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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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
本の要約サービスAPP - Blinkist / Instaread
概要
- 英語のノンフィクション本の要約サービス紹介
- Blinklist
- Instaread
- 両方とも、15分~20分で読める(聞ける!)長さの本の要約、同じ内容のAudioも提供。
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Blinkist
Instaread
洋楽 - 【Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips】英語
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
Link / Lyrics
- Wik - Midnight Train to Georgia
- AZLyrics.com - Midnight Train to Georgia Lyrics
- Song Meanings + Facts
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
dupe someone into - (人)をだまして~させる
dupe someone into
- (人)をだまして~させる
- to cheat someone by telling lies or by deceiving the person
Examples
- They duped me into giving them money by saying it would go to charity.
- The girls were duped by drug smugglers into carrying heroin for them.
- Book Shopping on Amazon? Don’t Be Duped Into Buying a Summary
break out - (ある部分を)取り出す、強調する
break out
- (ある部分を)取り出す、強調する
- To highlight just one portion or section of something, To isolate a portion of a body of data
Examples
- Please break out the sales figures from the quarterly report.
- Alphabet doesn’t break out financial information on Google Cloud.
映画 - 【恋愛小説家 As Good as It Gets (1997)】英語
- 出版社/メーカー: ソニー・ピクチャーズエンタテインメント
- 発売日: 2013/04/24
- メディア: Blu-ray
- この商品を含むブログ (6件) を見る
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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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.
point out - (間違いなど)指摘する
point out
- (間違い、知らないことを)指摘する
- to tell someone about some information, often because you believe they do not know it or have forgotten it
Examples
- Thanks for pointing out my mistake.
- Uber will likely point out that it is profitable in markets where it has a dominant position.
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back-to-back - 連続して、立て続けに
back-to-back
- adj, adv) 連続の(連続して)
- one following after another, consecutive(ly)
Examples
- The soccer team won back-to-back victories last weekend.
- Real Madrid become first team to win back-to-back Champions League finals.
- The firm had back-to-back quarters of strong earnings.