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────────────────────────────── chuckle, クスクス笑う、ほくそ笑む ────────────────────────────── When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
ex) Then banker chuckled and said, "Of course not."
────────────────────────────── keep tabs on, …の動きを追う ────────────────────────────── If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you. [INFORMAL]
ex)It was obvious Hill had come over to keep tabs on Johnson and make sure he didn't do anything drastic.
────────────────────────────── head off impending crises, 差し迫った危機を食い止める ────────────────────────────── If you head something off, especially something unpleasant, you take action before it is expected to happen in order to prevent it from happening.
ex) He would ask Congress to intervene and head off a strike.
An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [FORMAL]
ex) On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. expedition 長い旅
────────────────────────────── slash red tape, 形式主義を切り捨てる ────────────────────────────── If you slash something, you make a long, deep cut in it.
ex) He came within two minutes of bleeding to death after slashing his wrists.
You refer to official rules and procedures as red tape when they seem unnecessary and cause delay.
ex) The little money that was available was tied up in bureaucratic red tape.
────────────────────────────── stay on top of things, 日々の状況を把握する、物事を完全に掌握する ────────────────────────────── E-DICより。 on top of something//〔get/be/stay~〕 「~をしっかり掌握して,コントロールして,~にしっかり対処して」
There's something wrong at factory 3. Go over and get on top of the problem. 第3工場に何か問題がある。行って問題にしっかり対処してくれ
The riot is subsiding. The police seem to be on top of the situation. 暴動は鎮まってきている。警察が事態を掌握しているようだ
We need help. We can't stay on top of things much longer. 助けが必要だ。もう少しでわれわれは,事態をコントロールできなくなる
It's a tough job to stay on top of. この仕事は,しっかり掌握して進めていくのが大変だ
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Bosses and Bosses (1) 1/22-23 2007"
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