2021年1月2日 ~ Book7 Lesson16

＜今日の進捗＞
Book7 - 63 (Why do some young people seem to take pleasure in making deliberately aggressive remarks addressed at other people?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
If your neighbor visited you at your home, and you found he was such a bore, how would you try to get rid of him?

If my neighbor visited me at my home, and I found he was such a bore, I would try to get rid of him by telling him that I had an eargent matter.

Why are some films so often dull?

Some films are so often dull because their plots are very boring.

What kind of behavior are you most likely to get fed up with?

I am most likely to get fed up with being told the same things many times.

What features do you usually look for in a girlfriend?

I usually look for such features as kindness and gentleness in a girlfriend.

Look at the person sitting next to you and say what their most striking physical feature is.

Fairy skin is your most striking physical feature.

What do you understand about the following ad: “the latest national geographic contains a special feature on poisonous spiders”?

I understand that the latest national geographic is featuring on poisonous spiders.

What does the verb to feature mean?

The verb to feature means to have an important part in something.

Why do some young people seem to take pleasure in making deliberately aggressive remarks addressed at other people?

Some young people seem to take pleasure in making deliberately aggressive remarks addressed at other people because they like bullying.

＜単語・イディオム＞
fickle finger of fate :

運命のいたずら

bore :

うんざりさせる人、退屈な人

tedious :

（仕事・旅行などが）退屈な、飽き飽きする

mundane :

ありふれた、平凡な、普通の

dry as dust :

全く面白くない、無味乾燥な

feature :

特色にする、（新聞・雑誌などが事件を）特集する、～にスポットを当てて扱う；重要な役割を演じる

prominence :

目立つこと、顕著

entanglement :

もつれさせること、もつれ

diligence :

勤勉、精励

personal characteristic :

個人的特徴

vocal cords :

声帯

deliberately :

わざと、故意に

take pleasure in :

～を楽しむ、喜んで～する

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