21 木 Lesson24 Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn (2)
Collins says she tells her nieces and nephews that she used to communicate with smoke signals and adds that many in-demand-jobs today hardly existed a few decades ago. McMillan says everyone is born with a desire to learn but that sadly a lot of people lose that drive. Collins cites the pressure to get good grades as the reason why.
smoke signal のろし、狼煙、発煙信号
Collins is referring to the old practice of sending messages by capturing and releasing smoke from a fire. She also could have joked that we used carrier pigeons, those birds with messages attached to their bodies. 伝書鳩
antediluvian [æ̀ntidilúːviən] 時代遅れの, old-fashioned
Salmans says, “their children will consider the technology they use now to be as antediluvian as the pagers and fax machines that my generation used just 20 years ago. Very old or old-fashioned. This comes from Latin and means “before the flood” as in the Biblical flood with Noah. You could say, “I’m keeping an antediluvian traditional life. I send hand-written letters to my friends.” diluvian 形容詞 /the Deluge ノア (Noah) の大洪水.
obsolete 時代遅れの、すたれた I’ve read that as much as 40% of what university students learn will be obsolete ten years from now.
in big demand 大人気の、大きな需要のある
In the middle, Collins says, “Many jobs that are in big demand these days hardly existed 30 to 40 years ago.”
machine learning engineer 機械学習の技術者
riskmanagement manager 危機管理マネージャー
meeting planner 会議企画者、ミーティング・プラナー
web developer ウェッブ開発者
materially and spiritually 物質的にも精神的にも
were making progress in life, materially and spiritually
“Materially” refers to tangible things, like money, possessions. While, “spiritually” that refers to matters of the spirit or the soul. You could say, “Materially she’s been very successful, but she doesn’t have much of a personal life. She’s so busy with work.” Or, she leads a spiritually rich life.
somewhere along the line いつの間にか、何処かの段階で
Down at the bottom, McMillan says, “the sad truth is that somewhere along the line, all too many people lose their passion for learning” McMillan means at some point during the process, during the progression of something. Like, somewhere along the line, we miscalculated the data we need to redo the figures. We also say, “somewhere down the line.” And that refers to the future. He’s planning to buy an apartment somewhere down the line.
somewhere along the line = somewhere down the line
(両方とも時間の経過に関して使う言葉)
something along the lines of… ～に似たようなもの
all too many あまりにもたくさんの
We use “all too” with many different words, to mean “excessively, very.” Not always but the nuance is usually negative or implies danger if we don’t do something. Like, he’s late all too often. Or, she knows all too well the importance of making a good impression
ニュアンスとしては、ネガティブ
implies danger, He’s late all too often. 何度も遅刻をしている 大抵、遅刻する
She knows all too well -, よく分かっているけれど、…
lose one’s passion for -, 〜への熱意、情熱を失う
Lose one’s enthusiasm, one’s fire to do something. You could also say things like, he has a passion for collecting old books. Or, she’s acquired a passion for Japanese art.
take on a new challenge 新たに挑戦する
paradoxically 逆説的に言えば、矛盾しているように聞こえるかも知れないけど
Might seem like a contradiction, Collins means. Two things that contradict each other or seem to. For example, Jenny is so disorganized but paradoxically she never forgets an appointment.
paradox 逆説
get a good mark いい点、成績をとる
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be fair to say that - 〜だお言ってもいいだろう
McMillan says, “I think it’s fair to say that all of us are born with a desire to learn.”
This is a reasonable thing to assert. There won’t be argument if I say this. Things like, it’s fair to say that Tobey is our most productive employee. Or, I think it’s fair to say that she’s trying very hard.
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pager ポケベル = beeper
antediluvian、時代遅れの例として
22 金 Lesson24 Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn (3)
Salmans says the educational system doesn’t always reward intellectual curiosity and that people tend to avoid learning new things that can challenge their established beliefs. Pearson says people must be skilled at adapting. And Salmans and Pearson use different analogies to describe the necessity of change.
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reward 〜に報いる、
Up at the top, Salmans says “The education system doesn’t necessarily reward intellectual curiosity.” It doesn’t necessarily provide a benefit, some good thing in return as recompense. You might say, this company rewards initiative, proactive employees get better salaries and promotions. Or, all his studying was rewarded when he got into that Ivy League college.
virtue is its own reward 徳行は自ら報ゆ、名詞のreward, 見返りを期待すべきではない
intellectual curiosity 知的好奇心
The desire to learn, the curiosity to learn new things. There’s also the expression “morbid curiosity,”
which is interest in knowing about bad things. Like, he has a morbid curiosity about murder cases.
human nature 人間性、人間の本質
the name of the game is – 肝心なものは〜である。最も重要なものは〜である
This is the most important element, the most important thing.
Practice is the name of the game in learning a foreign language, for example. Or, brevity is the name of the game in good writing.
learning agility 機敏な学習能力、学習の俊敏性
When we’re talking about physicality, agility and agile refer to moving nimbly, easily, quickly. You might say about an athlete. His speed and agility is remarkable. And like Pearson, we also use this about mental quickness and alertness. Her agile mind quickly figured out the math problem.
形容詞は agile
cast something by the wayside 〜を道の脇に捨て去る
The wayside is the side or a road or path. So if something is cast by the wayside, it’s discarded. She cast her fears by the wayside and decided to apply for the job. We also say “fall by the wayside.” Something falls out of use or practice. That idea fell by the wayside when she got busy with something else.
fall by the wayside 途中で捨てる 挫折する
wayside 道ばたで
change proficiency 変われる力、変化力
uncertain, unpredictable and constantly evolving world 不確かで予測不能で常に変化している世界
Alvin Toffler アルビン・トフラー 情報社会の到来を説いたアメリカの未来学者
Salmans refers to Alvin Toffler, the late futurologist.
futurologist 未来学者
A person who studies, considers future possibilities based on current trends. According to one of my main dictionaries, the term “futurology” was first used in this sense in 1946.
-ology 接尾辞 学問 科学
geology 地質学
zoology 動物学
information age 情報化時代
let go 手放す、捨てる
Salmans is talking about releasing our hold on something. She let go of her fear of failure and opened her own consulting company. Or, she needs to let go of her jealousy of Helen and concentrate on her own career.
be let go クビになる 解雇される
shed one’s skin 脱皮する
new coat of paint 新しい塗装
We also say, coat of nail polish. You might say, “Oh, Be careful, be careful. The top coat is not dry yet.”
strip off -, 〜を剥ぎ取る、はがす
Remove some element, put it away from something else. Imagine, a magazine that has too much text on the cover. The editor might say, “I wanna strip off half of these words.” Or, on a warm train, it was pretty warm so I stripped off my coat and scarf.
think of it as -, 〜と考えなさい
At the bottom, Salmans says, “Think of it as a snake shedding its skin.” Look at it this way, think of it from this perspective.
Let’s say a colleague is very upset about being transferred to a new department.
You tell them, Think of it as an opportunity. You will make new contacts and learn new skills.
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late - 今は亡き〜, 故〜
Alvin Toffler, the late futurologist
人名の前に付けて
the late Alvin Toffler とも
比較的最近亡くなったひと。
遠い過去に亡くなった人には使いません。
20 水 Lesson24 Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn (1)
Ueda asks Pearson what quality a business person will need most in the future. And Pearson says the ability to adapt to change and proactivity change oneself. Salmans comments on how people can work from anywhere now. And McMillan says they can’t know what the world will be like 20 years from now.
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ダーウィン Charles Darwin /On the Origin of Species 「種の起源」
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.
最も強いものが、あるいは最も知的なものが、生き残るわけではない
最も変化に対応できるものが生き残る
in the years to come 将来において、何年か後に
adapt to change 変化に適応する
Up at the top, Pearson says, “I think the ability to adapt to change and make changes proactively will make a crucial difference in your career.”
proactivity 先を見通して
“Proactive” and “proactively” are often used to mean “active.” But the dictionary definition is “acting in advice to deal with some anticipated problem, not just responding when something happens.” Like, Carl is very proactive about his career. He’s always acquiring new skills.
proactive reactive の反対語 /単に状況に応じるのではなく、物事をスタートさせたり、行動のイニシャティブを取るといった積極的なアクションのこと
make a difference 違いを生む
species 種、生物の
Darwin was talking about types of flora or fauna. But we also use this about a variety of types of things. This is a new species of cellphone, you might say. Much faster and with various new features. Or, millennials are sometimes called, ah, new species of employee.
flora or fauna 植物 動物 日本語では「動植物」 動物（animal）」と「植物（plant）
understate 控えめに言う
When we understate, we make something sound smaller, less important than it actually is. Like, this report understates the environmental damage. It’s actually much worse. And “overstate” is “express something in exaggerated terms.” Make it sound bigger, more important, whatever. Like, she overstated her job experience on her resume.
understated 形容詞、控えめな understated clothes 控えめな服装
to take one obvious example １つ分かりやすい例をあげると
“To cite one obvious example” would also work here. Or, name one obvious example. And you can put these at the end of a sentence too. Let’s say, you’re talking about problems at the office. The computers are always crashing, to cite one obvious example.
to take one obvious example /takeの他に、name, cite
set an example 模範を示す
profoundly 徹底的に、深く、心から
In a very deep way, on a very deep or extensive level. I was profoundly moved by this book, you could say. It has changed my life. Or, I am profoundly sad that Company A has gone out of business. They were a good company.
alter 様変わりさせる
And, here’s another one with a spelling mistake that native speakers often make. When the word means “change,” it’s “ER” at the end. When it is a place, sort of a little structure that you pray in front of, in a church or elsewhere, that is an altar with “AR.” altar 教会の祭壇、
boundary between -, 〜の間の境界線
There’s more to A than B. AにはB以上のものがある。
McMillan says, “There’s more to social change than technology, you know.” A involves more than B. It’s more complex than just B. And we can use this about people too. You might say, “There’s more to Peter than his work as a broker. He’s also a talented singer.”
demographic pattern デモグラフィックス、実態的人口統計のパターン
increased longevity 長寿化
come to mind 思い浮かぶ
Appear in one’s thoughts. Imagine someone asks you, “Who would be good for this project?”
You answer, “Hmm. Ah, Jenny and Carl are two people who come to mind.”
We also say, “jump to mind.” And that means “quickly appear in one’s thoughts.”
You immediately jumped to mind as a candidate for this job. You know, I immediately thought of you.
jump to mind 真っ先に思い浮かぶ
say for sure 確実に言える
Up at the top, Ueda says, “I guess the only thing you can say for sure about the future is that it will be different from today.” “Say for certain” would also work here. They both mean “say with definite certainty that this is true.” For example, I can’t say for sure but I think Paul is leaving. Or, to use a slight variation, I know for certain that Paul is leaving.
no such thing as –
Down at the very bottom, Collins says, “My nieces and nephews can’t imagine how I organized my social life when there was no such thing as social media.” “No such thing as” means “This doesn’t exist.” When I was a little girl, likewise, there was no such thing as a blogger. Likewise, you could say, “There’s no such thing as a risk-free investment.” Or, a cynical person might say, “There’s no such thing as unconditional love.” 無条件の愛
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in the dim and distant past はるか昔に、記憶の薄れてしまった遠いむかしに
= a very long time ago
dim, distant 韻を踏んでる