Green is going mainstream for couples in al walks of life.
Some people will shudder at the mere mention of a wedding staged outdoors in a redwood forest.
Right off they think of swarms of horseflies and mosquitoes.
Yes, we don't want to get too far off the beaten path.
Despite the setting, the wedding rites will be traditional.
■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で
walk of life shudder at swarms of off the beaten path wedding rite nod to horsefly guide a couple through the vow pronounce a couple man and wife meticulous orchestration set the stage for injurious hold dear
────────────────────────────── walk of life, 階層、職業、社会的地位 = background ────────────────────────────── The walk of life that you come from is the position that you have in society and the kind of job you have.
ex) One of the greatest pleasures of this job is meeting people from all walks of life.
────────────────────────────── shudder at, …に身震いする、…にぞっとする = shiver ────────────────────────────── If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
ex) I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.
────────────────────────────── swarms of, …の大群 = horde ────────────────────────────── A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together.
────────────────────────────── off the beaten path, 奇抜な、へんぴな ────────────────────────────── A place that is off the beaten track is in an area where not many people live or go.
ex) Tiny secluded beaches can be found off the beaten track.
E-DICより。
常道を外れて，通常とは違うもので
Tom's methods are somewhat off the beaten path. Still, he seems to be successful.
トムのやり方はちょっと変わっている。それでも，彼は成功している ようだ
────────────────────────────── wedding rite, 結婚式 ────────────────────────────── A rite is a traditional ceremony that is carried out by a particular group or within a particular society.
ex) Most traditional societies have transition rites at puberty.
puberty 思春期
last rites 最後の儀式で「葬儀」の意味です。
────────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ★は重要表現 ────────────────────────────── nod to, …への同意 horsefly, アブ guide a couple through the vow, 二人を導いて結婚の誓いをさせる pronounce a couple man and wife, 二人が夫婦になったことを宣言する meticulous, 入念な、最新の = thorough orchestration, 調和の取れた統合 set the stage for, …のきっかけを作る、…のお膳立てをする injurious, = harmful （Daily Quizより） hold dear, = cherish （Daily Quizより）
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Green Wedding (3) 1/11-12 2008"
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