(1) Watch out!
You should be more careful.
That car came out of nowhere. あの車、いきなり出てきたでしょう。
(2) Stop complaining so much.
Think of all of blessings you have.
Things are better than you think. 状況は君が思っているよりいいんだからさ。
(3) You seem to be looking for something.
Why don't you tell me what it is? 何なのか教えてくれる？
Maybe I can help you.
Today's ones were a snap!
(1) I have a small favor to ask. ちょっとお願いがあるの。
(2) Your nose hair is showing. 鼻毛が出てるよ。
(3) He's well-connected in this business. 彼はこの業界に有力なコネがある。
(4) This job is going to be a snap. この仕事は楽勝だよ。
(5) This album has a lot of memories in it. このアルバムには思い出がたくさん詰まってる。
☆ナイトクラブの火事の後、病院で、二人の関係をスーザンに打ち明けることについて話し合うKatherineとMikeの会話より
Katherine: Her friendship's very important to me, and I want to ease her into this. (すごく大事な友達だから、角が立たないようにしたいの） *ease st into -: 〔人を〕～に徐々｛じょじょ｝に慣れさせる、〔人が〕～に次第｛しだい｝に慣れる
☆病院で、誰と付き合っているのか話したがらないMikeに業を煮やしたSusanが看護師に一言
Susan: Have it your way. Oh, if he ever needs a transfusion, you are not allowed to give him my blood. （勝手にすれば。この人、輸血が必要になっても、私の血は絶対にあげちゃだめよ）
*transfusion: 輸血
☆Carｌosの視力が戻ったときに自分の醜い姿を見せるのが嫌で泣いているGabyをなぐさめるSusan
Susan: Oh, Gaby, please. Most women would kill to look like you. （そんな、ギャビー、今でもあなたは巷の主婦の憧れよ）* kill to 《主に女性略式》…したくてたまらない∥I'd ～ to see him. 彼に会いたくてしかたがないの.＿
さらに同じ場面でSusan
Susan: Don't go by me. I have a weird metabolism. （私は例外、代謝がよすぎるの）
*(1)go by: …に従って行動[判断]する,頼る,…をよりどころとする,…に基づいて判断する * metabolism:新陳代謝
☆ 鼻の骨を折ったことによるいびきが原因でもめるBreeとOrson、手術を勧めるBreeに対してOrsonは、
Orson: He went in for a broken wrist. They put him under. He never woke up.（手首の骨折で麻酔されて、それっきり）*put somebody under:〈人〉を麻酔薬などで無意識的にする.
☆ Carlosの目の手術が早まると医者から聞かされてうろたえるGaby、医療費が準備できないというGabyに対して医療費の補助があるという医師、Gabyはそのような施しは受けないといい、これまでは受けてきたじゃないかというCarlos、そこでGabyは、
Gaby: Well, I have turned over a new leaf.（ポリシーの転換をはかることにしたの）
* turn over a new leaf: 1. 心［魂・性根｛しょうね｝・精神｛せいしん｝・気持ち］を入れ替える, 2. 〔今までの素行｛そこう｝を改めて〕再出発｛さいしゅっぱつ｝する、生活｛せいかつ｝を一新｛いっしん｝する、心機一転｛しんき いってん｝する、まじめ［真人間｛まにんげん｝］になる、転身｛てんしん｝する、別人｛べつじん｝のようになるCarlos: Gaby, we are doing this Friday. Now drop it.（ギャビー、手術は金曜だ。あきらめろ）
* drop it:1.もうその話はやめて！／もうやめろ！◆話題に取り上げてほしくないことを相手がしつこく話し続けるとき。2.よせ！／やめろ！◆相手の行動を制止したいとき。
| Myanmar seeking to develop nuclear weapon - report BANGKOK (June 4, 2010): Military-ruled Myanmar is seeking to develop a clandestine nuclear programme with the intent to produce a nuclear bomb, according to an investigation by an exiled anti-government group. A five-year investigation by the Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) concluded that Myanmar, formerly Burma, was a long way from producing a nuclear weapon but had gone to great lengths to acquire the technology and expertise to do so. If true, it would mark the first Southeast Asian country with nuclear ambitions and alter the strategic landscape of a fast-growing region whose big countries -- from Indonesia to the Philippines and Thailand -- are closely allied with Washington. A report by DVB, made public this week, cited a U.S. nuclear scientist in assessing evidence provided by Sai Thein Win, a Burmese defence engineer trained in Russia in missile technology. He said he had defected from the military after working in factories built to develop weapons of mass destruction. "Burma is trying to build pieces of a nuclear programme, specifically a nuclear reactor to make plutonium and a uranium enrichment programme," said the report's co-author, Robert Kelley, an ex-director of the International Atomic Energy Agency. "The information brought by Sai suggests Burma is mining uranium, converting it to uranium compounds ... and is trying to build a reactor and/or an enrichment plant that could only be useful for a bomb." The report prompted senior U.S. Senator Jim Webb to cancel a trip to Myanmar on Thursday, which he said would be "unwise and inappropriate" in light of the claim. Accounts of suspected nuclear plans surfaced last year, but Myanmar has never confirmed or denied any nuclear ambitions. Previous claims by defectors suggest Myanmar had enlisted the help of nuclear-armed North Korea, with which it reportedly agreed a memorandum of understanding on military cooperation during a visit by a top junta general to Pyongyang last year. NUCLEAR DEMONSTRATIONS Sai Thein Win came to neighbouring Thailand recently and provided photographs and documents of two factories where he used European machining tools to make prototypes for missile and nuclear facilities, the DVB said in its 30-page report. Although not a nuclear expert, the defector described technical demonstrations at a secret facility which Kelley said appeared to back up suspicions of nuclear ambitions. According to the report, the European machinery was sold to the Myanmar government through two companies in Singapore. The equipment did not include all necessary components and precision parts for missiles and nuclear applications. Kelley said Myanmar was not close to developing a nuclear weapon and he ruled out any notion that it sought to develop nuclear energy. "Whether the uranium metal is used in a plutonium production reactor or a nuclear device, Burma is exploring nuclear technology that is useful only for weapons," he said. Aung Naing Oo, a Harvard-educated Burmese academic, said the military might try to emulate the tactics of North Korea and try to arm itself to gain leverage with the international community. "It serves a purpose. The military knows that nuclear weapons are a short-cut to getting on the international radar and earning respect geopolitically," he said. - Reuters |
Updated: 07:04PM Fri, 04 Jun 2010 |
(1) A: That's a beautiful lighter you have.
B: Thanks. It's like a good-luck charm to me. ありがとう。僕にとっては幸運のお守りみたいなものなんだ。
A: But you don't smoke, do you?
A: I quit long ago. But I couldn't part with my lighter. ずっと前にやめたよ。でも、ライターは手放せないんだよ。
(2) Hi, I'd like to make reservations for Friday night. There are six of us coming at seven-thirty. We'd like a table by the window, please.
(3) I always see this lady on TV game shows. But why is she famous? She's not an actress, journalist, specialist or politician. They always call her a "noted personality." What does she actually do?
…いつも彼女のことを「著名なタレント」と言っているけど。…
管 直人氏の経済建て直し能力に注目しているようです。子供手当て、高校無償化などどうなるのでしょうか？選挙戦に不利になることには当面は触れないのでしょうが…。
Japan PM quits, FinMin Kan frontrunner for job
* sweep to power under the leadership of :（人）の指導｛しどう｝の下に圧勝｛あっしょう｝して政権｛せいけん｝に就く The political turmoil could delay efforts to thrash out plans set to be announced this month to cut the country's public debt, which stands at about 200 percent of GDP, and a strategy to engineer economic growth in an ageing society. *thrash out: 〈問題など〉を徹底的に議論する[練る]；(徹底的に検討して)〈解決など〉を得る. *engineer: 巧みに処理[管理,運営]する,工作する;〈陰謀･盗みなどを〉たくらむ But if, as many expect, fiscally conservative Finance Minister Naoto Kan takes the helm, that could raise the chances of bolder steps to rein in debt, including a pledge to consider raising the 5 percent sales tax. *take the helm: 政権を握る（helmは舵） *pledge: 誓約 Hatoyama's Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) made history with a landslide election win last year, promising to change how Japan is governed after more than 50 years of cosy ties among bureaucrats, companies and lawmakers under the Liberal Democrats. But after eight months of indecision and broken promises, the 63-year-old Hatoyama -- nicknamed "The Alien" for his quirky comments -- bowed to pressure from his party to quit ahead of an election for the upper house of parliament expected in July. *indecision: 優柔不断 *quirky:(1)奇癖のある;しゃれを言う;ごまかしの多い;奇抜な (2)急に曲がった,曲がりくねった、屈曲の多い
An election loss would not oust the DPJ-led government given its majority in the more powerful lower house, but the ruling bloc needs a majority to keep legislation from being stalled. With tears in his eyes, Hatoyama told party lawmakers he and party secretary-general Ichiro Ozawa would resign. *oust: 〈(望ましくない)人〉を〔地位などから〕追い出す *bloc: ブロック 《政治･経済上の共通目的のため提携した数か国･数団体》, 圏; 《特定の問題での超党派的な》 議員連合 Hatoyama said later that, without public support, the government could not meet its goals. "So I decided that my resignation would serve this country's interests," Hatoyama, who becomes Japan's fourth leader to quit in less than three years, told reporters. Hatoyama's ratings had nosedived because of voter doubts about his leadership. Ozawa's image as an old-style powerbroker pulling strings behind the scenes also eroded public support. *nosedive: 〈飛行機が〉急降下する；《やや略式》〈物価･利益などが〉暴落する *powerbroker: 黒幕
FINANCE MINISTER KAN NEXT? Kan, seen as the frontrunner to replace Hatoyama, told reporters he would run in a vote among DPJ lawmakers on Friday. "Unfortunately there wasn't enough time under prime minister Hatoyama to meet the expectations the people had when they voted for us last autumn, so I want to keep trying," he said. No other candidates have yet raised their hands, although Kan's victory would not be a done deal if the still-powerful Ozawa backed someone else. *done deal: 完了した取引, 決着のついたこと A new cabinet will then be formed on the same day, a DPJ official said, quicker than many had thought. The yen slipped after the resignations but financial market reaction was mostly muted given the slim chance of radical economic policy shifts, persistent uncertainty about the election outcome and a deep sense of deja vu after another premier quit. *slip: (質･価値･景気などが〉下がる,低下する,悪化する The likely selection of Kan, who made his name battling bureaucrats during a stint as health minister, would be welcomed by investors and voters worried about Japan's public debt, although lawmakers up for re-election will probably be cautious. *stint: 仕事[活動]の期間,任期；割り当てられた仕事
* juncture (重大な)時点,時期 《通例次の句で》 at this [that] ～ この[あの]重大時に The short-tempered Kan has in the past pressed the Bank of Japan to do more to fight deflation and been positive about raising the 5 percent sales tax in the future to fund bulging social welfare costs. "If finance minister Kan takes over, it would be welcome news for the JGB market because Kan is more proactive about fiscal discipline and about raising the consumption tax than any other cabinet minister," said Hirokata Kusaba, economist at Mizuho Research Institute. Kan surprised markets earlier this year by saying he wanted the yen to weaken more and that most businesses were in favour of a dollar/yen rate around 95 yen. Since then he has mostly toed the ministry line that stable currencies are desirable and markets should set foreign exchange levels. *toe the line: 制[命令, 党規]に服する, 慣習[規則など]に従う The Bank of Japan, which wants a credible government plan to rein in the huge public debt, is worried a policy stalemate will delay fiscal reform. But the political vacuum will give the central bank breathing space and ease government pressure for more action on deflation, at least until after the election. *stalemate: 【名】1 〔チェス〕ステイルメイト,手詰り《「千日手」の状態；引分けになる》 .2 行き詰り～ 膠(こう)着状態に陥って ELECTION BOUNCE Some analysts said the change of the party's top two leaders would give the Democrats a boost before the election, but most expect the party and its small ally, the New People's Party, still to fall short of a majority in the lower house. *fall short of: ～に達しない[及ばない, 至らない], ～には届かない, ～を下回る[割る], 足りない, 不十分である
"A big reason for the falling support was the Hatoyama-Ozawa duo," said Tsuneo Watanabe, a senior fellow at the Tokyo Foundation think tank. "Now that they have gotten rid of both, they can appeal to voters that they can govern better." Optimists say a new post-election coalition might even be more consistent on policies, such as the need to rein in debt. But not all voters were impressed, and some are likely either to cast their ballots for one of the new small parties recently formed by Liberal Democratic Party rebels -- or stay home. "This is making me lean towards neither the Liberal Democratic Party nor the Democratic Party. I might end up having no party to vote for," said Yoshimasa Muroi, a consultant. A change in leadership is unlikely to alter Japan's ambitious goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% from 1990 levels by 2020, but could delay a law needed to implement it. Hatoyama took office in September with ratings of more than 70% from voters hoping the party would make good on promises to cut waste, pry policy control away from bureaucrats, and put more money in consumers' hands to boost domestic demand. But doubts over his leadership skills helped erode the government's approval ratings, with one poll showing support at just 17% after he failed to keep a campaign pledge to move a U.S. airbase off Okinawa island in southern Japan. Japan's new leader will also face a tough task keeping ties with Washington on track, since Hatoyama's deal with Washington to shift the airbase to northern Okinawa is staunchly opposed by local residents and will be hard to implement. -- Reuters |
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Updated: 10:21PM Wed, 02 Jun 2010 |
(1) Why did you change the channel?
I was watching the news.
It wasn't very important.
But you should've at least asked.
It's a matter of courtesy. それが礼儀でしょう。
* a matter of life and death: 死活問題
(2) Stand right there.
I'll take a picture of you.
Wait a minute.
Let me use your camera.
My battery seems to be dead. 僕のは電池が切れてるみたいだから。
* The telephone is dead. 電話が通じない。
(1) Those clouds look threatening. 雲行きが怪しそうだね。
It's not raining now.
But it may be in a few hours.
*threatening: (天気が）荒れ模様の、急に崩れそうな、脅す "Don't get me wrong. I'm not threatning you. 誤解しないでくれ。僕は君を脅しているわけじゃないんだ。
(2) How did that fly get in the room?
Open the front door.
I'll chase hime out. 私が追い出すから。
(3) Is that a beehive in the tree?
If so, we should get rid of it.
I don't wanna get stung. 刺されたくないもの。
* 蚊に刺された。I got bitten (stung) by a mosquito.
(1) Please help me get these boots off. このブーツを脱ぐのを手伝って。
Grab the heel and pull. かかとをつかんで、引っ張るの。
That's it- twsit and pull. そうよ ― ひねってから引っ張って。
(2) Hey, be quiet... look at Frank.
I think he's asleep in his chair.
Call his extension and see if he wakes up. 彼の内線に電話して、起きるかどうか見てみよう。
(3) Can I help you with something?
You're welcome to browse. ご自由にご覧ください。
I'll be here if you need anything.
(1) I'll concede that point to you. その点は君の言い分を認めるよ。
(2) I think John is in the right. ジョンの言うとおりだと思うわ。
(3) It's good to unwind once in a while. たまには羽根を伸ばすのもいい。
(4) How's the world treating you these days? 最近、景気はどう。
(5) Let's start over with a clean slate. 白紙に戻してやり直そう。
今日のはむずかしい…
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