2020年1月5日 ~ Book4 Unit22

＜今日の進捗＞
Book 4 - 86 (Whom do we call superstitious?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
How should parents respond to misbehavior?

Parents should try to listen to the reason for the misbehavior and solve the problem with them.

How would you respond to juvenile misbehavior on a bus?

I would try to ignore juvenile misbehavior on a bus.

What are the most common reasons for schoolchildren to misbehave?

The most common reasons for schoolchildren to misbehave are that they want to draw attentin and that they can't understanda the classes.

What kind of things can’t you stand?

I can't stand such things as smoking in the public spaces and littering on the street.

Do your family members have any annoying habits you can’t stand? What are they?

Yes, my family members have some annoying habits I can’t stand. My son doesn’t tidy up his room and my daughter takes a long bath.

Why?

Because I have never been fined and had no accidents.

Why do children sometimes bully younger ones at school?

Children sometimes bully younger ones at school because they want dominate others.

What would you do if you were bullied at work?

I would leave my company if I were bullied at work.

Do you prefer to give gifts or receive gifts? Why?

I prefer to receive gifts. Because I can get something for free.

What are some of the Christmas tradition in your family?

Some of the Christmas tradition in my family are Xmas cake and presents.

Have you ever experienced good or bad luck? What happened?

I have experienced good luck. I won ten thousand yen in the lottery last year.

＜単語・イディオム＞
prefer sb to do :

sbがdoすることを望む

bear O1 O2 :

（女性が）O1との間にO2（の子）をもうける

give birth to O1 :

O1を生む

delivery room :

分娩室

at the birth of sb :

sbが産まれる時

bear to do :

（通例否定構文で）doすることを耐える、我慢する

misbehave :

無作法にふるまう、不品行をする、不正をする

bossy :

威張り散らす

bully :

（n）暴漢、いじめっ子；（vt,vi）いじめる

Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth :

（諺）もらった馬の口の中は見るな、もらい物のあら捜しをする　＜馬の歯で年齢が分かることから＞

decline :

減少する；断る

superstitious :

迷信的な、迷信深い、縁起を担ぐ

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