さて、VOAのEnglish in a Minute!で、ネイティブがよく使う英語のイディオムを学びましょう!第2回目は”cry wolf”です。まずは動画をチェックして、意味とニュアンスを英語で理解しましょう!
A long time ago, a shepherd was bored while guarding his sheep. So, for fun, he would shout,
“Wolf!”
Each time, villagers ran to help him. And each time, they found no wolf.
Well, then a wolf really did attack. But when the boy cried “Wolf!,” no one came.
You can probably guess how this story ends…