last updated : 06 / Dec / 2007

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英語のコツ

日本の学校や大学での授業は、文法に重点が置かれているため文法をきちんと理解されている方が 多いのですが、中には意味は通じるけれど少し不自然な英語もあります。
ここでは自然なイギリス英語の表現を紹介します。

日本人がよく使う言い方
Typical Japanese sentence

自然なイギリス英語での言い方
Natural British English
"Recently, I have changed my residence"
"I’ve just moved house"
"I am not in good condition"
"I’m not feeling well"
"He entered the room"
"He went into/came into the room"
"The location of my flat is very noisy"
"My flat is in a very noisy area"
"The film was a good experience for me"
"I enjoyed the film"
"I am employed in an engineering company "
"I work for an engineering company"
"I have a good relationship with my colleagues"
"I get on well with my colleagues"
"He said to me he was ill"
"He told me he was ill"
"The film was very excited"
"The film was very exciting"
"I married with my wife last year"
"I got married last year"
"We went to Houses of Parliament yesterday"
"We visited the Houses of Parliament yesterday"
"We went to there by bus"
"We went there by bus"
"I arrived at London in Heathrow Airport"
"I arrived at Heathrow Airport in London"
"That dress is very gorgeous"
"That dress is very beautiful/gorgeous"
"He is fat and ugly"
"He’s overweight and rather unattractive"
"My boss is very severe"
"My boss is very strict"
"I received a letter from you today"
"I got your letter today"
"Thank you for inviting me to your home"
"Thank you for having me"
"I will pay for the drinks for everyone"
"It’s my round"
"I want to pay for my own food and drink"
"Let’s go Dutch"
"The congestion in London is terrible"
"The traffic in London is terrible"
"Christmas is a very difficult season for some people"
"Christmas is a very difficult time of year for some people"
"Cricket is not very familiar to me"
"I don't know very much about cricket"
"You are looking very smart"
"You are looking very slim" (smart usually means "well-dressed")
"I have a breakfast/lunch/dinner at 11.00"
"I have breakfast/lunch/dinnner at 11.00"
"I work hardly"
"I work hard"
"I live in London for 4 years"
"I have been living in London for 4 years"
"I enjoy living in here"(London)
"I enjoy living here"(London)
"I am stressful recently"
"I have been stressed recently"
“My office is located near Bank Station”
“My office is near Bank Station”
“This is first time for me to visit England”
“This is my first trip to England”
“This problem has affected to my company seriously”
“This problem has seriously affected my company”
“The film was nice”
“The film was great/interesting/exciting/"
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