Today’s Idiom: Runs In The Family

Try to use today’s English idiom, Runs In The Family, in your next conversation!

If there is something genetic or common in some of your family members, we say it “runs in the family.”

家族・家系の中の遺伝を意味します。


Examples

1. My grandpa and my dad are bald, so I’ll probably be bald too. It runs in the family.

祖父も父も薄毛になっている。だから僕も薄毛になるだろう。これは家族の遺伝だ。

2. If alcoholism runs in your family, maybe you should avoid drinking.

もしアルコール中毒があなたの家族の遺伝的なものなら、あなたは飲むを避けるべきです。

 

Question Time

1. What are some things that run in your family?

あなたの家族の中の遺伝的なものは何ですか?

2. Can you think of some common traits that run in the family for many people?
遺伝でよく伝わるもので思い浮かぶものはありますか?(例:目の色、背の高さなど)

 

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