おはようございます。KANOです。今回はこちらの記事から。
ドイツ人が不安に思う、増税などの負担増について。
2022のロシアやらかし以前の記事なので、今はさらに不安増かと。ヨーロッパはメルケルさん退任後に暗いニュースが増えた気がする。
public debt
意味 (米) 公共負債 (national debt).
For years, there was no new public debt in Germany.
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incur
意味 (主にかたい書)〈人などが〉（自分のせいで）〈損害· 出費· 非難など〉を招く, 負う; 〈怒り· 不満など〉をこうむる, 受ける, 買う
Since then, Germany has again incurred debt on a large scale.
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figure
意味 [通例～s]数値, 数量; [通例修飾語を伴って; 単数形で]（…な） 値段, 価格
In mid-April the Bundestag federal parliament approved loans totaling €240 billion ($284 billion) for a COVID recovery fund — a record figure.
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an all-time high
意味 史上最高記録
Germany’s total debt has now risen to €2.2 trillion, also an all-time high.
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assessment
意味 [U][具体例では a (…) ～/～s]（財産· 損害などの） 査定, 評価 [判断], アセスメント
The study has been asking people in Germany about their biggest fears on topics such as politics, economics, environment, family and health since 1992. It’s all part of risk assessment.
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TOEIC的にもそろそろ覚えようね単語。
burden
意味 （精神的な） 重荷, 負担; （重い） 責任
According to her, 53% of Germans fear that the government will permanently raise taxes or cut services and benefits because of the debt burden from the coronavirus crisis. That tax fear is ranked No. 1 in the survey.
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この単語響きがかっこいいな。
