「孤独」を感じる若者や高齢者たち 
(現代ビジネス英語 2024.冬号 Lesson 14 より）-
Loneliness Afflicts The Young and Old
1
- afflict
- tutor
- 個人教師、家庭教師
- Jean hired a math tutor for her son.
- get one's degree
- navigate
- （複雑・困難な状況を）うまく切り抜ける[処理する]
- stay on track
- 順調に進む
- Exercising with friends helps Erin stay on track with her fitness goals.
- admirable
- get into the workforce
- vary from student to student
- have a clear goal in mind
- timeframe
- study habits
- 勉強[学習]習慣
- They have to be willing to accelerate their study habits and fast-track their future.
- fast-track
- 迅速に行う[処理する]
- Company X has decided to fast-track its shift to electric vehicles.
- ahead of one's peers
- 仲間[同級生]たちよりも先に[早く]
- Peter's son is way ahead of his peers in math and science.
- beneficial for
- mental and physical well-being
- student
- 学生
- アメリカ 中学生、高校生もstudent、小学生はpupil
- イギリス studentは大学生のこと、pupilは小中高校生のこと
- gap year
- ギャップイヤー
- 大学入学前、大学を卒業してから就職や大学院に進む前の時期に、旅行、職業体験、ボランティア活動、短期留学などをする期間
- jam-packed
- ぎゅうぎゅう詰めになった
- 寿司詰め be packed like sardines
2
- pay off
- （借金など）を完済する[払い終える]
- If they graduate early, they may have to start paying off their student loans sooner, making it harder to arrange a year off for vacation or studying abroad.
- room for
- …の余地、…の余裕
- David's sales pitch is good, but there's room for improvement.
- miss out on
- form a lifelong friendship
- be overloaded with
- …で負担がかかりすぎる、…を過剰に与えられる
- Jane has been overloaded with work since three staffers quit.
- extracurricular
- study commitment
- social time
- strike someone
- （人）の心を打つ、（人）を感動させる
- Jason was struck by Helen's remarkable memory.
- intensely
- 非常に、激しく、ひどく
- One thing that's struck me while working with those students is how intensely lonely many of them are.
- the elderly
- social circle
- 社交の輪、つきあいの輪
- Barbara joined a running group party to expand her social circle.
- academic achievement
- disconcerting
- Every coin has two sides.
- 物事にはすべて表と裏がある。
- 関連表現 Every cloud has a silver lining.
- student loan
3
- grapple with
- …を成し遂げようと努力する、（問題など）に取り組む
- alike
- diminished
- 減少した、低下した
- Reggie's father stopped driving due to his diminished eyesight.
- civic engagement
- be less invested in
- …への関心が薄れる
- Employees with limited benefits will be less invested in the company's success.
- economic inequality
- 経済的な不平等
- When we're less invested in one another, we're less able to come together to face the challenges that we can't solve alone --- from climate change and gun violence to economic inequality and future pandemics.
- faith group
- synagogue
- mosque
- underutilize
- 十分に利用しない
- Company X really underutilized Ethan's foreign language skills.
- infrequent
- まれな、たまの
- Researchers have found that living alone, being in poor health, having infrequent social interactions and being unmarried are predictors of loneliness in all age groups.
- be unmarried
- predictor
- baby boomer
- Millennials
- ミレニアル世代の人たち、1980年代と1990年代前半に生まれた人たち。Generation Y とも呼ばれる。
- Gen Z
- Z世代、Generation Z。1990年代後半以降から2010年代前半に生まれた人たち。
- Gen X
4
- strive to
- material things
- 物質的なもの
- I would suggest spending money on experiences rather than material things. For example try traveling, attending live music events, conferences, conventions and more.
- be described as
- …と称される、…だと言われる
- This movie's story can be described as "Hamlet on a rocket ship."
- modern epidemic
- 現代の流行病
- Loneliness has been described as a modern epidemic. So, taking care of our health, both physically and mentally, is crucial.
- damage
- 悪影響を及ぼす
- A study by health experts found that severe loneliness can damage our health as much as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
- be associated with
- instance
- 例、事例、事実
- Police are investigating several instances of arson in the neighborhood.
- arson
- community cohesion
- call for
- …を要求する
- U.S. health authorities are calling for social isolation to be treated as seriously as obesity or drug abuse.
- drift apart
- （人が）疎遠になっていく、だんだん離れ離れになる
- Paula and Vicky drifted apart after they were assigned to different departments.
- introvert
- 内気な人、内向的な人
- ⇔ extrovert 外交的な人
- solitude
- 一人でいること
- These resort cabins offer peace and solitude for guests.
- loner
- （他社と交わらず）孤独を好む人、lone wolf
5
- adverse
- 悪い、逆の
- Residents are advised to stay home due to adverse driving conditions.
- feel relieved
- lack
- 欠いている、（十分）持っていない、 不足
- Tony lacks the patience to be a good manager.
- Company X is having a trouble because of a lack of experienced personnel.
- to recap
- 要約すると、まとめると
- Tina briefly recapped the last meeting for staffers who couldn't attend.
- put it well
- exacerbate
- social connectedness
- in-person relationships
- be meant to
- …するためのものである、…することになっている
- The tax break is meant to encourage foreign investment.
- Covid lockdown
- 新型コロナ感染症によるロックダウン
- Social media was meant to connect us, but it turned out to be just a poor substitute for in-person contact under the Covid lockdown.
- quarantine
- stay in touch with
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