Japanese Surgeon's Daily Life

Imabari City Marathon

　　I took part in the Imabari City 10km Run again. I wanted to run faster than last year when I recorded 67 minutes. I was able to finish in 65 minutes this time, but to tell the truth, I was going to finish within 60 minutes. I'm sorry not to have been able to fulfill myself. I'll try again.

(Vocabulary)
fulfill yourself (仕事などで) 持てる力を出し切る

Ojouka Relay Marathon

　　An enjoyable event started this year in my hometown, which relays the distance of a full marathon with multiple runners. There's a park in the heart of the city and the 1.5 km of circle was made in the park and the race was to go round 28 times, with only the starter having to run an extra 195 meters. I attended the race as one of the members of the Matsuyama Chuo Lions Club Team. The race wasn't competitive, but one of the events held as a part of the local festival. We joined the race with 10 members and I ran 3 circuits.
　　Going around and around the same circle didn't look nice at first for me, but it meant running in front of the cheering group about every 10 minutes. It was very nice to see runners or to see supporters from the runner in spite of my advanced idea to the contrary.

Serendipity

　　A middle-aged man was taken to my hospital having been seriously injured by falling down from the height of three meters, while he had been repairing the roof of his house. While doing the treatment, I asked him about his medical history. He was on medication for alcoholism.
　　Human beings are roughly classified into three categories, i.e. Caucasoid, Negroid and Mongoloid. The Japanese have a low tolerance for alcohol like other Mongoloids and alcoholism is not such a big social issue as it is in western countries. However, two deterrents are on sale in Japan. One of them is disulfiram, which was prescribed for the aforementioned person.
　　I wondered how or why disulfiram had been created. I looked for the pharmaceutical literature and found an interesting fact as follows:
　　This medicine was developed in Sweden. A researcher, who was struggling to find new substances which improve the behaviour of gum, became sick from regular drinking at his home. Further examination revealed that his sickness was caused by some substances he handled on the day. He apparently absorbed them through his nose and skin. The substance which had made him sick was detected and was commercialized later. It was disulfiram.

(Vocabulary)
serendipity (価値あるものの) 偶然の発見
serendipitous 幸運による
deterrent
1 抑止［制止］するもの, 妨害物
The punishment is designed as a deterrent to future crime. その刑罰は今後の犯罪の抑止をねらったものだ．
Window locks are an effective deterrent against burglars. 窓のかぎは有効な防犯対策だ．
act/serve as a deterrent  抑止力となる
2 軍事［核］抑止力
Britain's nuclear deterrent  英国の核抑止力

Result of Ehime Marathon

　　The Ehime Marathon was scheduled to start at 10:00 hours and runners were required to align in the designated block S for the highly qualified and from A to G depending on the prospective finish time. My block was D, which meant my finish time would be from 4 hours and 30 minutes to 5 hours.
　　Every year, a few celebrities are invited to warm up the event. When the runners were about to start, they were cheering up at the starting point. As I saw them, I hit upon a good idea to chat with them. It was to finish in the latter half of 5 hours and 59 minutes. It would make a big scene and be shown on local TV.
　　As I wrote in the previous entries, local companies as well as local people offered runners their products like sweets, fruits, sponges containing water and so on. I adjusted my time chatting with them just like tea time. I thought it was a nice idea, but I got more exhausted than I expected after the 38km mark. I could scrape by the 8th control gate but was stopped continuing running at the 9th, the last control gate of 40.5km. My result was DNF, but I really enjoyed the marathon. I'm going to run other marathons not only across Japan but overseas ones. I'll post all the account below.

Distance  　　Split Time 　　 Lap Time      Time
10Km   　　　  01:27:02 　　　　　　         11:27:02
15Km     　　　02:07:41　　　  0:40:39 　  12:07:41
20Km     　　　02:48:19  　　　0:40:38   　12:48:19
25Km     　　　03:30:02  　　　0:41:43   　13:30:02
30Km     　　　04:14:29  　　　0:44:27   　14:14:29
35Km     　　　04:58:35  　　　0:44:06   　14:58:35
40Km     　　　05:45:06  　　　0:46:31  　 15:45:06

(Vocabulary)
warm sb ↔ up (前座で) ＜観客・聴衆＞をリラックスさせる［盛り上げる］
cheer sb ↔ up ＜人＞を元気づける, 活気づける
scrape by ぎりぎりで生活していく= get by; (試験などを) ぎりぎりで突破する, かろうじて要件を満たす
control gate  関門
stop sb doing sth ＜人＞が＜…＞するのをやめさせる
She tried to stop the child crying. 彼女は子供を泣泣きやませようとした．

(Vocabulary from comments)
bonk  from Wiki
In endurance sports such as cycling and running, hitting the wall or the bonk describes a condition caused by the depletion of glycogen stores in the liver and muscles, which manifests itself by sudden fatigue and loss of energy. Milder instances can be remedied by brief rest and the ingestion of food or drinks containing carbohydrates. The condition can usually be avoided by ensuring that glycogen levels are high when the exercise begins, maintaining glucose levels during exercise by eating or drinking carbohydrate-rich substances, or by reducing exercise intensity.
elated
extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen:
He felt elated and mildly drunk.
[+at/by] She was elated at the prospect of a holiday.

Ehime Marathon Eve

　　This is the Ehime Marathon Eve and I recalled the days over the course of the past year. When I was seeing the scene of the finish of the Ehime Marathon last year tomorrow, I made up my mind to join next year's marathon. It was lots of runners' beaming smiles to give me a push to take up jogging. I've trained myself to run longer by expanding the running distance from 2 to 3 km to 40km bit by bit.
　　It has turned 9 o'clock. I'll wake up at 5 o'clock tomorrow. Better be going to bed. One of the pictures shows the marathon suit that I'll wear tomorrow!

(Vocabulary)
beam にっこりほほえむ, (喜びなどで) 顔を輝かす
beam at sb/sth ＜…＞に向かってにっこりほほえむ
beam with pride/pleasure/excitement  得意そうに［喜びに，興奮で］顔が輝く
Connie beamed with pride as her name was read out. 自分の名前が読み上げられるとコニーは得意満面だった．

A Few More Days

　　In the days leading up to the Ehime Marathon, I'm taking care of myself not to catch a cold with some kinds of Japanese herbal medicine. I've trained to complete the marathon for the past year. I don't want to give up through trivial things such as a cold. Nearly 9,000 runners are supposed to join the marathon, which might be called a local festival. Lots of sponsor companies offer their product or funds. Various kinds of oranges, which are one of the best specialties in Ehime, buns, bananas, strawberries, tomatoes and other food supplies will be placed along the route for runners. Additionally, I'm going to take some special meals designed for effective calorie-supply, which are shown below.

(Vocabulary)
lead up to sth 〈期間が〉 ＜…＞の直前に迫る
trivial 　些細(ささい)な
a trivial matter 取るに足りない問題
a trivial sum of money 雀の涙ほどの金額
bun [C] バンズ (小さな丸形のパン)

Never Too Late?

　　New British research suggests that elderly people who take up exercise in their 60s are three times more likely to stay healthy both mentally and physically than their inactive peers.
　　I'm 55 so I'm in time? (It's a joke.) As I wrote about the marathon trainings several times before, I started jogging as everyday exercise. Additionally, I'd like to acquire a good knowledge of Chinese and German as well as English, though I can't spare enough time. I enrolled in a language school in January and am going to attend private German classes twice a month. I've already met a fundamental standard of the national German level test (link), but it was not satisfactory at all. I decided to brush up my German skill just after returned to Japan from Germany last November.

(Vocabulary)
never too late to　  ～するのに遅すぎることはない
take up exercise　   運動を再開する、再び始める
more likely to　   ～する可能性が高い、～しがちである
inactive peers　   活動的でない仲間　→　同年代の運動していない人たち

First Half-Marathon

　　I challenged the half-marathon yesterday for the first time. More than 2,000 people, who want to be fit for everyday life, joined the race. The boom in jogging in Japan is soaring more and more and I am one of the marathon beginners. My ultimate goal is to finish the full marathon, 42.195km! I've been thinking about the way to accomplish it. I ran 10km road races twice in May and October. I've lengthened the distance bit by bit which I could run at one time, and I joined the half-marathon. I could finish it in 2 hours and 31 minutes. This record might not be good generally, but it was really favorable to me. I couldn't imagine that I would be able to run such a long distance even last year.
　　To my regret, however, I was extremely exhausted in the final section of 2km. I thought it was simply from the lack of physical strength at that time, but I knew today that it had been the lack of energy supply in and just before the race. I learned about the favorable diet for the long run from the sales representative of one of the Japanese main dietary companies, Meiji. Her story was really acceptable and I'll take her advice into my everyday training. The picture shows the samples of their products.

Long Running

　　Nov. 3rd is a national holiday in Japan, which is designated to celebrate the birthday of Meiji Tennoh, who had been the Emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. On this holiday, though the weather wasn't good, I took on a shot at running 25 km without stopping, even if the speed would become slow. I wasn't confident about myself and asked a friend for the support to lead me at a constant pace because I'm going to attend a half-marathon on Dec. 7th. The time limit for the half-marathon is set to 3 hours. I could manage to attain the limit this time, but I didn't think that it was enough for the Ehime Marathon, which will be held in February. I have to complete it within 6 hours.
　　Though more than 3 months are left until the Ehime Marathon, there were several dozen runners on its route  and several signboards for runners were seen on the way, which indicated where you were on the route. I'll show you one of them at the bottom. As the fitness fad is growing more and more powerful in Japan, the number of city runners has increased. More than 20,000 people applied for the Ehime Marathon which is staged in a local city of Matsuyama City. The competition rate was nearly 3 times.

(Vocabulary)
take [have]a shot at　～に挑戦する
fad はやり, 流行
a passing fad  一過性の流行
city runner　市民ランナー

　

Secret Pickled Vegetables

　　Pickled vegetables, a type of preservation food, are seen in various countries these days and they are very traditional and essential especially in Japan. The northern part of Japan is covered with heavy snow and is short of fresh vegetables in the winter. That's why food preservation has been a high-priority issue since ancient times. The regular breakfast in Buddhist temples is traditionally rice porridge, pickled Japanese radish, and miso soup. However, there's an unavoidable problem with pickled food. You might notice, it's salt. The intake of too much salt does harm to health. People in Japan are said to have a tendency to ingest more salt than other countries.
　　In case of ordinary inpatients, the salt in their diet is strictly controlled to under 10 grams per day. If there are severe cardiopulmonary problems, the permissible amount could be under 3 grams per day or 0. The meal which is served to me on night duty is the same meal as ordinary inpatients', so the taste is awfully plain. I will have to stay in hospital tonight and so I bought pickled cucumbers and eggplants in the supermarket near my hospital. I secretly brought them back so that nutritionists don't discover my behaviour. The following picture shows a bag of pickled eggplants.
　　I have to throw the bag away tomorrow as cool as a cucumber.

(Vocabulary)
rice porridge 　お粥
ingest 〈食物・薬など〉を摂取する
(as) cool as a cucumber 　とても冷静に, 落ち着き払って, 涼しい顔をして

Imabari City Marathon

　　Today, the Imabari City Marathon was held and I joined its 10km category. It was the second time for me to run 10km, following the Asagiriko 10km Road Race last May in which I recorded 83 minutes, so this time my target time was set to 70 minutes. As a result, I had my personal best, 67 minutes.
　　For about 30 years after graduation from university, I'd never run more than 100 meter at one time. I don't know why, however, I came up with an idea that I might be able to run a marathon. I started rapid walking in February and reached this level today. Now, I have taken to jogging every two to three days. The change of lifestyle surprised my family, but the person most surprised is me!
　　By the way, take a look at the cap in the picture. Several days before the road race, this cap was presented by my acquaintance, who had actually got on board the USS Chafee (DDG-90) in Hawaii. He was moved by some entries of this blog and e-mailed me, and our relationship started at that time.
　　My next plan is the Bocchan Marathon on Dec. 7th., in which I would run a half marathon, about twice the length of this time. I set my target to 2 hours and 30 minutes.

(Vocabulary)
take to
take to sb/sth ＜…＞を好きになる
We took to each other right away.  私たちはすぐにお互いを好きになった．
take to sth (定期的に) ＜…＞をするようになる, が習慣になる
take to doing sth ＜…＞するようになる, ＜…＞する習慣［癖］がつく
She has taken to getting up early to go jogging. 彼女は早起きしてジョギングに行く習慣がついた．
take to drink  酒浸りになる
take to sth like a duck to water  ＜…＞をすんなりと覚える, にすぐになじむ
take to the streets/highways  (抗議などのために) 街頭［大通り］に繰り出す
Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the election results. 何千もの人が選挙結果に抗議して街頭に繰り出した．

　

Marathon Exercise

　　I wrote about the catalyst for my recent endeavor to engage in running in February. I started reducing my body weight at first along with light walking in February, and now I sometimes run in the area around my house. I am far from being able to complete a marathon, but I'm trying to run faster bit by bit.
　　By the way, my Lions Club is the 8th biggest club in Japan on the basis of the number of the members. About 110 people belong to the club and some of them are fond of running. They put together a running circle to evoke the health trend in the club and naturally I joined them. On the other hand, as the popularity of marathons has risen, students, who major in physical education or physical exercise in Ehime University, have voluntarily begun teaching citizens how to run and complete a marathon safely. I joined this circle as well. This circle is sponsored by the pharmaceutical giant, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which manufactures various sports drinks. It's very useful for people like me, who usually shy away from sports, to find out more about exercise, warm-ups, cool-downs etc.
　　The gadget in the picture - sorry for the lack of sharpness - is a device for carrying a bottle of water on the waist. In Japan, especially the southwestern part, is experiencing sweltering and scorching heat and thousands of people have been rushed to hospitals. Water is essential for running at present.

(Vocabulary)
catalyst  (重要な変化や出来事を) 引き起こす人［もの］, 要因 [＋catalyst for]
endeavor [C](フォーマル) 試み;[U] 努力
in an endeavor to do sth ＜…＞する試みとして
make every endeavor to do sth ＜…＞するためにあらゆる試みをする
scientific/creative/artistic/human endeavor 科学的［創造的，芸術的，人間の］努力
endeavor to do sth  (フォーマル) ＜…＞しようと努力する［努める］
health trend 健康志向
shy away from (doing) sth  ＜…＞（すること）を避ける, にしり込みをする
Don't shy away from saying what you think.  しり込みしないで思っていることを言いなさい．
find out more about ～についてもっと多くのことを発見する、知る，調べる

No Lunch

　　There's a physician who is still working as the administrative director of St. Luke's International Hospital at the advanced age of 101! The majority of Japanese people would know about him. Not only his achievements but also his way of life interests a lot of people. I'm one of his fans. He is great as a human being and as a physician. A few years ago, a TV program featured him and I learned about his diet; one slice of bread with jam and a cup of coffee for breakfast, two cookies and a cup of milk for lunch, and a normal portion of dinner. He can seemingly work energetically on such a small diet. When I saw him on TV, I thought that metabolism differs with age. However, I wanted to experience his diet and decided to cut back on total calorie in-take by skipping lunch which I started doing on Mar. 13th.
　　Two and a half months has passed since then. I'll write about the differences I've noticed. I feel hungry for a short time in the afternoon, but I have noticed some favorable points. My body weight has decreased by approximately 2 kg, though it is still far from my ideal weight. I now have additional time at noon which was previously used for lunch, and furthermore, the drowsiness after lunch has disappeared. This diet might be suitable for me. I'm going to continue it for at least another 6 months.

(Vocabulary)
learn 　(フォーマル) [他]〈情報・知らせなど〉を知る, 聞く
learn of/about sth  ＜…＞を知る
diet [C,U] 日常の食物, 食生活, 食事
intake 《常に単数形で》(飲食物などの) 摂取量
Try to reduce your intake of fat.  脂肪の摂取量を減らす努力をしなさい．

Altitude Training

　　Three months have passed since I determined to join next year's Ehime Marathon last February, seeing the runners pass the finish line of the race. I could have lost 3 kilograms of weight for the past 3 months, but I didn't run more than 10 kilometers. I had to increase the amount of the exercise.
　　Then a friend invited me to go jogging in a highland area, in which the traffic wasn't heavy and the temperature was comfortable. The plan was to run a distance of 15 kilometers in the countryside and within 2 hours for me. I put "Altitude Training" as the topic of this entry, but it is considerably exaggerated. It was chosen just for sparse traffic and cool weather. The result? Miserable. I realized that I had to run and run.

Asagiriko Lake Marathon

　　Asagiriko Lake Marathon took place today and I joined the category for the 10km road race. It was the first time for me to run more than 100 meters in the last 30 years, so it was epoch-making stuff in my life. The lake is located an hour's drive south of my hometown and the route was arranged around Asagiriko Lake. The route was surrounded by serene rural scenes which was a nice place for relaxing and feeling the nature.
　　Lots of people were registered to run in the event, as you can see in the first picture. There were about 2800 runners and this event is undoubtedly one of the biggest events for this tiny village. The start of the half marathon was coming and the runners moved to the starting point.
　　My friends and I were going to join the 10km road race, which started 30 minutes after the start of the half marathon. We took pictures of ourselves during the 30 minutes which was given for people to see the start of the half marathon. The man wearing number 1428 in the picture is me.
　　I finished the 10km road race keeping the pace as previously scheduled. Generally speaking, the record was not good, but I found it very satisfying. I'll try other races and complete a full marathon some day.

(Vocabulary from comments)
applaud  ［正式］…を賞賛する（praise）；…を支持する（support）
I ～ your decision to quit smoking.  よく禁煙を決意しましたね
We ～ed him for his courage to attack the difficulty.  我々はその困難と戦う彼の勇気を賞賛した.
sideline 〈負傷などが〉〈選手〉を試合に出場できなくする; 〈病気・状況などが〉〈人〉に仕事をできなくする
Plantar Fasciitis  足底筋膜炎
nagging  〈痛み・悩みなどが〉しつこい, 絶えずつきまとう; 〈声・親などが〉口うるさい, いつも小言を言う
a ～ cough  （なかなか治らない）長引く咳
a ～ doubt   つきまとって離れない疑念
have a ～ pain in one's arm  慢性的に腕が痛む.

Garmin ForeAthlete & New Balance Marathon Shoes

　　I made up my mind to join the 52nd Ehime Marathon next February. However, I haven't run more than 50 meters in 30 years. What should I do first? I asked one of my friends for some advice, and he told me to walk fast during my commuting time of 30 minutes for some time and then start running. He also gave me a lesson about the runner's watch. It seemed to be very useful not only for the training but for the actual marathon. I bought a ForeAthlete 110, which is shown below. This gadget is really wonderful. It has a GPS receiver built-in and can record the time and its position every second. That is, it records the running route and various data about running. When I carry it while commuting, it records my walking route and speed in detail. Those data will be uploaded on the net and utilized to increase my physical strength.
　　Adhering to his advice, I have tried walking rapidly every day for a few weeks and I bought a pair of shoes for the marathon today, which were manufactured by American company, New Balance. They are said to be designed for participants of the ultra-marathon. I tried various pairs of shoes on at the shop and chose those because they fit my feet perfectly, holding my heels tight and keeping my toes free to some extent. I can't wait to jog with them on.

Ehime Marathon

　　Marathons have become more popular in Japan recently. Nothing about marathons has attracted me until now, as some of my friends took part in the 51th Ehime Marathon. So, I went to Horinouchi Park designated as the endpoint of the marathon to cheer them on and welcome them. An IC chip attached to every runner's number tag enabled you to know the present location of a particular runner. I'd like to have seen my friends running on the route, but I didn't fully understand the road traffic regulations, which are seemingly very strict, so I stayed at the finish, waiting for their arrival. A Hougaku concert of traditional Japanese music was taking place in a hall in the park so while I was checking their present position, I was able to listen to beautiful tunes until their arrival. The picture shows a part of the park. The castles on the hill are one of the potent symbols of Matsuyama City. A variety of stalls were busy in their preparations.
　　All my friends, but one, successfully arrived at the finish. The one who didn't make it stopped running at 30km because he didn't reach the finish line within the given time. He was picked up by bus and brought to the endpoint. The runners must arrive at the finish line within 6 hours. I was watching the runners coming into the finish during the last 20 minutes. Some of them were slightly fat and it made me think of the possibility that I could participate next year.

Guided Tour by Bicycle

　　Something has been booming in the past several years in my prefecture; The number of cyclists is increasing remarkably. My prefecture, Ehime, and Hiroshima prefecture are connected by a series of eleven bridges. I'll show you the website and I hope you'll see it. These bridges compose a part of the highway called "Shimanami Kaido", and they are getting popular across the country because these bridges are equipped with bicycle paths. You can cross the bridge as fast or slow as you want on foot or by bicycle. One of the giant companies manufacturing bicycles, GIANT from Taiwan, is going to set up its flagship store in Imabari City, which is the Ehime-side terminal point of Shimanami Kaido. I hope that lots of people from overseas visit here and enjoy the scenery of Seto Inland Sea.

　　I joined a guided tour today. With several guides, I'm free from feelings of anxiety such as injury, flat tires, unexpected physical problem and so on. Additionally they weave some amusement into the tour. I enjoyed cooking pizza myself on the way this time. There is an old shrine on the way, and I bought three charms called "helmet charms", which are getting popular.

　　I almost forgot, I met the mayor of Imabari City on the way. I'm happy to know that he is also a cyclist.

P.S. The CEO of GIANT visited Ehime to see Shimanami Kaido and announced that Shimanami would be a paradise for cyclists. I agree.

Shimanami Kaido:
http://www.go-shimanami.jp/global/english/index.html

The today's route:
http://kumo.typepad.jp/wadachi/Shimanami2012_05_06.html

(Vocabulary)
boom   《[自]通例進行形で》〈関心・人気が〉急に高まる
weave sth into sth  ＜計画など＞を＜…＞に織り込む
Weave some time alone into your routine.  一人になる時間を日常に織り込んでおきなさい．

Key for Longevity

　　Nowadays, more people are aware of the importance of regular exercises. People who go jogging are frequently found around my neighbourhood. Sometimes, I wonder whether I can start, but I don't want to wear outfits which show my body shape and lines too clearly.
　　By the way, several marathons are held across Japan today. Those events had been held for only athletes for a long time, but now they are open to the public. The event named the Ehime Marathon will be held in my prefecture too on Feb. 5th. This marathon is so popular and highly competitive that more than double the number of people were trying for 7000 positions. My acquaintances, who belong to my Lions Club, will take part in the marathon and I'll go and support them.
　　By the way, I wondered who was the oldest who completed the full marathon and looked for one on the net. According to an article, 100-year-old Briton, Fauja Singh, became the world's oldest marathon runner, completing the race in Toronto in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds in October 2011. Ginger curry, tea and "being happy" appear to be the key to finishing the race.

He says;

"The secret to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be grateful for everything you have, stay away from people who are negative, stay smiling and keep running."

I agree!

Negative Mass Media and Exhortation for Positive Thinking

　　A low-fat diet and moderate aerobics exercises are essential to keep good physical health. Aerobics exercises are, in particular, necessary to enhance the cardiopulmonary function. On the other hand, I think that you want to take proper care of your mental health, too.
　　Lots of pessimistic news like about disasters, disputes, terrorism and economic unrest from TVs deplete our energy and make us blue. There actually exist various unhappiness and sufferings in the world. However, it's very important to recall that all the things in the world aren't desperate, while recognizing that this world is full of violence and injustice.
　　You get to watch what you feed yourself as far as the media goes and that kind of thing. In today's society, there is a lot of negativity that comes from the news if you watch the regular news. A part of it is, I do believe, what they do for ratings to get people to watch and those kind of things. However, you have to take it with a grain of salt. You have to take a look at it and say "Not everything is like that." Not everything is doom and gloom and fear-based. There are positive things out there in the world. It's important to find and do those positive things.
　　Even if it is a simple thing like helping your neighbor to pick up trash along the street or whatever it might be, doing positive things for other people helps you and that makes you feel good.
　　You, including me of course, need to do mental exercises too, paying attention to positive aspects of beautiful scenery or buoyant occurrences around us. It's not a big deal. You have only to volunteer for something for your neighbors like cleaning streets as I wrote above. Such simple things have the power to change us positively. You will be impressed that life is not that bad. How about joining the volunteer activities around your neighborhood?

(Vocabulary)
exhort (フォーマル) (演説などで) …に呼びかける, 勧告する [同意] urge
exhortation  勧告, 呼びかけ
negativity  悪い面のみを見る態度
take it with a grain of salt.　一粒の塩と一緒に食べろ
つまり「味のないものはそのままでは食べられない」転じて「眉唾（味のないもの）はそのまま受け入れられない」になります。話がうますぎる場合などに「話し半分に聞く」「疑ってかかる」「眉に唾を付けて聴く」というように使います。
doom  運命　悲運
gloom   暗やみ, 暗がり; 憂鬱(ゆううつ), 絶望感
doom and gloom　 陰々滅滅な;  暗い見通し