2020年12月8日 ~ Book7 Lesson9

＜今日の進捗＞
Book7 - 34 (If you fell for your bestfriend''s girlfriend, would you go for it or would you try to nip the feeling in the bud?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Would you say you were a sophisticated person? Why?

Yes, I’d say I was a sophisticated person because I have a lot of knowledge about something difficult.

When can you see a look of incredulity on somebody’s face?

I can see a look of incredulity on somebody’s face when I say I saw a ghost.

What does the adjective credulous mean?

The adjective credulous means to believe what you are told and easily be deceived.

Do you believe that appearances can be deceptive? Why?

Yes, I believe that appearances can be deceptive because a lot of people judge something by its appearance.

What is a plausible liar?

A plausible liar is someone who is good at producing persuasive arguments.

Why are so many people taken in by products claiming to make them lose weight?

So many people are taken in by products claiming to make them lose weight because they are easy to fall for such products.

Why do so many people fall for what politicians say?

So many people fall for what politicians say because politicians are plausible.

＜単語・イディオム＞
credulous :

信じやすい、騙されやすい

incredulity :

容易に信じないこと、疑い深いこと

sophisticated :

洗練された、垢抜けした；高尚な、如才ない；教養のある

unsophisticated :

人ずれしていない、世慣れしていない；教養のない；単純な

implicature :

含意（発話の状況から推論される分の文字通りではない意味）

pull the wool over one’s eye :

人の目をくらます、人を騙す

explode with laughter :

どっと笑う

deceptive :

人を欺きやすい、人を欺くための、人を誤解させるような

a plausible explanation :

もっともな説明

be taken in :

騙される

fall for :

（策略・嘘の話などに）～に騙される、～にのせられる；～が好きになる

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