豪キャブラリー： Rip-snorter
Rip-snorterほど最高なことがない。Rip-snorterは直訳すると「破いて鼻を鳴らす」という意味だが、どうしてオージー英語では「最高」という使い方になったのか分かりません。今では、もう死語になりつつあるが、オージー英語の黄金時代の1950・1960年代頃では象徴的な言葉の一つだろう。
 | 豪 | 英・米語 | 日本語 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rip-snorter | Great, wonderful, superlative | えらい、素晴らしい、最高 |
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豪キャブラリ： Barbie
One of the most enduring images of Australian culture.
豪キャブラリー：Yonks
Yonksはオージー英語では「長い期間」を示す言葉。どんなに長いかは定かではないけど、言っている本人が長く感じれば、それで十分当てはまる。 、、、と言いながら、このごろ考えRooの更新の間の期間がyonksに感じるような～。
Putting The Limp Into Olympics
Japan did the most amazing job of hosting the Olympic Games under the mostr trying of circumstances, and I would argue there probably isn’t a country on earth that could have done it nearly as well. But the big question is: Why? We held the Games behind closed doors. Only the most privileged of guests…
Reminiscing: The First Time Australia Mattered in Kangaeroo’s Japan
Kangaeroo has lived in Japan since the late ’80s, just as the Showa Era (reign of Emperor Hirohito from 1926-1989) drew to a close. Japan back then had possibly an even stronger fascination with English than it does even today, especially as it was far less accessible in a slower, less connected world. But English…
Turn it up
“Turn it up” in Strine means to be quiet, or be reasonable, or can also be a request to cease conversation. ストラインには、「Turn it up」が静かにしなさいか、融通を利くや会話を止める合図だ。
Strine-speaking, Sydney-born star made Japan’s queen of natto fermented beans
Strine-speaking Shiori Kutsuna has been declared the 2012 Natto Queen, an award handed out to celebrities who promote fermented soybeans, or natto, as they’re known in Japanese. Kutsuna, a 19-year-old Sydney-born actress, was presented with her award at a ceremony in Tokyo earlier this week. Natto are a popular dish, particularly in eastern Japan, and…
