2021年4月1日 ~ Book8 Lesson19

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 76 (Why do little children often giggle over things which adults don't find funny?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Do you believe that in some communities racial or ethnic prejudices still lurk beneath the surface? What makes you think so?

Yes, I believe that in some communities racial or ethnic prejudices still lurk beneath the surface because some people from other countries are difficult to get a job.

Why do paparazzi often lurk around trying to get a picture of famous people?

Paparazzi often lurk around trying to get a picture of famous people because they can make money by selling it.<

If you heard on the news that some country was teetering on the brink of civil war, what would it mean?

If I heard on the news that some country was teetering on the brink of civil war, it would mean civil war is about to happen in the country.
【解説】
be about to do は今にも～しそうであるという意味です。

Why do little children often giggle over things which adults don’t find funny?

Little children often giggle over things which adults don’t find funny because they are very impressionable to everything.
【解説】
Things which adults don’t find funnyはAdults don't find things funnyが変形されたものです。findは第5文型の動詞でfindの目的語thingsが先行詞となって前に出ています。

＜単語・イディオム＞
stagger under :

～の重荷に耐えかねている

lurk : （

人・危険・偏見などが）潜む、潜在する

stumble :

よろめく、つまずく；よろめき歩く、よろよろしながら歩く

teeter :

よろめく、つまずく

be teetering on the brink of :

～の危機に瀕している、～の縁でつまずく

giggle :

くすくす笑う

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