英語表現（１６）－銀座眼科のニュース

このニュースを英語で説明するときに、以下のキーワードが役に立つことでしょう。
眼科: eye clinic / ophthalmology
滅菌装置: sterlizer
感染: infection(s)
発症: onset of (a disease)
レーシック手術: LASIK = Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis
感染性角膜炎: infectious keratitis
衛生管理: sanitary precautions
保健所：public heath centre（英）/center（米）

英語の表現（15）’Give it a go’

According to Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, the noun ‘go’ is defined as ‘an attempt to do something‘. The following is an example from the same source:
‘I’d thought about it for some time and decided to give it a go (=try to do something).’
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Office 2007 Interface

The new menu on Microsoft’s ‘Office 2007′ is really annoying as I cannot find those functions which were readily available on my ‘Office 2003′. They really should provide ‘Classic Menu’ as a option as I cannot get rid of my old habits of looking up the ‘wrong’ menu on the new version of Office. Anyone [...]

‘The Never Ending Story’(1985) by Limahl

Back to my student days in mid 80s, this piece of music was used as a sound track in the film ‘The Never Ending Story’. Perhaps some of the readers of my blog may have listened to the tune somewhere before? Anyway, if you are going to click the links below, please click & listen [...]