Three example sentences of my own composition
～するくらいなら死んだ方がましだ ：wouldn't be caught dead （doing または 前置詞＋名詞）
① I would never be caught dead going to such a party.
② I wouldn't be caught dead at such a party.
③ I wouldn't be caught dead in such a costume.
Which is scarier, bungee jumping or skydiving?
Well, actually I hate both.
But if I had to choose one, I would say bungee jumping is much scarier than skydiving.
When you bungee-jump, you usually fall headlong alone.
So, you will not be able to have a great view.
On the other hand, when you skydive, you jump with an instructor
and you may enjoy a bird's eye view.
諸悪の根源 ：the root of all evils
全ての人の心の中にある虐待衝動への無関心さ ：indifference to everyone's impulse to abuse
ベストセラーの本 ：a bestselling book
累進課税 ：progressive taxation
～を放置する ：leave ～ continue unchecked
人類の知恵 ：the wisdom of mankind
The conviction of Tolstoy, one of the world's greatest literary figures, is
"Those who have learned to bear hardship cannot become unhappy."
Suppose you are traveling with one of your friends and he/she is driving you crazy.
Because there is nothing he/she wants to do or see and he/she does not leave you alone.
When you need to be by yourself, what would you say without hurting his/her feelings?
See, would you hate me if I have some alone time?
I'd like to take time to clear my head and think about our tomorrow's plan.
Because I want to spend quality time with you, OK?
おかず ：side dishes
ただでさえ大変なのに ：hard enough already
悪質な ：heinous
生存権の侵害 ：invasion of human rights to life
身近な例を挙げる ：take a mundane example
人命を軽視する ：disregard human life
Three example sentences of my own composition
（人）の～に期待する ：look to someone for ～
① Unfortunately, I couldn't look to anyone for help at that time.
② Acutally, I had no choice but to look to the doctor for advice on how to sleep well.
③ I really want to look to you for approval.
When you are walking to your table in a restaurant, you accidentally hit someone's arm
and that person spills hot coffee on himself/herself.
What would you say to him/her?
Oh, I'm terribly sorry.
Are you all right?
I'll call the manager and ask for the first-aid kit.
And please send your dry cleaning bill to me.
Here is my business card.
I'm really sorry.
焦るな ：There is no need to hurry.
電話で ：on the telephone
ここ２７年間 ：for the last 27 years
軟式テニス ：soft tennis, using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
スポーツに値するようなもの ：something that's worthy of sports
いろいろあって、種々の事情で ：for various reasons
Schiller, a person of thought, says, "Just as we can see stars in the darkness of night,
it is in distress and sufferings that we can see the meaning of life."
