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ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年11月09日
ちょっと久しぶりのVOA。
毎日バイトへ行くときはシャドーイングしてるんだけど、意味を調べたりはちょっとしていなかった。なんかまとまった時間がなかったな。
今回の文章は
「Get Your Act Together」
今回は難しい単語もあまりなく、ほぼ書き写しただけの状態。テキスト選びってけっこう重要なのかもしれない。
前にやろうとしたテキストは内容が難しく、その上単語も知らないのばかりで挫折した。だからといって今回みたいに簡単だと、新しい単語を覚える機会も少ないし、少しもの足りない。
A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York city and Chicago.
"I studied English before I left home," she said "but I still was not sure that people were speaking English"
Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a lauguage of their own. Some of the words and expression deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.
One such saying is "get your act together."
When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, "Stop making mistakes. Get your act together"
Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, " Let us get our act together."
Either way, the meaning is the same. "Getting your act together" is getting organized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.
It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, " Calm down, now. Get your act together."
Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late ninteen seventies. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in nineteen seventy-eight. The newspaper said reform policy required that the British government "get its act together."
Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, " Getting Our Act Together."
The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is " cut to the chase."
She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One offical was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.
Finally, the president of the company said, "Cut to the chase"
"Cut to the chase" means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part.
Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies.
Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot.
Cut is the director's word for stop. The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.
SO, if your employer tells you to "cut to the chase", be sure to get to the main point of your story quichly.
investment
[ noun ]
毎日バイトへ行くときはシャドーイングしてるんだけど、意味を調べたりはちょっとしていなかった。なんかまとまった時間がなかったな。
今回の文章は
「Get Your Act Together」今回は難しい単語もあまりなく、ほぼ書き写しただけの状態。テキスト選びってけっこう重要なのかもしれない。
前にやろうとしたテキストは内容が難しく、その上単語も知らないのばかりで挫折した。だからといって今回みたいに簡単だと、新しい単語を覚える機会も少ないし、少しもの足りない。
A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York city and Chicago.
"I studied English before I left home," she said "but I still was not sure that people were speaking English"
Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a lauguage of their own. Some of the words and expression deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.
One such saying is "get your act together."
When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, "Stop making mistakes. Get your act together"
Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, " Let us get our act together."
Either way, the meaning is the same. "Getting your act together" is getting organized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.
It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, " Calm down, now. Get your act together."
Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late ninteen seventies. Mister Rogers says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in nineteen seventy-eight. The newspaper said reform policy required that the British government "get its act together."
Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, " Getting Our Act Together."
The Japanese visitor was confused by another expression used by American business people. It is " cut to the chase."
She heard that expression when she attended an important meeting of one company. One offical was giving a very long report. It was not very interesting. In fact, some people at the meeting were falling asleep.
Finally, the president of the company said, "Cut to the chase"
"Cut to the chase" means to stop spending so much time on details or unimportant material. Hurry and get to the good part.
Naturally, this saying was started by people who make movies.
Hollywood movie producers believe that most Americans want to see action movies. Many of their movies show scenes in which the actors chase each other in cars, or in airplanes or on foot.
Cut is the director's word for stop. The director means to stop filming, leave out some material, and get to the chase scene now.
SO, if your employer tells you to "cut to the chase", be sure to get to the main point of your story quichly.
investment
[ noun ]
- MONEY -- the money that you put in a bank, business, etc in order to make a profit, or the act of doing this
Businesses need to increase their investment in new technology - FOR THE FUTURE -- something that you do or have, in order to have more in the future
Education is a good investment, although expensive.
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月29日
今回の文章はココから
昨日バイトの行き帰りに4分×15回くらいシャドーイングをやって、そのあとこの文章を見たんだけど、だいぶ聞けていた。細かいsなど聞き落としはたくさんあるけど、だいたい合ってた。
今日は単語の意味を調べた上でさらに15回ほど聞いた。昨日と比べてよく聞こえる。聞き落とす単語はほとんどなかった。明日以降違うタイトルを聞こう。今回のタイトルは２日しかかからなかった。
Pumpkins for All Seasons
Conditions for growing pumpkins were poor in some areas of the United States this year. The East and parts of the Midwest suffered heavy rains and extreme heat. So the supply for sale has decreased, making prices higher than last year.
Still, many people are buying the large, round fruit. Pumpkins are an important part of the American celebration of Halloween on October thirty-first. Many families visit farms or farmers markets so their children can pick out the pumpkins they want. They remove the insides of the pumpkin and cut pieces from the outside to make a face.
Sometimes they place and light candles inside their carved pumpkin faces. People place the pumpkins outside their homes or in their windows.
Americans also use pumpkins for cooking, especially during the American holiday of Thanksgiving in late November. Tradition says early settlers are ate pumpkin pie or something similar to it. Pumpkins belong to the gourd family. They are related to melons, cucumbers and squashes. Some people call pumpkins vegetables. But others, including scientists, call them fruit. Pumpkins have hard skins and seeds in the center. And they contain more Vitamin A than almost any other fruit.
People have grown pumpkins in North and Central America for thousands of years. Pumpkins grow on vines or bushes. Most weigh only few kilograms. But some pumpkins grow to be huge.
A farmer from the state of Rhode Island recently won a competition with a pumpkin that weighed six hundred eighty-one kilograms. It could be the largest in the world. Such super pumpkins are often shown at agricultural fairs.
Pumpkins get their start when bees fertilize their flowers. The insects carry reproductive material called pollen from the male to the female flowers. No pumpkins will grow if the female flower is not pollinated at the right time.
People use pumpkin in pies, breads, cakes and other baked goods, Many Americans also like to eat baked pumpkin seeds. Americans can also buy processed pumpkin in cans
However, experts say it is not a good idea to process fresh pumpkin at home to use in the future because dangerous bacteria can develop. But whole pumpkins can store well for weeks in a cool, dark place.
settler
someone who moves to a new place where there were not many people before.
The first European settlers arrived in Virginia in 1607
The settlers came west in wagon trains
gourd
[ noun ]
a large fruit which has a lard shell and cannot be eaten, or the shell of this fruit used as a container.
日本語だと「瓜」だってさ。
squash
[ noun ]
a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre which is very common in America.
英和辞書見たら「かぼちゃ」って書いてあった。じゃあ、パンプキンと何が違うんだろ…。
fertilize
[ verb ]
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell.
Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen
Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo.
reproductive
relating to the process of producing babies or young animals and plants.
繁殖の、生殖のという意味らしい。
ココから昨日バイトの行き帰りに4分×15回くらいシャドーイングをやって、そのあとこの文章を見たんだけど、だいぶ聞けていた。細かいsなど聞き落としはたくさんあるけど、だいたい合ってた。
今日は単語の意味を調べた上でさらに15回ほど聞いた。昨日と比べてよく聞こえる。聞き落とす単語はほとんどなかった。明日以降違うタイトルを聞こう。今回のタイトルは２日しかかからなかった。
Pumpkins for All Seasons
Conditions for growing pumpkins were poor in some areas of the United States this year. The East and parts of the Midwest suffered heavy rains and extreme heat. So the supply for sale has decreased, making prices higher than last year.
Still, many people are buying the large, round fruit. Pumpkins are an important part of the American celebration of Halloween on October thirty-first. Many families visit farms or farmers markets so their children can pick out the pumpkins they want. They remove the insides of the pumpkin and cut pieces from the outside to make a face.
Sometimes they place and light candles inside their carved pumpkin faces. People place the pumpkins outside their homes or in their windows.
Americans also use pumpkins for cooking, especially during the American holiday of Thanksgiving in late November. Tradition says early settlers are ate pumpkin pie or something similar to it. Pumpkins belong to the gourd family. They are related to melons, cucumbers and squashes. Some people call pumpkins vegetables. But others, including scientists, call them fruit. Pumpkins have hard skins and seeds in the center. And they contain more Vitamin A than almost any other fruit.
People have grown pumpkins in North and Central America for thousands of years. Pumpkins grow on vines or bushes. Most weigh only few kilograms. But some pumpkins grow to be huge.
A farmer from the state of Rhode Island recently won a competition with a pumpkin that weighed six hundred eighty-one kilograms. It could be the largest in the world. Such super pumpkins are often shown at agricultural fairs.
Pumpkins get their start when bees fertilize their flowers. The insects carry reproductive material called pollen from the male to the female flowers. No pumpkins will grow if the female flower is not pollinated at the right time.
People use pumpkin in pies, breads, cakes and other baked goods, Many Americans also like to eat baked pumpkin seeds. Americans can also buy processed pumpkin in cans
However, experts say it is not a good idea to process fresh pumpkin at home to use in the future because dangerous bacteria can develop. But whole pumpkins can store well for weeks in a cool, dark place.
settler
someone who moves to a new place where there were not many people before.
The first European settlers arrived in Virginia in 1607
The settlers came west in wagon trains
gourd
[ noun ]
a large fruit which has a lard shell and cannot be eaten, or the shell of this fruit used as a container.
日本語だと「瓜」だってさ。
squash
[ noun ]
a type of large vegetable with a hard skin and a lot of seeds at its centre which is very common in America.
英和辞書見たら「かぼちゃ」って書いてあった。じゃあ、パンプキンと何が違うんだろ…。
fertilize
[ verb ]
to cause an egg or seed to start to develop into a new young animal or plant by joining it with a male cell.
Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen
Once an egg is fertilized by the sperm, it becomes an embryo.
reproductive
relating to the process of producing babies or young animals and plants.
繁殖の、生殖のという意味らしい。
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月23日
前回のがちょっと長かったので、今回は短い文章を選んでみた。
数回mp3のファイルを聞いてみて、全体的には意味が分かるけど細かいところを追っていくとやっぱり意味が分からない部分もたくさんある。
今回の文章はココから。
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
This week, the national population clock at the United States Census Bureau reached three hundred million. This is only an estimate -- the next official count is in two thousand ten.
But the Census Bureau says the United States is gaining one new person every eleven seconds. Government experts based this on an estimate of one birth every seven seconds and one death every thirteen seconds.
They also considered immigration. The Census Bureau says an immigrant enters the country every thirty-one seconds.
The United States is the third most populous country in the world, although it is still much smaller than China and India.
Some hostitals claimed they had the three hundred millionth baby. Yet the three hundred millionth person is the United States could have been an immigrant. Experts say about fifty-five percent of new population growth has resulted from immigration, including the children of immigrants.
Today twelve percent of the population is foreign-born. The leading place of origin is Mexico. In the past, it was Europe.
America's population reached one hundred millin in nineteen fifteen. It reached two hundred million just over fifty years later, in nineteen sixty-seven.
But the country has taken less than forty years to reach three hundred million people. And researchers expect a population of four hundred million in even less time.
At that point, in two thousand forty-three, non-Hispanic whites could make up just over half the population.
In nineteen sixty-seven, more than eighty percent of Americans were white. Less than five percent were of Spanish ancestry. Today, Hispanics -- either American-born or foreign-born -- make up almost fifteen percent of the poplation.
About thirteen percent of the poplation is black, and about five percent is of Asian ancestry.
The population growth in the United States is unusuall among big industrial nations. Japan and some European countries expect their populations to decrease over the next twenty to thirty years.
American is known as a nation of immigrants. But today, as at other times in its history, immigration is also a hot issue. There is debate especially about the millions who are in the country illegally.
Reporters were invited to watch the Census Bureau clock hit three hundred million Tuesday morning. There was no big ceremony, although bureau employees later held a small event of their own at their offices near Washington.
President Bush released a statement. He said the new population mark is, in his words, " further proof that the American Dream remains as bright and hopeful as ever."
In nineteen fifteen, the most poplar names for babies in the United States were John and Mary. This year they are Jacob and Emily.
IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English, was written by Brianna Blake, MP3 files and transcripts of our programs are at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.
estimate
[ noun ]
[ verb ]
to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
They estimate that a hundred people were killed in the accident.
The number of dead is estimated at a hundred.
claim
[ noun ]
「要求」とか「要求する権利」ってことかな。
foreign-born
「移民の」、「外国生まれの」らしい。ちなみに
foreign-born person…外国生まれの人
foreign-born population…外国生まれ人口
foreign-born wrestler…外国生まれの力士
らしい。
ancestry
家系とか、血統、起源そんな感じみたい
debate
[ noun ]
a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
Education is the current focus of public debate.
How we proceed from here is a matter for debate.
Over the year we have had several debates about future policy
[ verb ]
数回mp3のファイルを聞いてみて、全体的には意味が分かるけど細かいところを追っていくとやっぱり意味が分からない部分もたくさんある。
今回の文章は
ココから。This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
This week, the national population clock at the United States Census Bureau reached three hundred million. This is only an estimate -- the next official count is in two thousand ten.
But the Census Bureau says the United States is gaining one new person every eleven seconds. Government experts based this on an estimate of one birth every seven seconds and one death every thirteen seconds.
They also considered immigration. The Census Bureau says an immigrant enters the country every thirty-one seconds.
The United States is the third most populous country in the world, although it is still much smaller than China and India.
Some hostitals claimed they had the three hundred millionth baby. Yet the three hundred millionth person is the United States could have been an immigrant. Experts say about fifty-five percent of new population growth has resulted from immigration, including the children of immigrants.
Today twelve percent of the population is foreign-born. The leading place of origin is Mexico. In the past, it was Europe.
America's population reached one hundred millin in nineteen fifteen. It reached two hundred million just over fifty years later, in nineteen sixty-seven.
But the country has taken less than forty years to reach three hundred million people. And researchers expect a population of four hundred million in even less time.
At that point, in two thousand forty-three, non-Hispanic whites could make up just over half the population.
In nineteen sixty-seven, more than eighty percent of Americans were white. Less than five percent were of Spanish ancestry. Today, Hispanics -- either American-born or foreign-born -- make up almost fifteen percent of the poplation.
About thirteen percent of the poplation is black, and about five percent is of Asian ancestry.
The population growth in the United States is unusuall among big industrial nations. Japan and some European countries expect their populations to decrease over the next twenty to thirty years.
American is known as a nation of immigrants. But today, as at other times in its history, immigration is also a hot issue. There is debate especially about the millions who are in the country illegally.
Reporters were invited to watch the Census Bureau clock hit three hundred million Tuesday morning. There was no big ceremony, although bureau employees later held a small event of their own at their offices near Washington.
President Bush released a statement. He said the new population mark is, in his words, " further proof that the American Dream remains as bright and hopeful as ever."
In nineteen fifteen, the most poplar names for babies in the United States were John and Mary. This year they are Jacob and Emily.
IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English, was written by Brianna Blake, MP3 files and transcripts of our programs are at voaspecialenglish.com. I'm Steve Ember.
estimate
[ noun ]
- GUESS -- a guess of what a size, value, amount, etc might be.
- DOCUMENT -- a written document saying how much it will probably cost to do a job.
can you give me an estimate for the work?
[ verb ]
to guess the cost, size, value, etc of something
They estimate that a hundred people were killed in the accident.
The number of dead is estimated at a hundred.
claim
[ noun ]
- ANNOUNCEMENT -- when someone says that something is true, although it has not been proved,
she rejected claims that she had lied - DEMAND -- an official demand for something you think you have a right to
- RIGHT -- a right to have something
「要求」とか「要求する権利」ってことかな。
foreign-born
「移民の」、「外国生まれの」らしい。ちなみに
foreign-born person…外国生まれの人
foreign-born population…外国生まれ人口
foreign-born wrestler…外国生まれの力士
らしい。
ancestry
家系とか、血統、起源そんな感じみたい
debate
[ noun ]
a serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
Education is the current focus of public debate.
How we proceed from here is a matter for debate.
Over the year we have had several debates about future policy
[ verb ]
- to discuss a subject in a formal way
In Parliament today, MPs debated the Finance Bill
They had been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion - to try to make a decision about something
We debated whether to take the earlier train.
I'm still debating what colour to paint the walls
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月20日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Government officials said the program was too costly and did some work already done by other agancies. They also said the teams were not doing enough disaster-related work - one of the main purposes for AmeriCorps.
Supporters, however, said this critcism at leat in part was the result of luck in two thousand four.
There was not much disaster work that year. Last year there was much more, with hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The consevation corps represented half the volunteer hours of national sevice programs after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. The corps arrived before the storm hit land.
The new budget has not yet been approved, but the program no longer appears threatened by the proposed cuts.
relate
[ verb ]
criticism
[ noun ]
conservation
[ noun ]
approve
[ verb ]
appear
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Government officials said the program was too costly and did some work already done by other agancies. They also said the teams were not doing enough disaster-related work - one of the main purposes for AmeriCorps.
Supporters, however, said this critcism at leat in part was the result of luck in two thousand four.
There was not much disaster work that year. Last year there was much more, with hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The consevation corps represented half the volunteer hours of national sevice programs after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. The corps arrived before the storm hit land.
The new budget has not yet been approved, but the program no longer appears threatened by the proposed cuts.
relate
[ verb ]
- CONNECT -- to be connected, or to find or show the connection between two or more things.
Language and culture are closely related. - TELL -- FORMAL to tell a story or describe a series of events.
She related the men's name and address to the cops
criticism
[ noun ]
- BAD -- when you say that something or someone is bad
- OPINION -- when someone givies their judgments and opinions on books, plays, films, tec
conservation
[ noun ]
- PROTECTION -- the protection of nature
wildlife conservation / conservation groups - NOT WASTE -- when you are careful not to waste energy, water, etc
approve
[ verb ]
- ALLOW -- to allow or officially agree to something
The council has approved plans for a new shopping center. - GOOD OPINION -- to think that something is good or right
気に入る、賛成する、良いと考える（思う）
I don't approve of smoking
appear
- SEEM -- to seem to be a particular thing or have a particular quality
He appeared calm and relaxed.
She appeared to be crying - BE SEEM -- to start to be seen
He suddenly appeared in the doorway.
Then a bright light appeared in the sky - BECOME AVAILABLE -- to start to exist or become available
Laptop computers first appeared in the 1990s.
The story appeared in all the major newspapers. - appear in/on/at, etc to perform in a film, play, etc, or be seen in public.
She appears briefly in the new Bond film
The princess hasn't appeared in public since her divorce was announced.
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月17日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps is for men and women age eighteen to Twenty-four. The program requires them to serve for ten months. They live at five training centers in California, Colorado, Maryland and South Carolina.
They work in teams of up to twelve to complete service projects throughout the area where they are based. Each project lasts for six to eight weeks. The teams work with nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, faith-based groups and other community organizations.
The program is intensive. Only one in four candidates is accepted. Members learn to improve public lands and to deal with disasters like storms and floods. They also learn how to fight a forest fireand are taugh medical aid.
In return, they get almost five thousand dollars to pay back student loans or to complete their education. They also get help with living expenses. A place to sleep in provided.
Sometimes the teams have to sleep outdoors in tents. Josh Keller and the others on his team slept in a tent his past summer in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Later they stayed in an empty elementary school. The team was involved in the continuing cleanup from Hurricane Katrina, which struck in August of two thousand five.
In some ways, AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps is similar to a program created in nineteen thirty-three. But that one was started as a result of the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps was established as part of the New Deal policies of President Franklin Roosevelt.
That corps provided food and work for people who had no jobs. The workers built roads, planted trees, put up telephone lines and did other public work projects.
Proposed federal budget cuts for two thousand seven recently threatened the future of the modern corps. Supporters of the program said a proposed reduction of twenty-two million dollars would have effectively ended its operations.
throughout
[ adverb ]
last
[ verb ]
intensive
[ adjective ]
involving a lot of work in a short period of time.
「集中的な」とか「徹底的な」
candidate
[ noun ]
POSITION -- one of the people taking part in an election or trying to get a job
He is the leading candidate for mayor
候補者とか志願者って意味みたい
expense
[ noun ]
the money that you spend on something.
you have to pay own medical expenses
He eventually found her the car wanted, at great expense.
threaten
[ verb ]
federal budget
連邦予算
propose
[ verb ]
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps is for men and women age eighteen to Twenty-four. The program requires them to serve for ten months. They live at five training centers in California, Colorado, Maryland and South Carolina.
They work in teams of up to twelve to complete service projects throughout the area where they are based. Each project lasts for six to eight weeks. The teams work with nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies, faith-based groups and other community organizations.
The program is intensive. Only one in four candidates is accepted. Members learn to improve public lands and to deal with disasters like storms and floods. They also learn how to fight a forest fireand are taugh medical aid.
In return, they get almost five thousand dollars to pay back student loans or to complete their education. They also get help with living expenses. A place to sleep in provided.
Sometimes the teams have to sleep outdoors in tents. Josh Keller and the others on his team slept in a tent his past summer in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Later they stayed in an empty elementary school. The team was involved in the continuing cleanup from Hurricane Katrina, which struck in August of two thousand five.
In some ways, AmeriCorps' National Civilian Community Corps is similar to a program created in nineteen thirty-three. But that one was started as a result of the Great Depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps was established as part of the New Deal policies of President Franklin Roosevelt.
That corps provided food and work for people who had no jobs. The workers built roads, planted trees, put up telephone lines and did other public work projects.
Proposed federal budget cuts for two thousand seven recently threatened the future of the modern corps. Supporters of the program said a proposed reduction of twenty-two million dollars would have effectively ended its operations.
throughout
[ adverb ]
- EVERYWHERE -- in every part of a place
The house was painted pink throughout - DURING -- during the whole of a period of time
He yawmed throughout the performance
We spent a week in London and it rained throughout
last
[ verb ]
- CONTINUE -- to continue to happen, exist, or be useful
How long will the meeting last?
We don't get much sun - enjoy it while it lasts
Most sessions last about an hour.
The batteries only last about five hours. - BE ENOUGH -- to be enough for a period of time
I've only got $30 to last me till the end of the month.
We've got enough food to last another week.
intensive
[ adjective ]
involving a lot of work in a short period of time.
「集中的な」とか「徹底的な」
candidate
[ noun ]
POSITION -- one of the people taking part in an election or trying to get a job
He is the leading candidate for mayor
候補者とか志願者って意味みたい
expense
[ noun ]
the money that you spend on something.
you have to pay own medical expenses
He eventually found her the car wanted, at great expense.
threaten
[ verb ]
- HARM -- to tell someone that you will will or hurt them, or cause problems for them if they if they do not do what you want.
He threatened the staff with a gun and memanded money. - DAMAGE -- to be likely to cause harm or damage to something or someone
His knee problem is threatening his cycling career
The whole area is threatened by the storms. - HAPPEN -- if something bad threatens to happen, it is likely to happen
federal budget
連邦予算
propose
[ verb ]
- SUGGEST -- to suggest a plan or action
I propose that we delay our decision until we have more information
How much discount do you propose?
He proposed a plan for the new office - propose to do sth to intend to do something
- MARRY -- to ask someone to marry you
He proposed to me on my birthday.
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月16日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Josh Keller is a good example. His service with Americorps has led him to consider working for a nonprofit agency. But whatever he chooses, he says, he still wants to continue his interest in music.
Josh Keller has plenty of experience working with other musicians. But he says he has learned now how to work more effectively in teams.
He serves on a team of ten people with lots of energy. Besides cleaning up storm damage, he has helped build walking trails for visitors at a state park. He has supervised young people at a recreation center. And he has gotten to see parts of the country that he only knew form pictures.
consider
[ verb ]
serve
[ verb ]
supervise
[ verb ]
to watch a person or activity and make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc
Students must be supervised by a teacher at all times
recreation
[ noun ]
activities that you do for enjoyment when you are not working.
Shopping seems to be her only form of recreation.
a recreation area/centre
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Josh Keller is a good example. His service with Americorps has led him to consider working for a nonprofit agency. But whatever he chooses, he says, he still wants to continue his interest in music.
Josh Keller has plenty of experience working with other musicians. But he says he has learned now how to work more effectively in teams.
He serves on a team of ten people with lots of energy. Besides cleaning up storm damage, he has helped build walking trails for visitors at a state park. He has supervised young people at a recreation center. And he has gotten to see parts of the country that he only knew form pictures.
consider
[ verb ]
- THINK -- to think carefully about a decision or something you might do
Have you conisidered surgery?
you didn't consider my feeling at all - FACT -- to think about particular facts when you are making a decision about something.
If you buy an old house, you have to consider the cost of repairs
serve
[ verb ]
- HELP ACHIEVE -- to help achieve something or to be useful as something.
- WORK -- to work for; to do your duty to
He served in the army in India for twenty years
she has served on the committee for the last fifteen years.
He served under Harold Wilson as Transport Minister.
ことわざ：He that serves everybody is paid by nobody.
ことわざ：No man can serve two masters / You cannot serve two masters
supervise
[ verb ]
to watch a person or activity and make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc
Students must be supervised by a teacher at all times
recreation
[ noun ]
activities that you do for enjoyment when you are not working.
Shopping seems to be her only form of recreation.
a recreation area/centre
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月14日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Many of the people who join national service programs are college students. In some cases they can reveive money to help pay for their studies.
Many others are recent graduates who have delayed their entry into the job market. This is true even though there are more jobs for young people who just finished college than they were last year.
Job offerings are up about fourteen percent among members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The group says startin pay for college graduates also has increased.
Often the only thing that a person earns from a service organization is the satisfaction of helping others. But it can help young people gain skills for a chosen profession.
For those who are not sure about a profession, the experience might help them decide what they want to do.
association
[ noun ]
earn
[ verb ]
satisfaction
[ noun ] (U)
the pleasant feeling you have when you get something that you wanted or do something that you wanted to do.
She smiled with satisfaction
There is no satisfaction in poorly done work
gain
chosen profession
そのままだと選ばれた職業ってことなんだけど、どういうことかな。専門的な仕事ってこと？
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Many of the people who join national service programs are college students. In some cases they can reveive money to help pay for their studies.
Many others are recent graduates who have delayed their entry into the job market. This is true even though there are more jobs for young people who just finished college than they were last year.
Job offerings are up about fourteen percent among members of the National Association of Colleges and Employers. The group says startin pay for college graduates also has increased.
Often the only thing that a person earns from a service organization is the satisfaction of helping others. But it can help young people gain skills for a chosen profession.
For those who are not sure about a profession, the experience might help them decide what they want to do.
association
[ noun ]
- ORGANIZATION [C] an organization of people with the same interests of with a particular purpose
- CONNECTION [C,U] a connection or relationship between two things or people
earn
[ verb ]
- GET MONEY --to get money for doing work
she earns more than $40,000 a year. - DESERVE --to get something that you deserve because of your work, qualities, etc
As a teacher you have to earn the respect of your students - PROFIT --to make a profit
an account that earns a high rate of interest
satisfaction
[ noun ] (U)
the pleasant feeling you have when you get something that you wanted or do something that you wanted to do.
She smiled with satisfaction
There is no satisfaction in poorly done work
gain
- GET --to get something useful or positive
The country gained independence in 1948.
You'll gain a lot of experience working there - INCREASE --to increase in something such as size, weight, or amount
he's gained a lot of weight in the last few months - CLOCK --If a clock or a watch gains, it works too quickly and shows a time that is later than the real time.
chosen profession
そのままだと選ばれた職業ってことなんだけど、どういうことかな。専門的な仕事ってこと？
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月10日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
今回は難しい単語がたくさんだったので短いけど、これでおしまい。
American schools are increasingly urging young people to get involved in service projects. In some school, community service is required.
increasingly
[ adverb ]
more and more
ますます、いよいよ、だんだん
she became increasingly annoyed with her son's laziness.
The popularity of the singer made it increasingly difficult to get a ticket for the concert.
urge
[ verb ]
to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing
〜するようにしきりに促す、勧める、頼む
We urged Ned to finish college
I was urged not to resign th post
involve
[ verb ]
〜を含む、伴う、必要とする
Tell me the job involves 仕事の内容を教えて下さい
Heart disease often involves psychological and social factors
心臓病には心理的・社会的な原因がしばしば含まれている
を巻き込む、関与させる、巻き添えにする、熱中させる、影響を与えるなど
Are you involved with anyone? 誰かに夢中になっているの？
you can say so because it doesn't involve you.
人のことだから、そう言えるんだよ
I'm not involved with the new project.
私はその新しいプロジェクトとは関係ありません
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
今回は難しい単語がたくさんだったので短いけど、これでおしまい。
American schools are increasingly urging young people to get involved in service projects. In some school, community service is required.
increasingly
[ adverb ]
more and more
ますます、いよいよ、だんだん
she became increasingly annoyed with her son's laziness.
The popularity of the singer made it increasingly difficult to get a ticket for the concert.
urge
[ verb ]
to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing
〜するようにしきりに促す、勧める、頼む
We urged Ned to finish college
I was urged not to resign th post
involve
[ verb ]
〜を含む、伴う、必要とする
Tell me the job involves 仕事の内容を教えて下さい
Heart disease often involves psychological and social factors
心臓病には心理的・社会的な原因がしばしば含まれている
を巻き込む、関与させる、巻き添えにする、熱中させる、影響を与えるなど
Are you involved with anyone? 誰かに夢中になっているの？
you can say so because it doesn't involve you.
人のことだから、そう言えるんだよ
I'm not involved with the new project.
私はその新しいプロジェクトとは関係ありません
ブログランキングに参加中です。応援クリックよろしくお願いします。2006年10月09日
今日の文章はここから
わからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Josh Keller of Bethesda, Maryland, is a twenty-four-year-old musician. He studied music for many years. He graduated from the university of Maryland with honors. He is a fine horn player. not only that, he knows how to lead an orchestra.
But theses days, Josh keller is spending his time digging, cleaning up storm damage and helping repair houses. He is working in Port Arthur, Texas, which was struck by Hurricane Rita a year ago.
Josh Keller is a member of a program called AmeriCorps-NCCC- the National Civilian Community Corps.
Americans are not required to perform national service, except in times of military drafts. But programs like AmeriCorps are finding plenty of interest these days.
Some people say they became interested because of the September eleventh terrorist attackes five years ago. Others might be influenced not just by world events but also by their schooling.
honor
[ noun ]
a quality that combines respect, pride and honesty
a man of honor
we fought for the honour of our country.
[ verb ]
to show great respect for someone or something, especially in public
he was honoured for his bravery
日本語だと
名詞では尊敬とか敬意、動詞では「敬意を払う」とか「尊敬する」って意味らしいですな。
civilian
[ noun ]
a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces
The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.
民間人みたいなことなのかな。
require
[ verb ]
to need or make necessary
In some countries, all men are required to do military service.
Students are required to wear uniforms.
needより改まった言葉で書き言葉として使われることが多いみたい
draft
今回の意味で言うと「招集する」「徴募する」という意味らしい
influence
[ verb ]
to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves or thinks
影響を与える、左右するなど
she's very good at making friends and influencing people.
[ noun ]
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
影響（力）、感化、コネなど
Helen's a bad/good influence on him.
と、今日は疲れたのでこの辺で。
ここからわからなかった言葉はできるだけ英英辞書を使って理解しようとしてます。で、わからなかったら英和辞典で調べてます。
Josh Keller of Bethesda, Maryland, is a twenty-four-year-old musician. He studied music for many years. He graduated from the university of Maryland with honors. He is a fine horn player. not only that, he knows how to lead an orchestra.
But theses days, Josh keller is spending his time digging, cleaning up storm damage and helping repair houses. He is working in Port Arthur, Texas, which was struck by Hurricane Rita a year ago.
Josh Keller is a member of a program called AmeriCorps-NCCC- the National Civilian Community Corps.
Americans are not required to perform national service, except in times of military drafts. But programs like AmeriCorps are finding plenty of interest these days.
Some people say they became interested because of the September eleventh terrorist attackes five years ago. Others might be influenced not just by world events but also by their schooling.
honor
[ noun ]
a quality that combines respect, pride and honesty
a man of honor
we fought for the honour of our country.
[ verb ]
to show great respect for someone or something, especially in public
he was honoured for his bravery
日本語だと
名詞では尊敬とか敬意、動詞では「敬意を払う」とか「尊敬する」って意味らしいですな。
civilian
[ noun ]
a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces
The bomb killed four soldiers and three civilians.
民間人みたいなことなのかな。
require
[ verb ]
to need or make necessary
In some countries, all men are required to do military service.
Students are required to wear uniforms.
needより改まった言葉で書き言葉として使われることが多いみたい
draft
今回の意味で言うと「招集する」「徴募する」という意味らしい
influence
[ verb ]
to affect or change how someone or something develops, behaves or thinks
影響を与える、左右するなど
she's very good at making friends and influencing people.
[ noun ]
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
影響（力）、感化、コネなど
Helen's a bad/good influence on him.
と、今日は疲れたのでこの辺で。
