2021年3月28日 ~ Book8 Lesson18

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 70 (Would you say that parents play eugenists when they interfere in their child's choice of their partner? )

＜オリジナル回答＞
How would you feel if you were on a train and the person sitting opposite you kept staring at you throughout the journey?

If I were on a train and the person sitting opposite me kept staring at me throughout the journey, I would feel unpleasant.

Why might it sometimes be dangerous to stare at other people?

It might sometimes be dangerous to stare at other people because they think you are seeking a quarrel.
【解説】
seeking a quarrelはケンカを売るという意味です。

What would you say if you decided to give a child begging in the street some food instead of money and they gave you a hostile glare?

If I decided to give a child begging in the street some food instead of money and they gave me a hostile glare, I would say nothing and change my mind.

What decision of the government would be most likely to spark a storm of protest around the country?

The decision of the government like tax increases would be most likely to spark a storm of protest around the country.
【解説】
SがThe decision of the government like tax、Ｖがwould be、Ｃがmost likely to spark a storm of protestの第3文型です。

Would a project of building a nuclear power station in the neighborhood of your hometown trigger off a wave of protests? Why?

Yes, a project of building a nuclear power station in the neighborhood of your hometown would trigger off a wave of protests because it’s very dangerous when the radiation leaks.
【解説】
Sはa project of building a nuclear power station in the neighborhood of your hometownです。また主語中のofは同格のofで、ここでは～という計画と意味になります。

What’s eugenics?

Eugenics is the study of methods to improve the human race by choosing who may become parents.

What do you think a eugenist could wish to improve in the human race?

I think a eugenist could wish to improve heritable characteristics in the human race.
【解説】
improveの目的語を尋ねる挿入疑問文であることに注意しましょう。

＜単語・イディオム＞
get on one’s nerve :

頭にくる、神経に触る

spark a storm of protest :

抗議の声を上げる

spark off :

火花を散らす

trigger off :

～を誘発する

a wave of protest :

嵐のような抗議

eugenics :

優生学

play eugenist :

優生学者のようにふるまう

play God :

神のようにふるまう

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