2010年8月15日日曜日

悪化するを英語でなんと言うか?

get worse, deteriorateですがtake a turn for the worseというイディオムがあります。これの反対はtake a turn for the better(=improve,好転する)です。0:28 the russian harvest has taken a turn for the worse. ロシアの穀物の収穫は不作だった。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx1DZOoKxqI&feature=feedu 1:12 it was not long before his personal life took a turn for the worse. 彼の私生活が荒れるのにさほどの時間はかからなかった
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgE-Oedaiyk 2:54 They didn't see the stop sign, took a turn for the worse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjekJPvQW6Q&feature=g-all-u&context=G203d006FAAAAAAAAAAA 5:02
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcBAiMhEKs0 1:59 Her love life took a turn for the better when she married film director Jim Threapleton in 1998.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esGidZ0eyNU  0:09 has the US unemployment picture taken a turn for the better? 米失業率は好転したのか?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZBkNdvPJE 3:49 her personal life took a turn for the worse when her longtime boyfriend was arrested for fraud. アンの私生活は長年の恋人が詐欺行為で逮捕され落ち込んでいった。

練習問題解答
a-5323 took a turn for the worse
b-2565 took a turn for the worse
b-4920 taken a turn for the worse