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お役立ち英語フレーズ
「At once」
<英語でdefinition!> Immediately.
Onceの意味は「一度」、At onceで「一度に」。ここからさらに、「すぐに、即時に」という意味にもなります。
例文 If you don’t stop that at once, I will tell your father!
（あれをすぐに止めなければ、君のお父さんに言うからね！）
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ビジネス - 関係詞
Simon Evans, Tokyo
一般的に関係詞節では、thatやwhichが使われます。
This is the car that/which my father drives.
一方who, whose, when, where といった関係詞はそれぞれ直前にくる名詞などで何が使われるかが決まります。
(1) It was her. She brought those flowers.
→ It was her who brought those flowers.
(2) This is the park. We met a year ago in this park.
→ This is the park where we met a year ago.
(1) では、Sheがwho（関係代名詞）で置き換えられ、一つの文に書き換えられています。
(2)では、in this parkがwhere(関係副詞)で置き換えられ、一つの文に書き換えられています。また、このwhereは『前置詞 + 関係代名詞』でも書き換えることができます。 (= in which)
単語・表現
Question 1
それぞれの下線部に入る適切な関係詞を選んで入力してください。
※ 必ず半角英字で入力してください
単語・表現
Question 1
それぞれの下線部に入る適切な関係詞を選んで入力してください。
※ 必ず半角英字で入力してください
Question 2
以下は会話に出てくる単語です。左側に並ぶ単語の意味に合致するものを右からドラッグし、正解の上でドロップしてください。答えが正しければそのまま配置されます。
Question 2
以下は会話に出てくる単語です。左側に並ぶ単語の意味に合致するものを右からドラッグし、正解の上でドロップしてください。答えが正しければそのまま配置されます。
会話
マネージャーとアシスタントマネージャーの会話です。
関係詞節に注意しながら、まずはトランスクリプトを見ないで音声だけを聞いてみましょう。
次にディクテーションの練習として、音声を聞きながら会話文を書き取っていきましょう。これを数回繰り返し、最後にトランスクリプトを見て、埋められなかった箇所をチェックします。
| Manager: | With your impending departure and the insistence from senior management that we must promote from within, we’ve got to get our heads together and think of a suitable candidate. Any initial thoughts? |
| Assistant Manager: | Tina is someone whose commitment and loyalty can never be questioned. Furthermore, she has forged strong professional relations with the clients she deals with. |
| Manager: | True, but she just isn’t dynamic enough for it. Two years ago was the time when she showed the most promise, but since then she has slipped back into mediocrity. I can’t see her being able to multi-task when the pressure is on. |
| Assistant Manager: | Well, what about Steve? Gone are the times when you worried about his lack of focus. Putting him charge of our larger accounts has without doubt concentrated his mind. And creating new business is the area where his abilities are best employed. |
| Manager: | Yes, Steve is a strong contender. No doubt about that. The only misgiving I would have about promoting him would be whether he is prepared to make the hard decisions that come with the role. He comes across as being too nice - the sort of person who might shirk his managerial responsibilities in order to keep everyone happy. |
| Assistant Manager: | A criticism levelled at me, I seem to remember. Richard is another person who I could happily pass the reigns over to. He’s dependable, his work is immaculate, and he genuinely loves doing it. |
| Manager: | 2001 when this vacancy came up last time; that was when he should have shown some interest, but he didn’t. What makes you so certain that it’ll be different this time around? |
| Assistant Manager: | In his defence, he was young at that time and was still learning the ropes. I think he would be prepared to take the step up now, though. |
| Manager: | Well, the boardroom is the place where the final decision will be taken. So, are we both agreed that it’s out of these three for the job? If so, I’ll pass on our thoughts to the chairman. |
| Assistant Manager: | For what it’s worth, I believe that Steve is the candidate who is most likely to fulfil their promise and provide you with the staffroom leadership you seek. |
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