たしか昨年、スイスに出張した時、同僚の車に乗ってドイツにある同僚の家まで連れて行ってもらったことがあります。ドイツといえばアウトバーンであり、スピーディな運転をすぐにイメージしますが、同僚が運転するマツダの小型車も機動性良く、心地よいスピードでスイス‐ドイツ国境を越えました。
ドイツの市街地を走っていて興味深かったのが、ロータリー交差点です。これは英語では、"roundabout"と呼ばれるのですが、日本の交差点と異なり、交差点に信号はなく、サークル状になっている交差点へ減速して進入し、左折、直進、あるいは右折をします。ロータリー内に車両がある場合は、そちらが優先のようで、ロータリーに入る車両は一時停止するようでした。
一度同僚がロータリーで出るポイントを逃して、くるくると２周回ったことがあったのですが、方向音痴だと何周もしてしまうのかもしれません。
I agree with the people protesting the proposed Ironwood-Auten roundabout.
I used the roundabout near the South Bend Regional Airport once trying to get back on Mayflower Road going home. I nearly got into an accident with a semi that was having a difficult time trying to get on. I was never able to get to Mayflower Road and wound up on Lincoln Way. I avoid it and any other roundabouts.
The next time using the same roundabout coming off Mayflower Road going to the airport, I discovered a second roundabout entering the airport. Leaving the airport I was nearly sideswiped by a automobile that did not slow down. The cars behind it were also speeding.
I'm sure putting stop signs or signal lights are more cost effective than roundabouts. That money could be used more effectively improving the roads we already have.
Roundabouts are a joke and so is the person suggesting them.
(Roundabout a joke but who's laughing? South Bend Tribune. October 8, 2010.)
なお、"roundabout"は、アメリカでは"traffic circle"と表現されることもあるようです。また、"gyratory system"といわれることもあるそうです。（円や螺旋を意味する、"gyro-"を語根に持つ単語です。）
2010年10月8日金曜日
2010年10月7日木曜日
路肩 ― hard shoulder
"hard shoulder"という表現は主にイギリス英語で、アメリカでは単に"shoulder"というようです。
Firefighters were called to the junction of the A3(M) and A27, in Havant, yesterday after reports were received of a burning Volvo on the roadside.
The car lost power as it was being driven and had to be guided onto the hard shoulder.
The driver and passenger were able to escape before the blaze started, and at 1.55pm two fire appliances attended the scene and quickly extinguished the fire.
(Car blaze drama on dual carriageway near Havant. Portsmouth News. October 7, 2010.)
ところで、Wikipediaを見ていると、"soft shoulder"なる概念（未舗装の路肩で、hard shoulderよりもやや危険）もあるし、バス専用の路肩（bus-only shoulder）という概念もあるようです。
海外で自動車を運転される方、路肩の”肩”は、そのまま英語でも"shoulder"と思って良いようです。
Firefighters were called to the junction of the A3(M) and A27, in Havant, yesterday after reports were received of a burning Volvo on the roadside.
The car lost power as it was being driven and had to be guided onto the hard shoulder.
The driver and passenger were able to escape before the blaze started, and at 1.55pm two fire appliances attended the scene and quickly extinguished the fire.
(Car blaze drama on dual carriageway near Havant. Portsmouth News. October 7, 2010.)
ところで、Wikipediaを見ていると、"soft shoulder"なる概念（未舗装の路肩で、hard shoulderよりもやや危険）もあるし、バス専用の路肩（bus-only shoulder）という概念もあるようです。
海外で自動車を運転される方、路肩の”肩”は、そのまま英語でも"shoulder"と思って良いようです。
2010年10月6日水曜日
陸橋 ― overpass; flyover
昨日に引き続き、道路の用語です。
日本語では陸橋、立体交差、高架橋、跨線橋、など様々な呼び方をしますが、英語では、overpass（アメリカ英語）、flyover（イギリス英語）という表現がそれらを総括します。
overpass
n. 1. A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare
(American Heritage Dictionary of English Language.)
という定義からは、いわゆる日本の歩道橋もこれにあたるのですが、アメリカ英語やイギリス英語のそれは、主に、ハイウェーで幹線道路の上をまたぐ形で建設されている道路のことを指すようです。
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A man has been arrested after authorities say he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and their 11-month-old baby in San Jose, led authorities on a 75-mile chase and then jumped off a freeway overpass.
San Jose police Officer Jose Garcia says the woman and child were forced into a pickup truck in the Overfelt neighborhood Saturday night.
The San Jose Mercury News says a nearly two-hour chase began that involved several freeways and continued through Daly City, Colma and Woodside before the driver intentionally crashed on Interstate 280.
Garcia says the driver briefly held the woman at knifepoint, then leaped off a freeway overpass and landed 30 feet below.
(San Jose Mercury News. October 4, 2010.)
"flyover"の用例はこちら。（オーストラリアのメディアからです。）
BRACKEN RIDGE: Work on a flyover at the Telegraph Rd level crossing at Bracken Ridge is unlikely to start before 2016, despite plans for a bus station next to the crossing as part of the Northern Busway.
On Tuesday a traffic camera captured a near miss between a train and a vehicle, prompting additional concerns about the safety of the crossing.
A spokesman for Transport Minister Rachel Nolan did not rule out motorists having to wait until 2026 - the proposed year of the completion of the busway - for a proposed flyover at the crossing.
(Telegraph Rd crossing improve years away. Northside Chronicle. October 6, 2010.)
日本語では陸橋、立体交差、高架橋、跨線橋、など様々な呼び方をしますが、英語では、overpass（アメリカ英語）、flyover（イギリス英語）という表現がそれらを総括します。
overpass
n. 1. A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare
(American Heritage Dictionary of English Language.)
という定義からは、いわゆる日本の歩道橋もこれにあたるのですが、アメリカ英語やイギリス英語のそれは、主に、ハイウェーで幹線道路の上をまたぐ形で建設されている道路のことを指すようです。
SAN JOSE, Calif.—A man has been arrested after authorities say he kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and their 11-month-old baby in San Jose, led authorities on a 75-mile chase and then jumped off a freeway overpass.
San Jose police Officer Jose Garcia says the woman and child were forced into a pickup truck in the Overfelt neighborhood Saturday night.
The San Jose Mercury News says a nearly two-hour chase began that involved several freeways and continued through Daly City, Colma and Woodside before the driver intentionally crashed on Interstate 280.
Garcia says the driver briefly held the woman at knifepoint, then leaped off a freeway overpass and landed 30 feet below.
(San Jose Mercury News. October 4, 2010.)
"flyover"の用例はこちら。（オーストラリアのメディアからです。）
BRACKEN RIDGE: Work on a flyover at the Telegraph Rd level crossing at Bracken Ridge is unlikely to start before 2016, despite plans for a bus station next to the crossing as part of the Northern Busway.
On Tuesday a traffic camera captured a near miss between a train and a vehicle, prompting additional concerns about the safety of the crossing.
A spokesman for Transport Minister Rachel Nolan did not rule out motorists having to wait until 2026 - the proposed year of the completion of the busway - for a proposed flyover at the crossing.
(Telegraph Rd crossing improve years away. Northside Chronicle. October 6, 2010.)
2010年10月5日火曜日
ガードレール ― crash barrier
昨日に引き続き道路関係の用語を取り上げます。
ガードレールは日本語でもカタカナ表記されますが、英語でも"guardrail"は通用するようです。ところが、"crash barrier"という単語もガードレールの意味で用いられ、ひょっとしてガードレールは和製英語かも知れないとも誤解されがちですが、"guardrail"は主にアメリカ英語で、"crash barrier"はイギリス英語で用いられるといってよいようです。
Almost 100ft of crash barrier was badly damaged when a woman lost control of her car.
The accident happened on the northbound junction two of the A3(M) in Horndean at 1.20pm yesterday.
Engineers from the Highways Agency have closed lane two in both directions while they fixed it. They are expected to finish at 7pm today.
Commuters are urged to be patient during rush hour.
The woman managed to free herself from the Hyundai car and police said she did not suffer serious injuries.
(Woman uninjured in A3 crash. Portsmouth News. October 4, 2010.)
ガードレールは日本語でもカタカナ表記されますが、英語でも"guardrail"は通用するようです。ところが、"crash barrier"という単語もガードレールの意味で用いられ、ひょっとしてガードレールは和製英語かも知れないとも誤解されがちですが、"guardrail"は主にアメリカ英語で、"crash barrier"はイギリス英語で用いられるといってよいようです。
Almost 100ft of crash barrier was badly damaged when a woman lost control of her car.
The accident happened on the northbound junction two of the A3(M) in Horndean at 1.20pm yesterday.
Engineers from the Highways Agency have closed lane two in both directions while they fixed it. They are expected to finish at 7pm today.
Commuters are urged to be patient during rush hour.
The woman managed to free herself from the Hyundai car and police said she did not suffer serious injuries.
(Woman uninjured in A3 crash. Portsmouth News. October 4, 2010.)
2010年10月4日月曜日
中央分離帯 ― central reservation; median strip
本当は今日から海外出張（欧州方面）だったのですが、会社のポリシーが厳しくなり、残念ながらキャンセルになってしまいました。
海外に行っていつも興味深く思うのは鉄道や道路網などの標識で、ユニバーサルデザインというのでしょうか、視認性を上げるためのデザインの中にもいろいろな国や会社での工夫があるのと、情報提供の仕方などに面白さがあると思います。私は海外に行くとまずは現地でしか入手できないような地図や鉄道・道路網のパンフレットなどを買い求めます。多くは無料で入手できるものもあり、想い出になるのでずっととっています。
さて、地図や路線図の読み方は万国共通ですが、言語が違えば表現も異なるのは当然。日本にいる間は当たり前の概念も、英語になると、はて何と表現したものか？
今週はそういう単語・表現を取り上げてみたいと思います。
初日の今日は、”中央分離帯”。
”中央分離帯に激突！”とか、あまり穏やかではありませんが、英語では？
イギリス英語とアメリカ英語で異なるようです。イギリスでは、"central reservation"と言います。
Police were called to reports of the crash at junction 18 of the clockwise carriageway at 1515 BST.
The vehicle hit the central reservation and overturned, trapping the driver in the cab. The 47-year-old was taken to hospital later.
The clockwise carriageway was closed while debris was cleared, leading to tailbacks.
Part of the operation involved clearing a large amount of liquid food waste from the carriageway.
(M60 rush hour queues as lorry overturn. BBC News. September 22, 2010.)
そう言えば日本でも先日、高速道路で積荷のマヨネーズが散乱し、後続車がスリップするというニュースがありました・・・。
ちなみに、アメリカでは、中央分離帯は"median strip"といいます。
New Hampshire State Police believe four men were heading home to Southern New Hampshire when their car went off the road and crashed into a wooded median area, killing all four men sometime this weekend.
But why the car went off the road, and when it skidded into the wooded median strip on I-293 south remains a mystery, Trooper Lawrence Lundt, who is in charge of the investigation said today.
"There is a lot we don't know,'' he said in a telephone interview today. "This investigation is in its nascent stages.''
(Cause of N.H. crash that killed four remains a mystery, police say. The Boston Globe. September 13, 2010.)
海外に行っていつも興味深く思うのは鉄道や道路網などの標識で、ユニバーサルデザインというのでしょうか、視認性を上げるためのデザインの中にもいろいろな国や会社での工夫があるのと、情報提供の仕方などに面白さがあると思います。私は海外に行くとまずは現地でしか入手できないような地図や鉄道・道路網のパンフレットなどを買い求めます。多くは無料で入手できるものもあり、想い出になるのでずっととっています。
さて、地図や路線図の読み方は万国共通ですが、言語が違えば表現も異なるのは当然。日本にいる間は当たり前の概念も、英語になると、はて何と表現したものか？
今週はそういう単語・表現を取り上げてみたいと思います。
初日の今日は、”中央分離帯”。
”中央分離帯に激突！”とか、あまり穏やかではありませんが、英語では？
イギリス英語とアメリカ英語で異なるようです。イギリスでは、"central reservation"と言います。
Police were called to reports of the crash at junction 18 of the clockwise carriageway at 1515 BST.
The vehicle hit the central reservation and overturned, trapping the driver in the cab. The 47-year-old was taken to hospital later.
The clockwise carriageway was closed while debris was cleared, leading to tailbacks.
Part of the operation involved clearing a large amount of liquid food waste from the carriageway.
(M60 rush hour queues as lorry overturn. BBC News. September 22, 2010.)
そう言えば日本でも先日、高速道路で積荷のマヨネーズが散乱し、後続車がスリップするというニュースがありました・・・。
ちなみに、アメリカでは、中央分離帯は"median strip"といいます。
New Hampshire State Police believe four men were heading home to Southern New Hampshire when their car went off the road and crashed into a wooded median area, killing all four men sometime this weekend.
But why the car went off the road, and when it skidded into the wooded median strip on I-293 south remains a mystery, Trooper Lawrence Lundt, who is in charge of the investigation said today.
"There is a lot we don't know,'' he said in a telephone interview today. "This investigation is in its nascent stages.''
(Cause of N.H. crash that killed four remains a mystery, police say. The Boston Globe. September 13, 2010.)
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