2021年4月8日 ~ Book8 Lesson22

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 86 (If you discovered that your daughter had been dating a guy with a reputation of being a tear-away, what would you do to talk her out of the relationship?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Why is it that in many European countries people from communist countries have a reputation of being layabout?

In many European countries people from communist countries have a reputation of being layabout because they aren’t used to working hard.

Why are there so many road-hogs amongst lorry drivers? Can anything be done about it?

There are so many road-hogs amongst lorry drivers because they are always in a hurry and imposing a high fine can be done about it.

Do you believe that a person may change from a tear-away to a law-abiding citizen? What might cause such a change?

Yes, I believe that a person may change from a tear-away to a law-abiding citizen? Parental affection might cause such a change.

If you discovered that your daughter had been dating a guy with a reputation of being a tear-away, what would you do to talk her out of the relationship?

If I discovered that my daughter had been dating a guy with a reputation of being a tear-away, I would threaten to kick her out of the house to talk her out of the relationship.
【解説】
with a reputation of のofは同格のof で、～という評判という意味です。また、threaten to doで～すると脅すという意味です。

＜単語・イディオム＞
windbag :

おしゃべりな人、無駄口ばかりたたく人

layabout :

怠け者、浮浪者

road-hog :

迷惑運転者、乱暴な運転をする人

get motion sickness :

乗り物に酔う

tear-away :

非行少年、暴れん坊

law-abiding :

法を守る、法律に従う

talk sb out of :

sbに～しないように説得する、sbを説き伏せて～を思いとどまらせる

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