2021年3月29日 ~ Book8 Lesson18

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 71(What is the danger of a child eavesdropping on their parents?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Do you think that eugenics is unethical? Should it be banned? Why?

Yes, I think that eugenics is unethical and should be banned because it makes superiority and inferiority between the human race.

Should genetic engineering be financed by the state? Why?

Yes, genetic engineering should be financed by the state because it should help to improve the safety of the technology.
【解説】
help to do は～するのを手伝う、手助けするという意味です。

What do you think is the purpose of cloning animals?

I think the purpose of cloning animals is pre-experiment before applying to humankind.

Why do some countries oppose introducing genetically modified food to the market?

Some countries oppose introducing genetically modified food to the market because it has not been proved to be fully safe.
【解説】
～するのを反対するという意味では、opposeの後は動名詞が続きます。不定詞は間違いです。

Why are politicians so often determined to voice their own opinions without hearing other people out?

Politicians are so often determined to voice their own opinions without hearing other people out because they don’t understand public opinion well.

Is it better to hear out both sides of an argument before deciding who is to blame? Why?

Yes, it is better to hear out both sides of an argument before deciding who is to blame because otherwise you can’t make neutral judgment.
【解説】
who is to blame は悪いのは誰という意味です。be to doには、可能、予定、意志など複数の意味がありますがここでは義務を表します。

What is the danger of a child eavesdropping on their parents?

The danger of a child eavesdropping on their parents is that they have a chance to know what their parents don’t want to be known.
【解説】
what their parents don’t want to be knownは、S want O to do（SはOに～して欲しい）でOが関係代名詞となって前に移動したもので、親が知られたくないものという意味です。

＜単語・イディオム＞
put control on :

～を監視する、制御する

stricken : （

複合語の第2構成要素として）（病気に）かかった、（不幸に）見舞われた

hear sb out :

人の言うことを最後まで聞く

voice :

～を表明する、言葉に表す

eavesdrop on :

～の話を盗み聞きする、立ち聞きする

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