Rental Generation (4)
■Words & Phrases
- rent by the hour
- 時間単位でレンタルする
- bear the burdens
- 負担を引き受ける
- pay packets
- 給料
- bellwether
- 指標
- strikes the heart of
- 〜の核心をつく、〜を根底から揺るがす
- latter-day
- 現代版
- buy up
- 買い上げる
- foreclosures
- 差し押さえ
- can't afford to
- 〜する金銭的余裕はない
- be up for grabs
- 誰でも手に入れられる
■Daily Exercise
- Carmen says carsharing is convenient.
- Does Steve think the trend toward renting is good idea? Yes, because wages are falling and credit is tight.
- Many peaple remain attached to living in nice houses.
