※W●-D■は、●週目の■日目という意味です。該当の日付を押すとその日の学習内容にとぶことができます。
※音声の速度を変えて聞きたいときは、音声バーの下のリンクから音声を確認してください。
音声速度が変更できない場合、chromeでお試しください。
W3-D1(リピーティング1)
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I personally like multitasking.
私は個人的にマルチタスクを好みます。
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For me, working on just one project can easily get boring, so I prefer to work on several things at once.
1つのプロジェクトだけに取り組むのは飽きやすいので、複数の仕事に同時に取り組む方がいいです。
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When I get stuck on a task, I just switch to a new task until an idea comes to me.
あるタスクに行き詰まったら、アイデアが浮かぶまで新しいタスクに切り替えます。
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Then, I go back to the original task. No time is wasted, so my boss is happy, and I feel good too.
そして、また元のタスクに戻ります。時間の無駄にならないので、上司も喜びますし、自分も気持ちがよいです。
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People say that multitasking helps you get more done faster, but I’m not convinced that that’s true.
マルチタスクは、より多くのこと早く終わらせることに役立つという人もいますが、私はそれが本当だと確信できません。
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My boss often asks me to juggle multiple projects at once, but it seems really inefficient because I can’t concentrate on anything for more than an hour.
上司はよく複数のプロジェクトを同時に手際よくこなすように言いますが、私は1時間以上何かに集中することができないので、本当に非効率的に思えます。
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I read an article that said most people can’t actually multitask.
ほとんどの人はマルチタスクができない、と書いてある記事を読みました。
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Instead, they just do “task-switching,” which is very tiring for your brain and can impact the quality of your work.
その代わり、「タスクの切り替え」を行っているだけで、脳を非常に疲れさせ、仕事の質にも影響する可能性があるそうです。
W3-D2(リピーティング2)
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Jake said he won’t be able to attend any more meetings today because of his tight schedule.
Jake は、スケジュールが詰まっているので、今日はもう会議に出席できないと言いました。
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I’m worried about Mark; I think he’s feeling really overwhelmed by everything right now.
Mark が心配です。彼は今、すべてに圧倒されているように思います。
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Peter has a lot on his plate now, so I offered him some help.
Peter は今、やるべきことが山ほどあるため、私は彼に手伝いを申し出ました。
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I wish I could join you, but honestly, my schedule is booked solid for the rest of the week.
私も参加できたらいいのですが、正直なところ、その週の残りのスケジュールは埋まってしまっています。
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I’m starting to get concerned about Devin. He’s really juggling a lot right now.
Devin が心配になってきました。彼は今、本当にたくさんのことをこなしています。
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Beth unfortunately won’t be joining the team dinner because she’s still swamped with paperwork.
まだ事務処作業に忙殺されているため、Bethは残念ながらチームディナーには参加しないそうです。
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My boss said that he wanted me to focus my attention on the Wachowski project.
Wachowski projectに意識を集中して欲しいと上司が言いました。
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I think that’s a great idea, but we should probably run it by Kevin first to make sure he agrees.
それはいいアイデアだと思いますが、まずKevinに話して同意を得るべきでしょう。
W3-D3(リピーティング3)
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I’m against mandatory retirement ages. Do people suddenly become inept when they turn 60 or 65? I don’t think so!
私は定年退職に反対です。60歳や65歳になると、人は突然無能になるのでしょうか？私はそうは思いません！
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Honestly, if someone is healthy and willing to work, we shouldn’t force him/her out.
正直なところ、健康で働きたいという人がいれば、彼/彼女を無理に辞めさせるべきではありません。
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Also, we need to be realistic. Pensions haven’t increased with the cost of living.
また、現実的である必要があります。物価の上昇ほど年金は増えていません。
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I’m trying to save for retirement, but if I stop working at 60, I’ll probably run out of money by 70.
私は定年後の生活のために貯金をしようと思っていますが、60歳で仕事をやめたら、70歳にはお金がなくなってしまうでしょう。
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I would be happy with mandatory retirement.
私は定年退職制度に賛成です。
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At my company, all the top management is in their 60s and 70s, and no one can move up because they just won’t retire.
私の会社では、経営陣が全員60代、70代で、退職しないので、誰も昇進できません。
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They worked hard to make a successful company, and I thank them for that.
彼らが会社を成功させるために頑張って働いてくれたことには感謝しています。
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But now it’s time to pass the baton to the next generation.
しかし、今は次の世代にバトンタッチする時期なのです。
W3-D4(リピーティング4)
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I’ve decided to try a hands-off approach with the new hires because they both have a lot of experience.
新しい雇用者は共に経験豊富なので、不干渉主義的なアプローチでやってみることにしました。
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One of the main problems is that the line of authority wasn’t clear from the start.
大きな問題のひとつは、最初から権限の線引きが明確でなかったことです。
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We’ve got to do something about the turnover rate; we can’t keep hiring new employees every few months.
離職率を何とかしなければなりません。数カ月ごとに新しい従業員を雇い続けることはできません。
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Regular team meetings are necessary to ensure alignment among team members.
チームメンバー間の連携を図るため、定期的なチームミーティングが必要です。
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If you want to focus on your tasks without any interference, it’s best to block your schedule.
干渉されずに仕事に集中したいのであれば、スケジュールをブロックするのが一番です。
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While it’s not good to do constantly, there are times when it’s better to micromanage your subordinates.
常にやるのは良くないが、部下をマイクロマネジメントした方が良い場合もある。
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I’m worried that this may negatively impact our ability to meet the deadline.
このままでは私たちの能力にマイナスの影響を与え、納期に間に合わなくなるのではと心配です。
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We need to figure out the best way to attract and retain the top talent in the industry.
業界の優秀な人材を惹きつけ、維持するための最適な方法を考えなければならないのです。
W3-D5(リピーティング5)
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For me, cubicles are the best. We used them at my old company, and it was so easy to concentrate on my work because I had my own little private space.
私にとっては、パーティションで区切るのが1番です。前の会社でも使っていましたが、自分だけの小さなプライベートスペースがあったので、仕事に集中しやすかったです。
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My current company has an open-style office, and in my opinion, it’s awful.
私の現在の会社はオープンスタイルのオフィスですが、個人的にはひどいと思います。
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People seem to think that because they can always see you, it’s okay to always talk to you too.
常に姿が見えるので、いつでも話しかけてもいいと思っているようです。
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I wear headphones now, but my teammates still interrupt my work about ten times a day to talk about TV shows or the weather. Offices need walls!
今はヘッドホンをしていますが、それでも同僚はテレビ番組や天気の話をするために1日に10回くらい仕事の邪魔をしてきます。オフィスには壁が必要です！
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What’s the best office style? That’s a good question… I’m on the fence, but I’m leaning towards open-style offices.
最適なオフィスレイアウトとは？いい質問ですね…。迷ってはいますが、オープンスタイルのオフィスに傾いています。
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Some of my coworkers say it’s harder to focus on their work because they can overhear everyone’s conversations, but sometimes that’s a good thing.
同僚の中には、みんなの会話ふと耳にしてしまうので、仕事に集中するのが難しいという人もいますが、ときにはそれがよいこともあります。
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You can learn a lot more about what’s happening at your company!
会社で何が起こっているのか、もっと知ることができますしね！
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Also, it’s much easier to talk to people, especially the boss, when they’re not hiding behind a wall or inside an office.
また、壁の後ろやオフィスの中に隠れていない方が、人、特に上司に話しかけやすいです。
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Thai restaurant owners receive over 700 years of jail time
Two owners of a Thai seafood restaurant received prison sentences of over 700 years each for scamming customers. Last year, their restaurant sold extremely cheap vouchers for its seafood buffet. The vouchers were real, but over 20,000 people purchased them, and the waitlist to eat at the restaurant became several months long.
After a few months, the restaurant announced that it was closing. On social media, it explained that it did not have enough seafood to serve people. However, many people had not been able to use their vouchers yet. Hundreds of customers complained, and the two owners were arrested.
The businessmen were originally given 1,446 years of jail time each, but because they pleaded guilty, their prison sentences were shortened to 723 years. Thai courts often give extremely long prison sentences for fraud, but according to the law, the maximum prison sentence for it is only 20 years. The owners will also have to pay a fine of 1.8 million baht (around ¥6.2 million), as well as 2.5 million baht (around ¥8.6 million) to the customers who complained.
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Lego launches 3,600-piece grand piano set
Lego recently launched a 3,662-piece grand piano set that can make music. It has 25 playable keys and can be used with a smartphone app to play, compose, and record music. The piano set, which is only 22.5 cm tall when built, costs $350 (about ¥37,000).
The new grand piano set was created as part of the Lego Ideas Collection. For this collection, the toy company invites fans to submit their ideas for new Lego creations. The piano was the idea of a music teacher named Donny Chen. Chen said that he loves both music and Legos, and he wanted to create a set that includes his two passions.
Federico Begher, vice president of global marketing at The Lego Group, said that when his team saw Chen’s design, they thought that it was extraordinary. According to Begher, they believed that it would be a unique Lego set and immediately wanted to bring it to life. Chen said that it was an honor to have his design chosen by the company.