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洋書 - Yuval Noah Harariの2部作 (Sapiens / Homo Deus)

Yuval Noah Harariの2部作

  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014)
  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2016)
  • 上の2作に比べ、3番目に出た* 21 Lessons for the 21st Centuryはちょっとルーズな構成のエッセー

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

  • 作者:Yuval Noah Harari
  • 出版社/メーカー: Vintage
  • 発売日: 2015/04/30
  • メディア: ペーパーバック

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

  • 作者:Yuval Noah Harari
  • 出版社/メーカー: Vintage
  • 発売日: 2017/03/23
  • メディア: ペーパーバック

21 Lessons for the 21st Century (English Edition)

21 Lessons for the 21st Century (English Edition)

  • 作者:Yuval Noah Harari
  • 出版社/メーカー: Spiegel & Grau
  • 発売日: 2018/09/04
  • メディア: Kindle版

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洋書 - The Innovator's Dilemma

The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

  • 作者:Clayton M. Christensen
  • 出版社/メーカー: Harvard Business Review Press
  • 発売日: 2016/01/05
  • メディア: ペーパーバック

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Part 1 Why Great Companies Can Fail

  • 1 How Can Great Firms Fail? Insights from the Hard Disk Drive Industry
  • 2 Value Networks and the Impetus to Innovate
  • 3 Disruptive Technological Change in the Mechanical Excavator Industry
  • 4 What Goes Up, Can't Go Down

Part 2 Managing Disruptive Technological Change

  • 5 Give Responsibility for Disruptive Technologies to Organizations Whose Customers Need Them
  • 6 Match the Size of the Organization to the Size of the Market
  • 7 Discovering New and Emerging Markets
  • 8 How to Appraise Your Organization's Capabilities and Disabilities
  • 9 Performance Provided, Market Demand, and the Product Life Cycle
  • 10 Managing Disruptive Technological Change: A Case Study
  • 11 The Dilemmas of Innovation: A Summary

洋楽 - 【Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips】英語

Midnight Train to Georgia: The Best of

Midnight Train to Georgia: The Best of

  • アーティスト:Gladys Knight
  • 出版社/メーカー: Music Club Deluxe
  • 発売日: 2007/10/09
  • メディア: CD

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主要フレーズ、単語

To a simpler place and time
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side)
Oh yes he is

  • by one's side: ~のそばに、~の近くに
    • right by one's side: ピッタリと近くに、寄り添うイメージ

He kept dreamin' (Dreamin)
Ooh that someday he'd be a star
(A superstar but he didn't get far)
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don't always come true

  • get far: 遠くまで行く、進歩する、成功する
  • the hard way: 苦労しながら、地道に
    • Ex) do things the hard way

So he pawned all his hopes
And he even sold his old car
Bought a one way ticket back
To the life he once knew
Oh yes he did

  • pawn: ~を質に入れる、賭ける

For love, gonna board the midnight train to ride
For love, gonna board, gotta board the midnight train to go

  • board: 〈船・列車・飛行機・バスなどに〉乗る、乗り込む

映画 - 【恋愛小説家 As Good as It Gets (1997)】英語

恋愛小説家 [Blu-ray]

恋愛小説家 [Blu-ray]

Overview

  • Director: James L. Brooks
  • Writers: Mark Andrus (story), Mark Andrus (screenplay), James L. Brooks (screenplay)
  • Stars: Jack Nicholson (Melvin Udall), Helen Hunt (Carol Connelly), Greg Kinnear (Simon Bishop), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Frank Sachs), Skeet Ulrich (Vincent), Shirley Knight (Beverly)

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As Good As It Gets - Trailer

単語・例文

load/weight off your mind

  • (人の)不安が取れる、(人の)重荷が下りる
  • when a problem that has been worrying you stops or is dealt with

Ex) I'm so relieved that I don't have to make a speech - it's such a weight off my mind!

SIMON : I found Verdell, Mr. Udall.
MELVIN : Well, that's a load off.

abuse

  • 虐待する、悪用する
  • to treat a person or animal badly or cruelly, or to use something in the wrong way

Ex) I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.

FRANK : Shhhh now. I like Simon. I like him enough to batter you unrecognizable if you verbally abuse him or so much as touch his dog again.
Meanwhile, I'll try and think how you can make this up to him.

bar

  • 出入りを禁じる、閉じ込める
  • to prevent someone from doing something or going somewhere

Ex) Protesters tried to break into the building, but the police barred their way.

CAROL : Bryan says he doesn't care how long you've been coming you ever act like this again you're barred for life.
I'm gonna miss the excitement, but I'll handle it.

drive someone nuts

  • (人)の気を狂わせる[変にさせる]、ひどくイライラさせる
  • = drive someone crazy [angry, crackers, mad, bananas, nuts, bonkers]

SIMON : I usually make such a big deal out of picking models but Carl's so thorough.
I'll bet he drove you nuts checking your references.

面白いフレーズ

too much reality for a Friday night

YOUNG MAN : Too much reality for a Friday night.