Dec.21のThe Japan Times Onlineにあった記事タイトルです。
Japan finds a little to crow about
The Copenhagen deal has been roundly condemned, but Japan views it as a victory for getting China and the United States on board and for paving the way to a future climate pact.
タイトルにある "crow about" は自慢するに近い意味ではないかと推測しますが辞書で確認します。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: express pleasure verbally ("She crowed with joy")
・Dictionary.com: to gloat, boast, or exult (often fol. by over).
記事の続きの一部を次に引用しますがいずれもせよCOP15での成果は鳩山首相が自慢できるようなものではありませんね。
But whether Japan was effective in getting its message out to the international media is questionable. Press briefings were done mainly for the Japanese media, even though some 3,500 journalists from all over the world were working at the Bella Center. Other major emitters held numerous news conferences.
Japan finds a little to crow about
The Copenhagen deal has been roundly condemned, but Japan views it as a victory for getting China and the United States on board and for paving the way to a future climate pact.
タイトルにある "crow about" は自慢するに近い意味ではないかと推測しますが辞書で確認します。
・OneLook Quick Definitions: express pleasure verbally ("She crowed with joy")
・Dictionary.com: to gloat, boast, or exult (often fol. by over).
記事の続きの一部を次に引用しますがいずれもせよCOP15での成果は鳩山首相が自慢できるようなものではありませんね。
But whether Japan was effective in getting its message out to the international media is questionable. Press briefings were done mainly for the Japanese media, even though some 3,500 journalists from all over the world were working at the Bella Center. Other major emitters held numerous news conferences.
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