Sunday, February 21, 2010

Friend10-4

take a hint 気を利かす、察する
You can take a hint.
He does't know how to take a hint.
gee うーん、うわー
frigging いまいましい
antsy そわそわして、イライラして
=have ants in one's pants
resemblance 類似性
uncanny 神秘的な
The resemblance is uncanny.
testicle 睾丸
start over やり直す
take off 急いで出発する
draw straws くじを引く
obscene わいせつな
phallic 男根の

V+O+to do

want him to study
allow him to study
expect him to study
ask him to study
invite him to study
enable him to study
advise him to study
permit him to study
encourage him to study
persuade him to study
force him to study
tell him to study

動名詞

動名詞のみを目的語に取る動詞

admit doing
enjoy doing
avoid doing
finish doing
keep doing
deny doing
suggest doing
consider ding

動名詞・分詞を使った表現
it goes without saying that S+V
busy doing
spend time/money doing
have trouble/difficulty doing
feel like doing
it is no use doing
worth doing

P.S. I Love You 2

morbid ゾッとする
get dolled up おめかしする
pick up on に気付く、理解する
social cues 社会的合図
go figure 不思議だ、奇妙だ、信じられない
bruise 傷、打ち身
on the table 検討中で
brat ガキ
make an issue 大騒ぎする、問題にする
leprechaun レプラコーン
eat one's head off  にぶつぶつ言う、を責める
In fact, she ate me head off about coming out tonight.
let someone off the hook を見逃してやる
I never let him off the hook.

memo

must not 〜してはいけない
must に違いない > can't であるはずがない

Friday, February 19, 2010

memo

canが可能性を表す場合、習慣的な可能性を表す。

○It can rain a lot in December in the region.
×It can rain a lot tomorrow.

must have doneには「〜したに違いない」の意味がある

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Could/was able to/could have doneの違い

Could 習慣的能力があった
was able to することができて実際にやった
could have done やろうと思えばできたがしなかった

He could run very fast when he was young.
I was able to pass the exam although it was difficult. (I could pass the exam although it was difficult.とは言えない)
When I went on a business trip to Tokyo, I could have stayed with one of my friends there, but I put up at a hotel.



submerge 潜水する
staff (複数扱い)
or so 〜かそこらで
It takes 40 minutes or so

Monday, February 15, 2010

Friends10-3

self-loathing 自己嫌悪
graze 軽く触れる
thigh もも
x-rated 成人向けの
brag 自慢する
catch on quick 察しが良い
gas 冗談
thy 汝の
hold up well 良く持ちこたえる
under torture 拷問による
top down 逆さまに
pop open パッと開く
clasp 留め金
abs 腹筋
abdominal muscle 腹筋
musty かび臭い
kick into high gear 
shrill けたたましい
scrappy 戦闘的な
claw one's way 必死で先に進む(つめで引っかいて障害物をかきわけ進む)