my soul to them.




以下の例文はtwitterから採取しました。
ビニエットの文章よりtwitterの文章の方が例文としては完結していて、よい感じです。

★tuck into, ...をたらふく食べる

I was just about tuck into my osso buco.

ex) About to tuck into my favourite burger in the world,  at our favourite café in #Melbourne. The owner... 
https://twitter.com/nervomusic/status/524015853415968769





★soldier on, (めげずに)がんばり続ける

I managed to soldier on regardless.

ex) Adult Literacy Programs Soldier on Despite Steep Budget Cuts
https://twitter.com/TotalEquityNow/status/524391040758071296



★gag on, ...でのどを詰まらせる

I nearly gagged on my beef.

ex) 例文はなしです



★roll one's eyes, (驚きや失望、軽蔑を表すジェスチャーとして)目をぐるりと上に向ける

It's all I can do not to roll my eyes when people say that.

ex) I roll my eyes so much, I'm surprised they're still attached
https://twitter.com/ammy_notamy/status/524398958131814401


★blurt out, ...をうっかり口走る

Sometimes people blurt out embarrassing things to people that want or need to impress.

ex) Sorry, I blurted out how I really feel.
https://twitter.com/real_eikaiwa/status/522960263562399745

テリー先生です。




★larynx, 喉頭

They seem to suffer from a disconnect between the brain and the larynx.

ex) Oral, Esophageal, Larynx, Pharynx, Liver, Colorectal & Breast Cancer risk increases with even moderate booze use
https://twitter.com/AlcoholJustice/status/524477696042995712


★be guilty as charged, 訴えのとおり有罪である

I used to be guilty as charged when it came to oversharing.

ex) The phrase; 'guilty as charged', is used when admitting to something done whilst inebriated.
https://twitter.com/theurbanslangs/status/518026449152790528

Urban Dictionaryです。



★blabbermouth, (他人の秘密まで話す)口が軽い人

How does someone who's naturally talkative like you stop yourself from being a blabbermouth?

ex) なしです。


★run off at the mouth, のべつまくなしにしゃべる

I learned to keep from running off at the mouth by remembering a very useful piece of advice my mother once gave me.

ex) "We run at the mouth, spout off on our blogs, scream on Twitter, spit on Facebook just like the world does. "
https://twitter.com/TimothyWillard/status/501354084063264769



★unload, 悩みを打ち明ける

If I feel like I need to unload emotionally, I first ask myself whether they might consider it presumptuous if I were to suddenly bare my soul to them.

ex) When we want to restore broken relationships we should just listen first and let them unload emotionally without being defensive.
https://twitter.com/IAmJohnSparks/status/319779559107072000 


★presumptuous, 無遠慮な

If I feel like I need to unload emotionally, I first ask myself whether they might consider it presumptuous if I were to suddenly bare my soul to them.

ex) Does anyone else feel presumptuous when promoting your #indiegame ?
https://twitter.com/Gamer_Dads/status/525031418653851648


★bare one's soul, 心境を打ち明ける

If I feel like I need to unload emotionally, I first ask myself whether they might consider it presumptuous if I were to suddenly bare my soul to them.

ex) Write like no one is reading, 
As if every page will be burnt, Bare your soul as if no one is watching, Let writing be heaven on earth.
https://twitter.com/WeavingGold/status/525002071792046080


■前回の復習の答えです

take note of, ...に注目する、...を注視する
have a second life, 再生する、第二の人生がある
zany, ひょうきんな、おどけた
drive home, 強調する
not pull any punches, 手加減しない、容赦しない
hit someone on a gut level, (人)の心にずしりと響く
cute, わざとらしい
altruistic impulse, 利他的衝動

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