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  • 豪キャブラリー： Chunder

    Chunderは、一時的にオージー英語の有名な例として一世風靡した言葉である。 　Chunderを有名としたのは1980年代前半世界中に大ヒットしたMen at Work曲Down Underのコーラスに現れたことだった。たまたまchunderはunderと同音であり、同曲の歌詞によるとオーストラリア（ようするにダウン・アンダー）では男がやるのはchunderだった。しかし、chunderっていったいなんだろう？実は「吐く」ということだ。 Chunderが歌詞となっているMen at Workのプロモーション・ビデオをご覧になってオージー英語の勉強にもなるかもしれないね、、、 　朝から気持ち悪い話をして申し訳ない。

  • The Lucky Country

    Australia is often referred to as “the lucky country,” which most people use favorably, but was actually a derogatory term coined by journalist Donald Horne in his book of the same name, and with April 25 a landmark date in Aussie history now called ANZAC Day, it got me thinking about fortune and the role it plays in lives. Australia had the misfortune to fight its first day of war as an independent, federated country on April 25, 1915, and thousands of young men were brutally mowed down in meaningless slaughter in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of World War I (having been escorted to the battlefield by our erstwhile Japanese…

  • Grinding Again

    Work has resumed for 2025, so I am back at the grindstone. I love my company immensely, and my aim this year is to be a great co-worker in a team that contributes to fantastic results for our employer. My teammates are enormous in drawing out every skerrick of talent I may possess, and I hope to be able to do the same for the people I get to work with. And while I’m doing that, I want to enjoy every moment I get to spend on a bike, even if it is as dark and bloody freezing as it is around this time of year.

  • Feast of Flowers

    There’s much to love about Tokyo in May–long, warm days with little rain (for the most part), lots of greenery and things settle down after the hectic early months of spring when much of the country starts and ends the business year. Little, though, can beat the delight that the month’s flowers bring. For me, at least. Of course, the real stars of the Japanese spring flora are the cherry blossoms, wisteria and azaleas as the main players, but they’re usually gone by the time May hits its straps in the middle of the month (and there are plenty of other flowers that bloom beautifully, too, I’ve got to note)….

  • Paddock-basherはボロボロでボコボコ

    Paddock-basher is Strine for an old car used around farms or in the bush. 日本語の意味 Paddock-basher は農場やブッシュで使うボロ車のことです。 Explanation These cars are usually unregistered and driven only on private property. 日本語での解説 多くは公道ではなく、農場や私有地だけで使われます。 Example “We learnt to drive in Dad’s old paddock-basher.” 日本語訳 「父さんのボロ車で運転を覚えた。」 Strine Culcha Many country families keep an old paddock-basher because it is too useful to throw away. オージー文化メモ 地方では古い車でも農場で活躍するため、大切に使われることがあります。 Related Terms