2020年12月5日 ~ Book7 Lesson7

＜今日の進捗＞
Book7 - 28 (Imagine a friend of yours, who's fallen in love with some guy. However, her passion for him has never been reciprocated. What would you tell her?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
If you had made a will, and found out that the inheritor, someone you loved, was planning to spend the inheritance within a year, what would you do?

If I had made a will and found out that the inheritor, someone I loved, was planning to spend the inheritance within a year, I’d change the inheritor.

Is it a good idea to regularly save some money for a rainy day? Why?

Yes, it is a good idea to regularly save some money for a rainy day because you may lose your job unexpectedly.

What the danger of showering children with gifts every time they ask for it?

The danger of showering children with gifts every time they ask for it is that they think that they can easily have everything they want.

If you broke out in a rash on the day you had an important job interview, what would you do?

If I broke out in a rash on the day I had an important job interview, I would go to the doctor before the interview.

Do you believe that a friend in need is a friend indeed? Could you support your opinion with some personal experience?

No, I don’t believe that a friend in need is a friend indeed. When I was a university student and wanted to borrow money from my friend, he didn’t have enough money to lend me.

Imagine a friend of yours, who’s fallen in love with some guys. However, her passion for him has never reciprocated. What would you tell her?

If a friend of mine had fallen in love with some guys, however, her passion for him had never reciprocated, I would tell her that she should look for another guy.

＜単語・イディオム＞
false economy :

（後で出費のかさむ）見せかけの節約、目先だけの節約

set sth aside :

（ある目的のために）sthを取っておく、（他のことをするために）sthを一旦脇へ置く

save (keep) money for a rainy day :

万一に備えて金をとっておく

inheritance :

相続、遺産

come into a inheritance :

遺産を相続する、財産を引き継ぐ

inheritor :

相続人、継承者

downsize :

（製品などを）小型化する；～の規模を小さくする；（部門など）の人数を削減する

make a will :

遺言書を作成する

genetic inheritance :

親譲りの遺伝的体質、遺伝的継承体質

shower A with B / B on A :

AにBを惜しみなく与える

inability :

無力、無能力

esteem :

尊ぶ、重んじる；尊重、尊敬

break out in a rash :

あせもができる、発疹が出る

reciprocate :

交換する、やり取りする

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