実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, December 18
1) Collins says she is going to make an extra effort not to overeat this holiday season, which she and Breakstone agree is a hard thing to avoid doing. Collins describes how she has followed the same pattern each year of eating too much followed by a failed resolution to lose weight. Breakstone says many people experience "false hope syndrome" every year. And Collins says she's read that one-third Americans are considered obese.
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Fighting Obesity (1)
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2) overindulge: Adding the prefix "over" means to do something too much. In this case, to eat or drink too much during the holidays. You can use "over" with verbs like "overeat" and "oversimplify" or adjectives, an "overlong" presentation is too long.
3) 'tis: "'Tis" is an old contraction of "it is." Breakstone has changed a line from a famous Christmas carol--"'Tis the season to be jolly." But she's made it "the season to pig out," which is to eat a lot of food. "I sometimes pig out on Gyoza," for example.
4) And you can use this in situations not related to Christmas too, such as "'Tis' the season to get the flu." Or "'Tis' the season to curse the taxman."
5) end result: The final result is this. The outcome is this, Collins means, such as "Helen practiced her speech for a long time. And the 'end result' was a concise, interesting presentation."
6) feel for: Breakstone means I feel sympathy for you, for your situation. You could say, "I 'feel for' Caroline. Apparently, her new boss is a real slave driver."
7) if it's any consolation: "If it's any comfort" is another way to say this or "if it makes you feel better." We also say that something is "no consolation," meaning it doesn't make someone feel better or provide any comfort. Let's say I interview for a new job but somebody else gets it. The company might say, "You were one of the top three." But that's "no consolation" if I didn't actually get the job.
8) not be alone: Other people feel the same way. They do the same thing. They are in the same situation. You could say, "I'm against this new marketing strategy, and 'I'm not alone.' Other people in the company don't like it either." Or "'Am I alone' in thinking we should change suppliers? Am I the only person who feels this way?"
9) have a weight problem: Breakstone means an inability to control one's weight. We also refer to a drinking problem, which is an inability to control one's consumption of alcohol.
10) be self-conscious about: Collins means she is concerned about some part of herself, about how other people will view it. I'm self-conscious too about my weight as I get older, and my jaw line.
11) bulging demographic: Collins is referring to a segment of the population that shares one or more demographic characteristics, things like age, gender, occupation. "Advertisers might target the elderly demographic," for example, or the college demographic."
【原稿チェック： Ceile, Ina, Hiroko, Hiromi】
【ディクテーション： Sanae】
