accomplice, make off

旅の情報は抑えてないと。

Tourist falls to death from bridge in Barcelona ‘after being attacked by muggers
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/barcelona-death-canadian-tourist-mugging-police-ronda-litoral-poblenou-b1067688.html

記事を読むと場所が特定できますね。中心から少し離れたホテルも多い地区。海沿いの幹線道路沿いのマクドナルドの傍の陸橋。朝６時の事件。
落とされたのではなく、揉み合いになって被害者が判断ミスしたようですね。

[quote]
The possibility this could be an accidental death has not been ruled out.
[unquote]

[quote]
Another Brit filming the drama on his mobile phone yelled to one of the assailants
[unquote]

[quote]
The thief managed to get away after appearing to put a blade to his victim’s face and making off with a stolen bum bag. Three accomplices sprinted away after him following the incident[..]
[unquote]
bum bagっていうんですね。bum bagとかrucksackを治安の悪い観光地で持ち歩くなんて。。。necklessとかdesigner watchとかはメンズが狙われてるみたいですね。

忘れていた基本単語。ほんと忘れすぎ。
subsequently
probe
offender

地元警察によると100件中6件がギャングの常習犯による暴力犯罪とのこと。残りはスリ置き引きとかですかね。
日本大使館の犯罪集計もバルセロナは数が多いですよね。

ぼったくられたとかあまりよくない印象を持って帰ってくる人たちもいますけど。
バルセロナでは地元の人たちから親切にしてもらった記憶しかない。いいとこだったなー。

[M1]Use of English

Part1 Multiple-choice cloze

7 decline to do sth
decline sth, reject sth, deny sth/sb
8 seek attention

単語
scale (verb) scale the highest mountain, scales a wall
extravagant
renounce
feat

[M2]Vocabulary

Changes

Synonyms
adapt, adjust, alter, modify, shift, transfer, transform, vary

Phrase
a change of scene/scenery
have a change of heat

表現
mark a change in [the fortune,,]
call for a change in [law, policy,,]
a change in [attitude] towards
a change of pace

単語 - なんども出てきてなんども忘れてる
revolting = disgusting, nauseate

[M1]Vocabulary

2/11に問題を解いて答え合わせする前に間が空いてしまったので、もう一度解き直し。
習得できていない語彙だらけなのに。勘で解いたら正解率9割だった。。。

A
1 ran into problems : [B2]to encounter unexpectedly: run into problems/difficulties
3 ruled out the possibility : exclude, eliminate, prevent, reject..
4 ended in failure
5 rose to the challenge [phase] they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful

B
0 Possibility: distinct possibility, remote possibility, strong possibility
1 Chance: fair chance, realistic chance, slim chance
2 Problem: potential problem, recurrent problem, trivial problem
3 Challenge: daunting challenge, exciting challenge, fresh challenge
5 Success: overnight success, roaring success, huge success
6 Failure: continued failure, dismal failure, inevitable failure 　dismalは先週ブログに取り上げたばかりなのに。。マジでdismal failureだわ。
8 Achievement: major achievement, remarkable achievement, sporting achievement

C
0 questioning the wisdom of signing the goalkeeper: the wisdom of the decision/action: prudence, reason
wise > wisdom
10 achieved notoriety for failing a drugs test
notorious > notoriety
question/doubt wisdomとかachieve notorietyとか動詞に惑わされます

試験頻出Word Formation 綴りを間違うな
relevant > irrelevant > irrelevance

複数形
proposals, requirements

単語 - なんども出てきてなんども忘れてる
resounding: resounding victory, resounding success 発音
daunting: intimidating, alarming, frightening, discouraging 発音
adolescence:period of your life in which you develop from being a child into being an adult 発音
notorious: well-known for some bad or unfavourable quality, deed > notoriety 発音

Mcmillan Ready for Advanced

前回問題集を解いたのが2/11でした。

Pearson Goldの各UnitのUse of Englishの問題を解き終わって、Unit1のGrammarを始めたらつまらなくって、
他の問題集を探して問題を解き始めて、答え合わせをする前に、すごい忙しくなってあっという間に１ヶ月が過ぎてしまいました。
ほんと忙しかったー。胃腸と肝臓が酷使されて、体重も増えてしまったー。やっと落ち着いた。
ゴールデンウィークまではしばらく勉強に集中できそう。しばらく肝臓も休めたい。

今回からMacmillan。5年前くらいに買ったかなと思うけど一度も開いていなかった。。。
Mcmillanのサイト見たらIELTSにフォカースしていてもうCambridgeの教材作ってなさそう。Cambridgeの下火ぶり。
もう在庫しかないかもだけど、安かったような記憶が。16GBPというシールが貼ってある。

まだ１問しか解いてないけど、Ready for Advancedすごいいい、感じがする。

教材は続けられることが大事なので、Cambridge出版の教材である必要はないかなと思う。
数点を争うレベルまできたらオフィシャルのほうがいいかもですが。そこまで至っていないので。

inconsequential

Lineker逆転勝ちでした！スコアで言えばMOTD/MOTD2解説者チーム 2 - 1 BBC上層部みたいな感じ。

Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day as BBC announces social media review
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64936917
ここの90secondsのビデオに'bring back Gary Lineker'が出てきました！通行人はカットされてますが。

[quote]
When he refused to do so, he was taken off air, triggering an unprecedented wave of walkouts from fellow pundits and commentators.
[unquote]
あああー基本単語でしたー。precedent > unprecedented > unprecedentedly
[quote]
"It's heart-warming to have seen the empathy towards their plight from so many of you.
[unquote]
これも前出てきたよねー。
[quote]
"Between now and the report Gary will abide by the editorial guidelines, that's where we are.
[unquote]
これもー。comply with

BBC DGは経費をカットすれば自分の報酬が上がりますからね。Linekerを切りたくてしょうがなかったんでしょうね。
という試合というか泥仕合に目がいってしまうのは、政府の思う壺らしいです。

Gary Lineker row: BBC wants to 'pick and choose' when it should be impartial - John Barnes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8RYnL8_Vzc
John Barnesすげー。です。コメントに上がっている反応しか出てこない。
well said, well spoken, well put, nail it, nail the issue/situation, spot on, talk sense,,,

簡単な表現ですが、覚えていない表現を中心にディクテーション
in terms of impartiality I don't know when the BBC have ever been impartial in fact BBC's reporting on Qatar WC was anything but impartial

no one's now talking about real issues you know because this really is just a sideshow and it's inconsequential and meaningless

if you like cross the invisible picket line you've got the DG BBC apologising where does this go
ピケライン。。。ストなんですよね

the profile of the BBC will be raised that they'll do the right thing and it will be the status quo will resume very shortly with everybody being happy.
raise the profile < high profile
status quoっていっているように聞こえるけどーCCが間違ってるー。答えあわせができないー。

日本の報道機関に比べて、BBCはずっとまともと思ってましたが。随分と偏ってるんですね。
George Orwellの小説での希望はプロール。スポーツの力を見直しましたー。

impartiality

さすが元イングランド代表。劣勢から引き分けに持ち込んだみたいな試合展開。
Ian Wrightと Alan Shearerのsolidarityなアシストが見事でした。sportsmanshipかっこよすぎ。

Saturday’s limited Match Of The Day watched by 2.6 million viewers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gabby-logan-jermain-defoe-england-alan-shearer-ian-wright-b2299061.html
今回の騒動で、普段より視聴率が上がったみたいですね。

現在進行中のLive状態なので、引用しづらいですが。

Gary Lineker ‘will not back down on his word’, eldest son says
Linekerも我を通そうとしてますね。Mirrorというところがリベラル。
ネットのコメントでは「Gary Lineker wasn’t right or left wing, he was a centre forward 」と書かれていますけど。

今回一番情けなかったのはLabourでした。
@rachshabiのTweetでは「Labour saying this now but not backing Lineker earlier is the sort of lily-livered triangulation that has become the opposition's hallmark」って書かれてました。まさに野党しぐさ。胆力なさすぎ。

Gary Lineker revolt becomes a test of BBC's values
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64929269
当のBeebは。chairmanのRichard Sharpの件に加えて、director-generalのTim Davieも保守党員で、政権与党寄りぶりが露呈する結果に。

[quote]
For the BBC this is about impartiality but to many others it is about free speech. Indeed, there is a statue outside the BBC's headquarters in London of the author of 1984, George Orwell, a former BBC talks producer. Inscribed on the wall behind the Orwell statue are these words: "If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear." Eighty years after Orwell left the BBC, the corporation finds itself in a deepening crisis. That thought from Orwell and the questions it raises for the BBC are at the very heart of the Lineker debate.
[unquote]
impartiality < impartial > impartially
partiality < partial > partially

Broadcasting HouseにOrwell像があるとは知らなかったー。今度見に行きたい。
Linekerはどこかなーと思ったらBarnes！好きなところ。また遊びに行って犬の散歩中に出くわしたいー。
ちなみに、ゲーリーじゃなくて、ガリー、ですね。

keep a close eye on/keep tabs on

こんないいものがあったなんて、と思ったけど。記事を読んだら、潔く堂々とサボってたほうが良さそうでした。在宅勤務最高！

Idle no more: how automatic mouse jigglers are taking on nosy bosses
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/05/idle-no-more-how-automatic-mouse-jigglers-are-taking-on-nosy-bosses

[quote]
As working from home was normalized in 2020, concerns grew about bossware – software that keeps a close eye on remote workers by, for instance, tracking their mouse movements.
[unquote]
keep a close eye on

[quote]
When bosses keep such close tabs on their staff[..]
[unquote]
keep tabs on

[quote]
Of course, even if these uses are entirely above-board, reviews on Amazon suggest plenty of people are more interested in outsmarting workplace surveillance – and loving the results.
[unquote]

bosswareはこの記事に。
‘Bossware is coming for almost every worker’: the software you might not realize is watching you
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/27/remote-work-software-home-surveillance-computer-monitoring-pandemic
ボスを続けてたら監視しまくってたかも？？

dismal

この間でてきたSloughが目に留まったので見てみましたが。イギリスも日本も同じ。気が滅入る話。

Majority of English councils plan more cuts at same time as maximum tax rises
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/07/english-councils-cuts-services-maximum-tax-rises-local-finances

[quote]
The precarious state of local government finances and the “desperate measures” taken by councils to address it, with most asking ratepayers to pay more even as they reduce services, is laid bare by the survey. It finds dismal levels of confidence among council leaders in a funding system many consider no longer fit for purpose.
[unquote]

[quote]
[..] the survey finds, as councils come under extra pressure from rampant inflation and increased demand from residents hit by the cost of living crisis. In the last three years, three councils – Croydon, Slough, and Thurrock – have declared effective bankruptcy, while Woking has warned it faces a potential financial predicament “worse than bankruptcy”.
[unquote]
Wokingも。

[quote]
[..] “Many councils are still grappling with significant challenges when setting their budgets and trying to protect services from cutbacks due to the deep underlying and existing pressures they face.”
[unquote]

どれも見たことある単語ばかり。前も取り上げたものもある気がするのに。覚えてないー。ほんと気が滅入る。

categorically untrue

あっという間に今年の6分の1が終わってしまいました。問題集中断中。日本語時事を見ない/聞かないは継続中。

Why conspiracy theorists say they'll never drink Heineken again
https://www.indy100.com/news/conspiracy-theorists-heineken-bill-gates
HinekenはKLMのラウンジでセルフで注いで飲む飲み物というイメージですが。世界第２位のビール会社で、Bill Gatesが3.8%の株主になったようです。日本でもイギリスでも若い人はビール飲まなくなってきてますが。この記事によるとロシアから撤退したみたいだし。株価が上がる要素があるのかな？

[まとめてquote]
Gates has been the subject of multiple baseless conspiracy theories in the past[..]

There have been all sorts of accusations levelled at him over recent years[..]

This is categorically untrue and misleading.

“We’re working hard to transfer our business to a viable buyer in very challenging circumstances and we expect a significant financial loss to the company, amounting to around €300M.

[..]after fully delisting the Heineken® brand, to avoid nationalisation and ensure their livelihoods are not at risk.

The business is ringfenced and they are self-funding all operational expenses.
[まとめてunquote]

ネトウヨの陰謀論Tweetは引用したくないですね。
単語・表現だけを取り出すと、right-wing pundit, a hazmat suit, a USER who goes by HANDLE on Twitter
MacユーザーだけどBill Gatesは嫌いじゃない。実物を（遠くから）見たことがあるし。でもMuskとかZuckerbergとかはなんだかな。