November 18, 2011　=========

☆ confusion　困惑

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“Confusion” is often used as a verb (confuse) rather than as a noun.
However, “confusion” the noun is often used in news reports to describe
situations where it is not clear what has happened. Here are some
example sentences:

There is still confusion about the number of casualties.
The president’s omissions in his speech seemed to cause confusion.
There was confusion when the gun shots were fired.
The sale of the company caused confusion in the marketplace.

Can you create an example sentence?

See you,
Chris
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「Confusion(困惑)」は、名詞で用いるよりも、“confuse”と動詞で使うことの方が多いでしょう。
名詞の“confusion”は、よくニュースなどで何が起こったかがはっきりしないような状況を表す場合に使います。
例を挙げてみましょう。

・There is still confusion about the number of casualties.
犠牲者の数に関してはいまだはっきりとしていない。

・The president’s omissions in his speech seemed to cause confusion.
大統領がスピーチを省略したことで混乱を招いた。

・There was confusion when gun shots were fired.
発砲した時に困惑が生じた。

・The sale of the company caused confusion in the marketplace.
その企業の売り上げは業界に混乱をもたらした。

あなたも“confusion”を使って文を作ってみて下さいね。

それでは！
クリス