スポンサーリンク
まずは語彙からです。
- announce
- report
- apologize for
- woory about
- take over his tasks
- temporarity cover his job
文法
Use someone/anyone/no one + (to-infinitive) to talk about people.
事例
- I have a lot of work today, so I need someone to finish the report for me.
- Everyone went home, so there’s no one to help me with this.
- Sandra is sick today, but there isn’t anyone to take over her tasks.
Use something/anything/nothing + (to-infinitive) to talk about things.
事例
- We have something to announce.
- Everything’s okay now. You don’t have anything to worry about.
- Please go. There’s noting to see here.
Trivia In Japan, less than 10% of men take paternity leave, but in Sweden, approximately 90% of men take paternity leave! In Sweden, both men and women can take up to 240 days of parental leave. They also get paid 90% of their salary for the first 180 days of parental leave.
Choose the correct words in the parentheses.
- I can’t go out this weekend. There’s (someone / no one) to take care of my kids.
- Can we go to your office? I have (anything / something) to report.
- Calm down. You don’t have (anything / no one) to worry about.
- The phone rang, but there wasn’t (something / anyone) to answer it.
実は前回で通算450回、900時間のレッスンを受けたことになるのですが、最近はChallengeの英語がほぼ聞き取れるようになりました。英語は2,000時間やらないとものにならないと言われているのでそんなものでしょうねと思ってしまうこの頃です。