lesson5 （5）Back in the Day の復習

時代が変わるのは、テクノロジーの変化だけでなく、そこにいる人たちの変化にもよるんですね。高齢化だったり、海外からの新しい住人だったり。

気になる言い回し

・bug  = bother, annoy
  ex.It really bugs me when people crack their knuckles.
     I can't remember where I put that file, and it's been bugging me all the day.

・While we're on the subject of ～
　ex. While we're on the subject of marketing, I think we need to hire another stuff.

・used books
   cf. secondhand book, used book,
       previously owned (cars ,furniture etc)
         = pre-owned, like-new

・the key driver
   ex. Tourism is a key driver of our economy.
       Printer is the key driver of our sales revenue.

・inter  vs.  intra
    inter = ２つ以上の間
                   cf, international
　　intra = ひとつの中でのこと
　　　ex. A company might discuss ways to improve intra-group communication.
　　　　　　cf. intracompany (a,)

・interpreters  vs. translators
    interpreterは、spoken words ex.　simultaneous interpreter
    translatorは、spoken and written words

・heart specialist
  ears, nose and throats specialist

・strong demand for ～　　～への大きな（強い）需要