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.
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.
a. 「カーリングの試合は,長さがおよそ45メートル,幅が5メートルある氷の面(シート)の上で行われます。」
b. The largest ring of the house measures 3.66 meters in diameter.
b. 「ハウスの中の円で最大のものは,直径が3.66メートルあります。」
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.”
a. 「シートのそれぞれの端に標的,すなわち『ハウス』があります。」
b. On the top of the hill stands an old castle.
b. 「その丘の頂上には古い城が立っています。」
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.
「もしあなたのチームが勝とうとするならば,相手のチームが中心に最も近いところにストーンを置くことを妨げなければなりません。」
(「この本は皆さん自身が病気にならないようにする方法を教えています。」)
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.
a. 「ストーンをすべらせるのに加えて,チームの試合運びの成功を決定づけるもう1つの要因は掃くこと(スイーピング)です。」
b. Sarah listens to rock music in addition to classical music.
( = Sarah listens to rock music as well as classical music.)
b. 「サラはクラシック音楽に加えて,ロック音楽を聞きます。」
5 do you think の挿入
a. Which do you think makes the stone glide more quickly, rough ice or smooth ice?
a. 「あなたはどちらがストーンをいっそう速くすべらせると思いますか。ざらざらした氷でしょうか,あるいはなめらかな氷でしょうか。」
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.
「ストーンが投げられる前に,スキップは他のストーンが位置しているところを見ます。」
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.
a. 「カーリングがオリンピックの正式な競技になるという名誉を与えられる価値があるかどうかをめぐって,かなりの議論がありました。」
b. The president made a decision as to when his company would carry out the project.
b. 「社長は,自分の会社がその計画を実行する時期について決断しました。」