It standsin stark contrast tothe Yugoslav situation as an object lesson in how to stop tragic massacres from occurring. ~ asahi.com
対照的に: This is in stark contrast to... in contrast to this や as contrasted with this なども 前後の二つの事柄を対比させる場合に、後者についての言及を導入するための慣用表現
テキストでは、Unit 14 The U.S. situation stands in stark contrast to the situation in Japan.
● polyglot:多言語に通じた人
In thepolyglotworld of English soccer, where foreign owners from every culture hire and fire team managers faster than American pollsters change their predictions, Newcastle United regards itself as the exception. ~IHT
● affectation:見せかけ
a way of behaving, speaking etc that is not sincere or natural
どーしても、愛情 affection と間違えてしまう。
Naming his book "Vanilla Bright Like Eminem" is not anaffectation. These stories blend darkly phantasmagoric elements with humorously commonplace ones, and Eminem makes a perfectly good avatar for that kind of thinking. ~ IHT
● propensity:性癖
a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Economists long despaired that the Chinesepropensityto save, not spend, was storing up trouble should China's exports falter, and hurting the world economy because Chinese were not buying enough from abroad. ~ IHT
↑ 性の癖かと思ってました・・・反省。
● fickle:移り気な
someone who is fickle is always changing their mind about people or things that they like, so that you cannot depend on them - used to show disapproval:
With cellphone users almost asfickleas fashion hounds, manufacturers have had to speed up the time it takes to get a phone from the design stage into the hands of an executive showing it off at a trade fair. That means the phones that will be introduced at the end of this year probably have not even been sketched yet, today, by an engineer. ~ IHT
● reciprocity:相互関係
a situation in which two people, groups, or countries give each other similar kinds of help or special rights
Lee's election ends a decade of liberal rule in South Korea. He has called for stricterreciprocityfrom the North in return for Seoul's aid but Lee has been regarded less as hard-line on the North, compared with other conservatives in South Korea. ~ IHT
● vulgar:下品な
remarks, jokes etc that are vulgar deal with sex in a very rude and offensive way
うーーん。確か昨日も覚えられなかったんですよね・・・最重要マーク単語だ。
China launches crackdown on'vulgar'video and audio products
英語のままは理解できるけど、訳が出てこなかった単語たち。
controversial:異議のある be taken with ~:~に夢中になる centralize:を中心に集める come out with ~:を世に出す understandable:当然の irrelevant:見当違いの extraodinarily:非常に convict:~に有罪を宣告する coverage:報道 paralyze:~をまひさせる ethical:道徳的な label A as B:AをBと呼ぶ harass:~をしつこく悩ます incoherent:つじつまが合わない