米国赴任84週目が終了。
先週の日曜日から右目が見えにくくなり、翌日、網膜剥離と診断され、金曜日に手術します。
このメルマガが届く頃、私は手術を終えて、一日のみの入院患者となり、病院のベッドに横たわっています。
腰が癒えてきたと思ったら、とんでもない事態になってしまいました。
3.実践ビジネス英語 2014/11 Analyzing Public Apologies 4,5,6
■前回の復習です
a spate of
slipup
hardly a day goes by without
eat humble pie
culpability
free-for-all
blow up in someone's face
fall all over oneself
take pleasure in
be big on
sound hollow
not cut it
get-out-of-jail-free card
trot out
pro forma mea culpa
pat phrases
■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 intent of your apology comes across clearly and unequivocally.
If you apologize half-heartedly, you'll be remembered as just another jerk.
His so-called apology wound up making the situations worse for the company.
They turned the odometers back to zero and tried to fob off the cars as brand-new.
It had all the makings of a PR disaster.
The president of the company rose to the occasion.
He stepped up to the plate and delivered the goods.
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。
★unequivocally, はっきりと、明快に、あいまいではなく
The intent of your apology comes across clearly and unequivocally.
ex) White Supremacy: the systematic foundation upon which whites are unequivocally valued and protected in every facet of society over all races
★half-heartedly, いいかげんに、本腰を入れないで
If you apologize half-heartedly, you'll be remembered as just another jerk.
ex) I don't do things HALF-HEARTEDLY. Because I know if I do, then I can expect HALF-HEARTED results. -Michael Jordan
★wind up, 結局...になる、...という羽目になる
His so-called apology wound up making the situations worse for the company.
ex) The Yankees are in serious pursuit of left-hander Andrew Miller. Given the parties in the bidding, he'll likely wind up with a 4-year deal.
★fob off, （不良品、偽物など）をつかませる
They turned the odometers back to zero and tried to fob off the cars as brand-new.
ex) So, Samsung fob off a manufacturing flaw as a "feature" and tech journalists barely notice
★making of, ...の素質 [要素]
It had all the makings of a PR disaster.
ex) 見つけられません。making filmしかでてきません。
★rise to the occasion, 難局にうまく対処する
The president of the company rose to the occasion.
ex) Coach Kelly: Our D-Line has played well all season long and they really rose to the occasion against a very good O-Line.
アメフトでしょうか。
★step up to the plate, 先頭に立って行動する
He stepped up to the plate and delivered the goods.
ex) Today history was made in the #vatican
For the 1st time we as #shia scholars have stepped up to the plate
To show what we offer to humanity
★deliver the goods, 期待に添う
He stepped up to the plate and delivered the goods.
ex) Bull Markets Continue; Can Stock Market Deliver the Goods in 2015? http://www.
■前回の復習の答えです
a spate of, 多数の（悪いことに使う）
slipup, 見落とし
hardly a day goes by without, ...がない日はほとんどない
eat humble pie おそれいってわびる
culpability, 過失があること
free-for-all, 制約なしの
blow up in someone's face, 急に悪い状態になって面目をつぶす
fall all over oneself, 躍起になる
take pleasure in, 楽しむ
be big on, 重視する
sound hollow, 空々しく聞こえる
not cut it, うまくいかない
get-out-of-jail-free card, 刑務所釈放カード
trot out, （古びた文句などを）得意げに持ち出す
pro forma mea culpa, 形式的に自らの過ちを認めること
pat phrases, 型通りの言い回し
