Live to Work or Work to Live?(2)
freeter
〈和製英語〉フリーター 標準英語では、[ part-time jobber
of one's own volition
[ 自分の意志で、自主的に、自ら進んで
=if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to: #Helena left the company of her own volition.(LDOCE)
volition
[ 意志、意欲、決意
have an aversion to
[ ~に反感を持つ
aversion
[ 反感 嫌悪
=a strong dislike of something or someone [= hatred] #I have an aversion to housework.(LDOCE)←*イエ、そこまで嫌いでは・・
job with strings attached
[ 紐でつながれた仕事
hold down a job
[ 職についている、頑張って続ける
=to succeed in keeping a job for a period of time: #He's never held down a job for longer than a few weeks.(LDOCE)
a bone of contention
[ 喧嘩の種(原因)
=something that causes arguments between people: #The examination system has long been a serious bone of contention in this country.(LDOCE)
apprehensive
[ 心配している、懸念している
=worried or nervous about something that you are going to do, or about the future apprehensive about/of #We'd been a little apprehensive about their visit.
feeling worried worried, anxious, nervous, concerned, apprehensive, uneasy, dismayed, not like the look/sound of
Good question! *この場合、sarcasticな表現、That's what I'd like to know. You're asking me.で置き換え可能、しかし、Even I don't know the answer.
☆Zero in on the lesson☆
get toどうにか・・・する =manage to
そんな有名なダンサーとどうやって会えたのですか? [ How did you get to meet such a famous dancer.
☆Vocabulary for the topic☆
strive
[ さまざまな誘惑に負けることなく頑張る
envisage
[ 心に思い描く
=to think that something is likely to happen in the future: