dime / pension / a civil servant / declare A (to be) C / brace / try one’s luck / remark / misery

おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

dime

意味　(俗) ダイムバッグ (dime bag) (10 ドル分の麻薬の包み).

5 tons of dimes stolen from truck in northeast Philadelphia

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/us/philadelphia-dime-heist-trnd/index.html

Two million dimes stolen from truck in northeast Philadelphia | CNN

Police are on the hunt for the people behind a “dime and dash” theft in northeast Philadelphia.

www.cnn.com

最初「10セント硬貨」の意味が出てきたけど、今時そんなわざわざ硬貨盗まないのでこっちの意味だね！

pension

意味　[C]年金, 恩給, 扶助料

France pension reforms: Macron signs pension age rise to 64 into law

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65279818

France pension reforms: Macron signs pension age rise to 64 into law

President Macron makes the unpopular reforms law despite widespread protests in Paris and other cities.

www.bbc.com

このタイトル、日本人の誤読待ったなしw　「ペンションのリフォームの話」にしか読めないじゃんひどいBBC！

a civil servant

意味　公務員, 役人.

Civil servants strike action widens over pay offer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65276431

Civil servants strike action widens over pay offer

Several unions have condemned proposals for "below inflation" increases for their members.

www.bbc.com

プラカードにRISHIって書いてあるけど、パッと見名前に見えないのなんかかわいい。

declare A (to be) C

意味　A〈人· 物〉が C〈人· 物· 状態〉だと宣言 [公表] する

Former Nickelodeon star jokes about briefly being declared missing

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/entertainment/drake-bell-tweet/index.html

Drake Bell jokes about being declared missing | CNN

After police in Florida sought public help to locate Drake Bell on Thursday, the actor tried to find humor in the event ...

www.cnn.com

brace

意味　[～ for A]A〈事〉に備える.

France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/europe/france-pension-reform-ruling-intl/index.html

France braces for ruling on Macron’s plan to raise retirement age | CNN

Heightened security is in place in the French capital Paris as the country braces for a crucial ruling on the constituti...

www.cnn.com

try one’s luck

意味　（できる可能性は低いが） やってみる, 運をためす

Another world leader tries his luck with Xi

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/opinions/macron-xi-lula-diplomacy-china-ghitis/index.html

Opinion: Amid fallout of Macron-Xi meeting, another world leader tries his luck | CNN

A few days after French President Emmanuel Macron met with Xi Jinping in Beijing, another world leader was boarding a pl...

www.cnn.com

remark

意味　[C] （短かめの） 意見, 感想, 発言, 所見 (comment)

Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65272213

Dalai Lama defended over tongue-sucking remark

The head of Tibet's government-in-exile defends the spiritual leader's "suck my tongue" request to a boy.

www.bbc.com

中国側の印象操作ではと言われてるけどどうなんだろ…嫌悪感すごくて見てないんだけど、動画で残ってるなら弁解できないよな…DeepFake可能性もまああるけども宗教家だしなぁ。

misery

意味　[U] （精神的· 肉体的） 苦痛 (distress)

Yellow dust: Sandstorms bring misery from China to South Korea

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65247927

Yellow dust: Sandstorms bring misery from China to South Korea

Sandstorms are an annual ordeal in north-east Asia but that does not make it easier for millions.

www.bbc.com