Fighting Obesity (4)

■Words and Phrases

  • be better off
    • した方が賢明だ
  • doggy bag
  • insidious
    • やっかいな
  • helping
    • 一盛り
  • over-generous
    • 気前がよすぎる
  • to be had
    • 取り込む
  • Trouble is
    • 問題は〜である
  • hunter-gatherer
    • 狩猟採集民
  • school of thought
    • 考え方、学派
  • cyber-task
    • コンピュータ・ネットワークを使った作業

■Daily Exercise

  1. Seiji finds the trend toward bigger meals [confusing].
  2. Why does Kay consider ordering from the kid's menu at times? [The portions are more modest.]
  3. Kay believes [biology] is one reason people overeat.


■Words and Phrases

  • be better off
    • した方が賢明だ
  • doggy bag
  • insidious
    • やっかいな
  • helping
    • 一盛り
  • over-generous
    • 気前がよすぎる
  • to be had
    • 取り込む
  • Trouble is
    • 問題は〜である
  • hunter-gatherer
    • 狩猟採集民
  • school of thought
    • 考え方、学派
  • cyber-task
    • コンピュータ・ネットワークを使った作業

■Daily Exercise

  1. Seiji finds the trend toward bigger meals [confusing].
  2. Why does Kay consider ordering from the kid's menu at times? [The portions are more modest.]
  3. Kay believes [biology] is one reason people overeat.


■Words and Phrases

  • be better off
    • した方が賢明だ
  • doggy bag
  • insidious
    • やっかいな
  • helping
    • 一盛り
  • over-generous
    • 気前がよすぎる
  • to be had
    • 取り込む
  • Trouble is
    • 問題は〜である
  • hunter-gatherer
    • 狩猟採集民
  • school of thought
    • 考え方、学派
  • cyber-task
    • コンピュータ・ネットワークを使った作業

■Daily Exercise

  1. Seiji finds the trend toward bigger meals [confusing].
  2. Why does Kay consider ordering from the kid's menu at times? [The portions are more modest.]
  3. Kay believes [biology] is one reason people overeat.

Fighting Obesity (3)

■Words and Phrases

  • No wonder
    • 無理も無い
  • waistline
    • 胴回り
  • enter the workforce
  • put on additional pounds
    • 余分な体重が増える
  • dine out
    • 外食する
  • Do the math
    • 計算してみなさい
  • good news for
    • にとってうれしい情報
  • portion
    • １人分の量
  • literally
    • 本当に
  • bigger is better
    • 多きいことはいいことだ
  • mentality
    • 気質

■Daily Exercise

  1. Seiji [surprised by] American's increasing calorie intake.
  2. What does Kay find scary? [Americans' potential weight gain from eating out.]
  3. Seiji isn't [accustomed to] big servings of food.

Fighting Obesity (2)

■Words and Phrases

  • epidemic
    • 蔓延
  • substance
    • 物質
  • I wouldn't be surprised if
    • として、私は驚きません
  • put on extra pounds
    • 太る
  • in a big way
    • ものすごく
  • take in
    • 摂取する
  • diet
    • 食事

■Daily Exercise

  1. Sugar can have a [harmful] effect on your health.
  2. Does Alyce think dealing with America's obesity problem easy? [No, because it's a complex problem.]
  3. Obesity started to become a problem in the U.S. several [decades] ago.

Fighting Obesity (1)

■Words and Phrases

  • the holidays
    • 年末の休暇
  • Prevention is the best cure
    • 予防は最良の治療
  • overindulge
    • たくさん飲み食いする
  • 'Tis
    • It is
  • pig out
    • たらふく食べる
  • End result
    • 結局
  • feel for
    • お察しする
  • If it's any consolation
    • 慰めになるかどうかわかりませんが
  • false hope sundrome
    • 空頼み症候群
  • have a weight problem
    • 体重の問題を抱えている
  • be self-conscious bout
    • 自意識過剰である
  • obese
    • 太りすぎ
  • bulging demograhic
    • 脂肪過多人口

■Daily Exercise

  1. Alyce [tends] to eat too much at Christmastime.
  2. What is Kay's attitude toward Alyce's concern about overeating? [She empathizes with Alyce.]
  3. Kay doesn't think Alyce's weight is [excessive].

Finding Career Passion (5)

■Words and Phrases

  • fall under the heading of
    • とされるものである
  • Getting back to
    • に戻る（話題が）
  • transcend
    • 越える
  • make a point of
    • 必ず〜することにしている
  • cultural norms
    • 文化的規範
  • in the eyes of
    • の目には
  • call for a toast
    • 乾杯に値する
  • bubbly

■Daily Exercise

  1. Paul's comment "here endeth the lesson" exemplifies his [self-deprecating] humor.
  2. What has Kay been keeping in the refrigerator? [A bottle of champane.]
  3. Seiji asks about the [shared] qualities companies that are great to work for.

Finding Career Passion (4)

■Words and Phrases

  • have in common
    • に共通する
  • touchy-feely
    • 甘ったるい、感傷的な
  • no laughing matter
    • 笑い事でなく重要なもの
  • courtesy
    • 礼儀（正しさ）
  • social lubricant
    • 社会の潤滑油
  • frivolity
    • 軽薄な言動
  • smooth out
    • 取り除く
  • see the lighter side of things
    • 物事の明るい面を見る
  • self-deprecating
    • 自嘲的な
  • be up against
    • （困難などに）直面している
  • rapport
    • 信頼関係

■Daily Exercise

  1. Paul says people who love their work feel [fulfilled] by a job well done.
  2. What does Alyce like about Paul's sense of humor? [The way he pokes fun at himself.]
  3. Paul says leadership requires [not just] humor.

Finding Career Passion (3)

■Words and Phrases

  • a day release from prison
    • 一日だけの仮出所
  • over the course of
    • の間に
  • strike someone as
    • という感じがする
  • exercise book
    • ノート
  • gain a valuable perspective on
    • について貴重な視点を得る

■Daily Exercise

  1. Seiji thinks a graduation address by Barney Gonif would be [unforgettable].
  2. Does Paul reject an idea of having Gonif speak to graduating students? [No, he thinks Gonif might provide some useful lessons.]
  3. Paul maintains his passion for work by [reviewing] the past.