Question of the Day #834

“What is for certain is the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.”

From the 4th paragraph of this article at inews.co.uk.

  上記の文で、the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doingの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing" mean?

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

左手は右手のしていることを知らない

と言う諺です。
要するに、同じ組織等の人間同士の横のコミュニケーションが欠落しているために物事が上手くいかない状態。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

In a situation or setting in which people are working together, certain people in the organization are ignorant of the actions of certain other people in the organization, leading to dysfunction.

 

語源

Dictionary.comによると、

今日、この諺は、批判として使われるが、新約聖書のマタイによる福音書の6章3節では、「3 あなたは施しをする場合、右の手のしていることを左の手に知らせるな。4 それは、あなたのする施しが隠れているためである。すると、隠れた事を見ておられるあなたの父は、報いてくださるであろう。」とあり、肯定的に使われている。

 

Etymology

According to Dictionary.com,

Today this expression is nearly always used as a criticism. But, it first appeared in the New Testament (Matthew 6:3) in an approving sense, when Jesus recommended not publicizing one's good deeds. ("3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.")

   

Examples

• It was evident that the left hand did not know what the right hand was doing when we planned our potluck dinner party, since everyone brought dessert and no one brought a main dish.
• The contradictory emails I've gotten from that company lead me to believe that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.
• First I got a letter from them saying they couldn’t return my money, and then the next day they sent me a cheque. Obviously the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand’s doing.
• I can't get my healthcare provider to acknowledge that I've already paid them using the debit card issued by the very same healthcare provider. The left hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.

   

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Question of the Day #833

They seem to be more likely to allow the animal to express themselves and be delighted at their quirks – whether that’s cheeky or grumpy or chonky – rather than trying to force them to be a certain way.

From the 10th paragraph of this article at Cosmopolitan.

  上記の文で、chonkyの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "chonky" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎にchonkyは掲載されていません。また、Weblioには「チョンキー（英: Chonky）とは、中国人（中華民族=漢民族）を指す呼び方」とありますが、これは差別的であり今このように使いません。
英語のDictionary.comによると、  

Chonkyは、平均より体重が重く愛嬌があって可愛らしい動物に使用されます。もともと、太り過ぎの猫に使われていましたが、今では犬、りす、カワウソ等に使われるだけではなく、人にも使われることがあります。

  もっと詳しく知りたい場合、ぜひ上記Dictionary.comのリンク先を参照してください。

 

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Chonky describes animals that are adorably round, plump, pudgy, or otherwise heavier than average. It was originally applied to fat cats, but has since praised dogs, squirrels, otters, and even some humans.

   

Examples

• Chonk and chonky are popular on social media and fast joined the lexicon of DoggoLingo.
• Given early evidence of chonky in black internet slang, we might well be mindful of cultural appropriation with chonky, too.
• That girl is a superb Chonky.
• Your [sic] a chonky girl
• Ananda: “omg that dog is so fat!”
  Tom: “hey he’s Chonkie don’t be rude.”

   

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Question of the Day #832

Rise and Shine: What you need to know before the ASX opens

From the headline of this article at Stockhead.

  上記の文で、rise and shineの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rise and shine" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

起床する

言うまでもないと思いますが問題文の場合は、比喩的に使用されています。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

used to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed

 

語源

Dictionary.comによると、

1800年代末に起源がある。この中のshineの意味は「元気よく、全力を尽くせ」の意味。

 

Etymology

According to Dictionary.com, Originating as a military order in the late 1800s, shine here means “act lively, do well.”

 

   

Examples

• C'mon, kids! Rise and shine!
• Rise and shine, sleepy head! You've got a busy morning, so you'd better get a move on.
• Father always calls "Rise and shine!" in the morning when we want to go on sleeping.
• “It is quarter past nine, rise and shine“, this was one of the dialogues in the musical that I went to see with my husband.
• The sun is up rise and shine!

   

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Question of the Day #831

'Hannity' on Rittenhouse rush to judgment, Biden blunders

From the headline of this article at Fox News.

  上記の文で、rush to judgmentの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "rush to judgment" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

慌てて判断する、判断［判決］を急ぐ、性急な判断を下す

上記の訳で概ね問題はありませんが、ニュアンスとして「情報が十分ではない状態で」「証拠不足で」等が欠けています。
また、動詞系だけではなくこの見出しや"a rush to judgment"のように名詞系もあります。

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

1. noun A conclusion reached hastily and informed by incomplete information.
2. verb To reach a conclusion in such a manner.

   

Examples

• This was no rush to judgment—we reviewed the case carefully and thoroughly.
• Increased media scrutiny led to a rush to judgment by the CEOs, who summarily fired the employee before she could present her side of the situation.
• As a detective, I try never to rush to judgment, even when the evidence seems overwhelming.
• I can assure you we did not rush to judgment here—we reviewed the case carefully and thoroughly.
• Well, it's no surprise you failed to see the whole picture when you rushed to judgment like that.

   

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Question of the Day #830

However, it's no mean feat, with the midfielder 'carrying Chelsea' through various trials and tribulations, according to Wright-Phillips.

From the 3rd paragraph of this article at football.london.

  上記の文で、trials and tribulationsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "trials and tribulations" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

幾多の試練

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

difficult experiences, problems, etc.

   

Examples

• the trials and tribulations of marriage
• These accounts provide fascinating insight into the trials and tribulations of the women's chosen path and way of life.
• All sorts of trials and tribulations face us, and together we must learn to face them with fortitude.
• The many trials and tribulations of becoming a doctor both serve to educate future medical practitioners as well as weed out those who aren't willing to dedicate the necessary time and effort.
• I hate going out with coworkers. All we end up doing is complaining about the various trials and tribulations we have to deal with in the office.

   

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Question of the Day #829

Johnny Toronto brings his schtick for kids to Timmins and Cochrane, and it’s free

From the headline of this article at My Timmins Now.

  上記の文で、schtickの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "schtick" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〈俗〉お決まりのギャグ［芸・滑稽な場面］、ギャグ
2. 〈俗〉〔その人の特徴をよく表す〕特技、才能、仕事、趣味

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine: BIT
2. one's special trait, interest, or activity: BAG

   

Examples

• he's alive and well and now doing his shtick out in Hollywood — Robert Daley
• Pratfalls and other physical gags are typical of Carey's shtick.
• Other considerations included pay for additional make-up and rehearsal time as well as for participation in non-musical visual shtick.
• His comic shtick, like Doctor Brown's, involves the audience in a clever and subversive series of sometimes embarrassing visual jokes. - The Guardian; Aug 26, 2012
• This shtick, Midler reminded everyone, was reminiscent of one of her own classic routines. - The Guardian; Jul 20, 2011

   

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Question of the Day #828

To his friends, he’s simply ‘Gaz’, the surfing vegan teetotaller, a source of endless spiritual wisdom.

From the 6th paragraph of this article at Australian Men's Health.

  上記の文で、teetotallerの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "teetotaller" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

絶対禁酒家

英辞郎の綴りはteetotalerですが、もちろんどちらでも問題ありません。

 

Answer

According to The Cambridge Dictionary:

someone who never drinks alcohol

   

Examples

• I'm not going to pretend I'm a teetotaller. But I don't drink very much.
• There is a vast difference between temperance and being a teetotaller.
• Which may explain why the president, famously, is a teetotaler, as is his sister. — Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
• Or the fact that John D. Rockefeller Jr. was an absolute teetotaler. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 16 July 2021
• On a surface level, the political atmospherics of legal weed have the potential to harm Republicans in 2022, including DeWine, a traditional Republican with a reputation as a teetotaler, who’s running for re-election next year. — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021

   

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