08/Dec/16/Tue Today's English ( I hope not.....)

Good morning all,

 

Let's start Tuesday with vigor!

 

it is perfectly blue and clean sky this morning here

in Tokyo. it is still cold with morning lows of 3.6 degrees

and daytime highs will be about 11 degrees, which is 2

degrees higher than yesterday.

 

Here is today's english!

 

Seq# 42 (unit 387)

 

"If the recession drags on, Wages will be frozen or

lowered." " I hope not. Wage earners and salaried

workers alike already find it hard to make ends meet."

( 今の 不況が 早く 回復されるよう！ I really hope! )

 

「このまま不況が長引けば, 賃金は 凍結されるか, 引き下げ

られることになる」「そうならないことを願うよ。すでに賃金

労働者も給与所得者も家計のやりくりに苦労しているのだから」

 

Words,Phrases & Patterns

> recession ; 不況, 不景気 

> drag on ; ずるずると長引く
> wage ; ( 特に肉体労働者) 賃金

> freeze ; 凍結する

> lower ; ..を下げる

> A and B alike ; Aも Bも 同様に

> find it....to 動詞 ; ...することが ...と 思う

> make (both) ends meet ; 家計の収支を合わせる
 

ここで　I hope not は I hope (that) wages will not be frozen

or lowered で、 not 以外の 前 文章との 共通要素を 省略 したこと

です。このように 後ろ 文章で 否定の not が 来る時, 前 文章との

共通部分を 省略して 簡単に not で 表す動詞は 主に 次の三つ です。

 

hope that 節

suppose that 節

be afraid that 節 

 

参考で, I suppose that...は ...だと 思うの 意味.

 

日本語で;

そうじゃないことを 願う - hope not

じゃないと 思う - suppose not

残念ながら じゃないと 思う - be afraid not

 

例えば; 

(a) " It does not often happen", " No, I suppose not "

( I suppose that it does not often happen )

 

(b) " Do you think he is coming?", " I'm afraid not."

( I an afraid that he is not coming )

 

Have a great day today!!!

 

" life is either a daring advanture or nothing at all. "

                                               & nbsp;              -- Helen Keller  --

 

No challenge, No chance!!!

 

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