atmosphere, emit

難しい英語はないですが、備忘録。たまたま日本に来ているイギリス人が泣いて悔しがっていた珍しい現象。

Northern lights: Aurora seen across UK in spectacular display
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64782372

[quote]
Over the last few days, a strong solar flare on the Sun's surface was directed towards Earth with charged particles reaching our atmosphere on Sunday night. The charged particles interact with oxygen and nitrogen which then emit green and red colours over our poles. If it's a strong solar flare, the charged particles can travel further away from the poles into middle latitudes such as southern England.
[unquote]
この意味でのatmosphereは忘れてた。emit > emission かな？

太陽のサイクルからするとこれから数年は可能性があるみたいです。晴れていないと見れないので確率は高くないですけど。
イギリスに冬に行く理由がまた１つできました！

あー。こっちはもっと運のいい人たちがいた。
Pilot circles plane to show passengers northern lights
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-64795572
[quote]
The plane was travelling from Iceland to Manchester as the aurora borealis lit up skies across the UK in a rare display.
[unquote]
レイキャビク行った時に街中に普通にオーロラが出ていたので、いつでも見れるものだと思ってました。寒かったのでちゃんと見てなかったー。

ほんと。ヨーロッパは思い立ったらいつでも気軽に行けるところだと思っていたのに。コロナですっかり出不精に。

enthral

ほんとマジで笑えるー。

Andrew Tate claims that he's walking 10km a day in his prison cell
https://www.indy100.com/news/andrew-tate-prison-cell-romania

press up = push up / 100s = hundreds

[quote]
While some of his loyal followers were enthralled by his advice, others pointed out that regardless of what he was achieving, he is still in prison while they are not.
[unquote]
12万ほどのLikeのうちenthralledされているのは何割くらいかな？

[quote]
The former kickboxer has been imprisoned since his arrest in December, but it hasn’t stopped him from boasting on Twitter about his “productive” days in jail.
[unquote]
boastとcoercionは最近もTateの記事で見たけど忘れたー。

どうやってTwitter書くのかな？やはりwalkingとsquatとpress upですね。

anecdotal evidence

今日は忙しいのにこんなことしてていいのかという逃避行動ですが。

Tesco and Aldi limit sales of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64729317
この生活記事に書いてある単語は全部読めなければ生きていけないのでしょうけど。

そもそも知らない野菜がー。parsnip？食べてたし見てたやつ。ごぼうとさといものまざったみたいな食感。
あとベリーはpunnetなんですよね。言われるとわかるけど出てこない。tabとかって言っちゃったりする。
まあ野菜全般はほとんど綴りが書けない。トマトの複数形とか間違う。
あとconsortium。綴りと発音がコンソーシアムじゃない。似てるので多分通じるけど。

まあこの記事のキモはこれ。
[quote]
Ms Flaszczak added: "There's no shortages over there [in the EU] so it has to be something to do with Brexit."
[unquote]

[quote]
Anecdotal evidence suggests the UK has been bearing the brunt of the shortages.
[unquote]
前にも出てきたけど覚えてない。この一文のまま覚えた方がいい感じ。

この後の文章を読むと違った面も見えますが。自分たちが痛い目に合わないと政治に関心を持たない庶民のせい。
コロナが始まった頃を思い出しますが。毎日食べている食品が手に入らなくなると不安になるのですよねー。

not give a toss

で、本命のゴシップ。

この記事は、先日の発言の反論。お久しぶりー。
George Osborne ‘loathes’ Boris Johnson, reveals former PM’s ally
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-osborne-brexit-sunak-starmer-b2286295.html

反論のほうは白々しいのでほっとくとして。Sir. Kierの方が面白かった。
[quote]
“I really couldn’t give a toss” he said when asked about Mr Johnson’s insults at PMQs after the ex-Tory leader called him “crasheroonie snoozefest”. Criticising Mr Johnson’s personal life and the various political scandals which have embroiled friends and allies, Sir Keir said: “Is there anybody who’s had any relationship with Johnson – you know, in any sense of the word – who hasn’t ended up in the gutter?”
[unquote]

Osborneのことが書いていないので、元ネタ探しをしていたら寝てしまった。
Rishi Sunak warned more than 100 Tory MPs could rebel over NI protocol deal
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/feb/19/rishi-sunak-warned-more-than-100-tory-mps-could-rebel-over-ni-protocol-deal

[quote]
Others dismissed the pronouncements by Johnson on Brexit. George Osborne, the former chancellor, said Johnson was interested solely in “becoming prime minister again”. Osborne told Channel 4’s Andrew Neil Show: “He wants to bring down Sunak and he will use any instrument to do it … If the Northern Ireland negotiations are that instrument, he will pick it up and hit Sunak over the head with it.”
[unquote]
instrumentの使い方。

これでした。2-3日前にChannel 4 Newsで見た気がするけど探せない・・。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVcXwTwVmGA

Sir Kierと電話番号交換するSunakはBorisに舐められてますね。終わったOsborneにはBoris叩きに専念してもらうこととして。
まさかのダークホースSir Kierが意外にも存在感を増してきました。Sturgeonも辞めたし。追い風を活かせるでしょうか。

sprawling, intrusive

さて本題。やっぱりこいつらはワル。しつこい。

Tony Blair and William Hague call for digital ID cards for all
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-64729442

今日のTodayの前にTimesにも書いてたんだ。IT業界から金もらってるとしか思えないな。
CameronはCleggと組んでたときはいいことしたんだよな。

[quote]
But Silkie Carlo, director of campaign group Big Brother Watch, said the "sprawling digital identity system" proposed by the pair "would be one of the biggest assaults on privacy ever seen in the UK". "Sir Tony and Lord Hague are absolutely right about the need for the UK to take leadership in technological innovation, but this means protecting people's rights and privacy, not reviving failed proposals for an intrusive mass digital identity system and a database state," she said.
[unquote]

[quote]
At work they're using the AI Chatbot ChatGPT to write marketing copy, speeches, and computer code. Whitehall, on the other hand, is warning its staff not to use it to write emails.
[unquote]

[quote]
There's a saying in the cybersecurity world: everything is unhackable, until it's hacked. And if your identity is compromised, it can be very, very hard to get it back.
[unquote]

マイナンバーカードを作ったら負け。

perch, turn down

この間ケンブリッジMBAについて書いたまんまが出てきたので。

冷やかしで見てしまった記事を見ていたら。
Starbucks launches extra virgin olive oil-infused coffee
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/22/starbucks-launches-extra-virgin-olive-oil-infused-coffee
この記事自体はスターバックスvsイタリアのステマ釣り記事なのでどうでもいいのですが。

steps down as interim chief executive next month
と書いてあって？？その下にこっちの記事が。

From Slough to Seattle: the challenges facing Starbucks’ new boss
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/02/ex-reckitt-chief-laxman-narasimhan-to-head-up-starbucks

[quote]
When Reckitt Benckiser announced the surprise departure of its chief executive, Laxman Narasimhan, on Thursday, the Durex to Dettol maker cited “personal and family reasons”. Those reasons became clear a few hours later: Narasimhan is swapping the Reckitt office in Slough for a perch in Seattle as he joins the Starbucks chain.
[unquote]
Sloughはやっぱりofficeですね。Sloughは乗り換え以外の目的が見つからないですよね。
Reckettは知らなかったですが、２つのブランドは有名。Dettolはコロナが始まった頃にすごいお世話になったというか争奪戦でした。もう１つのDもコロナ需要が高そうだし。コロナが終わった後にコロナでどん底だった飲食業界に戻るなんて。このNarasimhanさんはほんと強運。

[quote]
Narasimhan, who has advised the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, said he could not turn down the chance to return to the US, where he is a citizen.
[unquote]
Borisのアドバイスまで。

[quote]
He grew up in India, before studying at the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School and joining McKinsey, a global management consultancy.
[unquote]
それにしてもですよ。これこそが王道のMBA。インドから立身出世。Wharton > McKinsey > PepsiCo > Starbucks CEO
もうしつこく書かないけど。

from the outset, at loggerheads

たまには海外ニュース。

でもまあゴシップ。失敗プロジェクト。
Spanish transport secretary resigns after new trains too big for tunnels
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/21/spanish-transport-secretary-resigns-new-renfe-trains-too-big-for-tunnels

[quote]
The firing last month of two senior officials [..] proved insufficient to placate those angry over the poor planning and the consequent delay.
[unquote]
prove insufficient / prove + adj. link verb/linking verbって何？
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/link-verbs
ついでにテストを受けたら、選択肢はできたけど、穴埋めを間違った。綴り間違いx2。無駄に３人称にしてしまったx1、あとは使えてなかったappear。

[quote]
The government has, however, previously been at pains to insist that the errors had been spotted before any train was built, and that “not a single euro of Spaniards’ money has been wasted” as a result.
[unquote]
be at pains to do sth

あとは単語・表現
from the outset/at the outset, rolling stock, shoddy, live up, botch/bodge, at loggerheads, fiasco ああー見たことあるのにー。

スペインの鉄道はここだけじゃなくていくつかプロジェクトが走ってますけど、予定通りに開通するのかな？？
スペインに最後に行ったのいつだったかな？テネリフェ？バスク？イビサ？そういえばずっと行ってなかった。スペイン不足。そろそろいかないと。サラマンカ。疲れた。

opt to, miss out on

うっかりささいな地域ニュースを開いてしまったら。時制がいい感じの英語表現だらけでした。

EuroMillions: Winning ticket found while cleaning car
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64708805

[quote]
I found a multi lottery ticket in my sun visor that I had bought in December from Tesco in Milford Haven where I was performing in the panto.
[unquote]
in Decemberが入るけど過去の過去で過去完了。foundした時の状態が過去進行形

[quote]
Mr Davies admitted if he had not opted to have his car cleaned he may have missed out on the money.
[unquote]
仮定法過去完了だけど、may have。

[quote]
"Would I have left the ticket there if I had cleaned the car myself?" he said. "Maybe, and I would have never claimed. As an actor you always have 'rest' periods, so the win has come in handy."
[unquote]
仮定法の疑問形だー。そろそろrest period作りますかねー。

この記事のキーワードはPanto Dameですね。the chap in the shopもなかなかのイギリス風。

viral, troll

この記事は習得しきれていない基本語彙・表現がたくさんでてきて、ほぼ全文引用になってしまうので可能な限り文中で割愛。

Greta Thunberg says Andrew Tate feels "threatened" by people like her
https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-view

[quote]
Greta Thunberg has publicly addressed her feud with [..]

The Swedish climate activist got into a viral spat with Tate at the tail end of 2022 [..] by bragging about the "enormous emissions" [..].
get into / viral / a spat with

[..] "Why are awful people like him so triggered by you?"

[..] Thunberg gave a thoughtful answer as to why people like Tate feel the need to mock her on social media.
as toの後はwh節・句または事を表す名詞が来る

[..] You would think that those kinds of people could be better off using their time in some other way.
Gretaはwould could shouldを多用

[..] That should be seen as a positive sign [..]. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be spending their time trolling us online.
troll someone viralもそうですが、ネット用語は日本語記事より英語の辞書のほうがわかりやすい

[..] said in reply: "It means you’re getting into good trouble as the late John Lewis would say."
アメリカの有名なテレビ番組（The View）に出演したようなのですが、これはthe lateなアメリカのJohn Lewisさんの有名な発言のようです
英米のJohn Lewisさんのwikiとか見たいけど、寝るのが遅くなるのでまたの機会に

[..] leading many to believe that he had given his location away thanks to pizza boxes that were seen in his video response to the Swede.
[unquote]

面白くてかつためになる/英語の勉強にもなるGretaの発言。当意即妙力が半端ないというか。Greta最強。

treacherous, espouse

今週は忙しすぎたので週末にゴシップのおさらい。
相変わらずAndrew Tateは面白いですが、Nicola Bulley, Brianna Ghey, Isla Bryson, Epsom College,,,など続々と続きが気になるゴシップが飛び込んできます。

この人もそう。
David Smith: How did a 'treacherous' British embassy security guard leak information to Russia and why did he do it?
https://news.sky.com/story/david-smith-how-did-a-treacherous-british-embassy-security-guard-leak-information-to-russia-and-why-did-he-do-it-12813212

この記事はスパイの手口や犯罪に手を染めるようになった背景もありなるほどーとなります。陰謀論インフルエンサーのバックにはロシアがいるとしか思えない。
[Quote]
The former security guard [..] admitted being interested in conspiracy theories espoused by Alex Jones' InfoWars and David Icke but denied being pro-Russian or having far-right sympathies. However, the prosecution pointed out his collection of Russian military memorabilia, including a flag and a large toy Rottweiler wearing a Russian military hat, as well as his past support for Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas.
[Unquote]
a large toy Rottweilerって。とりあえずRottweilerは怖い。

Netflix状態というか、ゴシップの続きが気になりすぎて、SkyNews、ITVNews、Channel4Newsまで見るようになったのは広げすぎだったかな・・。なんとなくこれらのニュースは語彙が簡単なような気がする。。。
BBCのサイトは時間が経つと動画に字幕がついてしまうので、先にこれらのサイトの動画を見るほうが良い気も。でもMailは絶対見ない。そこまで落ちたくない。

[U1] Grammar : Conjunctions

I will come next week, provided that Sally comes too.
> I will come next week. I will not come unless Sally comes too.

provided/provided that やべー。知らなかったー。B2の文法。。。
provided (that)… used to say what must happen or be done to make it possible for something else to happen

Provided that you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to £300 a day.
We'll buy everything you produce, provided of course the price is right.

as yet phrase
You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time.
They're looking for a place to live, but as yet they haven't found it.

nor
Telling people to recycle everything doesn't work, nor does making laws.

as
Planning cities carefully has a positive effect on the future, as does saving energy.

nor does とか　as does とか。
これらはUse of Englishに出ますねー。全部覚えないと危ない。

Use of English

Use of English は４つのパート

Part 1 multiple choice cloze: choosing which word from a choice of four fits in each of eight gaps in a text.
４択問題　８問
use of vocabulary e.g. idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, complementation

complementation?? > complement
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/easy-learning/what-is-a-complement-in-a-sentence-in-english

Part 2 Open cloze: writing the missing word in each of eight gaps in text
穴埋め問題　8問　前置詞、冠詞、接続詞　みたいなもの
awareness and control of grammar with some vocabulary

Part 3 word formation: changing the form of a give order to fit eight gaps in a text
単語変換　8問　品詞変換、否定形変換　みたいなもの
vocabulary, in particular the user of the correct form of a given word

Part 4 key word transformation: completing six new sentences so they have a similar meaning to those given
文章変換　6問　１語を使って3-6文字で書き換え
use of grammatical and lexical structure

[U12] Use of English1

記憶力の無さが悲しくなります。

Allegedly, これもニュース記事では頻出してるのに。覚えられない。アクセントも。

あとは書き出すような内容ではなかったでした。間違えたけど。

feign/condone

イギリスのニュースサイトが情報源になる生活に慣れてきました。
興味深い事件が多発していて飽きません。英語の勉強という名の下、ゴシップ読み漁り。
とはいえMailとかred-topとかのいわゆるtabloid紙のサイトにはアクセスしないというところで線を引いてます。

これはちょっと前の記事で備忘録。
前に5歳の男の子が犬に噛まれて亡くなった記事を取り上げましたが、最近犬による死亡事故が目につきます。
Milton Keynesの4歳とか、Surreyの20代の女性とか。Walesは80代の女性とこの10歳の男の子。

Jack Lis: Mother of son killed by dog haunted by last image
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64353711
この事件は、人気犬種の売買の問題が露呈したところが怖いです。お母さんが顔出しで悲痛な話をしているのも生々しい。
犬の写真と犯人の写真が強烈。そして潜入記事がすごい。以下引用はリンク先の２つの記事から。

Jack was a pupil at Cwm Ifor Primary School in Caerphilly, and died at the scene in a house on the housing estate.
housing estateはonなんだ。試験には出ないけど。

The court heard when Jack went into the house not long afterwards, he stroked Beast's head, but the dog jumped up at him and pushed him to the floor. He then began to attack the boy.
strokeってゴルフとかのイメージなので打つ感じだけど逆なんだよね。strikeに似ているのもなんか紛らわしい。

Later, speaking outside court after the hearing, Jack's mother accused Hayden of showing "no remorse or respect" for her son.

Both Hayden and Salter were told they would be banned indefinitely from owning dogs when they are released from custody.
女は巻き込まれて３年。19歳はすげー浅はかだけど飼いはじめて５日目の事故。売りつけたブリーダーが悪いのに。co-ownerではないのかな？

I feign confusion about Rayment and that's when Howard breaks the news.

We do not condone or take part in illegal ear cropping.

The statement added that the business has "never co-owned a dog as a deliberate ploy to… escape the scrutiny of the licensing authorities."

First, he says, it's lucrative. Second, it's useful for money laundering.
犬がお金儲けや犯罪に使われているのが嫌な気持ちになります。犬も可哀想だし、被害も怖い。

scrutiny lucrative 頻出なのに覚えられない。。犬は怖い。

liveability/nuisance

これは備忘録。知らなかった。厳しくなってます。

Amsterdam bans cannabis in its red light district
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64591394

[quote]
The laws will come into effect from mid-May and aim to improve liveability for residents who have long complained of disruption caused by tourists.
[unquote]

liveabilityまたはlivability
liveableまたはlivable 東急リバブルのリバブル

[quote]
Local media reported that almost all councillors supported taking action to reduce nuisance to residents.
[unquote]
ん？a nuisanceとかnuisancesにならない？と思ったらOxfordには説明があった。nuisance to とかの時はuncountableのときもあるんだ。

まあ人気観光地には近づかないに限る。昔行った時は面白かったなー。