a new lease on life 復習

　消えつつある言語が復活を遂げようとしています。

Dying languages given new lease of life online

Fancy learning some holiday Ainu? Or becoming fluent in Gangte? Languages on the brink of extinction may have a new chance of survival as their last native speakers are recruited for a series of educational courses.

Speakers of rare languages including Ainu, which is used by about 12 people on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, have agreed to talk to students over the internet using Skype as part of a course offered by Tribalingual.

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https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/dying-languages-given-new-lease-of-life-online-9q29f6q70

　今回は気になったのは、見出しの”new lease of life”です。辞書を引いてみると“a new lease on [of] life”で「（物の）寿命が（運よく）伸びること、復活」「新たな生活、再出発」とありました（『ジーニアス英和辞典』）。”new lease”で、「新契約」という意味です。”of life”で「人生における」となりこのような意味になります。日本語で言う「心機一転」に近いと思われます。（MMF）