くんたろうさんの おぼえた日記 - 2024年10月31日(木)

ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
2024.10.31(10.7) ガザ地区戦闘1年 紛争拡大 FIGHTING ONGOING, CEASEFIRE TALKS REMAIN STALLED 戦闘が継続、停戦協議は滞ったまま

A year into the current Israel-Hamas conflict, concern is shifting to the situation across the broader Middle East. Monday's anniversary came with many hostages still unaccounted for, and people struggling with the grave humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Ceasefire talks remain stalled.
Hamas mounted a large-scaled surprise attack on Israel on October 7 last year. It killed about 1,200 people and took about 250 others hostage. Around 100 are still being held.
The Israeli military has been pounding Gaza to destroy Hamas and free the remaining hostages. Negotiations have been gridlocked due to wide rifts between both sides.
"We desperately need a ceasefire. We are exhausted and have reached our limit."
Health officials in Gaza have reported nearly 41,900 deaths since the conflict broke out. About 90 percent of the 2 million residents are estimated to have been displaced. Meanwhile, the Israeli military is also fighting in Lebanon against the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah.
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ceasefire　e f
🔹conflict　conflert
🔹concern)is(shifting　concerning
shifting)to(the　ミス
🔹still)unaccounted(for　account it
🔹crisis　prices
free)the(remaining　〇*their
remaining　remains
🔹gridlocked　good lucked
🔹rifts　risk*ribs
We are　're
🔹reached)our(limit　a
both sides　hs *bothsided両面のある
🔹Health(officials　Part
Shia)Muslim(group)Hezbollah　Shia-Musulim goup Hizbora
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shift to …～に移る
anniversary ～周年 *不幸な出来事にも
be unaccounted for 説明されていない/🔶行方がつかめていない、行方不明の
stall 行き詰まる
mount 攻撃・戦闘・政治的運動・宣伝活動などを）仕掛ける
surprise attack　奇襲　【形】surprise 突然の、抜き打ちの（予告なしの）、不意の/驚きの
take … hostage ～を人質に取る
pound 音を立てて何かを強く連打する
free 自由な/🔶自由にする、解放する
rift 亀裂、隔たり
desperately 必死に、やけくそになって/〈強意語〉ひどく、猛烈に

🔶Today's Takeaways
　retaliatory attack　報復攻撃
◇into
ある時間的区切りにどれくらい入り込んでいるか　She is 5 months into her pregnancy. 妊娠した状態になって5か月　That's right. Here's another example. We're already 4 years into the 2020s. *He is well into his sixties. 彼は６０歳を優に超えている

◇stall
進行を止める・が止まる

◇gridlock Here's the sentence one more time.
名詞gridlock 交通渋滞　何故？　Well, "gridlock" is a combination of 2 words: "grid" and "lock." Do you know what "grid" means, Naomi? スマホのカメラ白い線　Yeah*3. So, basically, a "grid" is a pattern of vertical and horizontal lines crossing. So if you think about it, it kind of looks like the map of roads. NY Cityの地図　Um-hum, so keep that picture in mind, OK? So, next, "lock" has a lot of meanings, but the basic idea is something that stoｐs something else from moving ― so there's no movement; everything is stopped. ドアが開かないようにする　Exactly. Now put those 2 together and you get a "grid of roads" where "nothing is moving." That's "gridlock." And here's an interesting piece of information: experts say the word "gridlock" first appeared around 1980. So it's less than 50 years old. 比較的新しい使い方　That's right. 現代英語　Right.

Netanyahu

◇Hmm...For as long as I can remember, I've been hearing about Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Hezbollah, and conflict in the Middle East. So, I just hope that something can break the gridlock and put the conflict on the course to resolution.
物心ついたときから、イスラエル、ガザ、ハマス、ヒズボラと中東の紛争について聞かされてきた。だから、何かがこの膠着状態を打破し、紛争を解決へと導いてくれることを願うばかりだ。