NHKラジオ　ビジネス英会話　Guidelines for Blogging (2) 11/29-30 2006 いよいよ明日、通訳案内士試験の２次試験（面接）となりました。
今からちょうど24時間後が集合時間です。

ちょっと勉強。。。


What is Bushido?

Bushido literally means, "The Way of the Bushi" and refers
to the Japanese warrior's code of chivalry in the feudal ages.
This code embodied the spirit and principles of morality to
which the samurai warriors were supposed to adhere. It emphasized
loyalty, courage and honor.
（日本的事象英文説明３００選　より）


■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で

angst-ridden teen
close in on
converse
darned
have a bearing on
youngish
cut both ways






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angst-ridden teen, 悩める十代の若者
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Angst is a feeling of anxiety and worry. [JOURNALISM]
悩み、不安感

ex) Many kids suffer from acne and angst.
acne：ニキビ

-ridden combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe
something as having a lot of a particular undesirable thing
or quality, or suffering very much because of it.
…に悩まされた

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close in on, …に接近する、…を包囲する
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If a group of people close in on a person or place, they come
nearer and nearer to them and gradually surround them.

ex) Hitler himself committed suicide as Soviet forces were
closing in on Berlin ...

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converse, 談話する、話す
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If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also
say that two people converse. [FORMAL]

ex) Luke sat directly behind the pilot and conversed with him ..

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darned, べらぼうな、すごい
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darned < damned

Damned is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying,
especially when they are angry or frustrated. [INFORMAL, RUDE]

ex) The damned meeting seemed endless...

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have a bearing on, …に関係がある
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If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is
relevant to it.

ex) Experts generally agree that diet has an important
bearing on your general health...

ラベル: NHK Radio Business English

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