2017年2月6日月曜日

Chris@吹田校 20170205
































*secede[sIsíːd]:(同盟などから)脱退[分離独立]する
*tariff:関税
Mr. Trump would impose a high tariff.
*We are in the age of globalization.
*a large population
*even if~
*be afraid of losing their rights
  afraid for~:<物・事の>成り行きを気遣う
*accept their request
*there is a problem in Okinawa with the US military base
*benefitを「~の利益になる」と他動詞で扱う
  That doesn't benefit rice farmers.


7d-01 There weren't as many safety regulations.(Lane@四条河原町 2017/02/05)

[Language]~ここでは名詞を比べる~

-similar amount in the past-
There was just as much crime when I was young.
There were just as many terrible TV shows.

-lesser amount in the past-
There wasn't as much pressure to fit in. *fit in:適合する,馴染む
There weren't as many career paths for women.

[vocabulary]
back then = in the past = in those days = in my day = when I was young

awareness:知ること,自覚すること

nuclear family , extended family

household : (1つの住居にともに暮らす)家族,世帯
*familyは一緒に住んでいなくても「家族」

[Point]
nearly(ほとんど)はnot as much/manyの強意語として。veryは使えない。
There weren't nearly as many traffic accidents back then.
There wasn't nearly as much trouble at music festivals.





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