English phrases for conversation #17

compassion : a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them.
I was hoping she might show a little compassion.

ask a favor of A : Aは人

点数を評価する
evaluate a score

~にしか見えない
It really just look like ~.
I can only see ~ when I see~.

●worth と worthwhile

・worth
　・worth 価値
　　・This guitar looks to be worth a lot.
　　・No new year's party is worth the risk of COVID-19.
　・worth ~ing
　　・It isn't worth repairing your car. you should buy a new one.
・worthwhile: 時間や費用をかけるだけの価値があるという表現に使える
　・It is worthwhile visiting the museum.
　・It might be worthwhile to consider your future.

That's more like it.：そっちの方がいい。
試着のシーンで使える。
A: Do you have any other colors?
B: We have 1 brown left. I'll show you.
A: That's more like it. Can I try it on?

少子高齢化：declining birthrate and aging population.
low birthrate and aging society.

付き合うことになった。
we started going out with ~.
どのくらい付き合っているの？
How long have you been dating him?

連想する：associate, connect
When I see Cherry blossoms, I associate them with sadness and joy.

ミーハー：poser, follows the trend
Ayumi is always following the trends.
She is a poser.

写実：realism
写実画：realistic painting

田舎：coutryside

hectic：
・多忙を極めた：a hectic schedule

★享受する：enjoy（まさかenjoyを使うとは思わなかった！）/ profit from~
・They enjoyed the fruit of their labor.
・I profited greatly from my studying abroad when I was a high-school student.
・Japanese people have been enjoying peace for more than 70 years.

恩恵を受ける：have benefit from, get benefit from, benefit from
I gain benefit from Python programming when I do my job since we do a lots of analysis.

LMFAO: laughing my fucking ass hole.
爆笑

人のせいにする：put the blame on others./ blame it on someone else .
He is always blaming it on other people.

経済を活性化する
stimulate the economy.
revitalize the community

feel depressed about : ~のことで憂鬱な気分になる。

考えてみると、確かにあなたの言う通りかも
Come to think of it, maybe you're right.

宗教的な理由で
for the religious reason
怪しい新興宗教
a new cult religion.

空気の美味しさに気づいた。（美味しさをどう変換するか？）
I realized how nice fresh air is.
niceは万能！

むかつく。
Tsuboi and Nishida are always pissing me off.
I'm pissed off at them.
They are so disgusting.

復讐
・正義のため制裁を下す：avenge
He avenged his father.
・個人的な恨みを晴らす：revenge (take revenge/ get revenge on someone)
Andy got revenge on the man who killed his daughter.

奇しくも
by a strange coincidence

Integrity : 真摯さ、誠実さ、高潔さといったフェアな性質
I admire/respect her personal integrity.
完成した状態という意味もある
Without music, the film loses its integrity.

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