2021年3月22日 ~ Book8 Lesson16

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 62 (Is it important for parents and teachers to agree on common goals for students and hold to them? Why?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
If you wanted to wind your parents up, what would you do?

If I wanted to wind your parents up, I would ask them for money many times.
【解説】
wind upは怒らせる、いらいらさせるという意味です。

Why do some children or teenagers find it so enjoyable to wind others up?

Some children or teenagers find it so enjoyable to wind others up because they aren’t mature enough.
【解説】
find it C to ~の構文（第5文型）です。itは形式目的語です。また、findは～だと思う、知るという意味です。

When we refer to someone as a promising artist, what does the word promise indicate?

When we refer to someone as a promising artist, the word promise indicates showing signs of future success.

If the government promised to reduce taxes, and later on failed to keep the promise, what might be the consequences?

If the government promised to reduce taxes, and later on failed to keep the promise, the consequences might be that the government receive a lot of criticism.

If your friend kept breaking their promise to help you without giving you any excuse, what would you think about them?

If my friend kept breaking their promise to help me without giving me any excuse, I would think they are not a true friend.

Why do some politicians fail to hold to their promises?

Some politicians fail to hold to their promises because what they have promised before the election is just a verbal promise.

How can you account for the fact that even though some politicians go back on their promises and still there are people who vote for them?

I can account for the fact that even though some politicians go back on their promises and still there are people who vote for them because there aren’t other candidates we want to vote for.

Is it important for parents and teachers to agree on common goals for students and hold on them? Why?

Yes, it is important for parents and teachers to agree on common goals for students and hold on them because otherwise they can’t cooperate with each other.
【解説】
It is ~ for S to Vの構文で、SがVするのは～であるという意味です。

＜単語・イディオム＞
butter someone up :

～におべっかを使う、～をおだてる

win someone up :

～をイライラさせる、怒らせる

stammer :

どもる、口ごもる

impediment : 妨

害、邪魔、障害

a solemn oath :

正式の誓言、堅い誓い

be bound by :

～に拘束される

put sb under oath :

～に宣誓させる、～に誓わせる

hold to a promise :

約束を守る

go back on :

～を取り消す、撤回する

go back on one’s promise :

約束を破る

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