海外ドラマ英語学習 "The Good Place" Season1 Episode5

🌿大学生の学習メモ

🌿Netflix のシリーズドラマ "The Good Place" より

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just to spite some jerk who told me I was holing up the line.

spite[/spaɪt/]: に意地悪する

hold up the line: 列を滞らせる、後を詰まらせる

I am revved up to learn, man.

revved up: 燃えている、張り切っている

can I be of any service?: 何かお役に立てるでしょうか？

This is the reaction I have when things are incredibly mundane and expected.

mundane[/mʌnˈdeɪn/]: ordinary and not interesting or exciting

out with it: 行ってしまえ、全部話せ

It's very competent.

competent[/ˈkɒmpɪtənt $ ˈkɑːm-/]: 有能な

I can't stop helping you, because then I am shirking my ethical duty.

shirk[/ʃɜːk $ ʃɜːrk/]: （責任・義務などを）避ける、さぼる

Get your story straight = make a story make sense If you are lying

Don't think twice.: クヨクヨしないで。あまり色々考えすぎちゃダメだよ。

Sorry for the imposition.

imposition[/ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/]: 押し付け

my job wasn't nearly as interesting.

be not nearly as <adj.>: <adj.> とは程遠い

I started a company that investigated identity theft.

identify theft: なりすまし犯罪

It's snooze. : 眠気を誘うほど退屈だよね。

This is an extremely precarious situation!

precarious[/prɪˈkeəriəs $ -ˈker-/]: a precarious situation or state is one which may very easily or quickly become worse

I am vexed. : ムカつく（スラング）

isn't my first choice for company

for company: （寂しい時の）相手に

This is all uncharted territory.

uncharted territory: 未知の領域

Please bear with me as I share their last will and testament.

bear with me : 時間がかかって申し訳ないけどもうしばらく我慢して下さい

testament[/ˈtestəmənt/]: 遺言

bequeath[/bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/]: を遺贈する

bum out: 悲しくなる

Crisis averted.

avert[/əˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/]: to prevent something unpleasant from happening

out of morning: 前ぶれもなく