名著の一文で覚える英語

Classic Books — Public-domain quotes, word for word。ネイティブが実際に使う81個を、意味・例文・発音つきでまとめました。

It is a truth universally acknowledged〜というのは世間一般に認められた真理である（皮肉っぽく） — It is a truth universally acknowledged that the printer breaks right before a deadline.
forgive his pride彼のプライドは許せた、私のプライドを傷つけなければ — I could forgive him being late, if he hadn't blamed me for it.
old sport人を批判したくなったら、みんなが自分と同じ恵まれた環境にいたわけじゃないと思い出せ — Before you judge him, remember not everyone had the advantages you had.
boats against the current流れに逆らう舟のように、絶えず過去へと押し戻されながら — Every year I promise to change, then I'm back to my old habits. Boats against the current.
Can't repeat the past?過去は繰り返せない？もちろん繰り返せるさ！ — Get back with my ex? You can't repeat the past. — Why, of course you can!
curiouser and curiouserますます奇妙！ — The client said yes, then no, then maybe. Curiouser and curiouser.
We're all mad here.ここではみんなイカれてるのさ — Welcome to the startup. We're all mad here.
down the rabbit hole沼にハマる（調べ始めて止まらない） — I went down a rabbit hole about sharks and it's 3 a.m.
Begin at the beginning最初から始めて、最後まで行ったら、止まりなさい — How do I write the proposal? — Begin at the beginning.
Off with her head!首をはねよ！（すぐキレる人） — One typo and the boss goes full "off with his head."
six impossible things before breakfast朝食前に、ありえないことを6つも信じたことがある — Startup founders believe six impossible things before breakfast.
all the running you can do同じ場所にとどまるには、全力で走り続けなければならない — Everyone's improving, so just keeping up takes all the running you can do.
You see, but you do not observe.君は見ているが、観察していない — You've watched that movie ten times, but did you notice the phrases? You see, but you do not observe.
theorize before you have dataデータもないのに理論を立てるのは大きな誤りだ — Let's not guess why sales dropped. It's a mistake to theorize before you have data.
eliminate the impossibleありえないことを除外すれば、残ったものが、どんなにありそうになくても真実だ — It's not the Wi-Fi, not the cable, not the laptop. Eliminate the impossible: someone unplugged the router.
The game is afoot.さあ、事件が始まったぞ — New client, big budget, tight deadline. The game is afoot.
Elementary.初歩的なことだよ — How did you know I was hungry? — Elementary. You've been staring at the vending machine.
worse than being talked about噂されるより悪いことが一つだけある。噂されないことだ — Bad reviews? At least people are talking. There's only one thing worse than being talked about.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.誘惑を断ち切る唯一の方法は、それに負けることだ — (buying the cake) The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
I can resist everything except temptation.誘惑以外なら何にでも抵抗できる — I can resist anything except free coffee.
looking at the stars我々はみな溝の中にいる。だが星を見上げている者もいる — No money, no office, but big dreams. We're in the gutter, looking at the stars.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.真実が純粋なことはまれで、単純なことは決してない — Who was right in the fight? The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
looks like carelessness片方の親を失うのは不運。両方となると不注意ね — Losing one umbrella is bad luck. Losing three looks like carelessness.
a lifelong romance自分を愛することは、生涯続くロマンスの始まり — Self-care Sunday. To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
the best of times, the worst of times最良の時代であり、最悪の時代でもあった — Starting a company: it's the best of times and the worst of times.
Bah, humbug!ふん、くだらん！ — Valentine's Day? Bah, humbug.
God bless us, every one!神様、みんなに祝福を！ — Merry Christmas, everybody. God bless us, every one!
Please, sir, I want some more.お願いです、もう少しください — (holding out an empty plate) Please, sir, I want some more.
Work is whatever you're obliged to do.仕事とはやらなきゃいけないこと。遊びとはやらなくていいこと — Making music is work if someone pays you, play if no one does.
No longer talk about what a good man should be. Be one.善い人とはどうあるべきかを語るのはもうやめて、そうなれ — Stop reading about productivity. Be productive.
lives of quiet desperation大多数の人は、静かな絶望の人生を送っている — I don't want a life of quiet desperation in an office I hate.
live deliberately森へ行ったのは、意識的に生きたかったからだ — I deleted social media. I want to live more deliberately.
To be great is to be misunderstood.偉大であることは、誤解されることだ — Everyone laughed at the idea. To be great is to be misunderstood. Or I'm just wrong.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.金は借りるな、貸すな — Lend him money? Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
To thine own self be true.何よりも、自分自身に正直であれ — Do the music you love. To thine own self be true.
Brevity is the soul of wit.簡潔さこそ知恵の真髄 — Your email is four pages. Brevity is the soul of wit.
doth protest too much否定しすぎて逆に怪しい — "I don't like him. At all. Not even a little." — Methinks the lady doth protest too much.
To be, or not to be生きるべきか、死ぬべきか（〜か否か、それが問題だ） — To nap or not to nap, that is the question.
All that glitters is not gold.光るもの必ずしも金ならず — The offer looks amazing, but all that glitters is not gold.
Love is blind.恋は盲目 — She thinks his singing is good. Love is blind.
It's Greek to me.さっぱりわからない — The contract is full of legal terms. It's all Greek to me.
The world is your oyster.世界は思いのまま — You're young and you speak two languages. The world is your oyster.
wear your heart on your sleeve感情を隠さない — He wears his heart on his sleeve. You always know what he feels.
the green-eyed monster嫉妬（緑の目の怪物） — Uh oh, the green-eyed monster is back. He saw her texting another guy.
What's done is done.済んだことは仕方ない — I sent the email with the typo. What's done is done.
Knock, knock! Who's there?トントン！誰だ？（ノックノックジョークの祖先） — Knock knock. — Who's there? — Interrupting cow. — Interrupting c— — MOO!
too much of a good thingいいものも過ぎれば毒 — Three coffees is fine. Six is too much of a good thing.
All the world's a stage.この世はすべて舞台 — Live streaming every night? All the world's a stage.
break the ice場を和ませる・きっかけを作る — Let's start with a quick game to break the ice.
a wild-goose chase無駄骨・見込みのない追跡 — They sent me to three offices for one stamp. Total wild-goose chase.
What's in a name?名前に何の意味がある？ — They renamed the company, but it's the same product. What's in a name?
Parting is such sweet sorrow.別れはこんなにも甘く切ない — (leaving the party) Goodnight, everyone. Parting is such sweet sorrow.
in a pickle困った状況・ピンチ — I double-booked two clients. I'm in a pickle.
good riddanceせいせいした・厄介払いできた — He quit? Good riddance.
There's no place like home.我が家が一番 — Hotels are nice, but there's no place like home.
an awfully big adventure死ぬことは、とても大きな冒険だろう — Moving abroad alone will be an awfully big adventure.
All children, except one, grow up.子どもはみんな大人になる、一人を除いて — I still eat cereal for dinner. All children, except one, grow up.
a new day with no mistakes in it明日はまだ何の失敗もしていない新しい日だと思うと素敵じゃない？ — Bad English day? Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet.
Call me Ishmael.我をイシュメールと呼べ（自己紹介の書き出し） — Call me Ken. I'm the guy with the robot stickers.
I'm learning how to sail my ship.嵐は怖くない、自分の船の操り方を学んでいるから — New country, new language. I'm not afraid of storms.
I am no bird.私は鳥ではない、どんな網も私を捕えられない — They tried to make me sign a three-year contract. I am no bird.
fearless, and therefore powerful用心しろ。私は恐れを知らない、だから強い — (before leg day) Beware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.
of the people, by the people, for the people人民の、人民による、人民のための — A community app of the people, by the people, for the people.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.恐れるべき唯一のものは、恐れそのものだ — Afraid to call the client? The only thing to fear is fear itself.
Ask not what X can do for you.何をしてもらえるかではなく、何ができるかを問え — Ask not what the team can do for you. Ask what snacks you can bring.
go the extra mile期待以上のことをする・ひと手間かける — Great service means going the extra mile.
the salt of the earth地の塩（誠実で善良な人） — My grandpa was a farmer. Salt of the earth.
by the skin of my teethギリギリで — I caught the last train by the skin of my teeth.
nothing new under the sun日の下に新しいものなし — Every "new" app is a remix of an old idea. Nothing new under the sun.
the blind leading the blind素人が素人を導く — Two beginners teaching each other to code? The blind leading the blind.
Seek and you shall find.求めよ、さらば見出さん — Can't find a good café? Seek and you shall find.
a labor of love好きだからこそできる仕事 — This album was a labor of love. Two years, no budget.
Am I my brother's keeper?俺は弟の番人なのか？（他人の責任まで負えない） — Where's Jake? — Am I my brother's keeper? I don't know.
turn the other cheek右の頬を打たれたら左の頬も差し出す（やり返さない） — He insulted me online, but I turned the other cheek.
an eye for an eye目には目を — An eye for an eye just makes everyone blind.
the powers that beお偉いさん・権力者たち — The powers that be decided we're all coming back to the office.
A house divided cannot stand.内輪もめする組織はもたない — If the founders keep fighting, the company won't last. A house divided cannot stand.
Physician, heal thyself.医者の不養生（人に言う前に自分を直せ） — The trainer who skips leg day: physician, heal thyself.
fight the good fight正しいことのために戦い続ける — Keep fighting the good fight. The music industry needs honest people.
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.心は燃えても肉体は弱い（やる気はあるけど体がついてこない） — I want to run 10K, but the spirit is willing and the flesh is weak.
Faith, hope, love信仰、希望、愛。その中で最も大いなるものは愛 — The wedding speech ended with "the greatest of these is love."

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