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weary/over the top

2022-04-24 20:56:26 | Vocaburary
5月5日は統一地方選挙。イギリスの。

この記事は面白かったです。難しい単語やフレーズは出てきませんが。
Local elections: ‘It’s Partygate versus low council taxes’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/23/local-elections-its-partygate-versus-low-council-taxes-wandsworth

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There was also increasing weariness over Partygate, he said, adding that more fines for the prime minister could make a difference as polling day approaches.
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Collinsではwearinessはアメリカ英語ですね。weary wearily

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Liam Garrett, 30, said he did not know the local elections were coming up.
The marketing business owner said he was fed up with all the talk of Partygate, which was “over the top
he does not usually vote in local elections.
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いかにも30歳の男性といった感じの発言。桜を見る会への反応みたいな。

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You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable.
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“There’s definitely a shift,” she said, adding that, like her, many of her friends in the area would no longer vote Conservative.
During the period when Johnson attended parties in lockdown, some of her friends were expelled from university for mixing. “I would feel guilty if I was complaining all the time and voted for them.” In contrast, she thought Keir Starmer was doing a good job: “He’s becoming a figure. I’m much more aware of.”
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Sir Keirの認知度が上がっているようですね。
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Someone who is referred to as a figure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
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Wandsworthは勝手に注目の選挙区にしようっと。
コロナ直前にpub crawlに参加した時のエリアがWandsworthでした。なかなかの穴場。
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condescending/crass

2022-04-24 18:45:59 | Vocaburary
続報。

Jacob Rees-Mogg empty desk note to civil servants insulting, says union
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61202152

前回の記事でも意地悪さを形容する単語がたくさん出てきましたが、さらに。
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"These notes from JRM are not only condescending, crass and insulting, they completely undermine the leadership of the service."
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The note, which was signed off by the Cabinet Office minister "with every good wish", was left in a "completely empty" office, the source said.
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ビジネスではサインオフって日常的に使いますが。こちらの意味もあるんですね。

これは参考になる記事
This common email sign-off is actually 'charmless, impersonal and abrupt' according to one expert
https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/why-best-is-the-worst-way-to-end-your-emails-and-what-you-should-be-using-instead-work-technology-colleagues-workplace/60603

この人ライトオンなんですね。そういえばPCのLord Presidentやってましたね。
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Rt Hon. is used in Britain as part of the formal title of some members of the Privy Council and some judges. Rt Hon. is an abbreviation for 'Right Honourable'.
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人を小馬鹿にしながらも面白いというアッパークラスなスキルが筋金入り。まあメーガンみたいのがやっていけるわけがないですね。
麻生さんとか河野太郎とかはこういうのを真似しているんでしょうけど。笑えないー。
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