Rental Generation (3)

■Words & Phrases

  • thought-provoking
    • 深く考えさられる
  • go against
    • 〜に反する
  • go for
    • 〜に当てはまる
  • trump
    • 〜に勝る
  • as opposed to
    • 〜より、〜とは対照的に
  • taken as a given
    • 〜を当然のことと見なす
  • weigh someone down
    • 〜の重荷になる
  • give up on
    • を断念する

■Daily Exercise

  1. Bill says Americans have historically valued ownership.
  2. What does Steve see as a major cause of the paradigm shift toward renting. (The Web)
  3. Bill says when times are tough,expensive consumer items can be a burden.