Gyms that survived pandemic steadily return to normal

COVID-19 has affected a lot of businesses badly, including gyms and fitness centers. In the United States, 25% of gyms and fitness centers have closed permanently since the pandemic began. Unlike bars and restaurants, no government aid was given to gym businesses. As fitness centers closed, customers started working out at home alone. But they began feeling less motivated to work out on their own.

steadily adv)しっかりと、堅実に

permanently adv)永続的に、永久的

unlike  前)～とは異なり

During the pandemic, I felt less motivated to work out.

However, things are getting better for many gyms and fitness centers. In general, the industry is showing signs of stability. The number of customers rose about 32% for the first two weeks of 2023. For gyms like Fuel Training Studio in Massachusetts, attendance is still quite low. But more people are coming in every day.

stability n)安定性、持続性

rise - rose - risen 　v)上昇する

attendance　n)出席者、出席率

For gym businesses to get back in shape, they have to offer new services to attract more customers. One gym in New York began online training while other gym businesses started outdoor classes. As a result, new customers are coming in. Most of them are people who haven't worked out before. Vincent Micele, a personal trainer, believes that more people became interested in being healthy because of the pandemic.

入国規制緩和

ease entry restrictions

restriction ﾘ スﾄﾘｸｼｮﾝ　n)規制

周囲の状況に関して言うなら、、、

If I say, with regard to circumstances...about

circumstances 周囲の状況、ことの次第

So where does Japan stand   with regard to   the coronavirus then?

日本はコロナに関してどのような状態に位置していますか？

Well, Japan got hit pretty hard by the BA5 omicron subvariant this summer, but total deaths still sit under 46,000, and more than 80% of the country has received at least two vaccinations, and more than 65% have received the booster. And the fourth shot, another booster, is being rolled out now. Also, the Japanese are still using hand sanitizer before they enter shops, and they're still masking.

stand v)立っている、(...の状態に)立つ、(つらいことに)立ち向かう

stand with〈人を〉賛成･支持する

with/in regard to...　...に関して

regard ｩﾘガｧ-ﾄﾞｩ  v)関心をもって見守る･じっと見守る　n)注視･関心･配慮･尊重

then　あのその時、次に、その結果

get hit by...   ...に見舞われる･打撃を受ける

sub-　サﾌﾞ 接頭辞)下･下位･副･やや･半 ⇔ super-

variant ヴｪｧﾘｱﾝﾄ n)異なるもの･異形　adj)変化しやすい

subvariant

sit　v)じっと座っている→変化しない

the country　国家に属する全ての人々･国民

booster ブ-ｽﾀｧｰ n)後押しする人、電気のブースター

roll ｩロ-ｳﾙ v)転がる

rolled out　n)のたうつ･地面に転がり苦しみもがく

sanitizer サﾆﾀｲｻﾞｰ n)消毒剤

What are the requirements for to be an English teacher?

What are the requirements for getting into Japan now?

   I guess you have to be vaccinated with three shots: That's two vaccinations of the initial round and also a booster shot. So if you don't have that proof of vaccination, then you need to submit a pre-departure or pre-arrival PCR testing, that you need to take within 72 hours before you fly into Japan. Also, you still need to download the MySOS app, which basically smooths this process a bit for entry.

requirement ﾘｸワｲｱﾒﾝﾄｩ n)要求されること

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最新情報

the latest info

コロナの最新情報をどこで入手していますか？

Where do you get the latest info about COVID?

最新情報は携帯電話で入手しています

I get the latest info about COVID on my phone.

いつもテレビでニュースを見ています

I usually watch the news on TV.

政府のウェブサイトが役に立ちます

The government website is useful.

携帯電話に注意喚起の通知が入ってきます

I get alerts on my phone.

alert ｱラｧ-ﾄ n)注意喚起、警報

まだソーシャルディスタンスを保たなくてはいけません

We still have to social distance.

動詞で使われるようになってきた social distance

ワクチン接種証明書を提示しなければなりません

We still have to show our vaccination certificate.

certificate ｻｰｧテｨﾌｨｹｲﾄ n)証明書

このお店は政府のガイドラインに従っています

This store follows the government guidelines.

このお店には同時に5名までしか入れません

This store can't have more than 5 customers at one time.

not all

not all  すべて...とは限らない

すべてがパンデミックのせいではありません。

It's not all due to the pandemic.

全てが良いこととも限りません。

It's not all good things.

全てが悪いこととも限りません。

It's not all bad.

certificate

certificate ｻ-テｨﾌｨｹ(ｲ)ﾄ n)証明書

vaccine shot ワクチン接種

Did you get your vaccine shot?

I got my vaccine shot(s) in Japan.

Which vaccine (shot) did you get?

Here is my (negative) PCR test certificate.

This certificate is from Japan. この証明書は日本のものです。

When did you take your PCR test?

I took my PCR test on the day that I left Japan. 

日本を出発した日にPCR検査を受けました。

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I had to take my PCR test before the race.

We need our negative PCR test certificate.

入国制限

緩和する

ease/relax

短くする

consider shortening

隔離期間

quarantine period

入国する

entering the country

国境コントロール

border controls

Japan is considering shortening the quarantine period for those entering the country from the current seven days to three, as part of its eased COVID-19 border controls, government sources said Wednesday.

shorten シｮ-ｧﾄｩﾝ v)短くする

I went to Nagano for a half day of snow hiking last weekend.

despite the quasi-state of emergency 

this/last weekendに前置詞on/at/overは使用しない　on米語　at英語

まん延防止

quasi/semi-state of emergency

priority preventive measures

priority preventive measures will apply in Tokyo as well as in twelve other prefectures.

priority ﾌﾟﾗｲオﾘﾃｨ　adj)順序が先であること、優先すること、重要であること

preventive　ﾌﾟﾘヴェﾝﾃｨｳﾞ　adj)予防の

時短営業

shorter business hours

パンデミック対策

pandemic measures

measure　メｼﾞｬｰ  n)（長さ･分量を）測る道具、手段･対策　v)測る

Sweden will extend its current pandemic measures by another two weeks.

by 前)（人･物などの）すぐそばに、（時期などの）のうちに

引き伸ばす・延長する

extend

extend ｲｸｽテﾝﾄﾞ　v)(一方向に）引き伸ばす、延長する

Japan will extend its current pandemic measures by another two week.

Japan plans to extend COVID-19 state of emergency beyond May 31.

The Japanese government has started preparing to extend the sate of emergency over the spread of the coronavirus in nine prefecture.

エントリー期間が延長された

The entry deadline was extended.

物乞い・乞食

These days I saw a few beggars and a kind of touts stand in the middle of busy intersection hoping to collect some change from the people passing by/the passerby/pedestrians.

beg　ベｯｸﾞv)懇願する

beggar　ベｯｶﾞｧｰ　n)物乞い･乞食

tout　タｳﾄｩ　n)押売り･勧誘する人･競馬予想屋　v)押売り･勧誘する

barker　バ-ｧ ｶｱｰ　n)大声で客引きをする人

intersection イﾝﾀｰｾｸｼｮﾝ  n)交差点

pedestrian　ﾍﾟデｽﾄﾘｱﾝ　n)歩行者　adj)歩行用の

passerby パ ｯｻｰ バｰｲ  n)通行人

Hoping to collect some change

I saw a person who was begging in the middle of the busy intersection hoping to collect some change from people passing by.

When I went to some countries, I often see people, sometimes children, hoping to collect some change from people passing by.

Govt. to let all COVID states of emergency lapse

The Japanese government is to let coronavirus states of emergency and quasi-emergency declarations lapse when their current terms expire on Thursday.

quasi-  ｸワｰｽﾞｨｰ    combining form)ある程度の･準･みせかけの

declaration ﾃﾞｸレｲｼｮﾝ n)宣言･声明

lapse　ラｯﾌﾟｽ  v)一時的に衰える  n)一時的に衰える　[原義：すべること]

expire　ｲｸｽパｲｧｰ v)期限が切れる･終了する

The number of new coronavirus cases has dropped significantly.

case　ケｲｽ　n)事件･問題･状態

significantly  ｼｸﾞニﾌｨｶﾝﾄﾘｰ  adv)著しく･かなり

It depens on... ～かできるかどうかにかかっている、次第である

The success of Tokyo Paralympics all depends on whether organizers of the games will be able to control coronavirus infections, IPC head Andrew Parsons said.

The approval rating all depends on whether it will be able to control Covid.

approval ｱプ-ﾙｳﾞｧﾙ　n)賛成　approval rate 支持率

It depends on whether things get back/return to normal.

Anger as half of Australians in lockdown again.

Anger is growing in Australia as 13 million people ー about half the population ー endure fresh lockdowns to quash Covid outbreaks.

A third State, South Australia, joined Victoria and parts of New South Wales in lockdown on Tuesday.

Fewer than 14% of Australians are vaccinated ー the worst rating among OECD nations.

Australia's two big cities, Sydney and Melbourne, are among places facing uncertainty over when to re-open.

Many people have expressed frustration at being back in highly policed lockdowns 18 months into the pandemic.

Re-openings in the UK and the US have increased pressure on the federal government.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been heavily criticized over the slow vaccination rate, but has resisted calls to apologize.

"No country has got their pandemic response 100%. I think Australians understand that," he told reporters on Wednesday.

uncertainty ｱﾝ サ-ｩｱ ﾄｩﾝﾃｨｰ n)確信がないこと

federal フｪﾃﾞ ｩﾗﾙ　adj)中央政府の･連邦の

 

   

The number of infected people is increasing/decreasing.

It's not possible to

It's not possible to participate in events as we want to, much less/let alone traveling.

It's not possible to go to restaurants after work, let alone watch Olympics in person. 

a false sense of security

Carrying mace gave me a false sense of security.　誤った安心感

mace /meɪs/ noun 1 [uncountable] a spice made from the dried shell of a nutmeg  2 [countable] a heavy ball with sharp points on a short metal stick, used in the past as a weapon

Carrying mace, which is like pepper spray or a minor weapon.

pepper spray

 noun/ˈpepə spreɪ/ˈpepəspreɪ/[countable,uncountable]​a chemical substance made from hot peppers that causes somebody's eyes, nose and throat to sting (= be painful) when it is sprayed on them

false

 adjective/fɔːls/fɔːls/Idiomsnot true/wrong; not correct or true

security

 noun/sɪkjʊərəti/sɪkjʊrəti/(plural securities)protection/ [uncountable] the activities involved in protecting a country, building or person against attack, danger, etc.

Vaccination may give false sense of security. Some people tested positive after getting vaccine.

There will be a declaration of the sate of emergency again. It's incomplete.

declaration

 noun/ ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/ˌdekləˈreɪʃn/　ﾃﾞｸレｲｼｮﾝ　宣言 [countable,uncountable] an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization; the act of making such a statement

incomplete ｲﾝ ｺﾝ プﾘｰﾄ  adj)不完全な、未完成の、中途半端な

 

decrease　in　  

pronunciation muscles

make it back

｟Vaccinations and Quarantine｠ July 2021

I see that the vaccination rete is increasing quickly! Have vaccinations started smoothly in Japan?

At first, many seniors felt the booking process was confusing, but it's going well now.

I see. My friend tested positive for COVID-19 last month.

Really? Are they okay now? I don't know anyone who's been infected yet.

He's fine now but, he had to stay home for two weeks. His family had to be in quarantine as well.

I heard that those who self-isolated at home were sent care packages.

Right. He said it happen him focus on getting better. He had an extreme fever and a cough.

senior シ-ﾆｱ　adj)年上の･高齢の

We accommodate elderly first.

We accommodate elderly with vaccine first.

accommodate  ｱ コ ﾓ ﾃﾞｲﾄ  v)収容する、用立てる、供給する　語源:～に適させる

Do you wanna get vaccine? 

I wanna try and return to normal life ASAP.

On the other hand, I especially doubt if the vaccine make it back to the normal life before the pandemic.

I'll see how it goes.様子をみる

I'll wait and see.

Let me wait and see, for vaccination.

I'm going to wait and see.

I'm taking a wait-and-see attitude. 

I wanna going to events, cinema and restaurant and so on.

I wanna get all the back again.

make it back 戻ってくる

She made it back alive.

He didn't make it back home

They made it back from the moon.

I managed to make it back home.

make it  たどり着く、間に合う

She made it to the train.　電車に間に合った。

We finally made it to the station. やっと駅にたどり着いた。

おむつ

diaper ダｲ ﾊﾟｰ n)おむつ（米） a disposable diaper, change diapers

nappy ナ ﾋﾟｰ　n)おむつ（英）

 

The final stage of easing lockdown restrictions in England is to be delayed until 19 July. 

All areas of Scotland are due to move to Level Zero Covid restrictions on 28 June- meaning bigger groups can gather in cafes, pubs and restaurants, although they will still have to observe social distancing. 

Limits on indoor gatherings in Northern Ireland are scheduled to be relaxed on 21 June and the rules in Wales will be reviewed on 25 June.