RD11月号に載っていたThe Caregiver's Survibal Guideからの抜粋です。
Denying it "People avoid acknowledging a problem like Alzheimer's disease in a family member as long as possible - chalking it up to a bad day or to normal aging is much easier. But waiting only makes it harder for everyone involved."
"chalking it up" の意味がピンと来ません。 "chalk" なので何か記録する事に関係するのかと思いましたがここではそんな意味では合いません。"chalk it up" あるいは"chalk it up to" の連語で何か私の知らない意味があるに違いありません。
・Wiktionary: To attribute, credit, or blame.: Chalk it up to inexperience, I guess, but he made a very poor decision
・Urban Dictionary: To hold something responsible in a positive or negative manner: All the people with diarrhea chalked it up to eating at Taco Bell.
・Dictionary.com: to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
なるほど意味が分かりすっきりしました。
Denying it "People avoid acknowledging a problem like Alzheimer's disease in a family member as long as possible - chalking it up to a bad day or to normal aging is much easier. But waiting only makes it harder for everyone involved."
"chalking it up" の意味がピンと来ません。 "chalk" なので何か記録する事に関係するのかと思いましたがここではそんな意味では合いません。"chalk it up" あるいは"chalk it up to" の連語で何か私の知らない意味があるに違いありません。
・Wiktionary: To attribute, credit, or blame.: Chalk it up to inexperience, I guess, but he made a very poor decision
・Urban Dictionary: To hold something responsible in a positive or negative manner: All the people with diarrhea chalked it up to eating at Taco Bell.
・Dictionary.com: to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice.
なるほど意味が分かりすっきりしました。
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