HUITTさんの おぼえた日記 - 2020年12月16日(水)

12/16(水)
実践ビジネス英語　12/9放送分　「中年の危機」
参照ー「藤井塾」「まめしばさんのおぼえた日記 2020/12/11」
Midlife crisis (4)

Nissen says, "But I think with a lot of people, it comes down to the painful realization that we're probably not going to achieve all our dreams and aspirations.

■ Key Phrase
What a cool idea.
すばらしいアイデアですね。

■　Summary
Ueda speculates that external factors are a large part of midlife crises, which Lyons says is a very perceptive observation. Nissen says there is likely to be additional pressure from the competitive job market these days, which leads to various financial worries. Grace recommends staying healthy and fit enough to have an active independent life.
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external factor 外部的要因
This would be things our job or family relationships, the state of the economy and such. The things that come from outside ourselves.
perceptive observation 鋭い観察、鋭い観察眼、

■　聞き取りのポイント
Q 1). なかなか受け入れられないものだと、ライオンズが言っているのは、人生でのどのような出来事ですか。
It's always difficult to come to terms with major life events like divorce or the death of a parent.

Q 2). 医療費が増えることにより何が減ると、グレースは言っていますか。
As we get older, our healthcare costs rise. That eats away at our saving and makes it harder to make ends meet.

■　Vignette
- What a cool idea! I would guess that external factors are a big reason people have mid crisis. They may have issues that go all the way back to their childhood that they've never dealt with adequately, and which suddenly rise to the surface.
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dealt →deal 分配する
adequately 適切に、
surface うわべ、表面、

- That's a very perceptive observation, Shota. It's always difficult to come to terms with major life events like divorce or the death of a parent. When they happen at the same time as the transition to the middle stage of one's life, feelings of regret and loss can be quite overwhelming and bewildering.
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transition 遷移、移り変わり、過渡期、
loss 喪失、
regret 後悔、落胆、哀惜、
quite かなり、すっかり、
overwhelming 圧倒的、
bewildering 途方にくれる、目の回る、

- And these days, people in their midlife years are more apt to feel additional pressure from the increasingly competitive job market. This can lead anxiety and depression especially for parents with children. They fear their kids may not have the same opportunities they did, and parents who cosign the student loans of their children have created another bankruptcy risk factor.
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apt 〜しがちで、
anxiety 不安、
depression うつ病、意気消沈、憂鬱、不況、大恐慌、
especially 特に、
opportunity 機会、
cosign 連帯保証人として署名する、
fear 恐れ、〜することを恐れる、

- As we get older, our healthcare costs rise. That eats away at our savings and makes it harder to make ends meet. That's why I follow a strict exercise program. As you know,　exercise helps people stay healthy and maintain the level of fitness you need to follow an active independent life. Physical decline is not necessary an inevitable consequence of reaching midlife.
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eat away at 〜を食いつぶす、
make ends meet やりくり、収支を合わせる、
saving 節約、貯金、
strict 厳格な、
as you know あなたが知っているように、
decline 低下、衰える、
necessary 必要、避けがたい、
inevitable 避けられない、必然的な、
consequence 結果、
maintain 維持する、