年を取ることに関する英語って、知っているようで新鮮なフレーズが多いです。
気になる言い回し
・be a hardcore practitioner of Karate 空手を本格的にやっていた
cf.hardcore conservatives
hardcore gourmet
・nagging しつこい、つきまとう
ex. a series of nagging knee injuries
I have a nagging pain in my elbow.
・take pride in~ ~を自慢に(誇りに)思う、自負している
ex.Jane takes great pride in her accedent-free driving.
The company takes great pride in its employees' volunteer work.
= pride oneself on (something)
John prides himself on language skills.
・a wake-up call (比喩的に)警鐘、警告
cf. a 8:30 wake-up call = morning call
・goeth = goの古い形 cf.sayeth, endeth
Pride goeth before a fall.
(高慢のあとに没落が来る=奢れるもの久しからず)
Who sayeth that?
・susceptible to ~ ~にかかりやすい、影響を受けやすい
less susceptible to hacking (PCの話)
Some people are more susceptible to temptation.
・take ~ to heart ~を肝に銘じる、重く受け止める
He really took it to heart when his propose was rejected.
・no laughing matter = no joke
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