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have no choice but to~
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"Unless you're frank here, you'll go hungry all the time." When I was invited to an
次の英文を3分15秒で読んで, 1. の問いに答えなさい。
American woman's house for Christmas, her mother said to me, "We usually don't have
a regular breakfast. Will you need breakfast tomorrow?" Out of reserve, I was not
able to say "Yes, I will," because (1)that would require her to prepare breakfast for me
5 alone. I had no choice but to say, "No, thank you. (2)Her mother took me at my word,
and assumed that I was also in the habit of skipping breakfast.
When I was back at the university after the holidays, I (3)brought up the subject with
a few Americans. 4)"If you had been in my place, and had needed breakfast, what
would you have said?" One person said, "Your friend's mother was being frank, so I'd
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10 have said frankly, 'If you could prepare a little breakfast, I'm sure I'd enjoy it.
(5) Otherwise, I'll eat out." Another person said, "That's not so polite. I'd have asked
her politely, 'If you could prepare breakfast for me, I'd appreciate it." They asked me
why I had been reluctant to give a frank opinion.
I explained the Japanese cultural viewpoint. In Japan, immediately accepting an
15 offer of a meal is regarded as impudent; such an invitation is supposed to be declined
at least once. But the host realizes that the guest has declined out of reserve, and
makes it a rule to ask a second time. A Japanese guest never insists on being served
a meal. The host understands the situation and the feelings of the guest and reacts
appropriately.
(7)
"That idea has no chance at all of working here," one American said with total
frankness. She continued, "Unless you're frank here, you'll go hungry all the time."
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reserve [rizá:rv] ,
be in the habit of ~ing 〜するのが習慣になっている
15 decline [diklain] (丁重に) 断る 19 appropriately [ǝproupriǝtli]
〜するしかない
13 reluctant [rilíktant] 気が進まない 嫌がる
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