Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

Notes:
beetle 甲虫;
rhinoceros beetle：かぶと虫;
stag beetle クワガタ;

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Do you have a pet? If so, what kind of pet do you have? Dogs and cats are probably the most common pets around the world, but many people keep smaller pets such as fish and turtles. Children in Japan even keep insects as pets. When I came to Japan, I was surprised that you could buy beetles. Rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles live in the forests of Japan, so children in the city can’t catch them. Instead, they can buy them at department stores. When I was growing up in the U.S., I never met anyone who kept beetles, and I never saw any insects for sale in a store. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Complete と finishedの違いの説明は難しいと言われています。しかし、2015年９月イギリスで行われた言語学の大会で、ガイアナからのSamsundar Balgobinさんが下記の例を挙げて、上手に「解説」しました。彼の例文は下記の通りです:

“When you marry the right woman, you are COMPLETE. But, when you marry the wrong woman, you are FINISHED. And when the right one catches you with the wrong one, you are COMPLETELY FINISHED!”

(もしふさわしい女性と結婚したら、あなたの人生は完璧だ。しかし、誤った女性と結婚したら、あなたの人生は終わりだ。もし、ふさわしい女性(奥さん)があなたと別の女性と一緒にいることを発見したら、あなたは完全に終わりだ！)

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