今週のメルマガ:NHK実践ビジネス英語(徹底復習)

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今週のメルマガ:NHK実践ビジネス英語(徹底復習)

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「実践ビジネス英語」本日のテーマ
Golden Years in Latin America 1,2,3


■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。

Mom and Dad have kind of soured on the place since their bitter experience with those con men last year.
They’re touring Latin America as we speak.
They want somewhere with a pleasant climate where their money will go further.
More and more retired Americans are pulling stakes and heading for the sunny south.
They’re buzzed about possibly spending their golden years in a Latin American country.
Mom and Dad have started studying Spanish and are boning up on the history of the region.
I don’t have much time for expats who feel they’re above learning the local lingo and mixing with the natives.
They plan to live in their country of choice for six months or so to get the lay of the land.
Who knew?
Here’s another factoid that will surprise you.

<単語の意味と例文>
※以下の例文はtwitterから採取しました。
ビニエットの文章よりtwitterの文章の方が例文としては完結していて、よい感じです。

★sour on, …に嫌気がさす、…に幻滅する
Mom and Dad have kind of soured on the place since their bitter experience with those con men last year.
ex) VIDEO: CNN: Democrats Around The Country Sour On Hillary Clinton

★as we speak, こうしている間にも
They’re touring Latin America as we speak.
ex) Interesting…all my accounts (FB, fsq, twitter) are being hacked as we speak. I got requests from all to change my password.

★go further, もっと使いでがある、もっと長持ちする
They want somewhere with a pleasant climate where their money will go further.
ex) These frugality tips can keep you on track for years to come and make your money go further.

★pull up stakes, 転居する、住みかを引き払う
More and more retired Americans are pulling stakes and heading for the sunny south.
ex) Goodbye NYC!! It was a short but oh so sweet visit. Strike tents, pull the stakes up…
strike tents(テントを立て=来て), pull the stakes up(杭を抜く=去る)

★be buzzed about, …で興奮している
They’re buzzed about possibly spending their golden years in a Latin American country.
ex) Get A Different Perspective By Watching This Buzzed-About Short Film About An Alien
buzzed-about うわさになった

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