本の感想について話してみよう

Talking about reading
読み終わった本の感想を説明してみましょう。あなたが記載した回答に対して、この後講師がどんどん質問していきます。
読書した本の感想について語ってみましょう。面白い、面白くない以外にも共感できたところやそうでないところも盛り込むことで会話が広がります。
You finally finished it? How was it?
 
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You finally finished it? How was it?

I was inspired by this book, Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth of Success. After reading this book, I realized once again that it is not shippers are bad, but that not learning from their mistakes is bad.

自然な表現

I was inspired by this book, Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth of Success. After reading it, I realized once again that it's not that shippers are bad, but rather that not learning from their mistakes is bad.

1. To avoid repetition, use a pronoun, which takes the place of a noun previously mentioned.
2. Use contractions in spoken English to sound natural.
3. Use 'that' when introducing a clause reporting something.
4. Add this word to emphasize a contrast or distinction between two ideas.
I agree that it is important to learn from our mistakes. What did you think of the book? Did you enjoy reading it? Why does it make you feel that learning from mistakes is bad?

Yes, I did. I strongly believe no one is perfect, so people need to learn from their mistakes.

自然な表現

Yes, I did. I strongly believe no one is perfect, so people need to learn from their mistakes.

1. Alternatively, you could say 'imperfection is a part of being human.'
I totally agree. I think we learn more and faster when we make mistakes, than when things go well. Is there anything from the book that you especially liked?

Medical societies have a tendency to cover up human error, whereas the airline industry, when a human error occurs, thoroughly investigates the cause and builds a system to prevent future mistakes.

自然な表現

Medical societies have a tendency to cover up human error, whereas the airline industry, when a human error occurs, thoroughly investigates the cause and builds a system to prevent future mistakes.

1. 'Conceal' is an alternative word that you could use.
  • monotonous(単調である)
  • highlight(~を強調する)
  • describe(~を表現する,表す)
  • depict(~を描写する)
  • contents(内容)
  • a [long/short] story(長編/短編もの)
  • a plot(すじがき,あらすじ)
  • an author(著者)
  • The novel I read was boring because the story was uninteresting.(読んだ小説はつまんなかったのよ。ストーリーが単調でね。)
  • He is one of the most famous and honored writers in Japan.(彼は日本で最も有名で名誉ある作家の一人です。)
  • I was inspired by this novel.(私はこの小説に感銘をうけました。)
  • It took a lot of time for me to finish reading this book.(この本を読み終えるのにかなり時間がかかりました。)
  • I especially like this part. (私は特にこの部分が気に入っています。)
  • I think the author should have focused on the main character a bit more.(作者はもう少し主人公に焦点を当てるべきだったと思います。)

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