NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Financial Scams (2) 12/13-14 2006
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■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で
luck out
get away with
conjure up
ingenious
swindler
harried manner
sting operation
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luck out, 非常に幸運に恵まれる
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If you luck out, you are fortunate or lucky in something.
[American, Informal]
E-DICより。
"How did you get such an unbelievably good job?" "I lucked out."
「そんな信じられないくらいいい仕事に,どうやって就いたんだい?」
「たんなる巡り合わせだったんだよ」
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get away with, …をまんまとやりおおせる、…を持ち逃げする
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If you get away with doing something wrong or risky, you do
not suffer any punishment or other bad consequences
because of it.
ex) The criminals know how to play the systems and get away
with it...
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conjure up, …を思いつく
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If you conjure up a memory, picture, or idea, you create
it in your mind.
ex) When he closed his eyes, he could conjure up in exact
colour almost every event of his life...
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ingenious, 巧妙な
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Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves
new ideas, methods, or equipment.
ex) ... a truly ingenious invention ...
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swindler, 詐欺師、ぺてん師
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If someone swindles a person or an organization, they deceive
them in order to get something valuable from them, especially
money.
ex) Swindlers have cheated investors out of L12 million.
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その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略]
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harried manner, 慌てた様子
sting operation, 詐欺行為、おとり捜査
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