January 22, 2015　=========
☆ hesitate　ちゅうちょする
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When you “hesitate” to do something, you are reluctant or don’t want to do something because of fear. Maybe you are afraid of the outcome, for example, you are offered a new job, but hesitate to take it because you are not sure if it is the right job for you. Or maybe you are afraid of hurting someone’s feelings; “Even though they were no longer dating, she hesitated to tell him that she had fallen in love with someone else.”
It doesn’t always have to be a feeling of fear, you might hesitate to do something because you are unsure if you can do it or not. For example, last night, I took my oldest son orienteering – which is like a short running race where you have to find certain markers. I hesitated to take him because it was at night, and it was my first time too, so I wasn’t sure if we would be able to read the map and find the secret locations. In the end, we did find everything and had lots of fun, so I shouldn’t have hesitated!
Is there anything in your life you have hesitated doing? How did it turn out in the end?
Bye,
Chris