ビジ英 Workout-Friendly Hotel (1) 7/4-5, 2005
7月号のWriters' Workshopは結局お一人からの投稿しかなく
さびしいかぎりですが、そのお一人、YMさんこと由里さんから
私の英文の添削をしていただき感謝しています。
どうも私は時制がいい加減だったようです。
あと、expensiveの使い方を間違えていました。
fee/priceにはhigh/lowを使うのですね。
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音読 5回
<意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で>
newsroom
practitioner
eye-popper
showstopper
in-depth
behind-the-scenes
have no head for
mumbo jumbo
mental indigestion
take in
mob
stationary exercise bike
lead off
push-up
sit-up
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newsroom ニュースルーム
A newsroom is an office in a newspaper, radio, or
television organization where news reports are
prepared before they are printed or broadcast.
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practitioner (専門知識や特殊技能を要する職の)開業者、
従事者、実務家
Doctors are sometimes referred to as practitioners
or medical practitioners. [FORMAL]
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eye-popper 目を見張らせるもの、あっと言わせるもの
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showstopper (舞台を一時中断させるほどの)大喝さいを
浴びる名演技(名優)
If something is a show-stopper, it is very
impressive. [INFORMAL]
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in-depth 徹底した、綿密な、突っ込んだ
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behind-the-scenes 舞台裏の
If something is done behind the scenes, it is done
secretly rather than publicly.
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have no head for …に弱い、…の才がない
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mumbo jumbo わけのわからない言葉、ちんぷんかんぷん
If you describe ideas or words, especially religious
or technical ones, as mumbo jumbo, you mean that
they are nonsense. [INFORMAL]
nonsenseということでdisapprovalに使われます。
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mental indigestion 知的消化不良
If you have indigestion, you have pains in your
stomach and chest that are caused by difficulties in
digesting food.
indigestionには痛みを伴います。
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take in 理解する
If you take something in, you pay attention to it
and understand it when you hear it or read it.
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mob 群がり集まる、殺到する
If you say that someone is being mobbed by a crowd or
people, you mean that the people are trying to talk
to them or get near them in an enthusiastic or
threatening way.
通常は受け身で使われます。
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stationary exercise bike サイクリングマシン、エアロバイク
Something that is stationary is not moving.
stationeryとの違いに注意しよう。
Stationery is paper, envelopes, and other materials
or equipment used for writing.
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lead off 始める
If someone leads off in an activity, meeting, or
conversation, they start it.
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push-up 腕立て伏せ
イギリスではpress-upsという。
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sit-up 腹筋運動
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