Today's Lesson: Callan Stage 9 New Edition Lesson 141 page 790 - 792

レッスンで出てきた文法・単語

VOCABULARY: -porter -Compound adjectives -a fifty-minute lesson -a four-door car -jog -overnight -lifestyle -mere SENTENCE STRUCTURE: -I have a two-hour break time for my lunch.  -That is a four-wheel car.  -Q:If you arrived at a railway station with a heavy suitcase, would you ask a porter to help you with it or would you struggle with it yourself? -A:lf I arrived at a railway station with a heavy suitcase, I'd struggle with it myself. -Q:What can we say instead of "He had a holidaythat lasted two weeks"? -A:Instead of "He had a holiday that lasted two weeks", we can say 'He had a two-week holiday". -Q:What can we say instead of "Let's jog for ten kilometres"? -A:Instead of "Let's jog for ten kilometres", we can say "Let's go for a ten-kilometre jog". -Q:In the phrase "a ten-kilometre jog", why is the word "kilometre" singular and not plural? -A:In the phrase "a ten-kilometre jog", the word "kilometre" is singular because it is being used as an adjective, and adjectives in Eng[ish do not have plural forms. -Q:Do people who become rich or famous overnight often have problems managing their new lifestyle? -A:Yes, people who become rich or famous overnight often have problems managing their new lifestyle. -Q:Is there any job you could think of that you would like to do, not for the money, but for the mere honour that goes with the job? -A:Yes, there's a job I could think of that I'd like to do, not for the money, but for the mere honour that goes with the job.