2010年3月26日金曜日

歯に衣着せぬ(はにきぬきせぬ)を英語でなんと言うか?

これはnot mince wordsを使います。Tell me what you think, and don't mince your words.(歯に衣着せずにはっきり言えよ)mince wordsは歯に衣着せた言い方をするということです。2:23を聞きましょう。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co4nIsALYiY 1:20 she doesn't mince words. 言葉を濁さない。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F0yE6aV5ng  0:29 Bolivian President Evo Morales is not wont to mince words when discussing America's foreign policy and Washington's leadership.

練習問題解答
a-438 mince words
a-7723 mincing no words
a-7726 didn't mince words
b-1944 not mincing words
b-2803 didn't mince words