We're all thrilled that you've set the wedding date with your Brightwell beau.
We've leased a picnic grove at Corona for the afternoon.
At first I demurred, but Cora and her fiance wouldn't take "no" for an answer.
Actually, that part was a breeze.
Did I get an earful!
■意味を考えてみよう。答えは以下で
be thrilled grove demur breeze get an earful beau best man maid of honor bride and groom wonder aloud gown tux step into
────────────────────────────── be thrilled, わくわくしている、興奮している ────────────────────────────── If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
ex) I was so thrilled to get a good report from him.
────────────────────────────── grove, （下草のない）小さい森。木立 = wood ────────────────────────────── A grove is a group of trees that are close together.
ex) open fields and groves of trees.
picnic groveで「ピクニック向きの木立[森]」です。
────────────────────────────── demur, 難色を示す、渋る、意義を唱える = object ────────────────────────────── If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. [FORMAL]
ex) The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
demurはobjectより「穏やかで自信のない反対」です。
────────────────────────────── breeze, 容易なこと[仕事] = cinch ────────────────────────────── If you say that something is a breeze, you mean that it is very easy to do or to achieve. [INFORMAL]
ex) And after being an office manager for 20 people, handling my own tiny staff of three is a breeze!
breezeの主な意味は「そよ風」ですね。
────────────────────────────── get an earful, さんざんおしかりを受ける ────────────────────────────── If you say that you got an earful, you mean that someone spoke angrily to you for quite a long time. [INFORMAL]
ex) I bet Sue gave you an earful when you got home.
give an earfulだと、「人に小言を言う」になります。
────────────────────────────── 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 ────────────────────────────── beau, しゃれ男、婚約者、恋人 best man, 花婿の付き添い役 maid of honor, 花嫁の付き添い役 bride and groom, 新郎新婦 wonder aloud, 疑問を口にする gown, 女性用の長い正装用ドレス tux, = tuxedo step into, 引き受ける
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Green Wedding (1) 1/7-8 2008"
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