新Jay's時事英語研究

実際の翻訳案件ではよく見かけるものの、一般の辞書や規範文法書ではなかなか理解できない用法などを集めて解説します。 加えて、辞書では見出語だけで例文がないものも集めて用例解説します。

2023-01-01から1年間の記事一覧

hand の用法_58_名詞_58_筆跡_3

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・In July 1862, Samuel wrote in a bold hand: My dear wife, How is everyone at home? I am so homesick and miss you more than words can express. We are hoping that this war will be shortlived and I will be back i…

hand の用法_57_名詞_57_筆跡_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・I pick it up, glancing at the access code scrawled in A's illegible hand as I give it to Rosa, and leave the kitchen. (それを拾い上げて、キッチンを出る前にそれをローザに渡す際、Aが読みにくい字で書き殴ったアク…

hand の用法_56_名詞_56_筆跡_1

本日からは「筆跡」の用法を扱います。 ・In the village school where Sophia grew up, area boys and girls learned to do sums, to read, to write in a neat hand, and to understand geography, but only boys learned more. (ソフィアが育った村の学校…

hand の用法_55_名詞_55_<女性・女性の親からの>結婚の承諾[同意]・婚約・誓約_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・After a few minutes of hard thought, he amended his goal: he needed to win her hand in marriage without doing anything nefarious, such as kidnapping her or seducing her again. (数分間考えた後、彼は自分の目標…

hand の用法_54_名詞_54_<女性・女性の親からの>結婚の承諾[同意]・婚約・誓約_1

次回からは「<女性・女性の親からの>結婚の承諾[同意]・婚約・誓約」の用法を扱います。 ・Why would I ask for her hand in marriage? Did I truly need a wife and collaborator for life? Yes, I needed intimacy in my life, a wife, friend, and partner…

hand の用法_53_名詞_53_拍手・喝采_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・They get a big hand from the audience in their two appearances . And so the ever - hotter music goes on for the thirty minutes that the band plays. (彼らは2回の登場で観客から大きな拍手を受けます。そして、バン…

hand の用法_52_名詞_52_拍手・喝采_1

本日からは「拍手・喝采」を意味します。 ・She was probably about to thank the janitor for cleaning the room and to tell the class to give him a big hand, but then the bell finally rang. (彼女はおそらく、部屋を掃除してくれた用務員に感謝し、…

hand の用法_51_名詞_51_バナナの房

本日は「バナナの房」の用法を扱います。 ・A well-fertilised and watered plant can produce a hand of bananas with 13 dozen or more fruit on it. Regular consumption of bananas might reduce your risk of kidney cancer. A 13-year Swedish study o…

hand の用法_50_名詞_50_<時計の>針

本日は「<時計の>針」の用法を扱います。 ・A full circle, like the circuit of an hour hand in 12 hours' time, is 360 degrees. The angle between any two adjacent hour numbers is 360/12, or 30 degrees. At 3:15 the minute and hour hands almost …

hand の用法_49_名詞_49_1ゲーム[勝負]

本日は「1ゲーム[勝負]」の用法を扱います。 ・Hoping for another easy mark, I tried to persuade Joe to play a few hands of poker with us, but he pulled up the hood of his raincoat and struck back out into the storm. (簡単に勝てる相手が見つか…

hand の用法_48_名詞_48_(トランプの)持ち札・手_3

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・In most cases it means you have a bad hand because you're afraid of the board so you're unwilling to bet into a losing hand. And most hands miss the community cards, so you will hold losing hands more times t…

hand の用法_47_名詞_47_(トランプの)持ち札・手_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・Making a big bet can show that you have a good hand when you have nothing. The only two unknowns are the two blinds. How they bet will determine whether or not you should continue with a bluff or fold. (大き…

hand の用法_46_名詞_46_(トランプの)持ち札・手_1

本日からは「(トランプの)持ち札・手」の用法を扱います。 ・The sender is “dealt a winning hand” or she is “dealt a losing hand.” The sender has a choice between telling the truth to the receiver or sending disinformation to the receiver. (送…

hand の用法_45_名詞_45_方向・方面

本日は「方向・方面」の用法を扱います。 ・Motoric and tactile images in the hand related to such subtle emotions are likely to be impressed more on the right hand than on the left. (そのような微妙な感情に関連する手の運動イメージや触覚イメー…

hand の用法_44_名詞_44_手中・保護_6

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・You must accept the fact that from this moment on, your situation and future is in capable hands— YOURS ! (今この瞬間から、あなたの現状と未来は有能な人の手の中にあるという事実を受け入れなければならなりません…

hand の用法_43_名詞_43_手中・保護_5

本日も前回の用法の続きです。・“You have my word that she'll be in good hands with me.” He nodded and walked off while Emma chuckled against Logan's chest. (「彼女は私がしっかり守るから、安心して」彼は頷いて去っていきました。その間に、エマ…

hand の用法_42_名詞_42_手中・保護_4

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・The girl and her gift had fallen into the wrong hands. Is there anybody in here whose gifts have fallen into the wrong hands? When our gifts fall into the wrong hands, we're abused, mistreated. (その少女と彼…

hand の用法_41_名詞_41_手中・保護_3

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・Moreover, during the latter part of the century, the power to wreak bloody havoc on innocent civilians across the globe has fallen into the hands of terrorists whose hate knows no bounds. (さらに、世紀の後半…

hand の用法_40_名詞_40_手中・保護_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・Police and hospital staff alike warn against the dangers of riding motorcycles without protective gear. One doctor stated, “We're all fallible. Why take unnecessary chances forcing you to leave your life in t…

hand の用法_39_名詞_39_手中・保護_1

本日からは「手中・保護」を扱います。 ・This case is in the hands of the Six-eight and will remain there.” “Who caught it?” Murphy asked. “Detectives Roosevelt and Cicero. Now, you had something to show me, Murphy?” “Yes.” “Bring it to my o…

hand の用法_38_名詞_38_腕前(の持ち主)_6

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・With her good hand, she scooped water from the stream into her mouth to ease her throat. And she heard them. Elfin ears caught the sound of riders. Hunting her. She damned them, damned them all as she gathere…

hand の用法_37_名詞_37_腕前(の持ち主)_5

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・The Times Literary Supplement believed it to be an excellent first novel, although slightly flawed: She can create character; she has a light hand with dialogue. She can evoke the different parts of London an…

hand の用法_36_名詞_36_腕前(の持ち主)_4

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・You have good balance and coordination; you are good with your hands. You need opportunities to move and act things out. You tend to respond best in classrooms that provide physical activities and hands-on le…

hand の用法_35_名詞_35_腕前(の持ち主)_3

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・If experienced hand surgeons are not available, primary wound closure should be performed until an experienced hand surgeon is available. (経験豊富な手外科医がいない場合は、経験豊富な手外科医が見つかるまで一…

hand の用法_34_名詞_34_腕前(の持ち主)_2

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・'I'm an old hand,' says the man. He offers me his old hand. 'Pleased to meet you,'I say. ButI'vemet this guy before. He's the guy that would behappy todie on theroad. His addiction isto seethe next new place.…

hand の用法_33_名詞_33_腕前(の持ち主)_1

本日からは「腕前(の持ち主)」の用法を扱います。 ・Mrs Sidgwick directs her eyes as, from the sofa, she remarks that Miss Brontë was expected a good hour ago, and laments this necessity of finding a temporary governess, and hopes that Miss B…

hand の用法_32_名詞_32_働き手_7

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・Many hands make light work. Many minds make light of heavy challenges. Many hearts make light in a dark world. (人手が多ければ仕事は楽だ。多くの心が重い試練を軽くする。多くの心が暗い世界を明るくする。) www.go…

hand の用法_31_名詞_31_働き手_6

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・“Officer of the Deck, sound alert condition three, all hands on deck,” Richardsen said, using Clark's title instead of his name to emphasize the increasing tension level. (「甲板の士官、警戒状態三を鳴らし、全…

hand の用法_30_名詞_30_働き手_5

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・This is the captain speaking. All hands to battle stations. We have received the orders we've been waiting for. All hands to battle stations. (こちら艦長。総員、戦闘配置につけ。待ちに待った命令を受けた。総員…

hand の用法_29_名詞_29_働き手_4

本日も前回の用法の続きです。 ・All hands abandon ship. I say again, all hands abandon ship using your assigned lifeboats. There is a strong possibility of a collision or catastrophic damage to this ship within the next two minutes. This is…