November 3, 2012 =========

☆ defeat　挫折させる

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Usually when we talk about being defeated, we are talking
about a sports team, for example, Japan defeated France in
last month’s game.

However, we can also use it to talk about when a problem is too hard
for us. Here are some examples:

Writing such a huge novel almost defeated her.
The Sudoku puzzle defeated me! I had to check the answer!

Has anything defeated you recently? What was it? Why did it
defeat you?

Bye,
Chris
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挫折させる、といえばスポーツに関しての話題が多いのではないでしょうか。
例：
“Japan defeated France in last month’s game. ”
(先月の試合で、日本はフランスを挫折させた)

またこの言葉は、自分にとって大きすぎる問題などという時にも使います。
例を挙げてみましょう：

Writing such a huge novel almost defeated her.
(大作の小説を書くことは、彼女を挫折させそうだった)

The Sudoku puzzle defeated me! I had to check the answer!
(数独のパズルで挫折した！答えをチェックしてしまいました)

最近、何かに挫折したことはありますか？
それは、なぜあなたを挫折させたのでしょうか？

それでは！
クリス