35 - Earthquakes and Resource Management in the Netherlands, with Robbert Bosscher
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35 - Earthquakes and Resource Management in the Netherlands, with Robbert Bosscher

Feb 28, 2023
29:30
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Today, I talk to economic policy advisor Robbert Bosscher , who tells us about earthquakes and resource management in the Netherlands. ----------- Today’s vocabulary: (N) = noun 名詞 (ADJ) = adjective 形容詞 (V) = verb 動詞 (ADV) = adverb 副詞 ● undergrad (N) = undergraduate (学部学生)の略 ● the Netherlands = オランダ ● in the countryside = 田舎で ● sugar beets = 砂糖大根 ● University College Maastricht = オランダのマーストリヒトにあるリベラル・アーツ・カレッジ ● end up + VERB 1 = 結局~することになる ● economic policy advisor = 経済政策アドバイザー ● If I’m not mistaken … = 私が間違っていなければ、 ● memorable (ADJ) = 思い出深い、記憶に残る ● vivid (ADJ) = 鮮やかな、鮮明な ● the / a sense of wonder = ワクワクする気持ち ● dike (N) = barrier = 堤防 ● year round = all year = 一年中 ● perspective (N) = 視点、見方 ● beat-up (ADJ) = damaged = ボロボロの ● municipality (N) = 地方自治体 ● resource management = 資源管理 ● in hindsight = (今から)振り返ってみれば、後から考えれば、 ● logical path = 論理的な道筋 ● sustainability (N) = 持続可能性 ● I figured that … = I thought that … = ~だと思った ● Master’s program = 修士課程 ● stakeholder (N) = 利害関係者、ステークホルダー ● gas extraction = ガス抽出 ● fracking (N) = フラッキング(シェールガスの採掘で行われる、水圧で岩を破砕する工程) ● gas field (N) = 油田 ● porous limestone = 多孔質石灰岩 ● sink (V)=沈む ● snap (V) = プツンと切れる ● shallow (ADJ) = 浅い ● dense (ADJ) = 密集した、濃い ● withstand (V) = よく耐える ● sea level = 海面 ● rising sea levels= 海面上昇 ● infrastructure (N) = インフラ ● float (V) = 浮く ● flood (N) (V) = 洪水、氾濫する ● absorb (V) = 吸収する ● urban technology = 都市技術 ● peacocky (ADJ) = boastful = proud =自慢に満ちた ● fertile (ADJ) = 肥えた、肥沃な ● neglect (N) (V) = 無視、放置、無視する ● prevent (V) = 妨げる ● saline (ADJ) = 塩分を含んだ ● saline soil = 塩分を多く含む土壌 ● prevention (N) = 予防、防止 ● in Soviet times = ソ連時代に ● irrigate (V) = 灌漑する ● irrigation (N) = 灌漑 ● cotton (N) = 綿 ● herbicide (N) = 除草剤 ● pesticide = insecticide = 殺虫剤 ● geological makeup = 地質構成 ● mayor (N) = 市長 ● labor market = 労働市場 ● side gig (N) = 副業 ● twin city (N) = sister city = 姉妹都市

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