Napoleon HillのThink and Grow Richを読んでいます。
As a suggestion to any evil-minded person who chooses to find fault with the Duke of Windsor, because his DESIRE was for LIVE, and for openly declaring his love for Wallis Simpson, and giving up his throne for her, let is be remembered that the OPEN DECLARATION was not essential. He could have followed the custom of clandestine liaison which has prevailed in Europe for centuries, whithou giving up either his throne, or the woman of his choice, and there would have been NO COMPLAINT FROM EITHER CHURCH OR LAITY. But this unusual man was built of sterner stuff. His love was clean. It was deep and sincere. It represented the one thing whih, above ALL ELSE he truly DESIRED, therefore, he took what he wanted, and paid the price demanded.
三十年程前に米国会社の日本の "liaison office" の仕事をしていた事があるので、その "liaison" は分かりますが、怪しげな "clandestine liaison" の "liaison" は別の意味で使われているに違いない。辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A sexual relationship, especially one that is secret and involves unfaithfulness to a partner.: Their liaisons are unlikely to lead to anything permanent - they're just having a good time.
・Collins Dictionary: You can refer to a sexual or romantic relationship between two people as a liaison.: She embarked on a series of sexual liaisons with society figures.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a sexual relationship, especially between two people not married to each other: He's had a number of liaisons.
As a suggestion to any evil-minded person who chooses to find fault with the Duke of Windsor, because his DESIRE was for LIVE, and for openly declaring his love for Wallis Simpson, and giving up his throne for her, let is be remembered that the OPEN DECLARATION was not essential. He could have followed the custom of clandestine liaison which has prevailed in Europe for centuries, whithou giving up either his throne, or the woman of his choice, and there would have been NO COMPLAINT FROM EITHER CHURCH OR LAITY. But this unusual man was built of sterner stuff. His love was clean. It was deep and sincere. It represented the one thing whih, above ALL ELSE he truly DESIRED, therefore, he took what he wanted, and paid the price demanded.
三十年程前に米国会社の日本の "liaison office" の仕事をしていた事があるので、その "liaison" は分かりますが、怪しげな "clandestine liaison" の "liaison" は別の意味で使われているに違いない。辞書を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: A sexual relationship, especially one that is secret and involves unfaithfulness to a partner.: Their liaisons are unlikely to lead to anything permanent - they're just having a good time.
・Collins Dictionary: You can refer to a sexual or romantic relationship between two people as a liaison.: She embarked on a series of sexual liaisons with society figures.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: a sexual relationship, especially between two people not married to each other: He's had a number of liaisons.
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