USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

1 長さや重さなどの数量の表し方

a. Curling matches are played on a sheet of ice that measures around 45 meters in length and 5 meters in width.

b. The largest ring of the house measures 3.66 meters in diameter.

2 場所を示す副詞(句)を文頭に置いて倒置が起こる場合

a. At each end of the sheet is the target, or “house.”

b. On the top of the hill stands an old castle.

3 prevent 〜 from ...ing「〜が…するのを妨げる」

If your team is to win, you must prevent the other team from placing their stones closest to the center.
cf. This book tells you how to keep yourself from getting sick.

4 in addition to ~「~に加えて」

a. In addition to sliding the stone, the other factor that determines the success of a teamʼs game is sweeping.

b. Sarah listens to rock music in addition to classical music.
( = Sarah listens to rock music as well as classical music.)

5 do you think の挿入

a. Which do you think makes the stone glide more quickly, rough ice or smooth ice?

6 先行詞を含む関係副詞where

Before a stone is thrown, the skip looks at where the other stones are located.

7 間接疑問(前置詞の目的語が間接疑問となる場合)

a. There was considerable debate over whether curling was worthy of the honor of becoming an official Olympic sport.

b. The president made a decision as to when his company would carry out the project.