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2009.05.26
The humble board has dozens of uses. Here are four that are especially common in the workplace!
(WHITE/BLACK/BULLETIN/CLIP) BOARD
板、ボード（ホワイトボード／黒板／掲示板／クリップボード）
- A board is a flat, rectangular piece of wood, hard plastic, etc., used for a particular purpose; for example:
A whiteboard is a board with a (usually) white, shiny surface that you write on with special markers that can be erased.
A blackboard is a dark board that you write on with chalk.
A bulletin board is a board you put on the wall and put notices, memos, flyers, posters, etc., on.
A clipboard is a small, thin board with a clip at the top for holding paper, giving you a hard surface for writing on away from a desk or table (for example, while standing). - board とは、特定の目的に使われる、木や、硬いプラスチックなどでできた平らな長方形の板のことです。例えば次のようなものがあります。
whiteboard は、表面が（通常）白く、つやがあって、その上に、消すことができる特別なマーカーを使って書く板、つまり、ホワイトボードのことです。
blackboard は、チョークを使って書く黒っぽい板、つまり、黒板のことです。
bulletin board は、壁に掛けて、掲示、メモ、チラシ、ポスターなどを貼る板、つまり、掲示板のことです。
clipboard は、紙を押さえるクリップが上部についている小さくて薄い板で、表面が硬いので、机やテーブルから離れても（例えば、立ちながら）書くことができるもの、つまり、クリップボードのことです。
- Before I start a meeting, I like to put an outline of the points to be covered on the board.
- Please remember to clean the whiteboard after you use the conference room.
- The instructor spent most of the class writing on the blackboard. It would have been better if he had just prepared some handouts.
- A couple of new job notices have been posted up on the bulletin board in the Career & Employment Office. You may want to take a look.
- I was a little worried at first because the inspector kept writing things on his clipboard, but we passed the inspection with flying colors.
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