気になる言い回し
・as they get older 年を重ねるにつれて
・mellow out おだやかになる、気分が落ち着く
Having a glass of wine is a nice way to mellow out after work.
・comfy = comfortable
cf. roomy
A new office has a roomy lunch area.
・I guess it depends on the individual person. 人による。
・let go and relax 気を抜いてリラックスする
・That's a shame. それは、気の毒なこと。
・besides ～ ～の上に
ex. besides making life miserable,
・take years off your life
cf. lose ours off your life
ex. That took a year off my life.
(大事なものを失くしたと思って、見つかった時に言える）
・another obvious way もうひとつの明確な方法
・cut down on = recude, decrease
= cut back on
cf. Company might cut down on electricity use.
・I'll drink to that. それはいい。賛成する。同意する。
(実際の乾杯にも言う）
・Gettinｇ back to ～ ～に戻ると
・too much of a good thing
ex. （専門家や素晴らしい人が1つのプロジェクトに多くい過ぎたときに）
It was too much of a good thing. They all have specific ideas and
don't compromise.
don't compromise.
（レストランでたくさんの料理と、たくさんのワインを飲んだときに）
It was way too much of a good thing. I had a stomachache.
・jeopardize = put ~ in jeopardy
ex. She jeopardized her career by pleasureing another writer's work.
Budget cut put this project in jeopardy.
・go overboard
ex. He went a little overboard in his presentation. He didn't need
15 different charts.
15 different charts.
・in moderation
ex. Eating chocolate is fine, but in moderation.
I let my son play video games in moderation.
★お酒なら・・・適度に
・in your senior years 高齢期に
・vigorous activities 激しい運動
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