＜今日の進捗＞Book8 - 12 (Imagine that you bought a morning newspaper and read an article presenting your boss in an unfavourable light - what''s the first thing you would do?)
＜オリジナル回答＞Do you think that giving away money to people in need, instead of introducing necessary reforms is taking the soft option? Why?Yes, I think that giving away money to people in need, instead of introducing necessary reforms is taking the soft option because it doesn’t necessarily solve the problem.
Would you say that expelling a troublesome student from school was just an easy option? Why? What should the teachers do instead?Yes, I would say that expelling a troublesome student from school was just an easy option because it doesn’t mean the problem is solved and the teacher should try to understand what causes the problem.
Which football team usually breezes to victory in the World Cup? What, do you think, the reason is?The Brazil football team usually breezes to victory in the World Cup. I think it because Brazil has a lot of talented football players.
In what way did Google facilitate the process of finding information on the Internet?Google facilitated the process of finding information on the Internet by providing us with a search engine.
Can you think of a school examination that you considered to be no picnic? Why?Yes, I can think of a school examination that I considered to be no picnic because it's difficult to get full score.
If you discovered that your friend was a drug dealer, would you drop him like a hot potato? Why?Yes, if I discovered that my friend was a drug dealer, I would drop him like a hot potato because I don’t want to get involved with the trouble.
If you came back from abroad and still had some foreign money to exchange but the exchange rate was unfavorable, what would you do?If I came back from abroad and still had some foreign money to exchange but the exchange rate was unfavorable, I would wait until the exchange rate gets better.
Imagine that you bought a morning newspaper and read an article presenting your boss in an unfavorable light-what’s the first thing you would do?If I bought a morning newspaper and read an article presenting my boss in an unfavorable light, the first thing I would do is letting him know the article.
＜単語・イディオム＞take the soft option :
楽な選択をする
cheat sheet :
カンニングペーパー
breeze through :
難なくこなす、全問スイスイと回答する
breeze to victory :
楽々と優勝する
a hot potato :
（誰も触りたがらない）扱いにくい問題、危険な問題
drop sth/sb like a hot potato :
慌てて捨てる、いきなり捨てる、急に一切の関係を立つ
it’s no picnic :
遊びごとではない、生易しいことではない、楽ではない
in an unfavorable light :
否定的に、不利に
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