trangers is also normally not done,since it is consideredimpolite
to eavesdrop。 or listen in on someoe clse's conversation. However、it can
happen on occasions when a person js trying to be helpful. In an elevator、for
example、証 you hear
notice they have chosen the wrong one、you can Interrupt to give them correct
information. Indeed、in this situation、it might be considered rude not to assist!
(Speaking Naturally Students book: Communication Skills in American English
by Bruce Tillitt Mary Newton Brudcr. Copyright @ Cambridge University Press 1985。
rproduced with permission of Cambridge University Press through PLSclcar)
(注) eavesdrop「盗み聞きする」
(11 岩手大・前・人文社会科学・改)
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