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質問

I'm at my wits' end dealing with my friend's glum, woe-is-me attitude. I've known "Max" since we worked together at a restaurant when I was in college. He was in his early 20s and had grown up in the town. He said he regretted not getting a bachelor's degree. As we became better friends and he saw the projects I was doing for my classes (I was an art major), he became inspired and started making plans to go to community college and then transfer. A year passed; then two. That never happened. (Not a big deal in itself, but I mention it as part of a pattern.)

glum, woe-is-me attitudeの意味を教えてください。
had grown up in the townはなぜ過去形ではなく過去完了なのでしょうか？in the townというのは地元の町ということでしょうか？
mention it as part of a patternの意味を教えてください。

以上、よろしくお願いします

回答No.1

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１。glum, woe-is-me attitudeの意味を教えてください。

　無愛想で、「ああ俺もうダメだ」と言う態度。

２。had grown up in the townはなぜ過去形ではなく過去完了なのでしょうか？

　成人過程を「完了」したからでしょう。

３。in the townというのは地元の町ということでしょうか？

　はい、そうです。

４。mention it as part of a patternの意味を教えてください。

　（だが私は）彼のやり方の（始めはやる気満々だが、途中でやめてしまうと言う）型の一部だと思う。

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