英語クイズにも挑戦！英語のボキャブラリー【TIME】を使った言い回し表現

基本となる単語のTime

小学校、または中学校で英語学習を始めるまえに既に多くの人が意識せず使っていたはずの単語**《Time》**は、たくさんの連語を形成する単語で、多くの句動詞やイディオムや言い回しに使用されています。

下の英語のショート・ストーリーの中の、私の良く使う、**《Time》**を使った11の連語を見ていきましょう。

本文の中に**《Time》**を使った言い回しを見つけたら、メモを取るようにしてください。

【英語のショート・ストーリー】

“It was lunchtime and as I had time on my hands, I thought it was high time to meet up with an old school friend. I called Sam and asked if he had time to meet me for lunch and he said he would love to spend some time with me and that we should meet at 1pm.

We met at the cafe down the road and I was on time but he called me to say he was running behind time and would be 5 minutes late so I read a newspaper to kill some time. He’s late all the time so I was expecting to wait and in the meantime I enjoyed catching up on the latest news.

Time went by and he arrived a little later. We had a great time eating and drinking and soon it was evening. Time flies when you are having fun! Sam had to leave to be in time to catch his train.

‘See you next time’ I said as he left.”

メモを取った後確認しよう！

あなたがメモを取った言い回しの中で、どれが下の1から11までと同じ意味なのか、わかりますか？答えは下にあります。

1. time to eat in the middle of the day

2. extra time to use

3. the right time for something (usually that you have delayed)

4. to use time to do something

5. to do something at the correct time

6. when you are doing things after their scheduled time

7. very often

8. time passed

9. enjoyed ourselves

10. time passes quickly when you are enjoying yourself

11. to arrive before the correct time

答え合わせをしよう！

1. lunchtime

2. time on your hands

3. high time to/for

4. spend time

5. on time

6. running behind time

7. all the time

8. time went by

9. have a great time

10. time flies when you are having fun

11. in time

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Wil

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