bygone, lull

おばあさんの在位より長い長寿番組が消えつつあります。

日本にいるときのほうがむしろ聴いている番組。朝の忙しい時間の時計代わり。夏と冬で違いますが。
イギリス人じゃないのに。なんかどこか懐かしい感じ。ラジオ深夜便みたいな。

‘A link across time’: how shipping forecast will outlast Radio 4 long wave
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/jun/03/shipping-forecast-radio-4-long-wave-broadcast

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Boats have not needed the broadcast for decades but radio bosses know nostalgia for it runs deep
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しかし。decades。そうかもしれないと思いつつ認めたくなかったという。

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Yet that does not mean they are immune to the charms of Sailing By, the music that heralds the forecasts and was designed to help captains adjust their radios[..] When the fishers’ trade body asked its members how they felt about the shipping forecast one said it “acted as a link across communities, a link across time”. Another added: “For us it is a bygone age but for many older folk it is a reassuring connection to the past.”
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飛行機で見た I, Daniel Blake という映画で主人公が好きだった曲。

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The early morning and late night forecasts will remain on FM, DAB and online broadcasts. But the loss of the long wave signal – accessible far from the British mainland – confirms they will essentially be nostalgia pieces, more about waking the nation up or lulling listeners to sleep.
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the nationですよ！
DAB: Digital Audio Broadcasting

この記事にあるBlurの曲が初めてのShipping Forecast経験だったかも。当時は何を意味するかわかりませんでしたが。

dignitaries, ominous

Jubilee weekendですが。さすがはGuardian。掘り下げてます。しかも、いい英語表現だらけ。引用しまくりたいところですが控えます。

Boris Johnson booed as he arrives at St Paul’s for platinum jubilee event
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/03/boris-johnson-booed-st-pauls-platinum-jubilee-queen

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Stepping out of his car when it pulled up at St Paul’s Cathedral in London with his wife, Carrie, the prime minister was met with boos and whistles by frustrated spectators.During an awkward 15-second walk up the stairs where senior royals, dignitaries and politicians were marking the second day of celebrations to honour the Queen’s 70-year reign, Johnson appeared unfazed as he smiled and nodded.
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However, being booed by the crowd that gathered outside St Paul’s, made up of royalists who had camped for a front-row spot for hours, could be an ominous sign for Johnson. A Labour source said: “I don’t know if a Tory PM has ever been booed by a crowd of dedicated royalists before, but it feels a lot like he’s lost the dressing room.”
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Guradianを割り引いても。ほんとこんな場所には物好きな右の大衆しかいないはず。Starmerが現れた時に'the crowd remained quiet'というのは、この人誰？？で知らなかったからだと思いますー。

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He added: “I think the idea that a change of leader would help the Conservatives is for the birds. It would be the most divisive thing that the party could do.[..]
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らしい発言で、にやっとしてしまいます。