Three Sentences （１０）

Three illustrative sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　as a surprise ：驚くべきこととして
　　　　　　　　⇔ as no surprise ：驚くには値しないこととして、当然のこととして

① The idea that Japan should arm itself with nuclear weapons came as a surprise.

② The news that the prime minister resigned from his post came as no surprise.

③ It was widely seen as a surprise that he passed the university's entrance examination.

Today's Writing （１１４）

Being indifferent to politics means being indifferent to a lion set free in a city.

Three Sentences （９）

Three illustrative sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　turn a blind eye to　：～を見て見ぬふりをする、～に目をつぶる、～を無視する

① I can not turn a blind eye to the fact that many fathers abuse their own children.

② Can you turn a blind eye to the damage caused by the March 11 devastating earthquake?

③ No one could turn a blind eye to the prime minister's conflicting statements on the matter.

Today's Writing （１１３）

One of the world's greatest figures in literature, Romain Rolland, says,
"Thinking without taking action means sleeping."

Three Sentences （８）

Three illustrative sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　find creative means of ～　：～する（～の）工夫をする

① I'll have to find creative means of preventing fatigue and securing sound sleep.

② I really want to find creative means of improving my English speaking skills.

③ Have you found creative means of strictly guarding against Icho-kaze?

Today's Writing （１１２）

Ignorance makes us conceive a prejudice and the prejudice nurtures discrimination.

Three Sentences （７）

Three illustrative sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　an extra edition　：号外

① A lot of people were gathering in front of the station, trying to get an extra edition of a newspaper.

② The publisher issued an extra edition of its magazine featuring beautiful Japanese castles.

③ An extra edition of a Japanese newspaper was delivered reporting the death of a baby panda at the zoo.

Today's Writing （１１１）

A child doesn't have to go around the world to know the world.
A child has only to have those who passionately talks about how wonderful the world is.

Three Sentences （６）

Three illustrative sentences of my own composition

　　　　　　　　the possibility of または that ＳＶ：～する可能性

① There is no possibility that the Icho-kaze I had yesterday will be cured in a few days.

② The company president didn't rule out the possiblity of the man being fired.

③ I'm afraid I can't deny the possibility that Japan could be involved in a war in the near future.

Today's Writing （１１０）

One of the world's greatest figures in literature says,
"Both haughtiness and self-humiliation are sicknesses."