＜今日の進捗＞Book8 - 19 (What do we mean by an alleged attack?)
＜オリジナル回答＞Why do so many criminals manage to get away with their crimes?So many criminals manage to get away with their crimes because there’s not enough evidence to convict them.
【文法解説】
manqage to doでどうにかして～する、うまく～するという意味です。
Do you think that juvenile delinquents should sometimes be punished as severely as adults? Why?Yes, I think that juvenile delinquents should sometimes be punished as severely as adults because it discourges them from committing a crime.
【文法解説】
discourge 人 from doingの使い方は、ban 人 from doing, forbid 人 from doingなどと同じです。
In what professions is it not allowed to have criminal record?It is not allowed to have criminal record in the profession of police and lawyer.
【文法解説】
in the profession of police and lawyerは警察や弁護士という職業という意味で、ofは同格のofです。
Why is it usually the mother who is granted custody of a child?It is usually the mother who is granted custody of a child because a child often needs their mother’s affection.
【文法解説】
It is ~ who S+Vの強調構文です。
Why is it so often that member of gangs or the mafia are convicted of some minor crimes but acquitted of major felonies?It’s so often that member of gangs or the mafia are convicted of some minor crimes but acquitted of major felonies because it’s easy to collect evidence for minor crimes but difficult for major felonies.
【文法解説】
It is ~ that S+Vの構文で、Itは形式主語、that節が真主語です。上の強調構文とは異なります。また、because節のbut以降は重複を避けるため、it’sdifficult to collect evidence for major feloniesが省略されています。
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