NY帰り、はみだし社員の英語お勉強日記

Paper Chase Day Friday, December 2

1) if in doubt 決めかねるようなら
This phrase, "if in doubt" and it's very similar phrase "when in
doubt" are used a lot in English, either phrase is most often
followed by either "don't" plus a verb or "ask."

2) When in doubt, don't capitalize.
大文字にしようか小文字にしようか迷ったときは小文字にしなさい。

3) a pilot project 試験的なプロジェクト
"A pilot project" is one that is a tentative model. It might be used
in the future if it goes well or it could be developed further if it
seems to be a good start. The word "pilot" is used to mean sort of a
tentative beginning. In the phrase, pilot light, it's a small flame
that's constantly burning so that when you turn on your gas stove or when your water heater turns on, the main flame can easily start up to
heat the water or turn on your stove.

4) put your finger on the info　情報をすぐに取り出せるようにしておく
And "put your finger on something" means find it, get it
immediately.

5) draw bead on ～に狙いをつける
Draw a bead on something means take aim at it. The bead is a small
metal knob on old rifleｓ, at the far end of the rifle, and it helps
you aim the rifle in the correct place. So when you sight along the
rifle, you look at one notch up near your eye and you line it up with
the bead at the end of the rifle, and that's how you aim it
accurately.

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Vocabulary Building
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6) pending 　未決定の、～の間
Words with "pend" in it often have something to do with hanging. So
if you can think of waiting as a kind of hanging because nothing's
actually happening. It's easier to understand pending.

patent pending = 特許申請中

7) well-organized
人に関しても、物に関しても使える
You are a well-organized person. = 頭の中も非常に整理が行き届いてい
る。（最高の褒め言葉になる。）

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8) Talk to you again.