'Anything Could Happen' (Harvard Video)

Question 1

see it through

Answer 1

やり遂げる

Question 2

Freshman

Answer 2

大学一年生

Question 3

<p>I can't believe (A)</p>

Answer 3

<p>私は(A)を信じられない e.g. 'I can't believe that those two are going to get married!'</p>

Question 4

What’s up?

Answer 4

Can be used as a casual. greeting (falling intonation).

When said with a rising intonation it can be interpreted as ‘what’s wrong?’

Question 5

evolution

Answer 5

進化

Question 6

directly

Answer 6

直接に

Question 7

world leaders

Answer 7

世界の要人

Question 8

E.M.T

Answer 8

‘Emergency Medical Technician’

救急医療技師

Question 9

a million

Answer 9

1,000,000
★ ‘A million’ is also used when talking about a number too large to really count or too emphasise an amount. ‘One hundred and one’ is also used the same way.

E.g. ‘There are a million things that I want to do in America!’

Question 10

explore

Answer 10

探検する

Question 11

glad

Answer 11

basically another way of saying ‘happy’

Question 12

dining hall

Answer 12

食堂

Question 13

tradition

Answer 13

伝統

Question 14

to get to know 【people】better

Answer 14

人と親密になる

Question 15

to catch up with friends

Answer 15

友達に会う

Question 16

discover

Answer 16

発見する

Question 17

distinctivie

Answer 17

特殊な〜

distinctive flavour
distinctive characteristic

Question 18

immigrants

Answer 18

移民

Question 19

editor

Answer 19

編集者（新聞など）

Question 20

senator

Answer 20

上院議員

Question 21

economics

Answer 21

経済学

Question 22

minor in 【sociology】

Answer 22

(大学で)〔社会学〕副専攻にする

Question 23

Class of 【2013】

Answer 23

【２０１３年】卒業生

Question 24

【A】is important for me

Answer 24

Aは私にとって大切です

Question 25

sociology

Answer 25

社会学

Question 26

store-bought 【eggs】

Answer 26

店で買った【卵】

Question 27

sacrifice A for B

Answer 27

BのためにAを犠牲にする

Question 28

to sacrifice everything for one’s children

Answer 28

子供のために全てを犠牲にする

Question 29

a responsible person

Answer 29

責任かの強い人

Question 30

To do 【A】as a joke

Answer 30

【A】を冗談としてする

Question 31

chat, chatting

Answer 31

雑談（する）

Question 32

to frame 【a picture】

Answer 32

【絵】を額に入れる

Question 33

rejection letter

Answer 33

不合格通知

Question 34

to frame a rejection letter

Answer 34

不合格通知を額に入れる

Question 35

‘hold on’

Answer 35

「ちょっと待って」(casual English)

Question 36

Guess what?

Answer 36

会話の最初に相手の興味を引き付けるときに言う

Question 37

to be in utter shock

Answer 37

ひどいショックを受ける