実践ビジネス英語 Sep.4.2008

はじめに

英語リスニング向上を目的に，NHK実践ビジネス英語をディクテーションする．

なお，音声は上記リンクからDL可．ただし，ラジオ放送に1週間遅れで，また１週間のみ．

9月4日放送分　Midlife Crisis (2)

ディクテーション

Tyson goes a little deeper into Potter's troubles and Cortez and Kinkaid express their sympathy.

Tyson:
Well, I came back to the office one evening after a trade association dinner
to pick up my car keys which I've inadvertently left on my desk.
And I found Don sitting alone in the dark office.
He looked extremely tired and even ill.
He'd been working very very hard in recent weeks.
He was mumbling something like I'm inadequate or I can't deliver.

Cortez:
I knew Don was burning the candle at both ends.
He seemed to feel he was always running late, late to gym, late to the office for a meeting and late to dinner at home.
He once chunckled he may be late for his funeral too.
In addition to his regular duties at the office,
he was constly networking with outsiders late into the eveing.
He told me he coundn't find even a little time to visit his family in Ohio ether.
Tayler:
Dons's no longer sure if all the sacrifices are worth it.
So anyway, I sent him home and I asked him to take a good rest.
I told him it might be time for him to reassess his priorities
and talk to a career counselor.

Cortez:
Don and I are in the same generation, so I underestand perfectly how he feels.
When we got out of school, possibilities seemed endless
if only you worked hard enough and sacrificed all all thing personal.
But as the so called new economy underwent a reality check,
many of us were forced to sort out our priorities.

Kinkaid:
I'm an older member of that group that came of age in a period of
spectacular boom and burst.

おわりに

Vignette部をディクテーションしてみた．