演習
49
No matter how many books you may
read, it is no use if you do not try to
think for yourself. No matter how
seriously you may think, it is a waste
of time if you do not read books.
No matter how good you are at
driving, you might happen to get
involved in an accident caused by
someone else.
50
A monkey is still a monkey even if it
falls from a tree, but a politician
becomes an ordinary person if he or
she loses an election.
Some people boast that they are such
good swimmers that, even if they were
thrown into the sea, they would never
drown. However, these people should
know that swimming in a pool is very
different from swimming in the sea
with their clothes on.
51
If each country continues to regard its
own interests as more important than
what other countries need, the
opportunity to improve international
relations will be lost.
People wish they could live forever
and never become older. However, if
this wish came true, the earth would
be overcrowded.
52
I managed to catch the 3:00 express.
If I had missed it, I could not have
come back today.
If each of us had tried harder to
improve the situation at that time, we
would not have been criticized so severely.