Q-Eng

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I make and post some English sentences for daily training.
If you found any mistakes in them, please let me know.

この書き込みは、英語学習の一貫として私 gyutaku が作った英作文です。
文法間違いやタイポなどがあれば是非教えてください。
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＜Word of the day (from http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ )＞
impose [verb]
1.a : to cause (something, such as a tax, fine, rule, or punishment) to affect someone or something by using your authority
・The judge imposed a life sentence.
usually + on or upon
・The judge imposed a life sentence on the defendant.
・impose [=levy] a tax on liquor
・A curfew has been imposed upon the city's youth.
1.b : to establish or create (something unwanted) in a forceful or harmful way
・I needed to break free from the limits imposed by my own fear of failure.
2 : to force someone to accept (something or yourself)
+ on or upon
・He imposed his will on his subjects. [=he forced his subjects to do what he wanted them to do]
・He imposes his personal beliefs on his employees.
・I don't like having to impose myself on other people.
3 : to ask for or expect more than is fair or reasonable
・She asked if I wanted a ride, but I declined. I didn't want to impose. [=I didn't want to cause trouble or inconvenience for her]
often + on or upon
・I didn't want to impose on her. = I didn't want to impose on her kindness.
・You shouldn't impose on/upon your friend's good nature.
1.a⇒権威に基づき (税、罰金、法律、罰などを) 誰かあるいは何かに発生させる(=課す)
1.b⇒(何か求めていないものを)強制的あるいは害を及ぼす形で定めたり作ったりする
2⇒(何かあるいはあなた自身を)誰かに強制的に受け入れさせる
3⇒公正で妥当な範囲を超えて要求をしたり期待したりする

＜Examples by gyutaku＞
They had been objecting to the bill imposing higher consumption tax on us.
⇒彼らは私達への消費税を高くする法案に反対していた(けど今はしてない)。

bill は議会で審議している最中の法案。
bill が pass (可決) すると law になる。

定義3 は、いろいろ使い回しができそうですね。
"I don't want to impose on you."
なんて、日本人が好きそうなフレーズだと思いましたが、そうでもないですか？

(*)斜字は http://www.learnersdictionary.com/ からの抜粋