ad personalization

Ad personalization is based on your activity, such as the websites you visit and the videos you watch.

ユーザーごとに内容を変えた広告を出し分けること

広告の個別最適化

利用者の検索履歴、閲覧履歴、興味関心などをもとに、合いそうな広告を表示する仕組み

～のために頑張った

work hard for/to ...

I worked hard for lunch.

I worked hard to go there tomorrow.

目途が付く

It looks like ...

It looks like we can make it.

It looks like I'll be able to go driving.

まだ知られていない・まだ知る人が多くない

It may not be widely known yet.

Not many people know it yet.

Not many foodies know it yet.

都合・時間・スケジュールが合わない

doesn't work

Our schedule doesn't really work with the group.

The time doesn't really work for me.

It's a bit hard to find a time that works for both of us.

doesn't match

Our schedules don't quite match this week.

digital nomad

This guy is called a digital nomad. This means he can work from anywhere. He might also be a freelancer or an independent contractor so he can work beside the pool in his sunglasses if he wants.

nomad   /'nəƱmæd/　noun

★ a member of a community that moves with its animals from place to place

digital nomad   /,dɪdʒɪtl 'nəƱmæd/   noun

★ a person who earns a living working online in different locations that they choose for themselves

earn a living   生計を立てる

freelancer

How did that come about?

I got a meeting with your CEO this afternoon about a potential collaboration.

   That sounds exciting. How did that come about?

How did that come about?

(どういう経緯、きっかけででそうなったの？)

come about   物事が起こる、生じる

How did this problem come about?

How did it come about that you moved to Tokyo? 

(どういういきさつで東京に引っ越すことになったの？）

どうしてそう/こうなったの？

How did that/this happen?

1 dead, over 40 injured as heavy rain hits central Japan, swamps Nagoya

At least one person was killed in a landslide and more than 40 others sustained minor injuries in central Japan, authorities said Wednesday, after a linear rainband brought record rainfall to the Tokai region beginning the previous day.

Unbelievable that most companies didn't allow employees to stay home the next day.

injure　/'ɪndʒər/　v)怪我をさせる、傷つける　　injured   adj)怪我をした、負傷した

swamp    /swɑːmp/　n)沼地　v)水没させる、水没する

sustain　/sə'steɪn/    v)維持する、持続する　sustain damage 損害を受ける

minor injuries   軽傷　/'ɪndʒəri/

authority   /ə'θɔːrəti/　authorities　n)当局

linear　/'lɪniər/　adj)線のような、直線的な

rainband　/reɪnbænd　n)降雨帯

a linear rainband   線上降水帯

record rainfall   記録的豪雨

beginning the previous day   前日から始まっている

What brings you here?

What brings you here?

   Just business as usual.

Alex, I didn't expect to see you here. 

   It's been a while since the conference.

Yes, it has.

(It has been a while. )

(Yes, it has.)

それ、どういう意味！？

What's that supposed to mean?

Nice job for a beginner!

   What's that supposed to mean?

be supposed to ...   ～することになっている

for ...   ～としては

She's small for an elephant.