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2005年01月の記事
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Ｅｏｓさんの少し前の日記で紹介されていたアンチバベルの塔に影響され、とりあえず2万語を目指してから1週間経ちました。今回は パス単のチェックと新聞記事からのチェックの二本立てです。PBや新聞を読むだけの時より、ここに書きとめた時の方が印象に残りやすかったので、更にパス単チェックと同時進行にすれば 単語と再会したときにさらに「！」とか「？」と記憶に残りやすいのでは…と期待しています。A5のルーズリーフにとりあえずパス単のうろ覚えの単語を最初から抜き出しています。書き抜くだけなので簡単。（前のをドンドン忘れてますが、気にしない^^; ）そして、その日に読んだニュースやビジ英の中で出会った見慣れない単語をPDICに新しい辞書グループVocaを作って、登録しているところです。こちらはまだ2日目で試行錯誤中。英語上達完全マップの「トレーニングを継続するために」によれば、倦怠を飼い慣らすことがポイントだそうです。上手に飼い慣らしたいものですね。d(^-^)
2005年01月31日
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kick off と contentious
A private advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi kicked off discussions Tuesday on the Imperial House Law, with the central theme to be whether and how a female could ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne.（Panel: Is a woman's place on the throne?By REIJI YOSHIDA :January 26, 2005 JapanTimes より）・kick offひぶたをきる［火蓋を切る］フットボールの試合がa kickoff（キックオフ）で始まるところから転じて、動詞で「（試合や戦いなどを）開始する」の意で使われる。startやbeginでは味がない。ただし「（戦争の）火蓋を切る」はopen fireである。なおkick offは常に人が主語になる。Jack kicked off the debate with a challenging question.（ジャックは挑戦的な質問を発して論争の火蓋を切った）。人以外のものが主語になった場合は、次の例文のように受動態になることに注意。○大統領選は国連における外交演説で火蓋を切った。The presidential campaign was kicked off with foreign policy speeches at the U.N.（asahi press SENTENCE より引用）他の辞書では人以外が主語の例文もあり、ちょっと？が残っているところ。-----Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he intends to talk out his contentious postal privatization plan with the ruling bloc so related bills can be approved by the Diet within the current 150-day session.（Koizumi plans blocwide postal powwow By TETSUSHI KAJIMOTO :January 26, 2005 JapanTimes より）・contentious1 causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people contentious issue/area/subject etc *Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s. （LDOCE4）
2005年01月27日
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rapture
今日のリスニング入門から。raptureRapture is a feeling of extreme happiness or pleasure. (LITERARY) * The film was shown to gasps of rapture at the Democratic Convention...N-UNCOUNT=delightcf.rupture1 [intransitive and transitive]to break or burst, or to make something break or burst *The pipe will rupture at its weakest point. *His liver was ruptured when a brick wall collapsed on him.2 [transitive]to damage good relations between people or a peaceful situation *The noise ruptured the tranquility of the afternoon.3 rupture yourselfto cause an organ of the body, especially one near the abdomen, to stick out through the wall of muscle that normally surrounds it今週のダイヤモンド・ネックレスは面白いので、楽しく聞いています。今朝Act2を聞いたら、先が気になってついAct3のテキストを日本語で読んでしまった。反省…
2005年01月26日
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presenteeism と on the heels of
ビジ英WorkFatigue(4)よりpresenteeism nouna situation when people spend a lot of time at work, even if they are ill or could take a holiday, because they want their employers to see that they are working very hardabsenteeismAbsenteeism is the fact or habit of frequently being away from work or school, usually without a good reason.N-UNCOUNT-----armchair adjective armchair （traveller/fan etc）someone who talks or reads about being a traveller, or watches sport on television but does not have any real experience of doing itan armchair theoryきじょうのくうろん［机上の空論］------Livedoor getting ready to launch Internet bank with regional lenderBy HIROKO NAKATAStaff writerLivedoor Co., a provider of Internet and computer network-related services, said Monday it will team up with a bank in Yamaguchi Prefecture to launch an online bank this year. The move comes on the heels of last week's announcement by Yahoo Japan Corp., the nation's largest Internet portal operator, that it will enter online banking by effectively buying Aozora Bank's trust banking unit.・on the heels of ちょくごに［直後に］heelの原義は「かかと」だが、比喩的に物事の「最後部、終わりの部分」を意味する。したがって、この熟語は「～に引き続いて、～の直後に」という意味となる。「人」をとる場合にはon someone's heelsの形が使われる。
2005年01月25日
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plunder と be wasted on
Japanese Egyptologists dig up ancient mummyA team of Japanese researchers from Waseda University's Institute of Egyptology has found a mummy believed to be almost 3,800 years old at an archaeological site in Egypt, university officials have announced. Courtesy of Institute of Egyptology, Waseda UniversityA colorful mask covers the ancient mummy found at Dahashur North in Egypt.The mummy, thought to be about 3,750 years old, was found at a site in Dahashur North in Egypt. Researchers said it was found in good condition, and is believed to be one of the oldest mummies not to have been plundered or damaged.・plunder verb [intransitive or transitive]1 to take valuable things from a place using force, sometimes causing a lot of damage:The city was plundered and burned during the war.2 to take or use something that belongs to someone else in order to give yourself an advantage:Movie producers often plunder TV's most popular shows.-------------------------やっと聞いたビジ英WorkFatigue(3)から二つ。be wasted on A house that spacious [Such a spacious house] would be wasted on us.そんな広い家は私たちにはむだです。That wine would be wasted on me.このワインは僕にはもったいない。ただし、やや書き言葉的なので、口語ではThat wine is too good for me.あたりが無難だそうです。------------have something on one's hands（問題、責任などを）抱えている文字どおりにはI have paint on my hands.（手にペンキがくっついている）のように「（油、ペンキなどの）液体がくっついている」の意で用いる。比喩的に使う場合、somethingにくるのは「問題」「責任」「面倒」などで、「（処理に困る）重いものが（手に）ある」といった感じの言い方になる。have time on one's handsてもちぶさた［手持ち無沙汰］直訳すれば「手に時間を持っている」で、感じの出ている表現。一般の和英辞書にhave nothing to doというのがあるが、これは文字どおり「することがない」の意でニュアンスが違う。ほかにhave time to killは「時間を持て余す」に近い表現。○ここまでは予定より早く終わってしまったので、次を始めるまでちょっと手持ち無沙汰だった。We finished this stage of the job ahead of schedule so we had a little time on our hands before we started up again.以上、引用は全てasahi press SENTENCEより
2005年01月24日
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Sony Admits Losing Out on GadgetsCompany Was Hung Up on Content Rights, Executive SaysBy Yuri KageyamaAssociated PressFriday, January 21, 2005; Page E05TOKYO, Jan. 20 -- Sony missed out on potential sales from MP3 players and other gadgets because it was overly proprietary about music and entertainment content, the head of Sony Corp.'s video-game unit acknowledged Thursday. If you miss out on something that would be enjoyable or useful to you, you are not involved in it or do not take part in it. * We're missing out on a tremendous opportunity... * Well, I'm glad you could make it. I didn't want you to miss out.PHRASAL VERB: V P on n, V P=lose out
2005年01月23日
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デジタル写真管理ソフト『Picasa 2』
米グーグル、写真管理ソフトの新版『Picasa 2』で読んで、Picasaを試してみました。インストールする時に、全写真のカタログを作る（だったかな?）を選択したので、かなり時間がかかって、Googleデスクトップの二の舞か?と一瞬焦りましたが、大丈夫でした。日本語に対応していないので、フォルダ名が日本語のものは文字化けすること、メニューが全て英語なのちょっと分かりにくいことなどがありますが、画像の修正も出来たり、ちょっとかわいい壁紙が作れたり、すっかり忘れていたような古い写真と対面出来て楽しかったです。Helloで写真の共有も出来るし、Bloggerとも連携しているようです。★Picasa★Google Releases Improved Photo Management Software to Organize and Share Pictures----- Collage機能を使ってつくってみた画像画像を選択して、Collageボタンを押すと簡単に画像が出来たり、壁紙になったりするので面白いです。（仕事がハカドラン…）
2005年01月22日
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daily grind と come under scrutiny
ビジ英Lesson9WorkFatigue(2)からdaily grind*All they want is a chance for scant sleep after the daily grind.辛くて味気ない毎日（の仕事［勉強］）dailyはもちろん「日々の」。grindは、もともと「石うすを回して粉をひくこと」の意だが、転じて「（同じことの繰り返しで、精神的にも肉体的にも消耗する）辛くて単調な営み」の意味にも使われるようになった。A: How's school? B: It's a grind.（Ａ「学校はどうだい？」Ｂ「辛くて味気ないよ」）。見出しのthe daily grindは決まった言い方で、主として「仕事」や「勉強」について使われる。このtheは「（だれでも経験しているような）例の」といった感じを表しているし、dailyからは「この先何年続くか分からない」とか「いつ終わるとも知れない」といったニュアンスが感じとれる。I'm sick and tired of the daily grind. I wish I could take a long vacation.（辛くて味気ない毎日で、もううんざりだよ。たっぷり休暇を取れたらいいのになあ）。A: Are your studies interesting? B: Sometimes .But usually it's just the same old daily grind.（Ａ「勉強は面白いかい」Ｂ「時にはね。でも、だいたいは代わり映えのしない、辛くて味気のない毎日だよ」）。［言い換え］the everyday dull, arduous routineJapan's stressed princess set for more dutiesよりThe legislation has come under increased scrutiny since no males have been born into any branch of the Imperial family for 40 years.･come under scrutiny 注視[監督]されるようになる →*･The procedure has come under increasing public scrutiny. その手続きはますます社会の注視[監視]にさらされてきている. →under public scrutiny 公衆の視線にさらされて.
2005年01月21日
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Japan police bust cash card theft gang
Japan police bust cash card theft gangTokyo, Japan, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Japanese police Wednesday arrested seven people for stealing over $3 million by reading information from cash cards, Mainichi Shimbun reported. ・busta) if the police bust someone, they charge them with a crime *He was busted by U.S. inspectors at the border. bust somebody for something *Davis got busted for drugs .b) [informal] if the police bust a place, they go into it to look for something illegal *Federal agents busted several money-exchange businesses.
2005年01月20日
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スカイプとuncharacteristic
今朝の日経に「スカイプ」のことが載っていました。日本のユーザーも60万を越えたとか。調べてみたら、ライブドアに livedoorスカイプというスカイプ専門のオンラインストア まで出来たんですね～。ヨーロッパでは、スカイプが携帯にも組み込まれ始めているそうですが、携帯も持っていない私には、何だかよく分かりません。★Skypeについて:wikipedia英語★ライブドア、「livedoor スカイプ」関連商品の専門ショップをオープンスカイプのサイトのニュースSkype Expands Further in Japan with Buffalo Dealを見ると、バッファローでも無償提供開始とか。これから、どんどん増えるのかなぁ。------Japan defies U.N., deports refugeesKurd asylum-seekers flown to TurkeyBy MASAMI ITOStaff writerActing with uncharacteristic speed, the Justice Ministry bundled a Kurdish father and his son, both U.N.-recognized refugees, onto a plane and sent them back to Turkey on Tuesday, a day after they visited the Immigration Bureau to extend their provisional release.・uncharacteristic [Am] / [Br] adjective not typical of someone's usual behavior or performance, and therefore surprising:The champion's play was full of uncharacteristic mistakes.…らしくない.◆highly uncharacteristic of… 大変…に似つかわしくない. →*【＋前置詞】◆conduct uncharacteristic of sb その人らしくない行動 →*･a building uncharacteristic of the capital city with its glorious traditions 栄ある伝統をもつ首都らしくない建造物 →*･"He kicked me!"―"That's very uncharacteristic of him." ｢彼は私をけったんです｣｢そんなことをするなんて彼らしくもない｣. →*
2005年01月19日
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1月18日
Kobe remembers earthquake with candlelight vigilBy ERIC JOHNSTONStaff writerKOBE -- This city on Monday morning marked the 10th anniversary of the January 1995 earthquake that resulted in the loss of 6,433 lives, with ceremonies paying tribute to reconstruction efforts and offering condolences and promises of further assistance to survivors of national and international disasters.(JapanTimes)vigil noun [uncountable and countable]A vigil is a period of time when people remain quietly in a place, especially at night, for example because they are praying or are making a political protest. * Protesters are holding a twenty-four hour vigil outside the socialist party headquarters.N-COUNT（Cobuild)1 a period of time, especially during the night, when you stay awake in order to pray, remain with someone who is ill, or watch for danger *Eva and Paul kept a constant vigil by their daughter's hospital bedside.（LDOCE4） vigilant adjective FORMAL watching a person or situation very carefully so that you will notice any problems or signs of danger immediately vigilante noun [countable]someone who illegally punishes criminals and tries to prevent crime, usually because they think the police are not doing this effectively・pay tribute to［めい福を祈る］tributeには「敬意、感謝」という意味があり、この形で「～に敬意を払う、称える」という熟語になる。文脈によって当てはまる訳語に幅があるが、いずれにしても「敬意を持って業績などを称賛する」というのが基本。pay a tribute toと前置詞aを入れることもある。例文１のようにforを用いて「何に対しての敬意か」を明確にすることもできる。○黙とうし、亡くなられた方々のごめい福をお祈りしましょう。Let us pay tribute to those who died with a moment of silence.-----National exam-related info appears on Net before testsInformation relating to national English and Japanese examinations for entry into universities and colleges appeared on an Internet bulletin board before the exams were held, it has been learned.(Mainichi)National exam-related info Information relating to national English and Japanese examinations
2005年01月18日
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1月17日
Mandatory inmate rehab eyedGovernment wants all convicts to take corrective coursesThe Justice Ministry plans to require that all prison inmates, including sex offenders, take re-education courses in a bid to reduce recidivism after release, ministry officials said Sunday.・recidivismn.【1】悪事を繰り返すこと,犯罪を重ねること,累犯;常習的な悪行[転落,堕落]【2】｡精神医学｢常習[習慣的]犯罪性,累犯性:犯罪または種々の反社会的行為を繰り返す性癖.[1886.＜ラテン語 recidYv(us)もとの状態にもどる+-ISM; recidYvus は recidere「再び転落する」より]-----Downturn in eel fry likely to inflate pricesThe Asahi ShimbunDiners may have to dig a little deeper to pay for the traditional summer fare of unagi this year, according to fishing industry representatives who are reporting abnormally small eel fry numbers. ・downturnIf there is a downturn in the economy or in a company or industry, it becomes worse or less successful than it had been. * They predicted a severe economic downturn.N-COUNT: oft N in n!=upturn◆a downturn in production [spending] 生産[消費]の下降. ★お金に関する句動詞
2005年01月17日
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1月16日
Baby's six-organ transplant, banned in Japan, done in U.S.Compiled from AP, KyodoMIAMI -- An 11-month-old Japanese boy smiled and laughed in his mother's arms as doctors talked of his progress after a six-organ transplant, an operation performed in the U.S. because children's organ donations are banned in Japan.Yosuke Ohashi underwent the 8 1/2-hour transplant of a liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines and spleen on Dec. 24 at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Center.・undergoto experience something, especially something that is unpleasant but necessary:undergo surgery/treatment/an operation etc. : She underwent emergency surgery for suspected appendicitis.・pancreasYour pancreas is an organ in your body that is situated behind your stomach. It produces insulin and substances that help your body digest food.-----520,000 students take university entrance examsMore than half a million hopefuls began taking university and college entrance exams Saturday at 712 test centers across Japan.・hopeful[countable] written someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc *Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role. *Republican presidential hopefuls 志願者と言えば、applicantと思っていましたが、a college [university] hopeful 大学入学志望者 という言い方もあるそうです。
2005年01月16日
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1月15日
Advantage Partners, Marubeni to join in bid to sponsor Daiei: paper(Kyodo) _ Advantage Partners Inc. and Marubeni Corp. are in talks to team up to become the sponsor in ailing retailer Daiei Inc.'s rehabilitation, led by the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, a Japanese business daily reported Saturday. ・in a bid to～しようとしてin a bid to do …する(目的の)ために:In a bid to win a greater share of the market, the manufacturer slashed its prices. 市場の拡大をねらって製造業者は値下げを行った.*make a [one's] bid for something（～を求めて）挑戦するもともとは「入札する」の意味だが、現在では比喩的に使うことが多い。冠詞の省略♪★英文ニュース読みこなしのコツ 第5回～「競争」の表現を知っていればすぐに分かるダイエーへの支援------EDITORIAL: Eco-friendly society Policy response to air pollution is too lukewarm by far. In the days of heady economic growth, belching factory smoke was the main cause of air pollution in Japan. Now vehicles powered by diesel engines are the biggest polluter. They spew out fine particulate emissions that infiltrate deep into the lungs, constituting a major health hazard. This pollution is invisible. ・heady / adjective1 affecting you in a strong and pleasant way:the heady scent of jasmine2 very exciting and making you feel you can achieve anything you want:the heady freedom of the late 1960s・belch If a machine or chimney belches something such as smoke or fire or if smoke or fire belches from it, large amounts of smoke or fire come from it. * Tired old trucks were struggling up the road below us, belching black smoke... =emit
2005年01月15日
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1月14日
Shimazdu to Develop Tech for Very Early DiagnosisTokyo, Jan. 12 (Jiji Press)--Precision machinery maker Shimadzu Corp. said Wednesday that it will develop a molecular imaging system that would enable doctors to diagnose patients at very early stages of diseases. The company intends to nurture the product into one of its core revenue earners. Doctors can diagnose patients promptly, using the molecular imaging technology that is capable of monitoring the types of proteins produced in human cells by tumors and other abnormalities. ・core revenue earnerincome from business activities or taxes・molecular imaging system分子画像（診断）装置★微小細胞段階でがん診断 島津製が新装置、５年後にも実用化-----Norovirus hits infants as well as elderly(Kyodo) _ Infectious gastroenteritis caused by noroviruses has spread among children since December, a survey by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases showed Wednesday. Outbreaks of norovirus gastroenteritis have occurred at nursing homes for the elderly nationwide, causing a number of deaths, and the institute said that infants can also develop aggravated symptoms. ・gastroenteritisa short painful illness affecting your stomach and INTESTINES that is caused by bacteria in food or a VIRUS and makes you go to the toilet frequently-----Murders-for-insurance ringleader's death penalty upheldBy MASAMI ITOStaff writerThe Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty for a moneylender for the murder of two men and attempted murder of another for life insurance.Presiding Judge Masaru Suda ruled that there were no factual errors that led to the decision by the Saitama District Court in October 2002 to sentence Shigeru Yagi, 55, to hang for masterminding the crimes.・mastermindv. to plan and organize a difficult or complicated operation, especially a crimen. someone who plans a difficult or complicated operation, especially a crime-----Whistle-blower: NHK president let LDP interfereThe Asahi ShimbunSatoru Nagai talks to reporters Thursday in Tokyo.A producer says Ebisawa should resign.Katsuji Ebisawa, president of Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), is to blame for bowing to politicians' demands that the public broadcaster heavily revise a program about wartime sex abuses, a producer said Thursday. ・be to blame (…の)責めを負うべきである*for**:I am to blame for his lateness. 彼が遅れたのは私のせいだIt is they who are to blame. 彼らが悪いのだ.-----TokyoNow: Music group of LDP lawmakers to sell 1st CD(Kyodo) _ The music band Gi!nz, whose four members come from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is making music to support bone marrow donation and promote decentralization, and will launch it first CD this month.Part of the profits from the CD, which will sell for 2,000 yen, will go to the Japan Marrow Donor ProgramThe band began playing in 1997. But before its first live concert, some LDP executives criticized it, saying that it was inappropriate to hold a concert while the Diet was in session.But these musical lawmakers were a success, and they have held more than 30 live concerts since then.The four members are Yoshimasa Hayashi, 43, a House of Councillors member, Yasukazu Hamada, 49, a House of Representatives member and former deputy director general of the Defense Agency, Hachiro Okonogi, 39, a lower house member and former deputy minister of economy, trade and industry, and Masaji Matsuyama, 45, an upper house member. 初耳でした。
2005年01月14日
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1月13日
Kirin taps into cheap suds The Asahi Shimbun The ``third beer'' bandwagon just got more crowded with the announcement by Kirin Brewery Co. that it intends to tap into the market for cheap low- or no-malt alcoholic beverages. tap into【句動-1】～に進出する、～に入り込む、～に侵入する、～と接触する、開発する◆【同】enter【句動-2】～を引き出す、できる限り（知識・経験などを）利用する、～をうまく活用する【句動-3】（人）に近づく、（人）と親しくなる、（人）と有利な関係を作るsudsビールsudsは本来、「（せっけん水に浮く）泡」の意。厳密にいえば、「せっけん水」そのものをもさし、また、その意味で使うこともあるが、現代感覚では、「せっけん水」はsoapy water、その「泡」はsudsとするとらえ方が一般的である。つまり、The maid spilled a bucket of soapy water and the kitchen floor was covered with suds.（お手伝いさんがせっけん水の入ったバケツをひっくり返し、台所は床一面、せっけんの泡だらけになった）のように区別して考える。転じて、sudsは「ビール」の意のくだけた言い方としても用いられる-----Disgruntled LED inventor calls Japan's judicial system 'corrupt'Shuji Nakamura, a professor at University of California at Santa Barbara who signed a settlement over a lawsuit for his invention, blue light-emitting diode (LED), harshly criticized Japan's judicial system.disgruntledannoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted *a disgruntled client
2005年01月13日
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1月12日
Record settlement fails to satisfy inventor of blue LED ****Although the figure is unprecedented in a lawsuit filed by an individual over an invention, it pales in comparison to the 20 billion yen ordered by the Tokyo District Court in January last year. paleがんしょくなし［顔色なし］paleを動詞に使ってA pales in comparison to B.のように言うと「ＡはＢの前では顔色なし」の意になる。She's beautiful but pales in comparison to my girlfriend.（彼女は美人だが、僕のガールフレンドに比べれば顔色なしだ）。-----Blue LED inventor to get 843 million yenSettlement lets Nichia off hook for 20 billion yenCompiled from AP, KyodoAn inventor and his former employer reached an 843 million yen court-mediated settlement Tuesday in a high-profile dispute over the patent for the blue light-emitting diode.court-mediated settlement裁判所調停の和議･let [take, get] sb off the hook 《口語》 人を責任から解放する[窮地から救う] -----With focus on demographics, Toyota rides high in US marketMon Jan 10, 5:52 PM ET Business - AFP DETROIT, United States (AFP) - Japanese automaker Toyota, the star player in an otherwise lackluster US market in 2004, looks for further gains in 2005 as it rides a formula of developing mass-appeal cars and paying close attention to demographics. ride high*通例進行形*好調の波に乗る,注目を引く,(…に)もてる,受ける*with**.lacklusteradj. つや[光沢]のない, (目が)くもっている, 活気の無い, 生彩に欠ける, さえない◆a lackluster number 生彩に欠ける[さえない]値(*性能値など)◆lackluster eyes どんよりとにごった目◆many companies are still experiencing lackluster sales performance 数多くの企業が依然として販売業績の不振[低迷]に悩んでいる------★Stick to the positive
2005年01月12日
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1月11日＋be at loggerheads（しゃべらナイトから）
Kamei may seek Koizumi ouster over postal reformShizuka Kamei, an influential member of the Liberal Democratic Party member, said Sunday he may seek Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's dismissal as head of the LDP if he proceeds with postal privatization."According to party rules, the party head can be dismissed with support from the majority" of LDP Diet members and local representatives, said Kamei, a former party policy chief, on a Fuji TV talk show.oust･er■n.【1】*特に米*追放,排除,放逐;追放する者:The opposition called for the ouster of the cabinet minister. 野党はその閣僚の追放を要求した.oustvt. ～を追い出す, 追放[駆逐, 放逐]する; *oust a person from [of] his/her right to do...の形で*〈人〉から～する権利を取り上げる[奪う, 剥奪する]◆oust the country's military leader 同国の軍部最高指導者を追放する-----EDITORIAL:Coming-of-Age Day Young people should say what is in their hearts. This year, Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) canceled its annual ``Seishun Messeji'' (Youths' message) program traditionally aired on Coming-of-Age Day. Certainly, a lot of people must have been disappointed. Kiyoshi Yamagishi, manager of a ski resort in the village of Yamada, Toyama Prefecture, is one. He took pride in having appeared on the nationally aired program when he was young. take pride in She takes great pride in her only son. 彼女は一人息子が自慢だ.【類語】pride 自分がある点において優れていると思う優越感.conceit 自己の能力,学識,才芸を過大に評価して慢心する気持ち:blinded by conceit うぬぼれに目がくらんで.self-esteem 自分を他人の評価よりも高く評価する気持ち:a ridiculous self-esteem こっけいな自負.egotism 時に慢心,うぬぼれを伴う自己中心的な気持ち:His egotism blinded him to others' difficulties. 自己中心的な男で,人の苦労が見えなかった.vanity 他人に賞賛されたいという過度の願望:His vanity was easily flattered. 彼の虚栄心を喜ばせることは容易であった.vainglory いくぶん文語的な語. 思い上がって空威張りすること:puffed up by vainglory のぼせ上がって得意げに.-----Japan to work on svelte spy satelliteJapan wants to scale down the size of its spy satellites to enhance their maneuverability and hopes to launch a small fourth-generation satellite by around fiscal 2010, government sources said Monday. svelteSomeone who is svelte is slim and looks attractive and elegant.ADJ approvalこういう名前のスリミングジェルだったか何かがあったような…---------昨日の英語でしゃべらナイトからbe at loggerheads (with someone over something)対立しているこの句の語源をたどると中世までさかのぼる。loggerheadというのは大きなバケツのような金属のコップを丸太(log)の先(head)に取り付けたもので、焚き火にかざしてコールタールを溶かす道具として使われていた。これがその後、武器として使われるようになり、海戦において敵対する２隻の船がお互いにloggerheadsでコールタールを掛け合ったという。それをat loggerheads（コールタールを掛け合って）といったわけだが、さらに１６世紀には、比喩的に人の争いにも用いるようになった。シェークスピアの芝居などにもよく出てくることばである。現在では激しい言い争いよりも論争などで意見が対立してお互いに一歩も譲らない場合に使うことが多く、憎しみの感情が入っていないのが特徴である。The President is at loggerheads with the Congress over next year's budget.（大統領は来年度予算に関して議会と対立している）。Those two are always at loggerheads over something.（あの二人は常に何かにつけて対立している）。Mike is at loggerheads with his father over which college he should apply to.（マイクはどの大学を受けるかで父親と対立している）。［言い換え］be in a head-on dispute
2005年01月11日
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1月10日
'Howl's Moving Castle' pirate DVDs hit the streetOSAKA (Kyodo) Large numbers of pirated DVDs of the animated film "Howl's Moving Castle" are being sold in and around the city of Osaka, Kyodo News learned Saturday.hit the road 《口》 旅を始める[続ける]; *《口》 出かける, 出て行く; 《俗》 放浪生活を始める; 《俗》 セールスマンとして回る.Sad, shameful tsunami tales call us to action More than 10 days after the Asian tsunami disaster, we are beginning to form a more graphic mental image of how people were suddenly swept away by giant waves before they even knew what was happening. Tamaki Oshima, a Yokohama resident who lost his two children in Phuket, Thailand, has written a haunting, heart-rending account. He recalls having felt like a piece of laundry thrown into a washer filled with muddy water. Tossed around and dashed against trees, he struggled in the murky water, making his way toward the faint glimmer of light he could see. （Vox Populi, Vox Dei）heart･rend･ing胸を引き裂くような:give a heartrending sob 身も世もなく泣く. EDITORIAL: Japan, Russia in limbo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern Territories continue to impede ties. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Japan's opening of diplomatic relations with Russia, an event that occurred toward the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867). in limbo, be中ぶらりんになっている、＾不安定な［中途半端な・忘れられた］状態になっている
2005年01月10日
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1月9日
EDITORIAL: Koizumi reforms lifeless Radical steps are the only way to justify tax hikes. Still more momentum has been lost in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's much-touted administrative reform program. Now his words simply sound empty. mo･men･tum■n.(pl. -ta)【1】速力;はずみ,勢い,趨勢(すうせい):the momentum for a peaceful settlement 平和的解決の気運lose momentum 勢いを失うThe car gained momentum going downhill. 車は加速しながら坂を下ったWomen's studies are entering academia on the momentum of the women's movement. 女性研究は女性運動に勢いを得て学問の世界に入ってきている.much-touted大々的に宣伝された, 鳴り物入りで宣伝されたVideo games with heroes make kids aggressive Yomiuri Shimbun ・・・・・Children who regularly played games in which they could enact violent reprisals against "bad guys" showed similar increases in aggressive behavior. If you do something to a person in reprisal, you hurt or punish them because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.・・・・・Sakamoto believes this might be "because children tend to identify themselves more with heroic white hats," he said, leading them to imagine themselves as the hero or heroine. white hat【1】*話*(特にカウボーイ映画の)勇敢な主人公,正義の味方;いい男,ナイスガイ.
2005年01月09日
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1月8日
Expansion of Trust Business Law prompts flurry of activity The Asahi Shimbun Scope now includes intellectual property and nonfinancial firms. The expansion of the Trust Business Law in December to include nonfinancial companies and assets such as intellectual property has triggered a rush of activity into previously uncharted areas. flurry of, aにわかの、相次ぐ、立て続けのflurry of activity in the White Houseホワイトハウスでの慌ただしい動きflurry of new political parties新党ブーム、相次ぐ新党の出現With Japan aging, Toyota to staff factories with robotsPhoto: AFP TOKYO (AFP) - Toyota Motor will introduce robots which can work as well or better than humans at all 12 of its factories in Japan to cut costs and deal with a looming labor shortage as the country ages, a press report says.Looming on the horizon is... これから出てきそうなのは[出現しつつあるのは]～である.War is looming ahead. 戦争の影が迫っている.fears [worries, cares] looming ahead 前途に横たわる心配Friday January 7, 6:06 AM SCOPE: Japanese infatuation with 'cute' insects courts trouble in Nepal (Kyodo) _ Nepalese wildlife officials have confided they have begun to keep a closer watch on Japanese visitors to the Himalayan kingdom. Most visitors, of course, come to visit Nepal's mountains, temples, and lush green countryside. But some are scouring the forests, with the help of locals, to capture wild stag beetles and smuggle them back to Japan. And more than won has landed in trouble because collecting wild insects, including stag beetles, without permits carries a fine of $120, 2 years imprisonment, or both in Nepal. infatuation n.【1】夢中(になること), のぼせ上がり;夢中にさせること.【2】(…への)盲目的な情熱[愛情],心酔*for, with**:a mere infatuation that will not last 長続きしそうもないただののぼせ.【3】(人を)夢中にさせるもの[人]:When I was a kid, my infatuation was stamp collection. 子供のころ夢中になったのは切手収集だった.Open your eyes and smarten up. Your infatuations get you nowhere.女にうつつを抜かしていないで、いい加減に目を覚ませ。
2005年01月08日
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1月7日
Education system change vital to nation's futureYomiuri Shimbun The question of whether the government's "education free from pressure" policy has caused a decline in academic ability in this country appears to have been answered. vital to, be～するためには不可欠であるvital to achieving the productivity increases生産性向上を達成するために不可欠なvital to the stability and prosperity of the world economy, be世界経済の安定と繁栄に不可欠であるゆとりのある教育education free from pressure●education with latitude●flexible and liberal educationJapanese business leaders: Fewer children, shrinking workforce endanger Japan's economic futureIn Japan's conservative corporate culture, it was an unusual scene: The country's most powerful business leaders clamoring for more opportunities for women and better company-sponsored childcare programs. clamorv.i.(賛否を)叫ぶ,わめく,騒ぎ立てる,やかましく要求[反対]する{for, against…,to do}:clamor for higher wages やかましく賃上げを要求するThe soldiers were clamoring to go home. 兵士たちは帰還させろと騒ぎ立てていた.
2005年01月07日
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1月6日
Disaster warnings to switch on TVs Yomiuri Shimbun The government intends to establish an evacuation order system in which televisions and television-equipped cell phones possessed by members of the public would be automatically switched on in the event of a missile attack or a major natural disaster, government sources said Tuesday. in the event of, in the event (that)万一～の場合には, もし～が発生したら[起きたら]◆in the event of an accident 万一事故が起きたら, 万一の事故の際に◆in the event of my being washed into the raging sea 万一私が波にさらわれてこの荒れ狂う海に投げ出された場合に◆in the event of our coming across a hostile tribe 万が一, 敵対心を持つ部族に遭遇した場合には◆in the event (that) experience dictates such action is required 経験的にそのような措置が必要とされる場合には◆In the unlikely event that the disc medium is defective in manufacture, return it within 30 days of receipt to... (まずはありそうにないことですが)万一ディスク媒体に製造上の欠陥がありましたら, 受け取ってから30日以内に～にご返送ください.(ビジネス技術実用英語大辞典より）Hapless racehorse Haruurara to try one last time for first winISESAKI, Gunma -- Hapless Haruurara, Japan's most beloved racehorse that has failed to win one of her more than 110 races, will run her last race in March.haplessa hapless person is someone you feel sorry for because bad things have happened to them
2005年01月06日
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NewsOnJapanをIEのスタートページに設定していますが、最近見出しも眺めなくなってしまっています。^^; 見出しと始めの２パラグラフぐらいは読んで、ボキャビルしてみようか と思い、いつまで続くか分かりませんが、毎日出来るだけ書き留めて行きたいと思ってます。JAL, ANA offered identical tenders to Japan Post: report (Kyodo) _ Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co. offered identical bids in 115 rounds of Japan Post's open competitive tenders last February for mail container services, forcing the public entity to pay more than expected, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Wednesday. competitive tender競争入札Hundreds of Japanese yet to be verified safeBANGKOK (Kyodo) Rescue workers and Japanese diplomats said Tuesday that information and evidence suggest more than 30 Japanese citizens may have been swept away in southern Thailand by the tsunamis generated by the magnitude 9 earthquake off Indonesia on Dec. 26.yet to do, beまだ～していない* Yoku Hata Otherwise known as the ``guitar-samurai,'' Hata is a standup comedian in a ronin (lordless samurai) outfit who sarcastically slashes away at celebrities with his songs and his folk guitar. The 29-year-old entertainer rose to a stardom this year with his trademark screams, including, ``giri!'' (slash!), ``... te iu janai?'' (they're saying, huh?), ``Zannen!'' (too bad!), which were included by publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha in a list of the most popular words of the year.rise to （a） stardom スターダムにのし上がるWeekend Beat's Voices 2004 2005Ozawa may lead '07 New Year bashVIENNA (Kyodo) Japanese conductor and musical director Seiji Ozawa of the Vienna State Opera will probably conduct the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year Concert 2007, according to the Austrian daily Der Standard.bashTHE FAMILY--Seeking stronger bonds / Family structure becoming more varied、84% think family ties weakening が面白そうだったので、後で読もう。読むかな…後のほうの記事は短かった♪
2005年01月05日
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