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2010.07.12

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Today's Lesson
KEY (PLAYER)   重要（人物）、キー（プレーヤー）

Explanation

  • A key (adjective) person, point, word, etc., is a very important one.

    A player is a person or organization that has (plays) an important role in an activity.
  • key（形容詞）は、人物、要点、言葉などがとても重要な、という意味です。

    player は、ある活動において重要な役割を持つ（果たす）人や組織のことです。

KEY (PLAYER)

examples

  1. Their outstanding employee training program has been a key factor in their success.
  2. Speculators played a key role in creating the housing bubble.
  3. (speaker at a conference)
    This slide summarizes the key points of my talk.
  4. A key question for any business that's just getting started is whether to buy or lease.
  5. Berlitz Cellular has been a major player in the mobile communications industry for 15 years.
  6. William Smith is a key player in alternative energy research.

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