N2 Lesson 1: 5/23 つもりで (1.4.25Sa) Flashcards
(12 cards)
つもりで
With the intention of doing,
Instead of…,
Act as if or pretend,
Believing that…,
Thinking that…
何も買わないつもりで新しく出来たショッピングモールへ行ったが、色々買ってしまった。
G: I went to a new shopping mall without intending to buy anything, but I ended up buying a lot of things.
I went to the newly built shopping mall without any intention of buying anything, but I ended up purchasing various things.
新鮮な魚を選んだつもりで買ったのに、
パックから出したら
ものすごいにおいがした。
G: I thought I had chosen fresh fish, but when I took it out of the package it smelled awful.
I chose this {believing} that it would be fresh fish, but when I took it out of the package, it smelled incredibly bad.
冗談のつもりで言っただけなのに、相手を傷付けてしまった。
G: I was just saying it as a joke, but it ended up hurting the other person.
Despite saying it with the intention of making a joke, I ended up hurting their feelings.
パーティーでダンサーになったつもりで、みんなの前で踊った。
At a party, I danced in front of everybody,
[as if I was] a dancer.
ご馳走するつもりで行ったのに、
おごってもらうことになった。
Despite going [with the intention of ] treating everyone, they treated me.
ご馳走する: ごちそうする: to treat
ご馳走するよ: I’ll treat you
お土産のつもりで買ったが、食べてしまった。
G: I bought it as a souvenir, but ended up eating it.
B: I bought it with the intention of giving it as a gift, but I ended up eating it.
祭日にやるつもりで宿題を残しておいたのですが、
全然できませんでした。
I set aside my homework with the intention of doing it over the holiday,
but I didn’t do any of it.
祭日: だいじつ: holiday
どうせ「ウドの大木だ」と悪口を言われるのオチだ。
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT it will just end up with me being called ‘big and useless.’
どうせ通訳はつけてもたえない。
自力で頑張るしかない。
IN ANY CASE, I can’t have it interpreted.
I have no choice but to try my best.
君の話術を持ってしても、
説得し得ないだろう。
Even if I had your ‘skill in conversation,’
I probably COULDN’T PURSUADE them.
話術: わじゅつ: skill
In conversation
過去に犯罪を犯した人は、
信頼し得ない。
A person that has committed a crime in the past is UNABLE TO BE TRUSTED.
犯罪を犯す: はんざいをおかす：commit a crime.
