in the driving seat
US /ɪn ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈsit/
・UK /in ðə ˈdraɪvɪŋ ˈsi:t/
B1 中級
idm.主導権を握っている
After the promotion, she was in the driving seat of the project.
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子供たちが外に出なくなった理由 (Why Kids Never Go Outside Anymore)
- As they grow up, they're bombarded with the fact that their lives probably won't be as good as their parents. They probably won't be able to afford a house. They will have a much harder time building a family or even finding people to connect with. The social contract that previous generations bought into has disappeared. It's easy to treat the mental health problems that we see today as their own isolated issue, but in many ways, they're the natural response to what kids are facing. At this point, it might feel a little bit hopeless, but the light at the end of the tunnel is that we're all catching on to these mistakes. We're slowly realising that you don't need to make your kids terrified of strangers. It took decades for people to finally question that absurd narrative. People are waking up to the dangers of social media, the lack of free play in kids, and how addictive and destructive it is to keep kids isolated in a safe little box in their room, staring at a screen endlessly for hours every single day. I mean, how many young people today, how many of your friends that you know, would actually let their children become heavy technology users? Even with cars, despite how embedded they've become, the pendulum is slowly swinging the other way. Young people who've travelled and experienced life in cities that aren't dominated by them know the difference that it can make. We're not going to instantly solve the many challenges that young people face because of the mistakes of the past, but before too long, the generation that grew up with these problems and actually understands them will be in the driving seat, and hopefully, by some miracle, they'll be able to actually fix them and know the value of making their kids' lives better than their own.
成長するにつれて、彼らは両親のような良い生活は送れないだろうという事実を突きつけられる。家を買う余裕もないだろう。家庭を築くのも、心を通わせる人を見つけるのも、ずっと難しくなる。前の世代が信じていた社会契約は消滅してしまったのだ。今日見られるメンタルヘルスの問題を、それ自体単独の問題として扱うのは簡単だが、多くの点で、子供たちが直面している問題に対する自然な反応なのだ。現時点では、少し絶望的に感じるかもしれないが、トンネルの先の光は、私たち全員がこうした過ちに気づきつつあるということだ。子供たちを見知らぬ
- But before too long, the generation that grew up with these problems and actually understands them will be in the driving seat.
イラン、米国の港湾封鎖継続でホルムズ海峡を再び閉鎖（国営メディア報道）| BBC News (Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over continued US blockade of ports, state media says | BBC News)
- So in terms of the public mood in Israel, uh, a lot of people quite surprised by this ceasefire, seeing that President Trump is in the driving seat.
イスラエル国内の世論としては、トランプ大統領が主導権を握っている状況で、この停戦に多くの人々がかなり驚いていました。
- So in terms of the public mood in Israel, uh, a lot of people quite surprised by this ceasefire, seeing that President Trump is in the driving seat.
それが分析です。
BOX SET：6分間英語 - 「交通」英語メガクラス！30分の新語彙！ (BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Transport' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!)
- Well, that all sounds very nice, but I think I'd still prefer to be in the driving seat, and that means in control of a situation. You can take the driverless car and do your work,
それはとてもいいことだと思うが、私はやはり運転席に座っていたい。運転席のないクルマに乗って、自分の仕事をすることができる、
- Right off the bat. In the driving seat.
すぐさま運転席で
