H☆Mさんの おぼえた日記 - 2018年5月4日(金)

#StarWarsDay #MayThe4th #MayThe4thBeWithYou

[May the Force be with you.]
　⇒[May the Fourth(4th) be with you]=[May 4th is the day of Star Wars]

-[intrigued by-] ～に好奇心をかきたてられる
-[show up] 現れる/顔を出す
-[aka]=[also known as-] 別名～
-[May the Force be with you.] フォースと共にあらんことを
　⇒May God be with you. ⇒May peace be with you.


[Heathrow Airport Departure board]

The force is strong with us today and we've got some special new routes.
Will you ----

　Alderaan LE1A Cancelled





[Workplace Trends](6) -Lesson 2 / Business Communication in Action-

[Talk the Talk with Heather Howard]
I hope paternity leave will expand too, because getting to spend time with our children when they're very small is such a wonderful and valuable experience. As I've mentioned before, I went back to work very soon after my daughter was born and my husband was her main daily caregiver for about two and a half years, until she started going to daycare. It was so moving and inspiring for him to see her develop day by day - she even ended up in a couple of his paintings. Taking care of her was very hard work, but very rewarding too, and my husband has always been grateful that he got to experience something that most men don't.

How times have changed. You watch old TV shows and movies, and see a time when men wouldn't venture out of doors without a hat, and ladies always had on a pair of gloves. And to be in the office without a necktie or a string of pearls? Never! As long as everyone is dedicated to doing their job, I don't see any problem with people dressing pretty much however they like within the office.

We can be so cut off from nature in our urban settings, and even just a little touch of it in the office is wonderfully relaxing. Some of the people in my office have taken steps in that regard. A number of people have small humidifiers at their desks, which has helped them breathe easier and their skin to feel less dry. Some of us have also brought in little plants to decorate our group desks. They almost feel like little mascots for us.


[words and phrases]
-[caregiver] (子供や病人などの)世話をする人、介護者
-[daycare] 保育園、託児所
-[end up in-] 結局/最後には…になる
-[venture out of doors] あえて外出する
-[a string of pearls] 一連の真珠ネックレス
-[dedicate] 専念する
-[pretty much] だいたい、ほとんど、かなり多く
-[office attire]-[formal attire]-[daily attire]
-[humidifier] 加湿器
-[swear] 誓う/宣誓する/ののしる/悪態をつく
-[temptation] 誘惑
-[a coupon]=[a voucher] クーポン券/商品券
-[a promissory note] 約束手形


[As they say ...]
★Walls have ears and shoji screens have eyes. (壁に耳あり、障子に目あり)

[Walls have ears.]
[US]=[Loose lips sink ships.]
[UK]=[Careless talk costs lives.]

[Walls have ears … and bottles have necks.]