2016年1月号–エイゴパス 月刊ニュースレター

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英語ニュース Current Internet NEWS!!　＜新着ネットニュース＞
英語のビデオ Video News (Domestic and World Events／国内＆世界の動画ニュース)
Business English ＜ビジネス英語フレーズ＞
Grammar Study＜今月の文法学習＞
TOEICクイズ TOEIC Study Quiz＜ＴＯＥＩＣテスト＞
Monthly Column – ＜今月のコラム＞
 
   
—You can read the article below and use it in your lessons to discuss with your teacher. — この記事を読んで先生とレッスンで話し合おう！
World News

KDDI offers world’s 1st washable smartphone

For those who can’t put their smartphones down even in the bathroom or at the dinner table, a new model that can be cleaned with soap and water is now available.

KDDI Corp.’s DIGNO rafre, the "world’s first entirely

washable" smartphone, hit the market on Dec. 11. Capable of withstanding soapsuds and water as hot as 43 degrees, the DIGNO rafre was suggested by a KDDI employee who was concerned about her children’s hygiene, as they often fiddled with their smartphones with dirty hands or put them in their mouths.

The phone created by Kyocera Corp. costs 21,600 yen.
hit the market 市場に出た、発売された
capable of ～の能力がある
withstand(ing) ～に耐える、持ちこたえる
soapsuds （複数形で）せっけんの泡
hygiene 衛生状態
fiddle(d) with ～いじくりまわした
 

泡せっけんで洗えるスマホ　auが販売

入浴中や夕食時でさえスマートフォンを手放せない人たちのために、せっけんと水で洗える新型スマホが売り出されている。「世界発の丸洗い可能」なスマホとして、12月11日にKDDI(au)の「ディグノ　ラフレ」が売り出された。

「ディグノ　ラフレ」は、せっけんの泡と、43度ものお湯に耐えられる。汚れた手でスマホを触ったり、口に入れたりする子どもの衛生面を気にした、KDDIの社員によって提案された商品だという。

京セラ製のこのスマホは、（実質価格で税込み）2万1600円。
 
 
Japan News:

Luxury sleeper train to run three routes in 2017

A luxury train slated to debut in spring 2017 will offer three excursion routes taking passengers from Tokyo to scenic areas mostly north of the capital, East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Dec. 2. The company said the longest route for the Train Suite Shikishima service will last for

four days and three nights and will likely cost more than 600,000 yen per passenger.

It will start at Ueno Station in Tokyo and use the Tohoku Line and Hakodate Line, passing through the Seikan Tunnel beneath the Tsugaru Strait to reach Noboribetsu, Hokkaido. The return trip will travel the Sea of Japan side of Honshu. The service will be operated from April through November.
sleeper 寝台車
(be) slated to ～する予定である
debut 世に出る、デビューする
excursion route(s) 周遊ルート
scenic 景色の良い
last 続く
likely おそらく
Seikan Tunnel 青函トンネル。津軽海峡の海底を通る、全長約54キロの鉄道トンネル
beneath ～の下の
 
超豪華な寝台列車、2017年に運行開始

JR東日本は12月2日、豪華列車を2017年春に運行開始すると発表した。主に東京から北の絶景スポットをめぐる、東京発の三つの周遊ルートを提供する予定。

同社によると、「トランスイート四季島（しきしま）」の最長ルートは3泊4日で、1人当たり60万円を超える見込み。

列車は東京の上野駅を出発。東北線と函館線を使いながら、津軽海峡の海底にのびる青函トンネルも通り、北海道・登別を目指す。帰路は、本州の日本海側をめぐる旅となっている。同サービスの運行期間は、4月から11月の予定。
 
 
 
   
  New! Learning through News Videos
 
 
 
Business English Expression and Phrases　＜ビジネス英会話フレーズ＞
-Learn expressions such as idioms and slang that is unique to culture, age, and business!
新しい英語表現：　文化・時代・ビジネスで使う特有なイディオム表現や俗語を覚えよう！
 
仮定的な話をする
If we…
 

If we rented a meeting room within a few minutes of here, we might not need to move right now.
  ここから数分のところに会議室を借りれば、今すぐ引っ越す必要はなくなります。
 
If we were to…
  If we were to rent a room in another building, maybe we wouldn’t need to move for a year.
  別のビルの部屋を借りるとしたら、あと1年は引っ越さなくて済むかもしれません。
   
仮定的な考えを示す
What would happen if…? That way…
  What would happen if we rented a room for meetings in another building in this area? That way we could delay moving to a bigger office for at least a year.
  近所の別のビルに、会議のための部屋を借りるというのはいかがでしょうか？そうすれば、少なくともあと1年は、大きなオフィスへの引越しを延期できるでしょう。
 
What if…? Then…
  What if we just rented another room in the neighbordhood? Then we could put off the move for a year.
  近所に別の部屋を借りたらどうでしょうか？そうすれば、1年は引越しを延ばせます。
 
Suppose we… Then…
  Suppose we rented a meeting room near here. THen we could wait until next year to move.
  近所に会議室を借りたとします。そうすれば、来年まで引越しを延期できますよ。
   
仮定的な話について意見を求める
What would you think if…?
  What would you think if we rented a small office space near here and delayed our move a year?
  小さなオフィススペースを近所に借りて、引越しを1年遅らせるというのはどうでしょうか？
 

 
–This section will cover a broad range of different grammar rules and explanations to help you understand sentence structure and improve awareness of English grammar.
このコーナーでは文法の規則や英文の構成についてわかりやすく学べます。
Special! TOEIC REVIEW AND STUDY
Check your understanding by selecting the correct answer below:　
Read each of the following of sentences and select the best answer. Print out this lesson plan and ask your teacher to assist you in understanding the grammar rules if you do not understand your mistakes..
Part V – Multiple Choice
 
1. The newly opened newspaper has announced plans to recruit 6 technical ______ in addition to the staff approved last week.
   
A. writings
B. writes
C. writers
D. written
   
6. Having returned from a long business trip, Mr. Hanks was advised to rest throughout the ______ of the week.
   
 
A. remainder
B. remained
C. remaining
D. remain
   
2. In wholesale food stores, customers can purchase groceries in bulk quantities ______ monthly expenses.
   
A. reduced
B. to reduce
C. will reduce
D. reduces
   
7. The newly hired employee’s computer activation and log-on codes will be sent to you ______ Friday.
   
A. with
B. in
C. before
D. to
   
3. Sales have diminished steadily over the last quarter, so Tinn-berland Co. must adopt marketing ______ in the future.
   
A. strategize
B. strategies
C. strategic
D. strategically
   
8. ______ carefully to the guest speakers to be sure that the microphone has been adjusted properly.
   
A. Pay
B. Answer
C. Consider
D. Listen
   
4. Prices on all HTS printers were lowered in response to ______ by some leading competitors.
   
A. reduce
B. reduced
C. reductions
D. reducing
   
9. Demand for domestic products has been increasing, ______ in the area of sporting goods.
   
A. habitually
B. especially
C. hardly
D. scarcely
   
5. Please note that our company has decided to cancel our policy, so we will have to select an ______ insurance carrier.
   
A. alternating
B. alternator
C. alternative
D. alternated
   
10. Due to ______ problems with the building site, Triumph Construction Company has no choice but to extend the deadline of the project.
   
A. considerate
B. dissolved
C. restrained
D. ongoing
   
 
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NEW! – Advice Column from a Foreigner’s Point of View (Relationship, Life, Work, and Everything Under the Sun)

(Tamiko : early 30’s Japanese): English Version translated from Japanese

As a divorced mother of two who had to initially give up her maiden name and get it back, I think the law that requires husbands and wives to share the same last name is a form of gender discrimination and outdated in this society. Although I’m skeptical of what the verdict will be, it’s finally being challenged in Japan’s highest court. For me, not only was changing my last name to my husband’s last name on all legal papers including my accounting license a hassle, but it was twice as bad when I had to change them all back after the divorce. In the U.S., is it required for husbands and wives to share the same last name?

(Carmen: early 30s American):

In
 

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