質問: 短い文章を読んでいます その一・chaseとpursue違いをおしえてください。 a lie, once told, never vanishes, but chases after us. perhaps it is the same with crime. a crime, once committed, pursues a person until he repeats it. その二・peopleとhuman beings, 後者を使ったほうが偉そうな感じでしょうか。 in most cases, people, even wicked people, are far more naive and simple-hearted than one generally assumes. and so are we. in the majority of instances human beings, even the evil-doers among them, are far more naïve and straightforward than we suppose. and that includes ourselves. その三・限られた文脈ですみませんが, moral supportの訳し方をおしえてください。 i want to be your ally in the things you do. so far, you have never made it difficult for me to give you whatever moral support i could. but in this instance, i cannot wish you success. there is something dark waiting for you not so far away, and before my very eyes you are heading straight toward it. i must try to stop you.
回答: >その一・chaseとpursue違いをおしえてください。 どちらも「追いかけて捕まえる」という意味です。 >その二・peopleとhuman beings, 後者を使ったほうが偉そうな感じでしょうか。 people:個々の人々 human beings:「動物」や「機械」とは差別化された「人間」 >その三・限られた文脈ですみませんが, moral supportの訳し方をおしえてください。 善悪の基準に照らし合わせて「そうしていいよ」と言ってやること。 以上、参考になれば幸いです。