Writer. Brad Towle
Some of us here at Essence occasionally use the term TOEIC Disease jokingly to refer to teachers whose
passion for TOEIC
crosses the line between
commitment and
obsession.
By coincidence, I was passing through the TOEIC test center in Takadanobaba just as Mr. Nakamura was
being wheeled into the building on a hospital
gurney. Although his passion for TOEIC is not
the cause of his
current state, surely it is a
symptom of TOEIC Disease to
attempt to take the test after such
a serious injury.
Still, I am glad I happened to have my camera with me that day to
get a few shots of Mr. Nakamura both before and after taking the May TOEIC. I am also
hopeful that the fact that his
physician accompanied him to the test center means that the doctors are
confident in his full
recovery.
Mr. Nakamura, by the way, has already made arrangements to take the next TOEIC at the end of June.
◆◆◆ Keywords ◆◆◆
- passion for --- / --- への熱い想い
- cross the line / 一線を越える
- commitment / 献身、責任を持って関わること
- obsession / 執念、取りつかれること
- by coincidence / 偶然に
- be wheeled / （車輪の付いたもので）運ばれる
- a gurney / 担架
- the cause of --- / --- の理由、--- の原因
- current state / 現在の状態
- symptom / 症状
- attempt to --- / --- しようとする試み、努力
- a serious injury / 重傷
- get a few shots of --- / --- の写真を数枚撮る
- helpful that --- / --- だろうと期待している
- physician / 医師
- accompany / 同伴する、付き添う
- confident in --- / --- に自信がある、--- を確信している
- recovery / 回復
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