Haruki Murakamiの小説 "South of the Border, West of the Sun" を読み始めました。
Not that I was attracted to her. I wasn't. She was nice and I enjoyed our time together. She was a pretty girl and, as my friend said, quite pleasant. But all these good points aside when I asked myself if there was something in her that would bowl me over, that would zoom straight to my heart, the answer was no. Nothing.
"bowl me over" は文脈からすると何か強い印象を与える意味のようですが、英英辞書で確認します。
・Collins Dictionary: If you are bowled over by something, you are very impressed or surprised by it.: ...a man who bowled her over with his humour and charm.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to surprise and please someone a lot: She was bowled over when she heard she'd won the competition.
・The American Herritage Dictionary: To make a powerful impression on someone; astound someone: She bowled over everyone at the meeting with her amazing presentation.
Not that I was attracted to her. I wasn't. She was nice and I enjoyed our time together. She was a pretty girl and, as my friend said, quite pleasant. But all these good points aside when I asked myself if there was something in her that would bowl me over, that would zoom straight to my heart, the answer was no. Nothing.
"bowl me over" は文脈からすると何か強い印象を与える意味のようですが、英英辞書で確認します。
・Collins Dictionary: If you are bowled over by something, you are very impressed or surprised by it.: ...a man who bowled her over with his humour and charm.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to surprise and please someone a lot: She was bowled over when she heard she'd won the competition.
・The American Herritage Dictionary: To make a powerful impression on someone; astound someone: She bowled over everyone at the meeting with her amazing presentation.
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