APPLY IT!

I don’t know where to start.

どこから始めたらいいものやら。

K: 感情を伝える表現。肯定と否定の二通りのニュアンスがあります。興奮してエクサイトして言う場合もあります。ここでは嫌なことが色々あったことを示唆しています。別の言い方でI don’t know where to begin. 

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All: That was lovely!

SAY IT!

All: You’re right on!

WRITE IT!

今日は彼女にとってよくない日でした。まず始めに電車の遅延で職場に遅れました。それからパソコンがクラッシュしました。

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To begin with, I was late for work because of a train delay.

And when I went back to work, my computer crashed.

K: まず「今日は彼女にとってよくない日」なんですけれどもね、これはToday was a bad day,とかですね、彼女にとってですからfor herとこう持ってきてよろしいですかね。

J: Yes, you can say it that way. And you can also say “It was a bad day for her today.” And today can move in the front like you said, it can move to the beginning. “Today was a bad day for her.” And there’s one more way of saying it. “She had a bad day today.”

K: もう一つ、Carolynさん。「それから」 ということなんですけどね、これはthenがいいですかね、and thenというのもありますけど。

C: Yeah, they’re both fine. I feel like saying “and then” builds the drama a little bit in the sentence.

K: なるほど。and thenと言うともう少し劇的な感じがあるということで。パソコンはどうでしたっけ、Jeffさん。

J: We usually use computer.

K: OK.

J: It’s simple. We don’t usually use personal computer.

今日は彼女にとってよくない日でした。まず始めに電車の遅延で職場に遅れました。それからパソコンがクラッシュしました。

J:

It was a bad day for her today./Today was a bad day for her.

To begin with, she was late for work because of a train delay.

Then her computer crashed.

C:

She had a bad day today. 

To begin with, she was late for work because of a train delay.

And then her computer crashed.

 

 

H: Pearson cites statistics about the number of freelancers expected in coming years. And McMillans says he’s heard they have high job satisfaction. Pearson says Millennials are passionate about flexibility and work-life balance. And he and Grace talk about changes in where people physically do their work.

in the not too distant future

そう遠くない将来に、近い将来に

H: At a future time that is not far off, that is not very long from now. We also say the not too distant past. Things like “In the not too distant past, no one had cellphones.” Or “In the not too distant past, we didn’t have antibiotics.” 

healthcare coverage

医療保険、医療保険の保障範囲

H: In this case, coverage refers to the amount and type of protection that an insurance agreement gives you. If you ask someone “How’s your coverage?” or “What’s your coverage?” You’re asking them what their policy pays for and what percentage. We also use the word cover this way. “This insurance policy covers fire and earthquake damage.” Or “I’m covered for fire and earthquake damage.”

S: coverageには保険の保障範囲という意味以外に、報道機関による報道といった意味もありますね。その場合にはmedia coverageとかpress coverageというふうに使います。

on demand

注文に応じる、要求に応じる、オンデマンドの

S:注文対応のという意味ですね。

H: McMillan up at the top says “I’ve seen surveys that show on-demand freelance workers have high levels of job satisfaction.” On demand means you can get something whenever you need it or ask for it. McMillan is talking about freelancers who work when a company requests their services. Likewise we can watch movies on demand now. We can just go to our computers, click on the movie we want and it starts streaming.

here to stay

定着する、根付く

H: Not going to change or leave. Firmly established. Things like “Is virtual currency here to stay or is it just a fad?” or  “The cold weather is here to stay for a while. Temperatures will be low through the week.”

S:直訳すると「この場に留まっている、居座っている」といったことですが、物を主語にして、何々が普及している、生活に浸透している、といったような意味ですね。

be passionate about

何々にこだわっている、何々に熱心である

H: Care about something a lot. Be devoted to it. You may not have noticed but I’m really passionate about movies. I love watching them, critiquing them. Or you could say “He’s really passionate about animal rights. He works hard to protect animals and to spread awareness of the issue.”

lock oneself into

自らを何々に閉じ込める、縛り付ける

H: Commit to something, fix yourself in a position. “He’s locked himself into working at this company for five years.” Or you could reverse it and say “This contract locks him into working here for five years.”

autonomous

自立した、自立の

H: Down at the bottom, Pearson says “The workforce of the future will be mobile, flexible, and autonomous.”

be evaluated according to results

成果によって評価される

H: Be assessed, be judged according to the results we produce. You could say “Job applicants are evaluated by their résumé, interviews, and a writing test.” Or “We need to reevaluate our market strategy.”

mainstream

主流の、本流の

H: Mainstream refers to what most people do, what’s considered standard in some situation. We also say go mainstream or become mainstream. Become common practice, become ordinary. Acupuncture has gone mainstream in the United States. Not considered exotic anymore.

H: mainstream mediaと言えば従来からある新聞、雑誌、テレビなどの既存の主流媒体のことです。ニューメディア、例えばインターネットや携帯電話などを利用した新しいメディア、online media、wireless media、などに対してmainstream mediaというふうに使います。