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12 Responses to “Yojijukugo #13 - Are you Getting Desperate?”
Monday at 6:30 pm
Mina-san, have you ever had your back against the wall?
Monday at 7:35 pm
論文の締切はだんだん迫って来るので絶体絶命だ。
Tuesday at 12:30 am
My friend didn’t know a couple I used either, including 馬耳東風, which I thought would be a useful one. I get the impression that a lot of these aren’t in everyday use, at least in casual conversation.
I did see 単刀直入 in a semiformal situation. I used it myself to explain some English phrase, and I think my friend said something like あっ、よく知ってるね. Seems like if you used a lot of these you’d come across a bit uptight.
Tuesday at 7:39 am
Japanesepod101は、前代未聞 の PODCAST!
Mr.Aso は、前代未聞 の首相 だ。
彼は、前代未聞 の予定 が あります。
彼は、前代未聞 の 力 が あります。
I hope!
Tuesday at 10:43 am
Eric san> あぁぁぁ
その絶体絶命な気持ち、よくわかります!! 頑張って下さい!
ジャービジさん>That’s true. We often hear 単刀直入 in a daily conversation but not 馬耳東風 so much….It depends on who you are talking to and the situations you are in. Yojijukugo is more often used in speech or formal situations than daily conversations. I need to learn more Yojijukugo from this lesson too!
Spidey san> すごいですねぇ
絶体絶命の危機(きき)を救(すく)ってほしいです!
Tuesday at 1:03 pm
I hear these often in dramas and animes. Glad to know the Kanji that comprises these.
Tuesday at 1:33 pm
今日の四字熟語に別の翻訳は可能だと思います。「絶体絶命」の場合、英語の “do-or-die” は同じことを表すと思います。「前代未聞」の場合、英語の “unheard-of” は同じ状況(広告でも)に使われています。時々 “never-before-heard-of” も広告に聞こえます。
Tuesday at 7:26 pm
mhaellix san> oh you are right!
Let’s see how many Yojijukugo we can find in dramas and animes!
Bob1 san> そうですね。chance of winning→ 絶体絶命<Do or die という感じですね。
前代未聞は、never-before-heard-ofって、まさに、広告っぽいですね
Tuesday at 8:55 pm
From the position of a benefited friend, he would like to make you within the twentieth.
Tuesday at 8:59 pm
It’s not reasonable to risk life with such a kind of appreciation.
Tuesday at 9:13 pm
自修といっても 学校に通わなければならないし 学費と生活費を支払わなけねばならないんです。
Monday at 11:55 am
アメリカの次の大統領は黒人です。前代未聞です。
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