【間違いやすい英語】 失敗してもあきらめなかった。
X Despite of failure, I didn’t give up.
✅ Despite failure, I didn’t give up.
despite: ～にもかかわらず
in spite of ～: ～にもかかわらず
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「〜にもかかわらず、でも」を英語にすると？
財布を無くした? miss my wallet?
今日の授業で次のような間違いがありました。 ‘miss’と’lose’は似ていますが、違います。生徒さんが’I miss my wallet’と話しましたが、こちらは不自然です。 ‘miss’=感情, lose＝無くす、なので ‘I lost my wallet’が正解です。 ‘I am missing my wallet’ だったら大丈夫です。 #SEI英会話 #英会話
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