- pastor 牧師 - spite 悪意,恨み(in spite ofで~にも関わらずという意味) - bail out パラシュートでの脱出
▼Today's Joke! - "Smartest Man in the World"
A doctor, a lawyer, a little boy scout and a pastor were out for a Sunday afternoon flight on a small private plane.
Suddenly, the plane developed engine trouble. In spite of the best efforts of the pilot, the plane started to go down.
Finally, the pilot grabbed a parachute, yelled to the passengers that they had better jump, and bailed out.
Unfortunately there were only three parachutes remaining.
The doctor grabbed one and said "I'm a doctor, I save lives, so I must live," and jumped out.
to live!" He grabbed a parachute and jumped, also.
The pastor looked at the little boy scout and said, "My son, I've lived a long and full life. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you. Take the last parachute and live in peace."
The little boy scout handed the parachute back to the pastor and
jumped out with my back pack."
▼Today's Expression
in spite of 「~にも関わらず」という意味です。日常英会話から脱却の第一歩という レベルの表現ですね。ビジネスでは良く使われます。"In spite of his desperate effort to hang on, he just could not stay awake during the meeting." 「彼は必死なまでに試みたが、会議中に起き続けることが出来な かった。」というように使えます。