2020年12月16日 ~ Book7 Lesson10

＜今日の進捗＞
Book7 - 39 (Would you say that relationships dominated by women were likely to result in marital failure? Why?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
When somebody you know is trying to lie to you, do you usually manage to see through them? How?

Yes, when somebody I know is trying to lie to me, I usually manage to see through them by watching them carefully.

If someone told you that their idea of bliss was two weeks in the Bahamas, what would your response be?

If someone told me that their idea of bliss was two weeks in the Bahamas, I’d respond that I totally agreed with them.

If you were a doctor, would you always tell your patients the whole truth or would you rather believe that sometimes ignorance was bliss? Why?

If I were a doctor, I would always tell my patients the whole truth because doctors have the obligation to tell the truth.

If your best friend was down in the dumps, what would you do to raise their sprits?

If my best friend was down in the dumps, I would take them out for a drink to raise their sprits.

What do you consider a yardstick of a father’s true commitment to his family?

I consider making a lot of money a yardstick of a father’s true commitment to his family.

What happens when people lack intimacy in their marriage?

When people lack intimacy in their marriage they may get divorced.

What leads to lack of intimacy in a marriage?

Uncooperative attitude leads to lack of intimacy in a marriage.

Do you agree with the opinion that loveless families create unhappy people? Why?

Yes, I agree with the opinion that loveless families create unhappy people because you can’t make someone happy if you are unloved.

What charges can you face in your country for persistent harassment of your workmate?

You can face such charges as verbal warning and a demotion in my country for persistent harassment of your workmate.

Why do you think young people nowadays use crude language so often?

I think young people nowadays use crude language so often because they think it’s cool to use such language.

What’s a henpecked husband?

A henpecked husband is a husband whose wife always tells him what to do.

Would you say that relationships dominated by women were likely to result in marital failure? Why?

No, I wouldn’t say that relationships dominated by women were likely to result in marital failure because it is often the case that a woman is the main breadwinner in the family nowadays.

＜単語・イディオム＞
commitment :

（～の、～するという）約束、公約、義務、責任

intimacy :

親密、親交、懇意

intimate :

（レストラン・場所などが）少人数を対象とした、内輪の

yardstick :

判断の基準

with reference to :

～に関して

testify against :

～に不利な証言をする

persistent :

しつこい；固守する；（予想以上に）持続する、永続的な

nag :

（女性などが夫などに）小言を言う

crude design :

ぞんざいなデザイン、稚拙な絵

crude language :

みだらな言葉、ぞんざいな言葉、下品な言葉

henpecked :

妻の尻に敷かれた、女房の言いなりになっている

henpecked husband :

恐妻家

marital failure :

結婚の失敗

wear the trousers / pants :

（家庭内で）実権を握る、主導権を握る

general public :

一般市民、一般の人

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