＜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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