ビジ英 & ものしり英語塾を120％利用 【ビジ英編 2/27, 28】
発行日時： 2008/3/1
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■□■ビジ英 & ものしり英語塾を120％利用■□■
& NHK News Headlines
発行者責任者 / Sanae Kawamoto
協力： Cecile, Sei Shimura, Ina, Akira, Kimie, Hiromi, Shin, Hiroko
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みなさん、こんにちは。
ビジネス英会話 2/27, 28日分のお届けです。
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【原稿チェック： Hiroko, Hiromi, Kimie, Ina, Cecile】
【ディクテーション： Sanae】
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Rising Cost of Education (5) Wednesday, February 27
■ old hat
1) Why it's an "old hat" instead of "old gloves" or "old shoes" or
"old coat" or something, I don't know. But it's been in use since
about 1911.
■ Boomerang Generation
2) 日本語では、parasite とか parasite single と言いますが、これは和製英語です。
3) "Parasite" sounds really bad in English because uh... parasite
some small creature that invades your body and feeds on you.
4) You can also use "boomerang" as a verb and usually that means if
you do something bad or something not quite right, do something not
quite the way you should, you can say, "It'll boomerang on you."
It'll come back to you and you'll receive the bad effect.
■ piggy bank
5) Yeah, I had one when I was a kid. Actually my grandmother had it,
one for each of us kids and she would put pennies in it now and
then. The ones she had were from the bank with the bank's name on
it. And they were made of glass so we could see how many pennies
were building up inside. But um... you can buy them also in toy
stores or variety stores and they are made of all kinds of different
materials.
6) And I think they're "piggy banks" rather than some other animal
because pigs grow fat. So if you think about your savings growing
fat, that's a good thing. And it's also called a "piggy bank"
because putting the "i : " sound on the end of an animal word makes
it sound sort of cute and sweet. So you could talk about little
piggies or kitties or doggies.
■ helicopter parent
7) Ha ha... It sounds like it must be from the point of view of the
people, the parent is complaining to. "Helicopter parent" focuses a
little more on the parents staying near their children and involved
in their lives. It doesn't quite so much include that idea although
I think helicopter parents are also big complainers on their
children's behalf.
■ rose-colored glasses
8) Occasionally, you'll hear the phrase "rose-tinted" glasses
instead of "rose-colored."
■ A penny saved is a penny earned.
9) There is another somewhat similar phrase in English -- "penny
wise, pound foolish." And that means you pay too close attention to
the little bitty things and you don't have a good view or you don't
take care of the larger picture.
10) And another one related to "saving pennies" is if you want to
buy something rather expensive, you might warn someone first, "Count
your pennies. Make sure you have enough funds."
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11) That's all for today.
12) Good-bye.
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==== NHK News Headlines by Sei Shimura ====
（この部分は、NHKラジオ第 2放送、午後 6時からのニュースヘッドラ
インを志村さんがディクテーションしてお送りします。）
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NHK News Headlines / Friday, February 29, 2008 #3,494
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1) Crude oil futures hit an all-time high of 103.05 U.S. dollars a
barrel in after-hours trading on Thursday in New York.
2) A special government task force on global warming on Friday
decided on a plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions so that Japan
can meet its reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol.
3) The Japanese government says it will offer additional funds for
global efforts to fight infectious diseases.
<Words & Phrases>
1) hit an all-time high 過去最高を記録した
2) after-hours trading 営業時間後取引
3) task force 対策委員会、特別委員会、タスク・フォース
4) infectious diseases 感染症
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＜編集後記＞
確定申告に行ってきました。この時期、これを済ませないと気が気で
はありません。きっと混んでいるだろうなと思い、1〜2時間待ちを覚悟
して行ったのですが、思いのほかスムーズで拍子抜けするくらいに簡
単に終りました。
「どうですか？ 事業はうまくいっていますか？」
「何とか従業員のお給料と事務所の家賃が払っていける程度です。」
「みなさんの売り上げ額をみると、今年は減っていますからね。お宅だ
けではありませんよ。」
と慰められて帰ってきました。
申告の帰りにマッサージを受け、ランチを食べて帰ってきてしまいま
した。マッサージも経費で落ちるといいのに……。
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