anniversaryは、悲しいことにも使う！

海外ドラマ「クリミナルマインド」S7＃８を見ていて気付いたのですが、anniversary/アニバーサリィは楽しい記念日だけでなく、悲しいことにも使うんですね。

ペネロピや他の人のセリフで、こんな感じのフレーズが出てきました。
- Yesterday was the anniversary of her daughter's abduction.
（昨日は、彼女の娘がさらわれた日なの）

調べたら、こんなのもありました。
- on the anniversary of his wife's death

anniversaryは、「ある出来事が起きた日」ということなんですね。
anniversary gift とか、10th anniversary celebration みたいな表現しかよく目にしなかったので、とても新鮮でした。

◆他にクリマイで気になったフレーズ
・”What's the rush? Do you wanna talk?”　

Boomerangers on the rise(4)より

久しぶりの英語学習です。再雇用の社員についての英会話。身近にもいるので、良く理解できます。

＜気になったwords & phrases＞

・boomerangers = ブーメラン社員、再雇用社員、
　　　　　　　　古巣に戻る人、親元に戻る人も指す
　（boomerangは、オーストラリア先住民の道具、ブーメラン）

・valued 貴重な（社員）

・get itchy feet =うずうずする、むずむずする
 cf. He's never lived more than 5 years in the same city. He always get itchy feet.

・amicably = friendly

・things don't work out well
　cf. She tried to start her own business, but it didn't work out.
　cf. Things didn't work out.

・give (someone) a second chance
　＝another chance
　cf. You never get a second chance to give a first impression.
     （第一印象を与えるチャンスは2度ない＝第一印象が大事）

・welcome (someone) back to the fold
 ex.We welcomed Jane back to the fold after her maternity leave.
 ex.Welcome back to the fold, Jelly, we hope you enjoyed the study program.

・humility = humble, modesty（謙虚さ）

・put a premium on ～ = ～を重視する

・loyalty = 忠義、忠誠心、愛社精神

・dedicated = committed, devoted（献身的な、没頭した）

・ongoing = 継続的な、進行中の

・nurture goodwill = 信用/信頼/好意をはぐくむ

・place of employment=work place

・millennials = 2000年世代の人

・sensitive = 微妙な、神経質な、重要な　(=easily upset)
 ex. She is sensitive about (something).
 ex. sensitive document(極秘書類）

・compensation package（給与以外のことも含めて報酬パッケージ、処遇）
　ex. a better compensasion package

テキスト
C: And it's becoming　more　common　for　people　like　that　to　come　back　to　their　former　place　of　employment　at a higher level and with a better compensasion package.

U: I can understand that. But I think  a good manager should try to keep valued employees by offering them a better deal if they start to get itchy feet. Good people are hard to find these days.

G: Yes, and that explains why more employers are willing to take back former employees who've left the company amicably. Smart managers realize that sometimes things don't work out well for them at their new jobs. They're willing to give people a second chance and welcome them back to the fold - especially if the former employees shows a little humility.

C: Employers need to realize that today's young people simply don't put as much of a premium on loyalty as previous generations. That doesn't mean they're less dedicated as workers. It's just that millennials see the world and their place in it a bit differently.

M: Yes. Companies need to look at the relationship with an employee as something ongoing. Both sides need to nurture goodwill to keep that relationship healthy and productive.

U: That's very important when an employee feels it's time to leave the company. People are especially sensitive about how they're treated when they make their decision known.

海外ドラマ「ナンバーズ」の気になる英語

海外ドラマ「ナンバーズ」から、気になる英語表現や英会話のメモです。

シーズン３、エピソード７から。停電事件から連想してラリーの想い出話。
●I attempted to live without electricity.
●It had to do with some girl I was dating, Sandra.
●This is back a ways. This was back during the energy crisis.
　★a ways　・・・　かなり、長い道のり、cf. quite a ways/かなり遠く
●Was this some Solo's phase,...or something?
　★ソローに関係したこと、とか、だったの？

その他のエピソードから：
- Seriously？・・・　マジで？
- I have no clue. = I don't know.
- It's great to see you.
- I'm self-taught. ・・・独学した
- That's a relief.  ・・・ホッとしたよ

- a long shot ・・・　だいぶ違う/望みの薄い企て
- I recall （I said a lot of things.） ・・・～を思い出すよ。
- cutting-edge design
- I'm （a kind of） in the middle of something. ・・・取り込み中。今は、ちょっと忙しい。

- You've got a hunch?
- Let me grab a coffee. ・・・ちょっとコーヒー取ってくる
- count me out / 私は勘定に入れないで。
- blackout(s)
- utility prices = utility costs / 水光熱費
- Make sure it doesn't rain! / うまく行くといいね。
 cf. ttp://msdiaryjp.blogspot.jp/2015/06/ill-take-rain-check.html
- a Koi pond ・・・　鯉のいる池