O. Henryの短編小説 "GIRL" を読んでいます。
"Go back," repeated Hartley, inflexibly. "The Law of the Jungle. Do you want the Pack to tear you in pieces? The kill is mine."
"The Law of the Jungle" とは弱肉強食の世界を意味している様ですが、辞書に説明が載っているか調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: If you refer to the law of the jungle, you are referring to a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want.: If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the idea that people who care only about themselves will be most likely to succeed in a society or organization: We hope for a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.
"Go back," repeated Hartley, inflexibly. "The Law of the Jungle. Do you want the Pack to tear you in pieces? The kill is mine."
"The Law of the Jungle" とは弱肉強食の世界を意味している様ですが、辞書に説明が載っているか調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: If you refer to the law of the jungle, you are referring to a situation in which there are no laws or rules to govern the way that people behave and people use force to get what they want.: If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: the idea that people who care only about themselves will be most likely to succeed in a society or organization: We hope for a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.
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