Middle-Class Squeeze(5)
■Words and Phrases
- challenges that need to be met
- 取り組む必要のある課題
- you don't have to look any further than
- を見れば事足りる
- too true
- 確かにそうだ
- rent and utilities
- 家賃と水道光熱費
- hang on by the thread
- 危うい状況にある
- drive someone out
- 退散させる
- real killer
- 一番の問題
- norm
- 普通のこと
- Manhattanites
- マンハッタンの人
- high price tag
- 高い物価
- in the center of things
- 物事の中心
■Daily Exercise
- Bill says Manhattan has [almost no] middle-class areas.
- What does Steve think about the high rents in Manhattan? [They make middle-class life difficult.]
- Alyce is a [diehard] Manhattanite.
Middle-Class Squeeze(4)
■Words and Phrases
- chew on
- 考えさせられる
- live from one paycheck to the next
- その日暮らしをする
- not a pretty picture
- 深刻な事態
- increasingly
- ますます
- be stressed out
- ストレスで疲れ果てる
- nest egg
- 蓄え
- make ends meet
- 家計をやりくりする
- telling statistics
- 多くを語る統計値
- look at
- 目にする
- I'd hate to think so
- そうは考えたくない
■Daily Exercise
- Steve says many middle-class Americans save [little] money.
- What is Seiji's attitude regarding the possibility the middle class will disappear? [regretful]
- Alyce says concerns about funding their retirement are making many Americans [anxious].
Middle-Class Squeeze(3)
■Words and Phrases
- motherhood and apple pie
- 極めてアメリカ的なもの
- play well
- 受けがいい
- audience
- 聴衆
- frugality
- 質素であること
- put the squeeze on
- 苦境に立たせる
- record corporate profits
- 記録的な企業収益
- disconnect between
- の間のずれ
- roughly
- およそ
- qualify for
- の資格を得る
- priority list
- 優先事項リスト
■Daily Exercise
- Bill says politicians who praise the middle class get a good [reception].
- In the past,what was considered a key indicator of middle-class status? [Owning a home]
- Steve says middle-class people have [upward] aspirations for their children.
（上昇志向）
Middle-Class Squeeze(2)
■Words and Phrases
- Attitude
- 意識
- make six figure
- 年に6桁（10万ドル以上）を稼ぐ
- stand out from the crowd
- 目立つ=be conspicuous
- date back
- さかのぼる
- look at something through rose-colored glasses
- バラ色の眼鏡を通して〜を見る
- have a tough time
- 苦労する
- get by
- 暮らしていく
- obsolete
- 時代遅れの
- cling to
- にしがみつく
- bedrock
- 根幹
- the salt of the earth
- 地の塩（高潔の人）
■Daily Exercise
- Alyce says rich people don't want to be [conspicuous].
- How does Alyce describe her feelings about the postwar era? [nostalgic]
- Bill says Americans continue to be [attached] to the middle-class ideal.
Middle-Class Squeeze(1)
■Words and Phrases
- squeezed
- 苦境に立つ
- basic bargain
- 基本的な約束
- erode
- 損なわれる
- alike
- 一様に
- stand up for
- を守る
- Academics
- 学者たち
- criteria
- 評価基準
- a question of
- の問題
- perception
- 認識
- statistics
- 統計資料
- median household income
- 世帯収入の中央値
- Census Bureau
- 国勢調査局
- there's more than
- だけで決まるものではない
■Daily Exercise
- The president often speaks about the [deteriorating] circumstances of middle-class Americans.
- What is the average household income in the United States? [$50.000]
- Seiji says politicians and union leaders want the president to [protect] middle-class jobs.
Flu Season(5)
■Words and Phrases
- doesn't do any favors
- 誰のためにもならない
- run the risk of
- のリスクを冒す
- germs
- 病原菌
- get out of the habit of
- の習慣から抜け出す
- make a beeline for
- 一直線に向かう
- hava a sniffle
- 鼻風邪
- reading material
- 読むもの
- you'd be surprised
- 驚かされますよ
- go around
- 広まる
■Daily Exercise
- Carmen recommends waiting until your fever [goes away] before getting a flu shot.
- Why does Carmen think it might be better not to visit the doctor? [You could become infected.]
- Steve urges everyone to [stay healthy].
Flu Season(4)
■Words and Phrases
- fall down
- 失敗する
- get slapped red cards
- レッドカードが突きつけられる
- it works
- 効き目がある
- appeal to people's rationality
- 人の良識に訴えること
- steer clear of
- を避ける
- flu masks
- マスク
- airborne viruses
- 感染症ウィルス
- fist bumps
- フィストバンプ
- lay down the law
- 厳命する
- out of one's system
- 体から抜ける
- mean well
- 迷惑をかけるつもりはない
■Daily Exercise
- Seiji is [stunned] by the way some hospitals punish employees.
- Why is it difficult to avoid crowds in Japan? [Because of the need to use mass transit.]
- Steve admits that some people at Health and Beauty will fall ill this year.
