Casual Dress Revolution (4)

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◎millennials・・・2000年世代（1980年代、90年代、2000年前後に生まれた人たち。小さいころからデジタル生活に慣れ親しんだデジタルネイティブで、価値観がそれ以前の人たちとかなり違うと言われている。millennial generation）［テキストには出ていないがベースに「2000年世代の人向けの服装」というテーマがあるので。]
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・Talk about～・・・（命令形で）～とは、まだにこのことだ、全くすごい～だ。
     ex.Talk about micromanaging. /マイクロマネージングとは、まさにこのことだ。

・micromanaging・・・微細管理、マイクロマネージング

・get bad publicity 悪い評判がたつ、悪く報道される
    ex. Company X got a lot of bad publicity for excessed foreign policies.
    ex.They got a lot of bad publicity over the unsanitary conditions at the factory.
    cf.All publicity is good publicity.

・have come a long way・・・大いに進歩する

・conservative = dark colors/no flashy jewellery

・unfeminine・・・差別的な言葉なので注意、not womenly

・scandalous・・・disgraceful, shocking　(it seems wrong)

・boundary between・・・の間の境界線

・confusing・・・わかりにくい、紛らわしい

・dressy・・・正装の、しゃれた

・whatever that means・・・それがどういう意味であっても
　 ex. I want to have "a xxx life", whatever that means.
     ("a xxx life"は、スローガンで見た言葉など）

・give something a miss・・・～をやめておく、欠席する
　　ex. I don't like horror movies, so I'll give it a miss.
 （パーティなどの招待を断るときに使うのはNG。とても失礼）

・come down to ～・・・結局は～になる、～の責任だ

・draw the line at～・・・～に一線を画す、～まではしない

・as far as someone is concerned
　　ex. As far as I'm concerned, this tax cut is a terrible idea.
   （他の人がどう思おうと、自分は・・・というニュアンス）

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M: They even told workers what color their underwear should be, and that it should  be made of high-quality material.

C: I remember. Talk about micromanaging. They sure got a lot of bad publicity.

G: Still, we've come a long way since the 1950s. The dress code for office workers was very strict then. Men had to wear dark suits, dark shoes, white shirts and conservative ties. Women wore skirts. The first pantsuits were considered unfeminine and scandalous.

L: Back then, the boundary between home and work was much clearer. But things aren't so clear these days, and so I guess we're seeing this trend toward more-casual office wear.

U: The problem is that what one person thinks is appropriate office wear is unprofessional or disgraceful as far as another person is concerned.

M: Yes, dress codes can often be confusing. I was invited to an evening business networking event a while back, and the invitation said the dress code was "dressy business casual" - whatever that means. I decided I didn't want to find out. So I gave the event a miss.

G: You know, a lot of this comes down to basic common sense, really. I mean, I draw the line at wearing sweatpants at work.