5月5日は統一地方選挙。イギリスの。
この記事は面白かったです。難しい単語やフレーズは出てきませんが。
Local elections: ‘It’s Partygate versus low council taxes’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/23/local-elections-its-partygate-versus-low-council-taxes-wandsworth
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There was also increasing weariness over Partygate, he said, adding that more fines for the prime minister could make a difference as polling day approaches.
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Collinsではwearinessはアメリカ英語ですね。weary wearily
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Liam Garrett, 30, said he did not know the local elections were coming up.
The marketing business owner said he was fed up with all the talk of Partygate, which was “over the top”
he does not usually vote in local elections.
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いかにも30歳の男性といった感じの発言。桜を見る会への反応みたいな。
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You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable.
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“There’s definitely a shift,” she said, adding that, like her, many of her friends in the area would no longer vote Conservative.
During the period when Johnson attended parties in lockdown, some of her friends were expelled from university for mixing. “I would feel guilty if I was complaining all the time and voted for them.” In contrast, she thought Keir Starmer was doing a good job: “He’s becoming a figure. I’m much more aware of.”
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Sir Keirの認知度が上がっているようですね。
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Someone who is referred to as a figure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
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Wandsworthは勝手に注目の選挙区にしようっと。
コロナ直前にpub crawlに参加した時のエリアがWandsworthでした。なかなかの穴場。
この記事は面白かったです。難しい単語やフレーズは出てきませんが。
Local elections: ‘It’s Partygate versus low council taxes’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/23/local-elections-its-partygate-versus-low-council-taxes-wandsworth
<quote>
There was also increasing weariness over Partygate, he said, adding that more fines for the prime minister could make a difference as polling day approaches.
<unquote>
Collinsではwearinessはアメリカ英語ですね。weary wearily
<quote>
Liam Garrett, 30, said he did not know the local elections were coming up.
The marketing business owner said he was fed up with all the talk of Partygate, which was “over the top”
he does not usually vote in local elections.
<unquote>
いかにも30歳の男性といった感じの発言。桜を見る会への反応みたいな。
Collims<quote>
You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable.
<unquote>
<quote>
“There’s definitely a shift,” she said, adding that, like her, many of her friends in the area would no longer vote Conservative.
During the period when Johnson attended parties in lockdown, some of her friends were expelled from university for mixing. “I would feel guilty if I was complaining all the time and voted for them.” In contrast, she thought Keir Starmer was doing a good job: “He’s becoming a figure. I’m much more aware of.”
<unquote>
Sir Keirの認知度が上がっているようですね。
Collims<quote>
Someone who is referred to as a figure of a particular kind is a person who is well-known and important in some way.
<unquote>
Wandsworthは勝手に注目の選挙区にしようっと。
コロナ直前にpub crawlに参加した時のエリアがWandsworthでした。なかなかの穴場。
