Gaba英会話復習: Level5-27 I remember when we just had one branch - “Comparing”

Phrase

過去歴史の説明

  • About 15 years ago we opened two more stores in Japan.(約15年前…)
  • We hired an accountant back in 1987 to help us with the books.(1987年に…)
  • Back in 1988 we started selling our detergent to major cleaning companies.(1988年に…)
  • back when…
  • in the beginning…
  • before…

過去歴史の説明+現在

  • Back in 1976 we had only one general store, but now we have fifteen.
  • A few years back we had inly fifteen employees, but now we have over two hundred.
  • We used to make all of our products at home but now we use a large factory for most of our production.
    (家ですべての製品を作っていたが、今は多くの製品のため巨大工場を使っている)
  • we're currently…
  • we're about to …

When vs Back when

  • どちらも同じ意味だが、Back whenはより昔のことを指す傾向があり、それを思い出しながら話すようなニュアンスが強い

将来・予定

  • We plan to open a new store in Sydney this year.
  • Over the next five years we plan to open five new stores in Alaska.
  • We are hoping to open a new store in Sydney this year.

確率順

  1. We're going to … [100%]
  2. We'll probably … [80 - 90%]
  3. We plan to … / We aim to … / We aspire to … [70 - 80%]
  4. We think ...
  5. We hope …
  6. We might …[60%]
  7. We guess …
  8. We suppose …
  9. There is no way we will … [0%] = definitely not

期間

  • in 5 years
  • within the next 5 years = over the next 5 yearts

Tips

as long as

  • 長さが~と同じ(くらい)で
  • ~さえすれば、~する限り(は)、~である限りは、~する以上は、~であるならば、~ということであれば
    • You can stay here, as long as you keep quiet. : おとなしくしてさえいれば、ここにいてもよい。
    • As long as I don't forget my credit card, I'll be O.K. : クレジットカードさえ忘れなければ何とかなる。
  • ~の間(は)、~だけずっと
    • You're welcome to stay as long as you like. : どうぞごゆっくりしていってください。
  • ~もの長い間

provided that

  • ただし~ならば、~という条件で
    • I will agree with the plan, provided that I get your agreement on my new policy as well. : その計画に賛成します。ただし、私の新方針にあなたが同意してくれればの話ですが。
    • In late 19th century, cars were allowed on the road, provided they did not exceed 4 mph and a man with a red flag walked in front of them. : 19世紀後半では、毎時4マイル以上出さないことと、赤い旗を持った人が前を歩いていることを条件に、車は道路を走れました。

Words

  • hiccup(しゃっくり(の音))
    Ex) If there are no hiccups, we will finish by next week.(問題(意訳)がなければ、週末までに終わるでしょう)
  • prosperous((ビジネスなどが)成功している、好調である、(人や生活などが)豊かである、裕福である)
    Ref)doing well / good condition
  • prosperity(繁盛、幸運、繁栄、隆盛、成功)
    Ref)luck + money
  • biodegradable(生(物)分解性の、生(物)分解可能な)
    Ref)bio => green, degradable => breaks down / disappears
  • degradable(分解可能な)
  • detergent(合成洗剤、洗剤、洗浄剤、浄化剤)
    Ref)cleaning product
    Ref)laundry detergent(洗濯用洗剤)
  • bullet train(超特急列車、新幹線)

From free talk / Useful phrases

  • I came to GABA weekdays / during the week.
  • I come -to- home at 11 o'clock.
  • We -have- announced.
  • We haven't taken a honeymoon yet.
  • I can take honeymoon leave.
  • He's good for the environment.
  • I have a lot on my plate. = I have heavy workload. = I'm tied up.(仕事が多い)