Lesson 176 可算名詞・不可算名詞のイメージ⑤ 可算・不可算で意味が変わる
レッスンのポイント 名詞の中には「加算・不可算」の違いが意味の違いに直結するものがいくつかあります。
Today’s dialog
若いカップルのマサとリナ。イタリア旅行が最終日となりました。
Masa: So, this is our last day in Italy. I can’t wait to get back to Japan.
Rina: Are you serious? I don’t want to leave Italy yet! I need to do some more shopping.
Masa: You’re joking, right?
Rina: No. There are a few dresses I saw in a shop near the theater. Can you put them in your suitcase?
Masa: I don’t have room for more clothes in my suitcase.
Rina: Oh, come on, Masa. Please!
Masa: OK, I’ll try.
WORDS & PHRASES
room for ～ ～が入る余地
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。
So, this is our last day in Italy. I can’t wait to get back to Japan.
Are you serious? I don’t want to leave Italy yet! I need to do some more shopping.
You’re joking, right?
No. There are a few dresses I saw in a shop near the theater. Can you put them in your suitcase?
I don’t have room for more clothes in my suitcase.
Oh, come on, Masa. Please!
OK, I’ll try.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①「ひと口サイズ」の文は必ず暗記
I can’t wait to get back to Japan.
Are you serious?
You’re joking, right?
②英語の語順感覚をしっかり身につける
There are a few dresses I saw in a shop near the theater.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I don’t have room for more clothes in my suitcase.
この文の room は、a や the のような限定詞が名詞の前になく複数形にもなっていませんから、不可算として扱われています。この場合 room は「余地・スペース」という意味。
This hotel has 200 guest rooms.
This bottle is made of glass.
He always wears stylish glasses.
Do you have time after the meeting?
I had a great time at your party.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
There’s no room for doubt.
doubt は「疑い・疑念」。
I gave my parents two crystal champagne glasses for their golden wedding anniversary.
It took me quite a long time to get used to living in Japan.