Banana Yoshimotoの小説 "The Lake " を読んでいます。
When I was young, I used to turn and look back at my mother's face to make sure I knew where I was in relation to her; now, I had to take stock of my situation by myself. Sure, I could see myself through Nakajima, but the second I glanced away I lost it. Parents are absolute; he wasn't.
"take stock" も以前（7/6/2018）に取り上げていましたが、意味を忘れたので復習です。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Review or make an overall assessment of a particular situation, typically as a prelude to making a decision.: He needed a period of peace and quiet in order to take stock of his life.
・Collins Dictionary: If you take stock, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do: After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.
例文に自分の人生、生活を顧みることが示されていますが、平均余命が１１年程になった私もそろそろ "It is time to take stock of my life." かな。
When I was young, I used to turn and look back at my mother's face to make sure I knew where I was in relation to her; now, I had to take stock of my situation by myself. Sure, I could see myself through Nakajima, but the second I glanced away I lost it. Parents are absolute; he wasn't.
"take stock" も以前（7/6/2018）に取り上げていましたが、意味を忘れたので復習です。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Review or make an overall assessment of a particular situation, typically as a prelude to making a decision.: He needed a period of peace and quiet in order to take stock of his life.
・Collins Dictionary: If you take stock, you pause to think about all the aspects of a situation or event before deciding what to do next.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: To take stock (of something) is to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do: After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.
例文に自分の人生、生活を顧みることが示されていますが、平均余命が１１年程になった私もそろそろ "It is time to take stock of my life." かな。
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