１５０番です。 One had to be guided by the judgement of 'the true ladies and gentlmen', argued the Society, or else 'we may as well adopt the proprieties of Bolshvik Russia'. 今回は短い文で助かります。といっても分解は必要ですね。 ⓵ One had…

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１４９番です。 In response to further letters in A Quarterly, the Society justified its stance by saying that while it accepted some correspondents' views that certain butlers of excellent quality were to be found in the houses of business…

１４８番です。 It was made clear, furthermore, that the society did not regard the houses of businessmen or the 'newly rich' as 'distinguished', and in my opinion this piece of out-dated thinking crucially undermined any serious authority …

１４７番です。 'Though of course,' the Society went on, 'this by itself is far from sufficient to satisfy requirement.' 英文での発言は、こういうパターンで表記されますね。 最初の一言、発言者、続く言葉というのがパターンだと思います。 という…

１４６番です。 Pressure to have these announced steadily mounted, and in response to a series of letters published in A Quarterly for the Gentleman's Gentleman, the Society admitted that a prerequisite for membership was that 'an applicant…

１４５番です。 But one matter the Society resisted pronouncing on for some time was the question of its own criteria for membership. まず分解してみます。 ⓵ But one matter ② the Society resisted pronouncing on for some time ③ was the questi…

１４４番です。 This, and the fact that the Hayes Sosiety tended to be a rather secretive body, lent it much mystique for a time, ensuring that the pronouncements it occasionally issued on professional matters were received as though hewn o…

１４３番です。 Membership, it was said, never at any point rose above thirty and much of the time remained closer nine or ten. and でつながった二つの文でできているようです。分解してみます。 ⓵ Membership, it was said, never at any point ros…

１４２番です。 Much of the power and prestige it went on to gain derived from the fact that unlike other such organizations which have come and gone, it managed to keep its numbers extremely low, thus giving this claim some credibility. 長…

１４１番です。 The Hayes Society claimed to admit butlers of 'Only the very first rank'. 今回は、内容は別にして、文自体は問題はないですね。 Sが、The Hayes Societyで、Vが、claimed です。 claimed to admit と不定詞が使われていますが、「一つの…

１４０番です。 In fact, many felt its power had become too great and thought it no bad thing when it was forced to close, I believe in 1932 or 1933. そんなに長い文ではないのですが、分解して考えた方がよさそうです。 ⓵ In fact, many felt (tha…

１３９番です。 But in the twenties and rhe early thirties, it exerted a considerable influence over much of London and the Home Counties. 今回はヘイズ協会の説明です。今でこそ話題にならないけれど、その昔は協会は影響力があったんだというので…

１３８番です。 You may not be aware of the Hayes Society, for few talk of it these days. 謹賀新年 本年最初の文は複雑な文ではなくて助かります。 分解も必要ないようです。コンマで前半と後半に分かれています。後半の for 以降は前半の事柄の理由を…