例えばI couldn't agree more.という表現を暗記してみたところで、サイエンスの勉強には役には立たない。ところが多くの日本人が役にも立たない口語表現を必死になって暗記しようとしている。暗記した者は、得意げに、それをひけらかす。そんな表現を暗記したところで人生で使うチャンスは無いだろう。そういう無駄な努力に膨大な時間とお金を使っていては国が疲弊するのは当然だ。
I couldn't agree more.の意味は”You can say this if you completely agree with what someone's said.”
For example
"Things have got to change."
"I couldn't agree more. We've got to do something."
"Big business controls the whole world now."
"I couldn't agree more. It's time the world controlled big business instead!"
Quick Quiz
You can say "I couldn't agree more" if you
a. can't agree with someone any more
b. totally agree with what someone says
c. partially agree with what someone says
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