英語フレーズまとめ

(現代ビジネス英語 2024.春号 Lesson 1 より）-

• grab a drink
  • 軽く一杯飲む
• tea parlor
  • お茶や軽食を提供する店
• vibe(=vibration)
  • （人・状況なだから受ける）感じ[雰囲気]
• draw in
  • …を引き付ける
    • This festival draws in tens of thousands of visitors every year.
• roll with
  • …と過ごす、…とつきあう
• Cry January
  • 禁酒の１月
• Sober October
  • しらふの10月
• in honor of
  • …に敬意を表して、…にちなんで
    • That building was named in honor of the university's founder.
• Drynuary
  • 禁酒の1月
• mocktail
  • モクテル
• liquor-free
  • ノンアルコールの
• I'm lost.
  • 話がわからなくなりました。
    • Wait, ''I'm lost''. Why does Jason object to this marketing strategy?
• cut back on
  • …を減らす
• ditch
  • やめる、捨てる
• gain traction
  • けん引力を得る、勢いを増す
• impulse to imbibe
  • お酒を飲みたいという衝動
    • Being sober curious means questioning every impulse to imbibe, instead of seeing alcohol as a routine or a crutch.
• crutch
  • （過度に）頼りにしているもの[人]、精神的な支え、松葉づえ
    • Evan doesn't want his employees using AI as a crutch.
• sober curious lifestyle
  • （あえて）お酒を飲まない生き方
  • curiosity about sober lifestyle
• meet-up
  • 交流会、会合

• scale back
  • …の規模を縮小する、…を一定の割合で減らす
• abstain
  • 避ける、断つ
  • ≒　refrain from
    • Kelly is abstaining from caffeine as part of a new health program.
• fill a gap
  • ギャップを補う、隙間を埋める
• reflect on
  • …を振り返る、…をよく考える
• unwind
  • 緊張をほぐす、くつろぐ
    • Jennifer likes to unwind after work with a good book.
• night out
  • 外出して遊ぶ夜、夜の外出
    • Martin's going to enjoy a night out with his wife tomorrow.
• moderation mindset
  • 節度のある考え方
• pandemic-induced
  • パンデミックが引き起こす
    • Company X has recovered from its pandemic-induced sales slump.
• excessive
  • 過度な、極端な
    • When we went to work every day before Covid-19 and didn't have an excessive amount of stress. it was a lot easier to limit drinking to Friday nights.
• hungover
  • 二日酔いの
• intriguing
  • 興味[好奇心]をそそる

• noticeable
  • 注目すべき
• mortality rate
  • 死亡率
    • Although men still drink more and have higher alcohol-related mortality rates, doctors say women are narrowing the gap.
• narrow the gap
  • ギャップを縮める
    • Company X is narrowing the gap with Company B in terms of market share.
• stigma
  • 不名誉、悪いイメージ
    • Binge drinking among women has lost its stigma over the years, almost becoming a rite of passage in college.
• rite of passage
  • 通過儀礼
    • Renting their first apartment is an important rite of passage for young adults.
• be exacerbated
  • 悪化する
    • A growing culture of mom drinking was exacerbated during the pandemic, as some mothers juggling remote work and home drank more to cope with stress, and the habit stuck.
• stick
  • いつまでも残る、定着する
• body fat
  • 体脂肪
    • Alcohol affects women differently. They tend to store more body fat than men. Fat contains less water than muscle, so women's body tend to have less water. That difference means women feel the effects of alcohol more quickly.
• how much is too much
  • どのくらいの量が多すぎるのか
    • How much is too much for trans-Pacific plane tickets?
• for an extended period
  • 長期間にわたって
• hiatus
  • 中断、休止、脱落
    • The open-air market will reopen Sunday after a six-month hiatus.
• binge drinking
  • 一度に大量のアルコールを飲むこと

• hangover
  • 二日酔い
  • We should identify the amount of a certain effect and consider the downsides like hangovers or the sense of losing control.
• sensation
  • 感覚、知覚
• distance oneself from
  • …から自分自身を引き離す、…から距離を置く
    • Peter distanced himself from Aaron because Aaron's offensive jokes.
• lower inhibitions
  • 抑制[気恥ずかしさ、遠慮]を弱める
  • overcome inhibitions
    • Trying new things can help lower our inhibitions.
• miss
  • 懐かしく思う、ないので寂しく思う
    • Fred really misses living in Boston. He loves that town.
• serendipity
  • 偶然の出会い、幸運
• daily ritual
  • 日課、毎日の習慣
    • Sarah's family has a daily ritual of reading together before bed.
• shift gears
  • ギアを変える」、気持ちを切り替える
• parenting
  • 育児
• weekend indulgence
  • 週末の楽しみ
• head start
  • 有利なスタート、好調な出だし

• beverage
  • （水以外の）飲料
• dry store
  • ノンアルコール飲料専門の店
• herbs and spices
  • ハーブとスパイス
• project
  • 予想する、見積もる
    • Blair is projecting a 15% increase in sales next quarter.
• hit
  • （水準・程度などに）達する
    • I read a report projecting the nonalcohol drink market, including soft drinks, teas, coffees and water, would hit $1.6 trillion worldwide by 2025.
• step up one's game
  • （チーム内のほかのメンバーと同じような成果を出せるように）もっと頑張る
• feel out of place
  • 場違いな感じがする、疎外感を抱く
    • Lewis felt out of place among the other guests, who were mostly scientists.
• be interpreted as
  • …として解釈される
• tacit signal
  • 暗黙の合図、（口に出さないが）それとなく表す合図
    • Never accepting an invitation can be a tacit signal that we don't want to be invited.
• be in recovery
  • 回復中である
• religious objection
  • 宗教上の反対[異議]
    • Turning down wine at a dinner party used to be interpreted as a tacit signal that you were in recovery, unless you were visibly pregnant or had known religious objections.
• inquisitive
  • （うるさく）知りたがる、詮索好きな
    • I guess there may still be inquisitive people who ask why you aren't drinking.
• none of someone's business
  • （人）の知ったことではない、（人）には関係がない
    • ''It's none of Helen's business'' why Carl needs to take time off.
• practice wellness
  • ウェルネス[健康増進]を実行する
• become normalized
  • 状態化する、普通のことになる
• kombucha
  • 紅茶キノコ