2015年5月12日火曜日

Infectious, contagious の用法


Infectious も contagious もともに病気が伝染するの様な意味を持っているが、実際には笑い、考え、熱意が伝わる広まるという意味でよく使われる。0;48 his enthusiasm is infectious.

B.C. Bird Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjsW98zBEDs  0;32 if you saw her smile, it was just contagious.
Aurora survivors forced to relive a nightmare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B_XqN0vjMU  2:37 the excitement was contagious.
64-Year-Old Diana Nyad Swims From Cuba to Florida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZKBg07y1A  6:45 such optimism is infectious
Schlecker-Workers: Relaunch after Bankruptcy | Journal Reporters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6fAQO0MjY  0:27 it was infectious.
Who changed the world in 2011? Jon Snow nominates people pow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sEB4s23SbE  1:39 their ideas and energy are infectious
Exclusive: Bill Clinton Says He Would Arm Libya's Rebels (04.04.11)

参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.jp/2010/05/blog-post_4280.html   肖る(あやかる)を英語でなんと言うか?

練習問題解答
a-2701 an infectious laugh
a-5905 infectious
b-1151 how laughter can be infectious
b-1397 your enthusiasm is contagious
b-4819 infectious