【#016】Sorry － Justin Bieber

Sorry

Justin Bieber の Sorry です。高校生や、すこしレベルの高い中学生向けの単語がたくさん出てくるので良い学習になると思います。

上級者向け

Quiz

You gotta go and get angry at all of my (①_________)

You know I try but I don't do too well with (②________)

I hope I don't run out of time, could someone call a referee?

Cause I just need one more shot at forgiveness

I know you know that I made those mistakes maybe once or twice

By once or twice I mean maybe a couple a hundred times

So let me, oh let me (③________) , oh (③________), oh myself tonight

Cause I just need one more shot at second chances

Yeah, is it too late now to say sorry?

Cause I'm missing more than just your body

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Yeah I know that I let you down

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

I'm sorry, yeah Sorry, yeah

Sorry

Yeah I know that I let you down

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

I'll take every single piece of the (④_________) if you want me to

But you know that there is no (⑤___＿＿＿_) one in this game for two

I'll go, I'll go and then you go, you go out and spill the truth

Can we both say the words and forget this?

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Cause I'm missing more than just your body

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Yeah I know that I let you down

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

I'm not just trying to get you (⑥_________) on me

Cause I'm missing more than just your body

Is it too late now to say sorry?

Yeah I know that I let you down

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

I'm sorry, yeah

Sorry, oh

Sorry

Yeah I know that I let you (⑦_________)

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

I'm sorry, yeah

Sorry, oh

Sorry

Yeah I know that I let you down

Is it too late to say I'm sorry now?

Choices

redeem

honesty 

innocent 

blame 

apologies 

down

 back

Check the Meanings

【中学レベル】

back

down　

once　

twice　

miss　

angry

try to ~

【高校レベル】

honesty　

apology

redeem　

blame　

innocent　

spill　

forgiveness　

cause　

Translate into Japanese

Is it too late now to say sorry?

⇒

Answer and Explanation

①honesty ②apologies 

③redeem　④blame ⑤innocent　

⑥back ⑦down

Check the Meanings

【中学レベル】

back 名詞　背中、後ろ

down　副詞　下へ

once　副詞　一度

twice　副詞　二度

miss　動詞　取り損なう

I miss you.→（あなたがいなくて）寂しい

angry 形容詞　怒って

try to ~ ~しようと試みる、~しようと努める

【高校レベル】

honesty　名詞　正直

apology　名詞　謝罪

redeem　動詞　取りかえす

blame　動詞　非難する

innocent　形容詞　無罪の、無邪気な

spill　動詞　こぼす

forgiveness　名詞　許し、

⇒forgive 動詞　許す

接尾語のお話をしましょう。

nessが付くと、名詞になるのでわざわざforgivenessを覚えずに、原形のforgiveを覚えて、派生できるようにしましょう。単語は効率よく覚えましょう。

cause　名詞　原因

Translate into Japanese

Is it too late now to say sorry?

→今、ごめんということは遅すぎますか。

　（今は遅すぎてごめんと言えないですか。）

ここで重要なのは、too ~ to … で　とても～なので…できない。…するには～すぎる。

ですね。これはso ~ that 主語 can’t …で書き換えが可能です。

例を挙げますので確認しましょう。

I am too busy to study English.

⇒私はとても忙しいので英語を勉強することが出来ません。

⇒I am so busy that I can’t study English.

ちなみに、so ~ that …でとても～なので…である　という意味も覚えておきましょう。

I am so cute that I attract a lot of people.
私はとてもかわいいので、多くの人を魅了します。