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「Go our separate ways」
<英語でdefinition!> The breaking of a relationship between two people or organizations.
直訳すると、「私たちの別々の道を行く」。大体の意味は取れますが、例文を見るとよく分かります。議論が二つに完全に割れてしまい、どうにもならなくなったとき、この表現が使われます。
例文 This arguing cannot continue! It has to stop! I think it is time we both went our separate ways. I think we should break up.
（この議論はもう続けられないな！ここで止めなければ。我々の意見が二つに完全に分かれてしまったようだ。ここで解散すべきだと思うよ。）
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Christopher Cook, Sydney, Australia
For / Since / In / Afterの使い方
時間に関する前置詞の使い方です。○か×を選んで下さい。
For / Since / In / Afterの使い方
時間に関する前置詞の使い方です。○か×を選んで下さい。
説明
| Forは期間のことで使います。例えば、 | |
| 10 minutes: | I have been waiting for 10 minutes. |
| 2 days: | I will be there for two days. |
| 7 years: | I lived in Los Angeles for 7 years. |
| Sinceは「過去のある時から」という意味です。例えば、 | |
| 9am: | I have been studying since 9am. |
| 2004: | I have been in Japan since 2004. |
| I was a child: | I haven’t been to Nara since I was a child. |
| Inは「～間後」というように使います。例えば、 | |
| 10 minutes: | I’ll call you back in 10 minutes. |
| 2 days: | I am going to Australia in 2 days. |
| 3 months: | My birthday is in 3 months. |
| Afterは「～の後」という様に使います。例えば、 | |
| Dinner: | I’ll call you after dinner. |
| Work: | I like to go drinking after work? |
| Christmas: | I’ll go on a diet after Christmas. |
会話
| Naomi: | How long have you been in Japan, Jeff? |
| Jeff: | I’ve been here since August. |
| Naomi: | Oh, really? And how long are you planning on staying? |
| Jeff: | Well, my contract is for two years. But I would like to stay longer. I really like Japan. |
| Naomi: | Really? Have you been to many places in Japan? |
| Jeff: | No. But I am going to Kyushu in two weeks. |
| Naomi: | Kyushu? How long are you going for? |
| Jeff: | Just a couple of days. I’m going to meet an old friend I haven’t seen since I was a high school student. |
| Naomi: | How exciting! |
| Jeff: | Yeah, she is going to meet me after work and take me to a Japanese style pub. |
| Naomi: | After work? Oh, she works in Kyushu? |
| Jeff: | Yeah. She has been in Japan for 7 years. |
| Naomi: | Wow! |
| Jeff: | But she’s going back to the States in 3 months. |
| Naomi: | I see. |
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実力アップコーナー
会話の流れに合うよう最も適切な答えをa,b,cの中から選んで下さい。
実力アップコーナー
会話の流れに合うよう最も適切な答えをa,b,cの中から選んで下さい。
