Lesson 174 可算名詞・不可算名詞のイメージ④ 要注意の不可算名詞
レッスンのポイント
今回は思わず加算で使ってしまいそうになる不可算名詞です。
Today’s dialog
思いのほか多くボーナスをもらったジョナスとヤヨイの会話。
Jonas: Wow, the winter bonus was bigger than I was expecting.
Yayoi: We’re lucky. The company’s sales were very good this year.
Jonas: How are you going to spend it? Don’t say, “I’m going to save it.”
Yayoi: Actually, I want to travel to Italy. How about you?
Jonas: I need to buy some new furniture for my living room. My cat has ruined most of my things.
Yayoi: Let me guess. You’re going to that European furniture store.
Jonas: No, I was thinking about Indian-style furniture.
WORDS & PHRASES
save （お金を）蓄える
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
Wow, the winter bonus was bigger than I was expecting.
We’re lucky. The company’s sales were very good this year.
How are you going to spend it? Don’t say, “I’m going to save it.”
Actually, I want to travel to Italy. How about you?
I need to buy some new furniture for my living room. My cat has ruined most of my things.
Let me guess. You’re going to that European furniture store.
No, I was thinking about Indian-style furniture.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①比較級 + than + 文内容
The winter bonus was bigger than I was expecting.
②ruin の語感
My cat has ruined most of my things.
③think abot ～
No, I was thinking about Indian-style furniture.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I need to buy some new furniture for my living room.
furniture は chair（椅子）、desk（机）、table（テーブル）など、生活に必要なある程度の大きさのものすべてを覆う「概念」。chair は数えられても furniture は数えられないのです。
Fruit contains essential vitamins.
This restaurant serves the best food in town.
Money isn’t everything, right?
Please contact the airline for more up-to-date information.
My teacher gave me some advice, and now my grades have improved a lot.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I think information is power!
I haven’t got enough money to rent an apartment in this area.
have got は have（持っている）と同じ意味で使われています。
I bought some beautiful pieces of antique furniture online.
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