the OCはファーストシーズンは全部で27話あって、前半15話・後半12話として、分けて販売されているッス。
1話42分程度ッス。2003年辺りに作成されており、画質はかなり良いと思うッス。
一方、フレンズは製作された時期が古いせいか、画質がthe OCに比べるとかなり荒く感じたッス。
the OCの後に見るとガッカリ感が否めないッス。ただし内容は最高ッス。
面白い英文を見つけたので、いくつか書いておきます。
The old man the boat.
こういう文をGarden path sentenceというらしいのですが
本を読んでいてこういう文が出てきたら、頭がフリーズしそうです。 http://www.eigo21.com/etc/kimagure/z023.htm
↑に他にも例がのってました。
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
That that is is that that is not is not is that it it is.
James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher.
この三つも言葉遊びですが、文法的な解釈を考えると結構面白いです。
他には、不定詞は未来志向、動名詞は過去志向を理解しているか問う問題もあるッス。
My dream is (to become) a doctor. (夢とは実現していないので未来)
My pastime is (collecting) stamps. (趣味は既に行っているので過去)
これらの違いを中学生で理解しているのはすごいと思うッス。
①
A ( ) diamond is very rare, so it is extremely expensive.
1.spotless 2.flawless 3.stainless 4.seamless
②
Recently, computers have been developed that can ( ) between two voices.
1.recognize 2.perceive 3.elaborate 4.discriminate
③
Something should be done about the ( ) of these three main streets at the
same intersection because it causes heavy traffic throughout the day.
1.combining 2.blending 3.mingling 4.merging
④
A："We really don't have time to fix dinner tonight."
B："Then why don't we just eat ( ) from yesterday?"
1.remainders 2.extras 3.surplus 4.leftovers
例えば、in the worldはFriendsのスクリプトを例にすると、
・Well, sure in a perfect world. (Season3 episode21)
・It's a world where Joey is a neurosurgeon.
→そのドラマはJoeyのような人でも神経外科医が務まる世界よ。つまり何でもアリよ。(Season2 episode12)
・I will not let them be raised in a world where Joey is right!
→Joeyの言う事が正しい世界で赤ちゃんを育てたくない！(Season5 episode4)
などのように色々あるッス。
【冠詞マメ知識②】
a + 可算名詞 が付く場合は、その名詞が「丸ごと」存在している事を表している。逆に言うと、食材（肉・魚・
果物・野菜）は刻んだり、加工されると不可算名詞となる。これまたFriendsから例を紹介するッス。
Monicaがバナナをミキサーにかけようとした時、蓋をするのを忘れてボタンを押してしまったので、天井に
ジュース状のバナナが付いてしまったシーンッス。この時のbananaは不可算名詞ッス。
Phoebe: Hey, why are you mopping your ceiling?
Monica: Oh, there’s banana on it.
(Season3 episode16)
【冠詞マメ知識③】
固有名詞に不定冠詞が付く場合
・an angry Ayako(怒ったアヤコ) → 一人の人物が見せる多様な面の内の一つ。【冠詞マメ知識①】と同様の使われ方
・A Mr. Smith wishes to speak to you.(スミスさんという方)
・I want to be an Edison.(エジソンのような人)
・I bought a TOYOTA.(トヨタ製の車) → メトニミー
＞go to school
＞go to a school
＞go to bed
＞go to a bed
＞go to church
＞go to the church
school/bedは機能が重視される場合は無冠詞、場所やモノとして捉える場合は可算名詞になるというヤツッスね。
churchは昔の行動範囲が狭かった時代には思い当たる施設は一つしかなかく、theが付くと本で読んだ気がするッス。
How have you been recently? After I read your e-mail, I felt that you are interested in Japan,
and so I was glad. I answered your questions below.
I think the reason why mothers go to work is simply for money. Today, to get children well-educated, we
need much money in Japan than ever before. Many children go to cram school.
I don't think children at 3 or 4 should study math or English. Such subjects are difficult for them to understand.
They should learn Hiragana and Katakana with their parents, instead.
Boy students should study separately, I believe. In my view, boy students can't concentrate on studying very
much with girl students, and vice versa.
I'm very much looking forward to your reply.
Kei
(127words)
Generally, children who exercise daily are much healthier than children who don't.
↓
Generally, children who exercise daily are much healthier than otherwise.
勝手に訂正すると（スペルミスは222さん自身、本番ではしてないと思うッス。）、
money that their hasbunds earn have decreased in Japan
↓
"the" money that their husbands earn "has" decreased in Japan.
as for calculation and foreign language
↓
as for calculation and "a" foreign language
the more study hard,the better.
↓
the harder they study, the better. / the more they study, the better
早期教育についての見解なので、単に the sooner they begin studying, the betterでも良いと思うッス。
we can't learn many things in only same sexual.
↓
you can't learn many things only with students of the same sex.
(一般論について述べる時の主語はyou.)
