ツキコとセンセイの年の差は３０才程ありますが、とにかく一緒に飲む場面が多い話です。
Sensei stood in front of the odenya that was next door to Satoru's place before we ducked inside. Looking closely, I noticed that Sensei's torso was indeed slightly off-kilter as he walked. I wondered how much his butt--ahem, his backside--was hurting him. I couldn't tell anything from his expression.
センセイはどこか痛いようなので "off-kilter" は身体が曲がっているのか、調子が悪いのか、どんな意味でしょうか？
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: not in perfect balance : a bit askew
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
1. Lit. out of balance; crooked or tilted. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; knock something ~.) John, your tie is sort of off-kilter. Let me fix it. Please straighten the picture on the wall. It's out of kilter.
2. Fig. malfunctioning; on the fritz. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) My furnace is out of kilter. I have to call someone to fix it. This computer is out of kilter. It doesn't let me log on.
"off-kilter" で調子が悪いのと曲がっているの両方の意味があるようです。
Sensei stood in front of the odenya that was next door to Satoru's place before we ducked inside. Looking closely, I noticed that Sensei's torso was indeed slightly off-kilter as he walked. I wondered how much his butt--ahem, his backside--was hurting him. I couldn't tell anything from his expression.
センセイはどこか痛いようなので "off-kilter" は身体が曲がっているのか、調子が悪いのか、どんな意味でしょうか？
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: not in perfect balance : a bit askew
・McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:
1. Lit. out of balance; crooked or tilted. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; knock something ~.) John, your tie is sort of off-kilter. Let me fix it. Please straighten the picture on the wall. It's out of kilter.
2. Fig. malfunctioning; on the fritz. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) My furnace is out of kilter. I have to call someone to fix it. This computer is out of kilter. It doesn't let me log on.
"off-kilter" で調子が悪いのと曲がっているの両方の意味があるようです。
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