TOEIC 9/6

石井本

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  • 昨日よりはましになったとはいえ、すっかり忘れてしまっているのが痛い。
  • 一ヶ月も放置してしまったので、やむなし何ですけどね。orz
  • be starved of 〜が不足している
    • I didn't want to see my old school starved of funds so I contacted some other former students to help.
  • turn over ひっくり返る
  • canoe カヌー
  • be good at 〜が得意である
    • My manager is etremely good at organizing his time.
  • crawl: if an insect crawls, it moves using its legs
    • Watch out! There's a wasp crawling up your leg.
      • wasp: a thin black and yello flying insect that can sting you
        • sting: if an insect or plant sting you, it cause a sharp pain and that part of your body swells
          • swell: also swell up to gradually increase in size
  • 〜しないために
    • try not to do
    • The soldier, who had been awake for almost 36 hours, tried not to fall asleep.
      • ○ I studied hard in order to pass the exam.
        • In order to pass the exam, I studied hard.
      • × I tried in order not to fall asleep.
        • In order not to fall asleep, I tried
        • なにをtryするのかわからないのでだめ。
  • It is -- for/of 人 to do
    • to do の意味上の主語 -> for 人
    • 人の性格 -> of 人
  • 分詞構文の時制
    • 主語の時制に準拠する
    • Living a long way from work, I had to home at 5:00
      • Because I lived ..
    • 主語の時制より過去にする場合はhavingをつける
      • Having lost all the money, I have to cancel the trip.
        • Because I lost / have lost...
  • forget to do / -ing
    • forget to do -> 〜することを忘れる(まだやってない)
    • forget -ing -> 〜したことを忘れる(もうやった)
  • eat one's word: 前言を取り消す、自分の過ちを認める
  • 使役動詞makeの受動態
    • 〜させられる -> 原型動詞をto do にする
    • My boss made Tom work overtime.
      • Tom was made to work overtime by the boss.
        • After a colleague of mine proved to me that I had been mistaken, I was made to eat my words.
  • It was very annoying for you to leave your briefcase on the train.
  • admit -ing
    • When the company accountant started checking my expresses, I admitted having indcluded some personal experses.
  • cannot help but do
  • As I watched the climbers progressing up the steep slope, I coundn't help but worry about their safety.
    • watchは知覚動詞
    • steep: a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle
  • Some company employees were made to go to a rally to support a local politician who was a friend of the chairman's.
    • 使役動詞madeが受動態 -> made to do
    • rally: a large public mtg., expecially one that is held outdoors to support a political idea, protest etc
      • a big anti-abortion rally
  • 使役動詞としてのget
    • get 目的語 to do
    • Last year, I got a dodctor friend of mine to ive me a complete medical check.
  • be in for こんなことに直面しそうである
    • I saw the old tomcat being put outside by the neighbours and knew we were in for a noisy night.
  • Having employed an accountant, the men didn't have to worry about filing his tax return.
  • 疑問詞 + to do
    • what to do
    • when to leave home
    • how many books to read
    • how to play tennis
    • where to go
      • 1つの名詞扱い -> 主語、目的語、補語になりうる
  • put off -> 延期する
    • The concert appears to have been put off for a couple of hours.
  • hesitate to do
    • × hesitate -ing