Parting Is Such ...(3)

■Words and Phrases

  • can't tale it any longer
    • もうこれ以上耐えられない
  • achieve critical mass
    • 頂点に達する、臨界に達する
  • breeding ground
    • 温床
  • shoddy
    • 不当な
  • bottle up one's feelings
    • 感情を押し殺す
  • get back at
    • 仕返しをする
  • as old as the hills
    • 昔からある、とても古い
  • new element in the equation
    • 考慮すべき新たな要素
  • outlet
    • はけ口
  • go quietly
    • おとなしく辞める
  • rancorous exit
    • 悪感情を抱いて辞める

■Daily Exercise

  1. When something has achieved critical mass, it's at the boiling point.
  2. How does Kay characterize the way younger generation has grown up? They're more accustomed to information being public.
  3. Saying bad things about your former employer can tarnish your reputation. (tarnish:傷つける)