ページ148 総合試験 Part 3

これまでの知識を組み合わせた複雑な構文に挑戦

A Book Review (書評)

The hero of this novel is supposed to be a role model, but he often fails to act honorably. It takes great courage for a character to admit their own faults. The author was reluctant to give the story a happy ending at first, but was persuaded to change it by her editor. The mystery of the protagonist's past has yet to be revealed, but it is certain to be a key element in the sequel.

...is supposed to be a role model, but he fails to act honorably.
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"...is supposed to be..." (〜であるはずだ…)
→ "...but he fails to act..." (しかし彼は〜しそこなう)

is supposed to be: (復習) 「〜であるはずだ」。読者の期待や一般的な役割として。
fails to act: (復習) 「〜しそこなう」。期待に反して、高潔に行動できないでいる。

It takes great courage for a character to admit their own faults.
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"It takes great courage..." (大きな勇気が必要だ…)
→ "...for a character to admit..." (登場人物が認めるには)

It takes ... for A to do: (復習) `It takes courage`と`for a character to admit`の組み合わせ。「登場人物が自分の過ちを認めるには、大きな勇気が必要だ」。

...was reluctant to give..., but was persuaded to change it...
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"...was reluctant to give...," (〜与えるのを嫌がっていたが…)
→ "...but was persuaded to change it..." (しかしそれを変えるよう説得された)

was reluctant to give: (復習) 「与えるのを嫌がっていた」。
was persuaded to change: (復習) `persuade O to do`の受動態。「変更するよう説得された」。

...has yet to be revealed, but it is certain to be a key element...
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"...has yet to be revealed," (まだ明かされていないが…)
→ "...but it is certain to be..." (しかしそれは間違いなく〜だろう)

has yet to be revealed: (復習) `have yet to do`の受動態。「まだ明かされていない」。
is certain to be: (復習) 「間違いなく〜だろう」。客観的な根拠に基づく強い確信。