2014年9月28日日曜日

appliance manufacturer

appliance manufacturer
電気器具製造業者

appliance market
装置市場

appliance material
器具材料

appliance performance
器具性能

appliance prepared as
~として作られた装置[器具]

appliance repairer
電気修理工

appliance store
家庭用(電気)器具店

That's the furthest thing from my mind.

furthest thing from one's mind
《be the ~》全く念頭にない

furthest thing from the truth
《the ~》事実と最も懸け離れていること

at furthest
遠くても

become the furthest thing from one's mind
ほとんど忘れてしまう

reflect the furthest someone could go in regard to price
(人)にでき得る限りのサービス価格になっている

That's the furthest thing from my mind.
思いも寄らないことだ。
そんなことは思ってもみなかった。

Men are best loved furthest off.
男は、離れているほど愛される。
距離を保っているほど、女性の思いを募らせる。

Seamen are the nearest to death, the furthest from God.
船乗りは、いつも死と隣合わせなのに、神からは一番遠い。
船乗りの日頃の言動は、信仰心とは程遠い。

SVOC sentence

name O C 「OをCと名づける」
make O C 「OをCにさせる」「OをC(の状態)にする」
keep O C 「OをC(の状態)に保つ」
think O C 「Oを(が)Cだと思う」
find O C 「OがCだと気づく(分かる)」
elect O C 「OをCに選ぶ」

His parents named him Ken.
She keeps her room clean.
I think him kind.
I call him Bob. 
They  made  him  captain

They  named  him  Robert
They  elected  him  president
They  elected  him  speaker
They  made  him  the Mayor
They  made  David  Chairman of the Rotary club

The news  made  his name  popular
She  made  him  happy
She  got  her shoes  wet
He  panted  the wall  white

England  declared  me  a jew
He  made  his son  a doctor

make money on the side

He is on the side of the little guy.
彼は弱い者の味方です。

hit someone on the side of his head
〔投げた物などが〕(人)の側頭部に当たる

kiss someone on the side of his neck
(人)の首筋にキスをする

leave ~ on the side of the road
~を道端に放置する[置き去りにする]

make money on the side
副業で収入を得る

sit up on the side of the bed
ベッド際に座る

stencil ~ on the side of
〔模様・文字など〕…の側面に~をステンシルで刷り出す[刷り込み型を使って印刷する]

whomp someone on the side
(人)の横腹をピシャリとたたく

write scripts on the side
副業として[片手間に]脚本を書く

earn a bit on the side
少し余計に稼ぐ

The past continuous

The past continuous is formed from the past tense of be with the -ing form of the verb:

We use the past continuous to talk about the past:

for something which continued before and after another action:
The children were doing their homework when I got home.

Compare:


I got home. The children did their homework.
and
The children did their homework when I got home.


As I was watching television the telephone rang.


This use of the past continuous is very common at the beginning of a story:

The other day I was waiting for a bus when …
Last week as I was driving to work … 

for something that happened before and after a particular time:
It was eight o’clock. I was writing a letter.

Compare:

At eight o’clock I wrote some letters.

In July she was working in McDonald’s.

.to show that something continued for some time:
My head was aching.
Everyone was shouting.

for something that was happening again and again:
I was practising every day, three times a day.
They were meeting secretly after school.
They were always quarrelling.

with verbs which show change or growth:
The children were growing up quickly.
Her English was improving.
My hair was going grey.
The town was changing quickly.

anecdote from the past

anecdote
逸話、秘話、秘史、奇談
発音ǽnikdòut、《複》anecdotes、分節an・ec・dote

anecdote from the past
《an ~》過去の逸話[秘話]

anecdote in the ancient book
その古い書物に収められている逸話

anecdote invoking a well-known figure in Chinese history
名高い中国史上の人物にまつわる逸話

anecdote that paints a rich picture of
~を生き生きと描く[描写する]逸話

fish anecdote
釣り談義

for anecdote
逸話向けの

funny anecdote about
~についての笑い話

He told anecdotes about his movie work. 
彼は自分の映画の仕事にまつわる話を披露しました。

How to tell a story( Past Events) in English?-- Free English lesson for speaking in English.


How to tell a story( Past Events) in English?-- Free English lesson for speaking in English.

A very useful skill in English is to be able to tell a story or an anecdote. Anecdotes are short stories about something that happened to you or someone you know. So in this lesson you will learn to convey past events in words.
First step to tell a story is to link your ideas together. Once you sequence them it is easy for you to put it in words.

Beginning 

If you are going to tell your story after someone else has already spoken to you, then you can start by saying:
- That reminds me!
- Something similar happened to me.
- Words like Firstly, to start off with can help you to start telling your story or any past event.

Continuing

Words that help you to connect or continue your story are:
- Then
- After that 
- Next

Interruptions / New elements to the story

While you are telling your story and certain elements have to be added then you can use words like:
- Suddenly
- Unexpectedly

Ending

To end the story words that can be used are:
- Finally
- In the end
- Eventually
- Lastly

Tenses

Varieties of tenses are used to tell stories such as:
1) Present Tense -- used for telling jokes, or to give a dramatic effect.
2) Past simple- used to tell a story in a chronological order
3) Past continuous -- used to describe activities in progress at the time of your story or give a background to it.
Use wide range of vocabulary to make your story interesting and hope you enjoy this lesson.