2011年 10月 03日
■ ツイッターから拾った使える英会話 #15
「日本人が使える表現」、「日本人が間違いやすい英語の表現」、などを
まとめてみました。全て米語の口語表現をベースにしています。
Sep. 6 ~30 2011
QT: It was very busy today ... but I'll BE running.
It might makes me refreshed.
/添削 It was ⇒ I was, It ...makes ⇒ make (助動詞+原形)
QT: I DID THE grocery shopping.
When I was waiting in a line at casher, I realized I didn't bring my purse w/me.
/添削:in a line⇒in line, at casher⇒the cashier
QT: It's very autumnal weather.
I'm so lucky 2 HAVE my day off ON such a nice day. Have a lovely day!
/添削:autumnal ⇒ fall-like weather,
RT "A year from now you may wish you had started today." -
今日の和訳:「一年経ったら、あの時(今日のこと)に始めておればよかった、
と後悔するかもしれない。」
英語学習者は、英語の和訳はいいが「和文英訳」ダメです。
QT: I went ... a shop named "GROM" with my coworker on my way back home.
Sweets is an energy for me.
/添削:is⇒are the source of my energy「エネルギーの元」
QT: I have to go to work. But this week, I feel depress
and I DON'T WANT to go to work.
/添削:feel depress⇒ feel depressed (知覚動詞+過去分詞の形容詞)
QT: It's getting chilly in the morning and AT night these days,
but it's still hot DURING the day. 「朝夕は、肌寒くなってきたが、日中はまだ暑い」
/添削済、大文字部分。
QT: I cooked Chinese fried rice for supper. 「チャーハンを作った」
I think it's a good way to DISPOSE unnecessary STUFF inside the FRIDGE.
/添削:cooked ⇒ made
大文字部分。「冷蔵庫の中の不要なものを処理するのに便利」
QT: It's still hot in Osaka. I wish it will be cool tomorrow in Kawasaki.
/訂正: wish: 不可能な願望 ⇒ hope:可能な願望。 PG30●
How are you doing with your science project?
「科学の研究課題の調子はどう?」
便利な類似表現⇒ 「最近、日本語の勉強は進んでいる?」
How's your Japanese coming along?