第2課 Flashcards
今年1日が平和な年になることを願ってやみません。
I sincerely hope that this year will be a peaceful one.
Vて やまない
I think ~ for a long time or very strongly
皆さん 泊まってくださるお客様あっての 旅館だということを忘れずに、今日も1日笑顔で頑張りましょう。
Everyone, let’s not forget that an inn exists because of the guests who stay with us, so let’s do our best today with a smile.
N + あっての + N
Use when you want to say “because there is A (お客様), B (旅館) exists; if not for A, B would not exist.”
当選者の発表は商品の発送を持ってかえさせていただきます。
重要 議案は、出席者の3分の2以上の賛成を持って承認されます。
The winners will be announced when the product is shipped.
Important Proposals are approved with the approval of at least two-thirds of those present.
N+ をもって
Use this when you want to say “use ~ as a means or method.”
Not for everyday things.
今回の仕事は、当社の技術力では難しいと思い お断りした次第です。
We declined the job as we felt it would be difficult for us to complete it with our technical capabilities.
V-Pl + 次第だ
Like んです, used when you explain a fact or a reason. Often used in meetings, business, and other such settings.
私たちは国籍だけでのその人の性格を判断してしまう嫌いがある。
We tend to judge a person’s character based solely on their nationality.
V る/ V ない + きらいがある
Used when you want to say “there is ~, a tendency or disposition that is not good.”
国を離れて 10年経つが、1日たりとも故郷を忘れたことはない。
It’s been 10 years since I left my country, but I’ve never forgotten my hometown for even a day.
こきょう
1 + 助数詞 + たりとも + …ない
Used when you want to say, “even if that amount is small, I will absolutely not X.”
景気悪化に伴い、工場は閉鎖を余儀なくされた。
As the economy worsened, the factory was forced to close.
N + を余儀なくされる
へいさ closure
零細企業といえども、我が社は大企業に負けない技術を持っていると自負している。
Although we are a small business, we believe that we have technology that is comparable to that of large corporations.
零細 れいさい small
自負 じふ Pride
N + といえども
〜でも
The result is different from what you’d naturally predict
今年の国民生活時間調査によると、新聞を読んでいる40代の男性は41% 30代は23%20代に至っては13%だった。
According to this year’s National Time Use Survey, 41% of men in their 40s read newspapers, compared with 23% in their 30s and just 13% in their 20s.
N + に至っては
Used when you first give comparable examples, then say “in the case of ~, it is even more.”
