USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

1 同格を表す前置詞of「~という」

a. Jack would never give up his dream of becoming a baseball player.

b. That changes our perception and creates the illusion of a shorter line.

2 be supposed to do「…することになっている,当然…するはずだ」

a. Ken was supposed to come to the party, but he didnʼt appear after all.

b. Things are supposed to grow smaller as they move away from us.

c. You are supposed to submit your report by next Friday.

3 〈 nor〔 neither〕+ do〔 does〕+ S +動詞の原形〉「S もまた…ない」

a. History does not guarantee their validity, nor does it ever reassess their validity.

b. I didnʼt hear about what happened to Dolly, nor did my friends.

4 no more than ~「(ほんの)~しか」(= only)

   Try to link the nine dots below with no more than three straight lines.

5 once の用法

a. Once you challenge those assumptions, the problem is easily solved.

b. Once there was a good Italian restaurant around here.

c. Iʼve been to that Italian restaurant once.

6 be about to do「(今にも)…しようとしている」

a. The plane is about to take off.
cf. The plane is going to leave Narita Airport on time.

b. Thomas Edison was about to hire a new employee.

7 in regard to ~「~に関して(は)」

   In regard to the illustration of the nine dots, many people assume you cannot link all nine dots with one straight line.

8 take ~ for granted「~を当たり前と考える」

a. Obviously, many things have to be taken for granted.

b. We just took it for granted that George would agree to our plan.