ビジ英 Boomerang Employee (2) 6/1-2, 2005
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<意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で>
sort out
finger of fate
prove oneself
fight tooth and nail
think enough of someone
standing invitation
homecoming
can
profession
at the last count
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sort out …を整理する
If you sort out a problem or the details of something,
you do what is necessary to solve the problem or
organize the details.
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finger of fate 運命の女神の指
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prove oneself 力量を示す、能力を発揮する
If you prove yourself to have a certain good quality,
you show by your actions that you have it.
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fight tooth and nail 猛烈に(必死に)戦う
If you fight tooth and nail to do something, you do
everything you can in order to achieve it, if you
fight something tooth and nail, you do everything
you can in order to prevent it.
二番目の意味、fight something tooth and nailの例文
Union pledged to fight any compulsory redundancies
'tooth and nail'.
redundanciesは、「余剰人員の一時解雇」
これを防ぐということ。
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think enough of someone 高く評価する
If you think a lot of someone or something, you admire
them very much or think they are very good.
a lot の他に、a great deal でも良い。
ビニェットではenoughとなっている。
この表現はVocabulary Buildingに載ってないけど、
結構重要な気がする。
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standing invitation いつでも歓迎、常に有効な招待
You use standing to describe something which is
permanently in existence.
他にもstandingにはこんな意味が。
Someone's standing is their reputation or status.
評判、地位
A party's or person's standing is their popularity.
人気
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homecoming 帰郷、帰宅
Your homecoming is your return to your home or your
country after being away for a long time.
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can [米口](人を)クビにする
If you are canned, you are dismissed from your job.
[AM][INFORMAL]
受け身で使われる。
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profession 業界
You can use profession to refer to all the people
who have the same profession.
the medical profession 医者仲間
この単語は前にも書いた覚えがあります。忘れてました。
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at the last count 最後に数えたところでは
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