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映画 - 【50回目のファースト・キス 50 First Dates (2004)】英語

50回目のファースト・キス [Blu-ray]

50回目のファースト・キス [Blu-ray]

Overview

  • Director: Peter Segal
  • Writers: George Wing
  • Stars: Adam Sandler(Henry Roth), Drew Barrymore(Lucy Whitmore), Rob Schneider(Ula), Dan Aykroyd(Dr. Keats), Amy Hill(Sue)

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50 First Dates Official Trailer 2004

単語・例文

fling

(一時の)情事、a short period of enjoyment

  • have a fling : to have a short sexual relationship with someone
    Ex) She's been having a fling with her boss.

He just kind of ran away.
You know, it was just a little fling, but....
l won't forget my week....

hang in there

頑張れ、しっかりしろ

Ex) Work can get tough in the middle of a term but hang in there and it'll be OK.

Henry : Get me two fish from the barrel. Now.
Okay.
Just hang in there.

settle down

落ち着く、to become quieter

Ex) OK, everybody, settle down.

Asian customer in restaurant : Are you staring at me or her?
Because you're starting to freak me out.
Henry : Settle down and eat your pancakes.

catch on

受ける、流行る、to become fashionable or popular

Ex) I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people?

Lady at golf course : You might attract a shark.
Ula : What's wrong with that?
Sharks are naturally peaceful.
Lady : Is that right? How'd you get that nasty cut, anyway?
Ula: A shark bit me.
...... Henry : That shark theory's starting to catch on.

short-term / long-term

短期 / 長期

  • short-term memory / long-term memory : 短期記憶、長期記憶

Sue : Her father broke some ribs, but Lucy suffered a serious head injury.
She lost her short-term memory.
Henry : So she can't remember anything?
Sue : No, no, no, she has all of her long-term memory.
That's a different part of the brain.

slate

〔文字・絵などを書くための〕石板、過去の記録、In the past, a small, thin, rectangular piece of slate (= rock), usually in a wooden frame, used for writing on, especially by children

Sue : She just can't retain any new information.
It's like her slate gets wiped clean every night while she sleeps.

strike out

三振する、失敗する

Lucy : Thank you for being so nice to me today.
Henry : Sure.
Lucy : l don't want you to...
...strike out tomorrow.
So maybe you could talk to me about...
...lilies.

wonder

疑問に思う、to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something

Ex1) I was wondering if you were free tomorrow. Ex2) We were wondering if/whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time?

Sue : ...but we still have you.
Oh, and if you're wondering about this guy who's making this tape...
...he's okay.

convince

確信させる、納得させる、説得する、to persuade someone or make someone certain

Ex) I hope this will convince you to change your mind.

Henry : I bet in another hour she'll be ready to see her friends, have lunch...
...get her life back.
We could do this every day.
Father : We'll leave it up to her.
Henry : All right.
Lucy : So how's the cow?
Henry : Same as you. Every day they have to convince her she's a cow.

get to

~を始める、~に取り掛かる、~に着手する、to begin to do or be

Ex1) Let's get to it.
Ex2) You’re getting to be just like your mother.

Lucy's father : She's doing really great up there.
She's teaching an art class and she gets to paint every day.

Vocabulary - 2018/07

binge

どんちゃん騒ぎ、an occasion when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating, drinking, or spending money

Ex) binge eating, binge drinking

bluff

(人)にはったりをかける、(人)に虚勢を張る

Ex) Concerns over customers leaving Oracle is not new, but management seems to be in denial or bluffing their position.

bravado

虚勢、強がり

Ex1) Bravado doesn't impress me, but hard work does.

Ex2) The management's unfounded bravado and inexplicable denials make me uncomfortable and negative about the company's prospects.

hectic

仕事などがかなり忙しい

Ex1) My work is very hectic.
Ex2) Things have been hectic.

lay out

to explain something clearly, usually in writing. to present

Ex) The code of practice lays out very clearly what the duties of the registrar are.

leeway

余裕、freedom to act within particular limits:

Ex) Local councils will be given some leeway as to how they implement the legislation.

on a whim

気まぐれに、思いつきで

Ex) He got married on a whim.

pull strings

陰で糸を引く、陰で人を操る、to use your influence over important people to get something or help someone else

Ex) I may be able to pull a few strings if you need the document urgently.

recoup

recover

Ex) recoup loss = recover loss

take a cue from

~からヒント[手掛かり・きっかけ]を得る、~をきっかけにする、見習う、to be strongly influenced by something or someone:

Ex1) We should take our cue from nature.

Ex2) Australia took a cue from the U.S. by banning Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei from its next-generation 5G mobile network.

top of mind (= front of mind)

あるニーズが起きたとき、ある製品カテゴリーで最初に浮かんでくるブランド名のこと。最重要、最優先
If a brand, product, or company is front of mind, it is the first one that people think of when they are considering buying something:

Ex) We need advertising that will keep the brand front of mind and help reinforce brand values.

Vocabulary - 2018/06

counterintuitive

直観に反した

Ex) Mark Manson book - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

homicide

殺人

Ex) According to a 2013 report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), between 2005 and 2012, the average homicide rate in the U.S. was 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants compared to the average rate globally, which was 6.2.

weed out

〔好ましくないものを〕取り除く、除去[削除]する、to get rid of unwanted things or people from a group

Ex1) The first round of interviews only really serves to weed out the very weakest of applicants.
Ex2) So many people answered our job ad, it'll take days to weed out the less impressive resumes.

洋書 - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Don't Try

The Feedback Loop from Hell
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
So Mark, What the Fuck Is the Point of This Book Anyway?

Chapter 2 Happiness Is a Problem

The Misadventures of Disappointment Panda
Happiness Comes from Solving Problems
Emotions Are Overrated
Choose Your Struggle

Chapter 3 You Are Not Special

Things Fall Apart
The Tyranny of Exceptionalism
B-b-b-but, If I'm Not Going to Be Special or Extraordinary, What's the Point?

Chapter 4 The Value of Suffering

The Self-Awareness Onion
Rock Star Problems
Shitty Values
Denning Good and Bad Values

Chapter 5 You Are Always Choosing

The Choice
The Responsibility/Fault Fallacy
Responding to Tragedy
Genetics and the Hand We're Dealt
Victimhood Chic
There Is No "How"

Chapter 6 You're Wrong About Everything (But So Am I)

Architects of Our Own Beliefs
Be Careful What You Believe
The Dangers of Pure Certainty
Manson's Law of Avoidance
Kill Yourself
How to Be a Little Less Certain of Yourself

Chapter 7 Failure Is the Way Forward

The Failure/Success Paradox
Pain Is Part of the Process
The "Do Something" Principle

Chapter 8 The Importance of Saying No

Rejection Makes Your Life Better
Boundaries
How to Build Trust
Freedom Through Commitment

Chapter 9 …And Then You Die

Something Beyond Our Selves
The Sunny Side of Death
Acknowledgments

Harassment関連英語

bully / mob

いじめる。Mobは集団によるものを指す

Ex) "Mobbing" is abusive conduct carried out by a group.

crude joke

下品なジョーク

demeaning

屈辱的な

derogatory

軽蔑的な、名誉を毀損するような

Ex) Don't make derogatory joke.

discrimination

差別

harass

苦しめる、迷惑行為をする

Ex) Although many people associate sexual harassment with men harassing women, or made managers harassing employees, it's much broader than that.

harassment

迷惑行為、ハラスメント

Ex) Harassment can take many forms.

retaliation

仕返し、報復

tease

からかう

Ex) She was teased by a colleague because of her skin color.

Code of Conduct(行動規範)関連英語

abide by

遵守する

Ex) You have to strictly abide by the company's privacy policy.

acceptable use policy

利用規定

anti-corruption

汚職行為防止

Ex) Anti-corruption law

bribery

贈収賄

Code of Conduct

行動規範

Ex) Business code of conduct

Code of Ethics and Business Conduct

(企業の)倫理・職務規範

conflict of interest

利益[利害(関係)]の衝突、利益相反

contractual agreement

契約上の合意

corporate social responsibility (CSR)

企業の社会的責任

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)

環境安全

False Claims Act (FCA)

【米】虚偽請求取締法

intellectual property

知的財産、知的所有権

  • copyright : 著作権
  • patent : 特許権
  • trademarks : 商標権
  • trade secret : 企業(営業)秘密

Ex) Intellectual property rights include Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade secrets.

international trade law

国際商取引法

political contribution

政治献金

record retention

記録(文書)保存

Ex) The Records retention policy governs the retention and disposal of the company's business records.

securities law

証券取引法

Ex) The company expects you to comply with applicable insider trading and securities laws.

side agreement / side letter

主契約の内容を補足するための文書

UEFA Champions League 2018 英語

YouTube

youtu.be

主要用語

  • ol' big ears : UCLのTrophyのこと
    http://c2.thejournal.ie/media/2012/04/PA-13223991-390x285.jpg
  • CL / UCL : Champions League / UEFA Champions League

リンク

UCL 2018関連記事

単語

  • blunder : 大間違い、重大ミス
    Ex) Karius' blunders were sandwiched by a moment of magic from substitute Gareth Bale, who helped himself to a double after Karim Benzema's opener.

  • exploit : 利用する、悪用する、~に付け込む
    Ex) Perhaps the thinking from Zidane was to bring Bale on in the second half to exploit some tired Liverpool legs, with Jurgen Klopp's men always likely to fade after their early intensity.

  • flounder : じたばたする、四苦八苦する
    Ex) Rather than seize the opportunity, they floundered.

  • howler : 馬鹿な間違い
    Ex) The German keeper endured a personal nightmare as his two howlers gift-wrapped the trophy for Zinedine Zidane.

  • resurgent : 生き返る、再起の
    Ex) Liverpool verdict - Champions League final defeat hurts but Reds remain resurgent under Jurgen Klopp

  • rival : ~に匹敵する
    Ex) It was an amazing moment of genius - a bicycle kick that rivalled Cristiano Ronaldo's astonishing effort against Juventus in the quarter-final in Turin.

Vocabulary - 2018/05

crow

〔雄のニワトリなどが〕大きな声で鳴く、誇らしげに[得意げに・得意そうに]言う

Ex) President Trump crowed about the landmark on Friday, tweeting, “4% is Broken!”

entitlement

権利(の付与)

Ex) Technical support entitlement (テクニカルサポートを受ける権利)

frenetic

熱狂した、大騒ぎの

Ex) during a period of frenetic activity remembered as the dot-com boom

impervious

〔人が批判・痛みなどに〕無感覚な、影響されない、鈍感な

Ex) He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.

payroll

1) 給与、給料、the total amount of money paid to the employees of a particular company
2) 従業員数、雇用人口、the total number of people employed by a company, or in an economy:

Ex1) The company relieved Tom of his post, but he remains on the company payroll.
Ex2) The reduction in temporary hiring has led to the second successive month of falling payrolls.

rank-and-file worker (employee)

〔管理職ではない〕一般社員、the ordinary workers

Ex) In 2000, wages for rank-and-file workers rose at an annual rate of around 4 percent.

unemployment rate

失業率、jobless rate

Ex) The unemployment rate fell below the 4 percent.

upshot

結果、結論、result

Ex) What's the upshot?

vie

競争する、compete

Ex) It’s easier to get low levels of unemployment when fewer people are vying for jobs.