2016年6月2日木曜日

respite ひと休み、小康状態


respite はひと休み、小康状態くらいの意味です。発音はイギリス英語ではレスパイト、アメリカ英語ではレスピットです。1:41 even when the sun sets for the hundreds of thousands of homeless like Zakir, there's no respite. 日か沈んでからも、ザキールさんのような多くのホームレスには休まる暇も無い。

Record heat wave scorches India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEsGPQ9FLnw  0:03 the unrelenting heat draws them to the river bank, families looking for a respite and a bit of fun under the sun.
Salmon threatened by B.C. heat wave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPWxqYjPRBc  0:40 there is some respite on the horizon with the dry spell forecast for the weekend.
Pacific storm reaches southern California after leaving a trail of death and destruction through…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVJ8bdS0Ftc  0:02 twice a week these children at Frederick Elementary in West Baltimore get a respite from the community crumbling around them.
Baltimore youths seek hope, positive change after riots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7wcEka-oto  0:37 there could be some respite on the job's front.就職最前線には明るい兆しがあるかもしれない。
Greek jobless hits record with worse predicted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS0Q-WMcAx4  2:15 after a few months' of respite, analysts says that Europe is once again in danger of plunging back into an economic storm.
Spain Struggles as Europe Questions Austerity Drive

参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2021/11/r.html  R&R 休養、静養

練習問題解答
a-7139 little respite ほとんど休み無しの
a-8377 a respite
b-0405 a welcome respite