＝～するより仕方がない、～せざるをえない
#否定語を含む慣用表現 (S345)
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| CROWN English Communication Ⅲ |
When Seya was a high school student, she was shocked to see a photo of a dying mother and her small child in a refugee camp for Rwandans. She asked herself: “What am I doing here in Japan, looking at this photo while eating snacks?” She thought, “There is only a camera lens between us, but there is a crucial difference between my life in Japan and their lives.” She was living in a country where she could make a difference if she wanted; those refugees had no choice but to accept their plight.
【一口メモ】
❑ refugee：避難民 (T1404)
❑ crucial：決定的な、極めて重要な (T6)
❑ accept：～を受け入れる (T438)
❑ plight：苦境、窮状