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Ludite holdout

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens"を読んでいます。'TheLuxuryTrap'の章から引用します。HereandthereaLudditeholdoutrefusestoopenanemailaccount,justasthousandsofyearsagosomehumanbandsrefusedtotakeupfarmingandsoescapedtheluxurytrap.ButtheAgriculturalRevolutiondidn'tneedeverybandinagivenregiontojoinup."Ludditeholdout"の"Luddite"は固有名詞なので次の辞書しか説明はありませんでした。・UrbanDictionary:Apersonwhoisaverse...Luditeholdout

2023/04/27 07:19

domesticate

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens"を読んでいます。'History'sBiggestFraud'の章に興味深い記述がありました。ThebodyofHomoSapienshadnotevolvedforsuchtasks.Itwasadaptedtoclimbingappletreesandrunningaftergazelles,nottoclearingrocksandcarryingwaterbuckets.Humanspines,knees,necksandarchespaidtheprice.Studiesofancientskeletonsindicatethatthetransitiontoagriculturebroughtaboutaplethoraofailments,s...domesticate

2023/04/26 07:16

tree-hugger

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens"を読んでいます。'Noah'sArk'の章から引用します。TheFirstWaveExtinction,whichaccompaniedthespreadoftheforagers,wasfollowedbytheSecondWaveExtinction,whichaccompaniedthespreadofthefarmers,andgivesusanimportantperspectiveontheThirdWaveExtinction,whichindustrialactivityiscausingtoday.Don'tbelievetree-huggerswhoclaimthatourancestorslivedinharmonywithnatur...tree-hugger

2023/04/25 07:11

hard-pressed

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens"を読んでいます。'TheFlood'の章から引用します。FollowingtheCognitiveRevolution,Sapiensacquiredthetechnology,theorganisationalskills,andperhapseventhevisionnecessarytobreakoutofAfro-AsiaandsettletheOuterWorld.TheirfirstachievementwasthecolonisationofAustraliasome45,000yearsago.Expertsarehard-pressedtoexplainthisfeat.InordertoreachAustralia,humanshadt...hard-pressed

2023/04/24 07:37

Do As the Romanians Do

Reader'sDigest2月号の記事"HumorinUniform"からの引用です。WhenmyAirForcewinddeployedtoNorway,ourfirstsergeantwantedtomakesurewebehavedourselvesandblendedinwiththelocals,"Youmenarerepresentingyourselves,yourcountryandtheUnitedStatesAirForce,"hetoldus."Remember,wheninRome,doastheRomaniansdo."英語が母国語でこんな間違えをする人がいるのですかね？DoAstheRomaniansDo

2023/04/23 08:09

How Queen Elizabeth died

Reader'sDigest2月号の記事"LifeinTheseUnitedStates"からの引用です。My3-year-oldnephewwatchedmuchofthefuneralprocessionforQueenElizabeth,includingthe96-gunsalute,whichfeaturedcannonfire.Asimpressiveasitwas,helookedabitconcerned,askingafteritwasover,"Isthathowshedied?"HowQueenElizabethdied

2023/04/22 09:31

monger

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens"を読んでいます。'TheTreeofKnowledge'の章から引用します。DoyouthinkthathistoryprofessorschataboutthereasonsforWorldWarOnewhentheymeetforlunch,orthatnuclearphysicistsspendtheircoffeebreaksatscientificconferencestalkingaboutquarks?Sometimes.Butmoreoften,theygossipabouttheprofessorwhocaughtherhusbandcheating,orthequarrelbetweentheheadofthedepartmentand...monger

2023/04/20 07:18

Banana Republic

YuvalNoahHarariの"Sapiens(副題ABriefHistoryofHumankind)を読み始めました。氏の本は"HomoDeus"と"21Lessonsforthe21Century"を既に読んだので、これで3冊目、地元の図書館にある氏の作品はこれで全てです。ちょっと長くなりますが、'AnAnimalofNoSignificance'の章から引用します。Thatspectacularleapfromthemiddletothetophadenormousconsequences.Otheranimalsatthetopofthepyramid,suchaslionsandsharks,evolvedintothatpositionverygradually,overmillionsof...BananaRepublic

2023/04/19 06:56

parlay

Reader'sDigest2月号の記事"RaisingtheStakesonSportsBetting"からの引用です。Alsooftentoogoodtobetrueare"parlay"bets,whichcombineseveralresultsintoonewager.Payoutsgowayup--butsodoyouroddsoflosing.Forevery$100wageredonsinglebets,sportsbookskeepabout$5andreturntheother$95.Butonparlays,theykeepabout$32.Dreamingbig,losingsmall--that'swhatyoudowhenyoutrytoguessat16NFLgamestot...parlay

2023/04/18 07:00

baker's dozen

Reader'sDigest2月号の記事"WeFoundaFIXHELP,HACKS&HOWTO"からの引用です。WhenbuyingrosesthisValentine'sDay,makeitabaker'sdozenandkeeponebloomforyourself.Flowersofthesametypethatarecutatthesametimeandkeptinsimilarenvironmentsmaturesimilarly.Sowhenyourflowerbeginstowilt,you'llknowit'stimetobuyyourbelovedanewbouguet.Neitheryourgestureoflovenorthethoughtbehinditshoulddieafte...baker'sdozen

2023/04/17 07:03

Remix

Reader'sDigest2月号の記事"LifeinTheseUnitedStates"からの引用です。SomebabyonthisplaneissingingtheABCsalloutoforderandguyjustshouted,"Yes,girl,remix!!""remix"に座布団1枚Remix

2023/04/14 07:48

upskirt

TheJapanTimesMar.15の記事から引用します。JapanOKsbilltoreformsexualoffensechargeandraiseageofconsentAmongotherthings,thebillwillmakeupskirtingandproducingimagesofgenitaliawithoutconsentcrimespunishableunderthePenalCode."upskirt"を調べます。・OxfordEnglishDictionary:(ofaphotoorvideo)showingundersomebody'sskirtordresswithouttheirknowledgeorpermission:Themanwascaughttakingups...upskirt

2023/04/13 06:55

cocksure

太宰治の小説の"NoLongerHuman"を読んでいます。"Youseemtobejustascocksureofyourselfasever.Anyway,it'snothingimportand.Sheaskedmetotellyoutovisitheronceinawhile."cocksure"の意味を調べます。・CollinsDictionary:Someonewhoiscocksureissoconfidentandsureoftheirabilitiesthattheyannoyotherpeople.:Shewascocksurethatshewasabletodothejobbetterthananyoneelse・CambridgeEnglishDictionary:tooconfi...cocksure

2023/04/12 07:23

proceeds

太宰治の小説の"NoLongerHuman"を読んでいます。AtShizuo'ssuggestionaconferencetookplaceattendedbyFlatfish,Horikiandherselfatwhichitwasconcludedthatallrelationsbetweenmeandmyfamilyweretobebroken,andIwastolivewithShizukoasmanandwife.ThanksalsotoShizuko'sefforts,mycartoonsbegantoproduceasurprisingamountofmoney.Iboughtliquorandcigarettes,asIhadplanned,withtheproceeds,butmyglo...proceeds

2023/04/11 06:56

temporize

読んだことはありませんが太宰治の有名な小説"NoLongerHuman"を読むことにしました。翻訳者は有名な文化勲章受章のDonaldKeene氏です。Thesecondgirlinterestedinmewasa"comrade,"astudentinateacher'strainingcollege.Myactivitiesinthemovementobligedme,distastefulasitwas,toseehereveryday.Evenafterthearrangementsfortheday'sjobhadbeencompleted,shedoggedlytaggedalongafterme.Shebroughtmepresents,seeminglyatrandom,andoffere...temporize

2023/04/10 07:26

trolley

YuMiriの小説"TokyoUenoStation"を読んでいます。Inthetwentyorsoplasticcheckoutbagstiedtotherailingseparatingtheroadandthepavementweresomeone'sdailynecessities,hungthereforstorage.Thehandleofadampunbrellawashookedoverthetopoftherail,andabamboobroomwasstuckthroughaswell.Abluetarpcoveredatrolleyladenwithblankets,clothes,pots,andmore,andonthehandholdofthecart,plasticshopp...trolley

2023/04/08 08:07

solar plexus

YuMiriの小説"TokyoUenoStation"を読んでいます。No,someoneisthere.Amanwitharecedinghairline,faceupononeofthethreesarcophagus-likestonebenchessurroundingthearea.Purplesweatshirt,beigetrousers,newspapersspreadunderneathhim,coveredwithagreensweater.Hishandsarecrossedoverhissolarplexus,andhisfeet,cladinblackshoes,aresoperfectlyclosethattheymightaswellbetiedtogether."solar...solarplexus

2023/04/06 07:07

double bill

YuMiriの小説"TokyoUenoStation"を読んでいます。Isawsomebrightredcoinlockers,andmyeyecaughtthesignforUenoStarMovie,knownamongthehomelessasthelittlepornotheater.Inonebuildingtherewerethreetheaters:StarMovie,whichshoweddoublebillsofoldfilms;JamanMasterpieceTheater,whichspecializedinyouraveragepornos,andWorldMasterpieceTheater,whichspecializedingayporn."doublebills"の意味を調...doublebill

2023/04/05 07:02

funeral pyres

YuMiriの小説"TokyoUenoStation"を読み始めました。Myfathertoldmethathisgreat-grandfather,thethirdgenerationoftheMorifamilysincetheirmovetoSoma,stillspoketheKagadialect.Hesaidthatintheolddaysthedeadwereplacedsittingupincoffinsthatresembledpalanquinsandweretakentofuneralpyresinthemountains,accompaniedbyallthepeopleofthevillagerecitingthenembutsu.Thecoffinwasplacedonthewo...funeralpyres

2023/04/04 07:05

airbrushed

BBCNewsWebsite(Feb.21)からの引用です。PrimeMinisterRishiSunakhascriticisedchangestoRoaldDahlbooks,aftertheremovalofsomereferencestothingslikecharacters'appearanceandweightsparkedafiercedebate.Dahl'sestateandpublishersaidworksincludingTheBFGandCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryhadbeenupdatedtobemoresuitableformodernaudiences.Somesaidtheyapprovedofthechanges.ButMrSunak'...airbrushed

2023/04/03 07:06

Savant or Idiot

'ChickenSoupfortheSoul'の'OVERCOMINGOBSTACLES'の章からの引用です。天才とか偉人は皆幼少の頃から才能を発揮していたと思いきや、こんな例をあげていました。・ThomasEdison'steachersaidhewastoostupidtolearnanything.・AlbertEinsteindidnotspeakuntilhewasfouryearsoldanddidn'treaduntilhewasseven.Histeacherdescribedhimas"mentallyslow,unsociableandadriftforeverinhisfoolishdreams."・WaltDisneywasfiredbyanewspapereditorforlac...SavantorIdiot

2023/04/02 07:41

stick-in-the-mud

'ChickenSoupfortheSoul'の'LIVEYOURDREAM'の章からの引用です。Whenaskedtoexplain,hewentontoadd,"Shejustneverwantedtodonothin',justkindofbecameastick-in-the-mud.TenyearsagowhenIwasninety-four,Itoldmywifeweain'tneverseennothin'exceptthebeatifulPacificNorthwest."stick-in-the-mud"は面白い表現ですが、どんな意味でしょうか？辞書を見ます。・McGraw-HillDictionaryofAmericanIdiomsandPhrasalVerbs:adullandold...stick-in-the-mud

2023/04/01 07:50