Lesson 171 可算名詞・不可算名詞のイメージ① 形があるのか・ないのか
レッスンのポイント ここからは名詞について学びます。今回は「加算・不可算」の基本を。
Today’s dialog
「シーフードパエリアはやめて」というロキシーの要望に応えて、お父さんが作る夕食のメニューは･･･。
Dad: Hi, Roxy. How was your dentist appointment?
Roxy: Not too bad, but I hate the drilling noise at the dentist.
Dad: Anyway, I made the perfect dish for dinner: French onion soup. Here you are.
Roxy: Um, it’s tasty, but there is too much onion in it.
Dad: There’s supposed to be a lot of onion in it.
Roxy: How many onions did you use?
Dad: Three large ones.
Roxy: Isn’t that too much onion?
Dad: Not really. It all cooks down.
WORDS & PHRASES
cook down （煮詰めることによって）量が減る
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。
Hi, Roxy. How was your dentist appointment?
Not too bad, but I hate the drilling noise at the dentist.
Anyway, I made the perfect dish for dinner: French onion soup. Here you are.
Um, it’s tasty, but there is too much onion in it.
There’s supposed to be a lot of onion in it.
How many onions did you use?
Three large ones.
Isn’t that too much onion?
Not really. It all cooks down.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①「～することになっている」の be supposed to ～
There’s supposed to be a lot of onion in it.
②代名詞 one
How many onions did you use? – Three large ones.
Which is your daughter? – The one with the ponytail.
Chris likes white wine better than red wine(x one).
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
There is too much onion in it.
可算・不可算を分ける基準は「具体的で決まった形があるなら可算、抽象的で形がないなら不可算」。キーセンテンスの onion が不可算なのは、スープの中ですでに形をなくしているから。
There are three onions in the fridge.
My girlfriend put〔 too much apple/too many apples 〕in the salad.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I had lamp for dinner last night.
There isn’t much water left in the reservoir.
not + much で「それほど～ではない」。reservoir は「貯水池」。
We would all like to live in a world full of love and peace.