『あの子はたあれ』
14581.run around loke chickens with their head cut off(あたふたとかけづり回る）
We are all running around loke chickens with their head cut off a new and unfamiliar situation.
14582.boast(自慢する）
They are really boasting.
14583.badge of honor(名誉のしるし）
Being busy were a badge of honor.
14584.self-imposed(自ら課した、自分から好んでする）
The irony with those complainers is that their busyness is usually self-imposed.
14585.get right down to it(突きつけて考える）
When you get right down to it, they are addicted to busyness and dread the prospect of not having something to do.
今日の英語ニュースを聞こう！NHK WORLD Daily News
岡山県笠岡市白石島（2013/5/26）
We are all running around loke chickens with their head cut off a new and unfamiliar situation.
14582.boast(自慢する）
They are really boasting.
14583.badge of honor(名誉のしるし）
Being busy were a badge of honor.
14584.self-imposed(自ら課した、自分から好んでする）
The irony with those complainers is that their busyness is usually self-imposed.
14585.get right down to it(突きつけて考える）
When you get right down to it, they are addicted to busyness and dread the prospect of not having something to do.
今日の英語ニュースを聞こう！NHK WORLD Daily News
岡山県笠岡市白石島（2013/5/26）