2019 京都大学 Ⅰ

Virtual reality is a means for creating comprehensive illusions that you are in a different place, perhaps a fantastical, alien enviornment, perhaps with a body that is far from human. 仮想現実とは，今いる場所とは異なった，たぶん空想的で，趣を異にする環境にいるかのような，またことによると，人間とはかけ離れた肉体を有しているかもしれないというような幅広い錯覚を創り出す一つの手段である。 And yet, it i…

2019名古屋大学 Ⅲ

Yuri : What's a gap year ? Lily : Well, it has several meanings but in this case it means when a student takes a break of one academic year in between high school and university. Yuri : Do you mean when they fail to enter the university of their choice at the first attempt ? We have that system in J…

2019名古屋大学Ⅲ

Yuri : Hey, Lily, stop playing with your tablet ! You asked me to help you with your math homework now, remember ? Lily : Oh, sorry, Yuri. I'll put it away. Yuri : What were you looking at anyway ? Lily : It was a website about gap years. ユリ：ちょっと，リリー，タブレットで遊ぶのやめなさいよ。さっき，数学の宿題 手伝ってって言ってたじゃない。忘れたの。 リリ…

was being rammed（受け身の進行形）

Our teacher used to tell us to ' express in our words ' some passage from whatever play of Shakespeare was being rammed down our reluctant throats. わたしたちの先生は，わたしたちがいやいや繰り返し覚えさせられていたシェークスピアのどんな劇でも，その一節を「自分の言葉で表現する」ようにと言うのが常であった。 ram ～down one's throat 「繰り返して言って～を飲み込ませる，覚えさせる」 reluctant = unwilling