2021年7月8日 ~ Book9 Lesson13

＜今日の進捗＞
Book 9 - 49 (Why do people find chubbiness attractive?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Do you think that parents should have a hand in arranging their child’s marriage? Why not?

No, I don’t think that parents should have a hand in arranging their child’s marriage because children should find a marriage partner on theirb own.

Why is it not a good idea to delve into other people’s past?

It is not a good idea to delve into other people’s past because everyone has something they don’t want other people to know.

If you heard that a man of 40 hadn’t learnt to stand on their own two feet and still lived with their parents, what would you think of him?

If I heard that a man of 40 hadn’t learnt to stand on their own two feet and still lived with their parents, I would think he should be financially independent from his parents.

Why do little children stick to their mothers like glue so often?

Little children stick to their mothers like glue so often because they feel uneasy when they are not with their mothers.

＜単語・イディオム＞
give one’s right arm for something :

～を得るためにはどんな犠牲でも払う

twist one’s arm :

人に無理強いする、強く進める

wash one’s hands of :

（責任のあることなど）から手を引く、～と手を切る

be determined to do :

～する決心である、～する決意である

have a hand in :

～に関係する、～に一役買う

arrange a marriage :

縁談をまとめる

delve into :

～を調べる

not for all the tea in China :

どんなことがあっても～しない

not be one’s cup of tea :

～の趣味ではない、～に受け入られるものではない、得意ではない

stand on one’s own two feet :

自立する

reach maturity :

大人になる

stick to sb like glue / stick like glue to sb :

～にしつこく付きまとう

feel obliged to do :

～しなければならない

threatening :

おどすような、脅迫的な

detective :

探偵、刑事、捜査官

rule out :

～の可能性を除外する、ありえないとする

farewell letter :

別れの手紙

the deceased :

故人、死者

public post :

公職

chubby :

丸々太った、ずんぐりした

＜総レッスン回数＞
748回