avert one's gaze
[ 視線をそらす
=to look away from something so that you do not see it #Henry averted his eyes as she undressed.(LDOCE)
avert
[ 目をそらす、(災害などを)防ぐ
=to prevent something unpleasant from happening:
what a world of difference!
[ 雲泥の差だ!
there is a world of difference
[ 雲泥の差がある
#There's a world of difference between the US and Europe.(LDOCE)
be billed as
[ ~と言われる、宣伝される
=if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this:
cash in on its reputation
[ 評判に付け込んでもうける
cash in
[ つけ込む、利用する
=to make a profit from a situation in a way that other people think is wrong or unfair
a trade organization in Japan
[ 日本の業界団体
surpass certain standards of authenicity
[ 本物であるという特定の基準を満たす
be tailored to American taste bud
[ アメリカ人の味覚に合わせた
tailor to
[ ~を…に合わせる<案などを目的や好みに合わせる>
=to make something so that it is exactly right for someone's particular needs or for a particular purpose
taste buds
[ 味蕾 =one of the small parts of the surface of your tongue with which you can taste things
先生が私たちに語った話は、悲劇と言うよりも滑稽に聞こえました。
[ The story our teacher told us sounded so much tragic as funny.
☆Vocabulary for the topic☆
empathize
[ 感情移入する、(他人の気持ちなどを)理解する
=to be able to understand someone else's feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences
pathetic
[ 感傷的な、哀れな
=something or someone that is pathetic is so useless, unsuccessful, or weak that they annoy you