2007-11-04
NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 English-Language Craze (3) 11/2-3 2007
先週、平日に会社が休みだったのでほんとに久しぶりに映画を
見に行きました。ジョディフォスターのThe Brave One。
平日なので10人くらいの観客でした。
暴漢に恋人を殺された主人公が復讐していくというお話でした。
先週の英語でしゃべらナイトでもジョディフォスターは
インタビューされてましたね。
■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。
Some native speakers could use a little help.
Their mistakes in spelling, grammar and syntax made my skin crawl.
I know of one ad agency that is so disconcerted that it's
posting some of the letters it's received on a Web site
dedicated to broken English.
They may be whiz kids with computers, but I still want to
say to them, "Hello? That ain't no English."
■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で
could use a little help
make someone's skin crawl
know of
disconcert
whiz kid
passing grade
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could use a little help, もうちょっとどうにかなるのではないか
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ジーニアス英和大辞典より。
could use
（物）が欲しい
（行為）をするとよくなるんだが
…にしても悪くない
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make someone's skin crawl, (人)をぞっとさせる
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If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl,
it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
ex) I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
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know of, 間接的に知っている
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If you know of something, you have heard of it but you do not
necessarily have a lot of information about it.
ex) I know of one girl who moved into a flat with two others.
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disconcert, めんくらわせる、当惑させる =unsettle
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If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious,
confused, or embarrassed.
ex) The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the
British reaction.
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whiz kid, 若手の切れ者
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If you refer to a young person as a whizz-kid, you mean that
they have achieved success at a young age because they are
very clever and very good at something, especially making
money. [INFORMAL]
ex) a financial whizz kid
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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] ★は重要表現
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passing grade, 合格点、及第点
http://mail.google.com/mail/?hl=ja
見に行きました。ジョディフォスターのThe Brave One。
平日なので10人くらいの観客でした。
暴漢に恋人を殺された主人公が復讐していくというお話でした。
先週の英語でしゃべらナイトでもジョディフォスターは
インタビューされてましたね。
■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。
Some native speakers could use a little help.
Their mistakes in spelling, grammar and syntax made my skin crawl.
I know of one ad agency that is so disconcerted that it's
posting some of the letters it's received on a Web site
dedicated to broken English.
They may be whiz kids with computers, but I still want to
say to them, "Hello? That ain't no English."
■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で
could use a little help
make someone's skin crawl
know of
disconcert
whiz kid
passing grade
──────────────────────────────
could use a little help, もうちょっとどうにかなるのではないか
──────────────────────────────
ジーニアス英和大辞典より。
could use
（物）が欲しい
（行為）をするとよくなるんだが
…にしても悪くない
──────────────────────────────
make someone's skin crawl, (人)をぞっとさせる
──────────────────────────────
If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl,
it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
ex) I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
──────────────────────────────
know of, 間接的に知っている
──────────────────────────────
If you know of something, you have heard of it but you do not
necessarily have a lot of information about it.
ex) I know of one girl who moved into a flat with two others.
──────────────────────────────
disconcert, めんくらわせる、当惑させる =unsettle
──────────────────────────────
If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious,
confused, or embarrassed.
ex) The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the
British reaction.
──────────────────────────────
whiz kid, 若手の切れ者
──────────────────────────────
If you refer to a young person as a whizz-kid, you mean that
they have achieved success at a young age because they are
very clever and very good at something, especially making
money. [INFORMAL]
ex) a financial whizz kid
──────────────────────────────
その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現
──────────────────────────────
passing grade, 合格点、及第点
ラベル: NHK Radio Business English
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