メーカー勤務の人は必読！？の書かもしれない、
『日本「半導体」敗戦』の書評を書きました。
BOOK REVIEW - 半導体業界は"技術立国・ニッポン"の幻想から
脱却できるのか
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2010/01/06/semicon/index.html
■NHKラジオ 実践ビジネス英語 Doctor Visits (2) 1/7 2010
■意味を考えてみよう。今日取り上げる単語が含まれています。
A typical statement articulates the positive rights which
doctors and hospitals ought to uphold for patients.
To be honest, I'd heard horror stories about so-called
18-second doctors who pay only cursory attention to their
patients.
I've run into doctors like that.
They're under tremendous pressure to process hordes of
patients day in and day out.
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uphold, 守る、擁護する
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If you uphold something such as a law, a principle, or a
decision, you support and maintain it.
ex) Our poilcy has been to uphold the law.
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horror story, (実際の)恐ろしい話、ひどい話
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You can refer to an account of a very unpleasant experience
or event as a horror story.
ここでいうaccountは「話」のこと。
ex) a horror story about lost luggage while flying.
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pay cursory attention to, ...に大ざっぱな注意しか払わない
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A cusory glance or examination is a brief one in which you
do not pay much attention to detail.
ex) Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped
it shut.
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run into, （人）にばったり会う、（人）に出くわす
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If you run into someone, you meet them unexpectedly.
ex) He ran into Krettner in the corridor a few minutes later.
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process hordes of patients, 大勢の患者に対処する
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If you describe a crowd of people as a horde, you mean that
the crowd is very large and exited and often, rather
frightening or unpleasant.
ex) This attracts hordes of tourists to Las Vegas.
