TOEIC 9/7

石井本

  • 4-3 (301-330) 23/30
  • だんだん勘所をつかめてきたかも。一度はやっているはずなんですが、すっかり忘れているのが。
  • step down: 辞任する
  • so as to -> so asの直後にtoが必要
  • Ms Smith had better not have gone when I get back or I'll be furious.
    • had better -> had better not do
    • それが完了時制になった
  • It goes without saying that 〜はいうまでもない
    • It goes without saying that too much TV is detrimental to children's eyesight.
      • detrimental: causing harm or damage
        • Smoking is detrimental to health.
  • The local government is thinking of having garbage collected by a private contractor.
    • contractor: a person or company that makes an agreement ot do work or provide goods in large amounts for another company
      • a roofing contractor
  • Being physically strong and supple is essential in becoming a successful badminton player.
    • supple: someone who is supple bend and moves easily and gracefuly
      • She exercises every day to keep herself supple.
  • I noticed my collegue ---- for something in the filing cabinet as I passed the door.
    • search / searchingのどっちか?
      • notice + 目的語 + do / doing /doneなので、文法的にはどっちでもよい
      • 決め手はas I passed the doorから、この瞬間の動作を指していること
      • よってsearching
  • 分詞構文の能動態と受動態をしっかり理解すること
    • Having told -> He told -> 能動態
    • Having been told -> He was told -> 受動態
      • 動詞が分詞であることと能動態か受動態かは別問題っす
  • deny -ing
  • bribe: to pay money to someone to persuade them to help you, especially by doing somethig dishonest
    • bribe somebody to do something
    • We bribed the doorman to let us in
  • Letting children have everything they want makes them greedy and spoiled.
    • 使役動詞の使い分け
      • let: 許す
      • have: 頼んでしてもらう
      • make: 無理矢理やらせる
  • learn to do
    • The elderly lady learned to ski this winter.
    • elderlyは形容詞ですよ?
  • When I went ot see the boss this morning, he apperard to be preparing for a meeting.
    • went to seeの時点でprepareしていたからと言う解釈
      • He seems to study.
        • It seems that he studies.
      • He seems to be studing.
        • It seems that he is studing.
      • He seemed to study.
        • It seemed that he studied.
      • He seemed to have studied.
        • It seemed that he had studied.
    • to do の時制は、メインの動詞に準ずる。
      • メインの動詞より古い -> haveをつける
      • 進行形は to be doing
  • 前置詞
    • 直後に名詞がくる
    • × to do -> ○ -ing
  • incline: sloping or learning in a particular direction
  • frail: someone whois frail is thin and weak, especially because they are old.
    • He was a man of about 60, frail and bent.
  • After having difficulty breaking into the Japanese market, the manager suggested doing a deal with a Japanese firm.
    • suggestの用法
      • suggest doing
      • suggest (to 人) that S should V
      • suggest (to 人) that S + 原型動詞
      • suggest A for B
    • deal: 取引
  • 使役動詞GET
    • get 目的語 to do
    • Being out of the country, I got my brother to negotiate a housing loan on my behalf.
  • (Being) a poor singer, he doesn't like singing in front of anyone else.
  • pound: a place where lost dogs and cats, or cars that have been illegally parked, are kept until the owner claims them.
  • Having sat on the train 3 times, ----
  • ragged: especially in AmE torn and in bad condition
    • A beggar was dozing on a pile of ragged blanket.
      • beggar: someone who lives by asking people for food and money
      • doze: to sleep lightly for a short time
  • While working his way through thebuilding, the pest control specialist sprayed the rooms with a chemical.