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ジオ英会話 「Yokohama is the city where I was born」2019年1月23日 Lesson194

~ラジオ英会話1月のテーマと目的~
・関係代名詞 " who , which , that " と関係副詞 "where , when , why " といった節による修飾。
・修飾の本質が、空所にあることを理解する。

Lesson194:「関係副詞 where」

 

 A) I love Yokohama. There is so much to see and do in this city.
 B) What is your favorite area?
 A) Well, I like Minato Mirai and Yamashita Park, but I’d have to say Chinatown is my favorite.
 B) Yes, there is so much energy and excitement there. Of course, I’m proud of Yokohama, since Yokohama is the city where I was born.
 A) Oh, really? So, can you recommend a good restaurant in Chinatown? I’m getting hungry.
 B) Actually, you probably know more about the good places than I do. I was born here, but our family moved to Sendai when I was five. A lot has changed.

- 内容確認 -

 

- Real grammar for communication -
Yokohama is the city where I was born.
横浜は私が生まれた街です。

* " where " は city, office などの場所以外にも、case, situation, circumstance など、比喩的な場所にも使える。また、先行詞が -whereを含む "everywhere " や " place " である場合は、修飾にわざわざ where を用いる必要はない。

(例文)

・This is the park where I go jogging every morning.
これが私が毎朝ジョギングをしに行く公園です
・My sister followed me everywhere I went.
妹は私の行くところどこにでもついてきた

 

- Grammar In Action -
1) リバプールはクリスがずいぶん昔住んでいた街だ。
2) 私が犯してきたすべての過ちは,重要なレッスンとなってくれました。
3) あなたがひどいトラブルに巻き込まれたところを想像してみて。

(答え)
1) Liverpool is the city where Chris lived ages ago.
2) This is the lake where I learned to water-ski.
3) Think of a situation where you are in deep trouble.

(解説)

1)" ages ago " = long time ago の誇張表現

2)where I learned how to water-ski , where I learned water-skiing でもOK
3) We’d like to imagine a container. That’s full of trouble. Oops! You jump in, and you’re surrounded by trouble. So “in” is really the perfect match.
Yes, kind of, like a swamp, you know, you’re just inside the swamp, sinking down. Surrounded by trouble.