일본의 문화소개: It was Tom who visited John on Monday.

2010/04/14

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今日の英語

Seq 354 ( unit 16 It を用いた表現 ) : lesson 21 < it.....that ....の強調構文 >

今日は ' It is ..... that ~~ ' の強調構文で, It is ..人の場合

' It is + 人 + who.... ' で who でも使うことを勉強しましょう.

Tom visited John on Monday

a) It was Tom that visited John on Monday.

b) It was John that Tom visited on Monday.

c) It was on Monday that Tom visited John.

d) It was Tom who visited John on Monday. ( Johnを月曜日に訪問した人は誰かと言えば, Tomだ)

e) It was John who Tom visited on Monday. ( Tomが月曜日に訪問した人は Johnだ)

例文＞

" In my family, It is my mom who wears the pants,

so to speak." " In mine, it is my dad who calls the

shots. He is in charge of everything. "

" うちの家ではいわゆる主導権を握っているのはお母さんね,"

" うちの場合は, 決定権はお父さんにある。お父さんが何でも

仕切るんだ "

単語>

mom ; (名) (口語的) ママ

wear the pants [trousers] ; (口語的) (家庭内で特に家内が) 主導権を握る

pants ; (名) (米)ズボン, (英) パンツ (英）のズボンは trousers )

so to speak ; いわゆる,

dad ; (名) ぱぱ

call the shots ; (口語的) 指示をする, 命令権を持つ (' 発砲をどこに行うか指示する'の軍事用語から）

in charge of ....; ..の担当をしている,

説明> 上の例文のように, It is + (人) ..の場合に, that 代わりに 'who' を使う, この場合は ....は

誰かといえば...だと人をさらに強調する効果がある. 次の例文も.

My dad calls all the shots.

(a) It is my dad that calls all the shots.

(b) It is my dad who calls all the shots.

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