2011-03-27 |
プレゼンãªã©ã§èª¤è§£ã‚’æ‹›ã‹ã¬ã‚ˆã†ã€popularã¨commonã®ä½¿ã„分ã‘ã«æ°—ã‚’ã¤ã‘ã¾ã—ょã†ã€‚ â—å‰ç”°ã¯æ—¥æœ¬ã§ã‚ˆãã‚ã‚‹åå‰ã§ã™ã€€ã¨ã„ã„ãŸã„å ´åˆ Yoshida is a very popular name in Japan. Yoshida is a very common name in Japan. Here is another example of how “common” and “popular” is misused: Is it popular for people to take off shoes when entering a home in Japan? Is it common for people to take off shoes when entering […]
2011-03-27 |
Local 今回ã¯localã®ä½¿ç”¨ã‚’å–り上ã’ã¾ã™ã€‚ â—当社ã®å会社ã¯åœ°æ–¹ã«ã‚ã‚Šã¾ã™ã€€ã¨ã„ã„ãŸã„å ´åˆ Our subsidiary is located in a very local area. Our subsidiary is located in the country side. Localã¯ã€ã€Œã‚る地域ã€éƒ½å¸‚ã€å ´æ‰€ç‰ã€ã‚’表ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚ The Sunsentinel is the name of local newspaper in Florida. (サンセンãƒãƒãƒ«ã¯ãƒ•ãƒãƒªãƒ€ã®åœ°å…ƒç´™ã®åå‰ã§ã™) ã¾ãŸã€äººã‚’指ã™åè©žã¨ã—ã¦ã‚‚使ã„ã¾ã™ã€‚ Bob: Are you from here?(ã“ã®ã‚ãŸã‚Šã®ã”出身ã§ã™ã‹) Stacy: Yes, I’m local. (ã¯ã„ã€åœ°å…ƒå‡ºèº«ã®ã‚‚ã®ã§ã™ï¼‰ ITæ¥ç•Œã§ã¯ã€localizeã‚„localizationã¯ã€Web Pageやソフトを特定ã®åœ°åŸŸã‚„国ã«åˆã‚ã›ã¦ç¿»è¨³ã—ãŸã‚Šã€å¤‰æ›´ã—ãŸã‚Šã™ã‚‹äº‹ã‚’指ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚ We need to localize our English web site for the Japan market. […]
2010-02-15 |
Janglish: Claim vs. Complain (Complaint) 今週ã®Janglishã¯ã€ã‚ˆãビジãƒã‚¹ã§è€³ã«ã™ã‚‹claimã¨ã„ã†å˜èªžã‚’勉強ã—ã¾ã™ã€‚complainã‚ã‚‹ã„㯠complaintã¨åŒã˜ã«ã•ã‚ŒãŒã¡ãªã®ã§ã€æ³¨æ„ãŒå¿…è¦ã§ã™ã€‚ ×Customers always claim about bad service at restaurants and hotels. (Wrong) â—‹Customers always complain about bad service at restaurants and hotels. (Correct!) (客ã¯ã¤ãã«ä¸è‰¯å“ã«å¯¾ã—ã¦è‹¦æƒ…を言ã†ã€‚) 1. å‹•è©žclaimã¯ã€Œä¸»å¼µã™ã‚‹ã€ã€complainã¯ã€Œæ–‡å¥ã‚„苦情を言ã†ã€ã¨ã„ã†æ„味ã«ãªã‚Šã¾ã™ã€‚ He claimed that the waiter was not properly trained, but I think he was wrong. (å½¼ã¯å•†å“ã«æ¬ 陥ãŒã‚ã£ãŸã¨ä¸»å¼µã—ã¾ã—ãŸãŒã€ç§ã¯å½¼ãŒé–“é•ã£ã¦ã„ãŸã¨æ€ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚) […]