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「Take it out on」
「人に～しないように強く説得する」という意味です。
前回ご紹介した“Talk me into doing”は “～することを強く説得する”という意味でした。今回は「into doing」ではなく、「out of doing」ですので前回とは逆の意味、“「～しないように」強く説得する”となります。
Meaning:To strongly persuade someone to not do something.
Example:I have tried to talk Wayne out of quitting his job at the bank. I think it would be a big mistake!
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Simon Evans, Tokyo
単語・表現
1~8の意味に合うものを、a~hの中から選びましょう。
単語・表現
1~8の意味に合うものを、a~hの中から選びましょう。
会話
リアムとユウジの会話です。現在日本が直面している、防衛上の問題について意見交換しています。
まずはトランスクリプトを見ないで音声だけを聞き、内容を理解しましょう。
次にディクテーションの練習として、音声を聞きながら会話文を書き取っていきましょう。これを数回繰り返し、最後にトランスクリプトを見て、埋められなかった箇所をチェックします。
| Liam: | So, what do you make of the latest round of missile launches from North Korea? Is it a case of them just flexing their military might to remind the world that they are still a force to be reckoned with, or is it an attempt to force the U.S. and others back round the bargaining table? |
| Yuji: | I can’t say for sure. Then, who can? Their leadership can hardly be relied upon to provide transparency! But these tests are alarming. |
| Liam: | OK. Let me put you in the hot-seat. If you were Mr. Aso, how would you deal with the north? |
| Yuji: | In truth, I don’t think he has done much wrong. However, I feel that in the eyes of the north Japan is only a bit-part player in this “stand-off”. I fear that the north only respects those nations who are on at least an equal military footing as them, i.e. China and the U.S. |
| Liam: | But it’s Japan’s airspace that has been violated, therefore shouldn’t Japan try harder to make its voice heard? |
| Yuji: | Short of amending Article 9 of the constitution, which I believe would be vehemently opposed by the people, I don’t see how the government can do much more. |
| Liam: | In which case it might be worth trying a different tack by offering the Chinese something in the way of economic or trade deals in return for their more vocal condemnation of the north. |
| Yuji: | The North won’t listen. And the missiles will continue to fired at us with impunity. |
| Liam: | Don’t underestimate the leverage the Chinese have over the North Koreans. Without Chinese assistance, North Korea would have already imploded. |
| Yuji: | But what you advocate is demeaning to us as a nation. It makes us look impotent. If only article 9 were no longer an issue then we could fight fire with fire. |
| Liam: | Let’s just hope that the amending of article 9 is not forced upon us by the north going a step too far. |
Listen to dialogue
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実力アップコーナー
太字の語句が正しく使われている文を(a)~(b)から選びましょう。全部で3問です。
実力アップコーナー
太字の語句が正しく使われている文を(a)~(b)から選びましょう。全部で3問です。
