NHKビジネス英語を120%利用 【実践 5/14(Wed.)】
発行日時: 2008/5/17
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■□■NHKビジネス英語を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、おはようございます。
実践ビジネス英語 5/14 (Wed.)分のお届けです。
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【原稿チェック: Hiromi, Hiroko, Ina】
【ディクテーション: Sanae】
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実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 14
1) Shiga comments on the demands of working in the real world of
International business English.
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Learning to Talk the Talk (1)
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2) Is your silence golden, Hiroshi?
In English, there's a saying. "Eloquence is silver, silence is
golden." So in the Western world also people do realize that silence
has a good value. I think we don't always observe that, though.
3) scarcely
Potter used the word "scarcely." He could have said "hardly" or
"barely" or in this case, he could have even said "infrequently."
4) Sorry.
It's kind of interesting that Shiga apologizes for being nearly
silent during the coffee break with his coworkers. Generally, in the
U.S., if you are with a group of people, you should take part in the
conversation, you should try to hold up your end to use a phrase
that many people use.
5) There is the second problem with this method, although it's very
natural for second language speakers from all backgrounds. The
second problem here is that while you are thinking about how to
translate, the other people will probably move on with the
conversation and then when you have your comment prepared, it
doesn't quite fit in anymore.
6) And until you reach that point, it's probably better just to dive
in and say something and then re-say it or have the other people
help you express yourself.
7) hitting your head against the language
There is a phrase in English, "hitting your head against the wall"
and it's usually used when someone is feeling frustrated about
something that they can't change. It feels like you are running into
a wall with your head. It's painful. It's frustrating and you can't
get anywhere. So this is the image that Cortez is using to talk
about a language barrier.
8) is pretty much required
Potter uses the phrase "is pretty much required." That indicates
that it's not usually an official requirement, but a de facto
requirement. "De facto" means in reality but not according to law.
The opposite of that is de jure, which means according to law or
officially.
9) And if you don't do it in high school, you'll almost certainly be
required to do it in college.
10) Melinda did French
"Do" might seem to be a strange verb to use here if you are not used
to it. But it's very common to talk about doing a course meaning you
are studying it.
11) I think most young people around the world study languages as a
course of study not as something they are going to use for
communication in the future.
12) English class
Cortez uses the phrase "English class," but she is really referring
to a course or a complete semester or a year of learning program,
learning English.
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Daily Quiz
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13) Sometimes people are surprised by reality and then you could say
something like "reality slapped me upside the head." It's a shock
just like being slapped.
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14) That's all for today.
15) I'm glad you've joined us.
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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, May 16, 2008 #3,571
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1) Time is running out for rescue workers in China as they search
through earthquake rubble in a race to save more lives.
2) Images taken by a Japanese satellite show that massive landslides
have occurred near the epicenter of the earthquake in China.
3) Myanmar's military government says that the cyclone has left more
than 43,300 people dead and 27,800 missing.
<Words & Phrases>
1) rubble 瓦礫
2) epicenter of the earthquake 地震の震源地
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<編集後記>
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