Meaning
「Would you ever」は英語で「あなたはこれまでに〜したことがありますか?」という意味を持ちます。このフレーズは、これまでの経験について尋ねたり、将来の可能性について尋ねたりする際に使われます。
例えば、誰かに今までにバンジージャンプをしたことがあるかどうかを聞きたい場合、「Would you ever go bungee jumping?」と質問できます。この場合、相手が過去に経験したことがあるか、または将来的にそのようなことをする可能性があるかについて尋ねています。
この表現は、通常、相手があまり経験したことがないようなこと、または少し突飛なことについて質問する際に使われることが多いです。また、「Would you ever」は仮定の話をする際にも使われ、「もし〜なら、あなたはどうしますか?」というニュアンスで使われることもあります。
したがって、「Would you ever」は、相手の経験や考えを知るための便利なフレーズです。日常会話で使うことで、相手の興味や価値観について深く知ることができるでしょう。
Today's Sentences
- Would you ever travel to space?
- Would you ever become a pilot?
- Would you ever change your religion?
- Would you ever learn a new language?
- Would you ever be friends with a robot?
- Writer's Note
01
Would you ever travel to space?
Situation 1
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Would you ever travel to space?
If I was given the opportunity, I would go to space in a heartbeat.
Situation 2
Would you ever travel to space?
No.
I think there’s a reason humans thrive on Earth.
人間が地球で繁栄する理由があると思います。
But aren’t you curious?
I’m very curious about space.
There’s just too many unknown factors and it’s dangerous.
未知の要素が多すぎて危険です。
02
Would you ever become a pilot?
Situation 1
What were your dreams as a child?
I wanted to work and fly with planes.
Really?
Would you ever become a pilot?
あなたはパイロットになることを考えたことがありますか?
If I had the chance, I’d love to see the world as a pilot.
Situation 2
Would you ever become a pilot?
I've never really thought about being a flyer.
How about you?
あなたはどうですか?
I think it would be pretty fun to fly a plane.
A job is a job.
Being a pilot must have its ups and downs.
パイロットであることには、きっと良いことも悪いこともあるでしょう。
03
Would you ever change your religion?
Situation 1
Would you ever change your religion?
It depends.
I’m not sure how someone could suddenly adopt a new attitude or belief so easily.
That’s true.
It’s possible but definitely uncommon.
可能性はありますが、確かに一般的ではありません。
Situation 2
Are you religious?
I am.
Would you ever change your religion?
My whole family is Catholic and it would be very difficult for me to branch off into a different faith.
04
Would you ever learn a new language?
Situation 1
So what interests you?
I have no idea.
I thought I enjoyed writing but I’ve lost touch with it.
以前は文章を書くことが好きだったと思っていましたが、今はその感覚を失ってしまいました。
Would you ever learn a new language?
Come to think of it, I’ve always wanted to learn Spanish.
Situation 2
Would you ever learn a new language?
Gosh, if I had the time I would love to learn many languages.
I didn’t know you had such an interest in languages.
I always believed that you could learn a lot about a country’s culture and history through their language.
05
Would you ever be friends with a robot?
Situation 1
What’s all the fuss about Artificial Intelligence these days?
Maybe because it’s currently a new technological advancement.
And impacts our daily lives more than we think.
そして、私たちの日常生活に思っている以上の影響を与えています。
Would you ever be friends with a robot?
I think it would be pretty cool to have a robot friend.
Assuming that you take the emotional support out of the equation.
ただし、感情的なサポートを考慮しない場合に限ります。
Situation 2
Would you ever be friends with a robot?
I haven’t really thought about it.
But I don’t feel very open to the idea.
しかし、その考えにあまり乗り気ではありません。
Really?
I’m very curious to see how a robot would interact with me.
ロボットがどのように私とやり取りするのか、とても興味があります。
I need to see it to believe it.
Writer's Note
"Ever" is an adverb that you use to add emphasis in negative sentences, commands, questions, and conditional structures. It is used in questions and negative statements and refers to an indefinite stretch of time. When it's used in question form such as, 'Would you ever travel to space?', there's a sense of significance to the question. Sometimes the questions could be quite outrageous.
- Would you ever wear a chicken suit to the movies?
- Would you ever roast a well-known figure in public?
- Would you ever consider busking in the streets to raise money?
- Would you ever run down the street naked?
- Would you ever give up food?
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