日々のちょっとしたこと　It's a little things in everyday life

Alert と Alarm

豚インフルエンザに関してのオバマ大統領のコメントを載せたCNNの記事↓

President Obama said Monday that the swine flu outbreak is a

"cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert," but is not a "cause for alarm."

????　　AlertとAlarmってどっちも「警報」じゃなかったっけ？

研究社の新英和大辞典のよると

alert(adj): 油断の無い、用心深い、
　　 　(n)：警報

alerm(vt)　驚かす、びっくりさせる、心配させる、あわてさせる
　　　 (n): 1.驚き、驚愕、不安、恐れ　
　　　　　　 2.警報

やっとオバマが何を言いたかったかわかりました。



Alert and Alarm.

The CNN article said President Obama said Monday that the swine flu outbreak is a

"cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert," but is not a "cause for alarm."

?????? Do alert and alarm are same meaning as warning notice?

According to English- Japanese dictionary.
Alert (adj) : use caution, watchful
(n) : warning notice

Alarm(vt) : spook, make someone nervous,
(n) : 1, astonishment, consternation, angst, fear
　　　 2, warning notice

Now I understood what President want to say.




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