Lesson 131 思考を表す動詞②：believe
レッスンのポイント think より一段と深い確信を表す believe。
Today’s dialog
ハロウィーンを楽しむ人々を、お店の店員セルゲイとトモミが眺めています。
Sergei: Tomomi, look at all those people in the same Halloween costumes. Can you believe this?
Tomomi: Those costumes are crazy! Every year, Halloween gets bigger and bigger in Japan.
Sergei: We don’t celebrate Halloween like this in my country. Why do you think Halloween is so popular here?
Tomomi: I think Japanese people enjoy scary things like ghosts.
Sergei: Yes, some of the costumes are scary, but they’re funny too.
Tomomi: Right, just like that customer over there.
WORDS & PHRASES
scary 怖い、気味の悪い
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
Tomomi, look at all those people in the same Halloween costumes. Can you believe this?
Those costumes are crazy! Every year, Halloween gets bigger and bigger in Japan.
We don’t celebrate Halloween like this in my country. Why do you think Halloween is so popular here?
I think Japanese people enjoy scary things like ghosts.
Yes, some of the costumes are scary, but they’re funny too.
Right, just like that customer over there.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①get + 比較級
Every year, Halloween gets bigger and bigger in Japan.
②複雑な wh 疑問文
Why do you think Halloween is so popular here?
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Can you believe this?
believe は「信じる」。think（思う・考える）が「頭」についての動詞なら、believe は「心」についての動詞。think より深く心の中に根を下ろしている単語、それが believe です。
Never say you think we can meet the deadline; say you believe we can meet the deadline.
I believe / believe in Tom.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I believe that everyone should exercise their right to vote.
Don’t believe Tom. He is a liar.
I believe in free education.