personality
[ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiː] (noun)
– a famous person
e.g.Andy Murray won the BBC Sports Personality Award this year.
有名人、著名人: アンディー・マレーが今年のBBCスポーツ・パーソナリティ（最優秀スポーツ選手）賞を授賞した。
[ˌpərsəˈnælɪtiː] (noun)
– a famous person
e.g.Andy Murray won the BBC Sports Personality Award this year.
有名人、著名人: アンディー・マレーが今年のBBCスポーツ・パーソナリティ（最優秀スポーツ選手）賞を授賞した。
calamity カラミティ
[kəˈlæmɪtiː] (noun)
– a serious accident or bad event causing damage or suffering
e.g.The long drought that year was a calamity for the entire region.
災難、不幸な出来事: その年長く続いた干ばつは、その地域全体にとって不幸な出来事だった。
campaign キャンペイン
[kæmˈpeɪn] (noun)
– a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim
e.g.I have participated in many political campaigns.
（社会的）運動、遊説: 私はいくつもの政治運動に参加してきた。
migrant マイグレント
[ˈmaɪgrənt] (noun)
– a person that travels to a different country or place, often in order to find work
e.g.A lot of migrants came to Cyprus.
移住者、移民: 多くの移民がキプロスに来ました。
erase イレイス
[ɪˈreɪs] (verb)
– to remove something completely
e.g.He erased the file from his computer.
消す、消去する: 彼は自分のコンピューターから、そのファイルを削除しました。
optimistic オプチミスティック
[ˌɑːptəˈmɪstɪk] (adjective)
– hoping or believing that good things will happen in the future
e.g.The couple has a very optimistic outlook on life.
楽観的な: その夫婦は、とても楽観的な人生観を持っている。
engagement インゲイジメント
[ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt] (noun)
– an agreement to marry someone
e.g.Mila and Tim will announce their engagement tomorrow.
婚約: ミラとティムは明日、彼らの婚約を発表する予定だ。
graduation
[ˌgrædʒuːˈeɪʃən] (noun)
– the act of finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school, or the ceremony at which you are officially said to have finished
e.g.I went on a tour of Europe after graduation.
卒業: 私は卒業後、ヨーロッパ周遊に出掛けた。
[ˌgrædʒuːˈeɪʃən] (noun)
– the act of finishing a degree or other course of study at a university or school, or the ceremony at which you are officially said to have finished
e.g.I went on a tour of Europe after graduation.
卒業: 私は卒業後、ヨーロッパ周遊に出掛けた。
People on social media are looking back on the year. Many are saying 2016 was one of the worst years in recent memory.
Television personality John Oliver, for example, spent much of his final show of the year discussing how bad the last 12 months were.
He said, “Let’s face it: 2016 has been one calamity after another.”
He showed images of the Brexit campaign, migrants in Europe, protests in U.S. cities, flooding, and more.
The makers of his show interviewed people on the streets of New York City.
One man said, “if we could erase 2016 off the calendar, it would be perfectly good with me.”
But on Monday, some people used the Twitter hashtag #UpsideOf2016 to discuss some of the good news during the last 12 months.
When someone discusses “upside,” it means something good or optimistic.
Some people responded by saying the best thing about 2016 is that it is almost over.
But others said they celebrated graduations, engagements, weddings, births and other happy things.
