May 6, 2012　=========

☆ wild　大それた

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In English, “wild” can have many uses and some of them are idioms. The meaning can
be negative or positive, depending on the situation. Here are some examples:

The wild weather did not deter me! (Stormy weather)
The children are wild with joy. (happy)
The crowd went wild when the team scored a goal. (crazy, happy)
I don’t want to tell him I crashed the car, in case he goes wild. (angry)
He has a wild look in his eyes. (angry)
I’m wild about him. (crazy about)
It’s just a wild guess. (guessing without much thought)
He sent me on a wild goose chase. (He gave the wrong information)

Do you know any others?

Bye,
Chris
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英語で「wild」はたくさんの使い方がありますし、慣用句でも多く使われます。
意味は、状況に応じて肯定的にも否定的にもなります。
例を挙げてみましょう。

The wild weather did not deter me! (stormy weather)
(この荒れた天気でも私を思いとどまらせることはなかった)

The children are wild with joy. (happy)
(こども達は狂喜していた)

The crowd went wild when the team scored a goal. (crazy, happy)
(チームがゴールを決め、観衆は熱狂した)

I don’t want to tell him I crashed the car, in case he goes wild. (angry)
(車をぶつけたことを彼に言いたくないよ。彼が激怒するといけないからね。)

He has a wild look on his eyes. (angry)
(彼は凶暴な目つきをしている)

I’m wild about him. (crazy about)
(彼に夢中なの)

It’s just a wild guess. (guessing without much thought)
(当てずっぽうだよ)

He sent me on a wild goose chase. (He gave the wrong information)
(彼には無駄な骨折りをさせられたよ)

他に知っているものはありますか？

それでは！
クリス