USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

1 〈 the +形容詞〉 a「…な人々」 b「…なこと」

a. She made a great effort to help the poor (=poor people) in her country.

b. About 20,000 people worked by hand for six years to achieve the impossible.

2 spend 〜(時間)...ing「…するのに(時間)を費やす」

a. He spent almost all of 1842 in North America studying railroads and bridges.

b. My father spent two hours repairing the car last Sunday.

3 程度がはなはだしいことを表して数量を強調するas ... as ~

a. The Semmering Pass is a part of the Alps that reaches as high as 985 meters.

b. As many as 100,000 people visited the Ueno Royal Museum to see the exhibition.

4 SVOC の受け身

a. Building tunnels and bridges in such a location was considered to be impossible.

b. The number seven is thought to be a lucky number.

5 instead「その代わりに」の用法

a. He rejected the use of iron and steel, and instead used brick and stone.

b. I tried to help him out of trouble, but instead I made the situation worse.
cf. Letʼs do what we can do today instead of worrying about the future.

6 not only A but (also) B「A だけでなくB も」(= B as well as A)

a. The toys are very popular not only in the United States but also in Japan.

b. Not only I but also Mary knows that fact.

c. Not only did the Semmering Railway make life more convenient, but it also enhanced the natural beauty of the Alps.

7 同格のthat 節

a. We have just heard the news that John is going back to Australia.

b. For his vision that architecture should be in harmony with the natural environment, Ghega was knighted in 1851.