2021年3月30日 ~ Book8 Lesson19

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 74 (If you were home alone and heard someone creeping around outside your window, what would you do?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
When you hear other people speaking English, do you sometimes eavesdrop on their conversation? Why?

Yes, when I hear other people speaking English, I sometimes eavesdrop on their conversation because I want to check how much I can understand them.
【解説】
when節は知覚動詞hearを用いた構文になっています。hear O CでOがCするのを耳にするという意味です。

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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.

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2021年3月28日 ~ Book8 Lesson18

＜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.

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2021年3月27日 ~ Book8 Lesson17

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 67 (Have you ever sat at your desk at school and just been blindly staring at the blackboard trying to understand what the teacher was saying?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Is it polite to peek at other people? Why not?

No, it isn’t polite to peek at other people because it is believed to be bad manners.
【解説】
it is believed that は～だ信じられているという意味です。it is said thatと同じ構文です。

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2021年3月26日 ~ Book8 Lesson17

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 66 (What do you think of scientists plans to use DNA samples to revive extinct species, such as the mammoth?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Why do you think many young people drive their cars at a foolhardy speed?

I think many young people drive their cars at a foolhardy speed because they want to show how good their driving techniques are.
【解説】
挿入疑問文はS+Vの語順になることに注意しましょう。

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2021年3月25日 ~ Book8 Lesson16

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 64 (Would you say that the decision of going to England without even knowing the basics of the language was foolhardy? Why? What might happen?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Why is it that some homeless people sometimes swear at people who offer to buy them food instead of giving them money?

Some homeless people sometimes swear at people who offer to buy them food instead of giving them money because all they want is money, not food.
【解説】
buyは第3文型だけでなく、この文のように第４文型もとることができることに注意しましょう。

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2021年3月22日 ~ Book8 Lesson16

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 62 (Is it important for parents and teachers to agree on common goals for students and hold to them? Why?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
If you wanted to wind your parents up, what would you do?

If I wanted to wind your parents up, I would ask them for money many times.
【解説】
wind upは怒らせる、いらいらさせるという意味です。

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2021年3月21日 ~ Book8 Lesson15

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 60 (If your boss kept nagging at you, how would you react?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
Supposing your three children began to shout one another down, what would you do to stop them?

Supposing my three children began to shout one another down, I would pull them apart to stop them.
【解説】
ここでのsupposingは接続詞でもし～と仮定するならという意味です。接続詞なので後にはS＋Vが続きます。

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2021年3月20日 ~ Book8 Lesson15

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 58 (What''s the difference between the verbs to scream and to shout?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
What are the advantages of having a stationary exercise bike?

The advantage of having a stationary exercise bike is that you are less likely to have a traffic accident.
【解説】
be likey to doは～する可能性があるですが、それにlessがついて～する可能性が低いとなります。highlyがつけば、～する可能性が高いという意味になります。

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2021年3月19日 ~ Book8 Lesson14

＜今日の進捗＞
Book8 - 55(What might be the reason of somebody avoiding eye contact?)

＜オリジナル回答＞
What’s the meaning of the verb ‘overshadow’?

The meaning of the verb ‘overshadow’ is to make someone or something seem less important.
【解説】
全体はＳVCの第2文型で、さらに、Cの部分はmake O Cの第5文型になっています。また、makeは使役動詞です。

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