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Nearby Neighbors & Neighborhoods

My new _________ lives ________ in my new ___________. He just moved in, as I have.* He is from New York, as I am**--and that's great in a foreign country--to have a friend from home--to talk to.

A. nearby

B. neighborhood

C. neighborly

D. neighbors

E. neighbor


*"As I have" would usually be expressed, "Like I did," which is how most people would speak, but the phrasing in the example is correct. "Like I did" actually has a different meaning: technically it says "I moved here in a way similar to how the neighbor moved here," but in spoken English is understood to mean "I moved here too," and is technically wrong.

** "As I am" means "I am also from New York." Most English speakers will say, however, "like I am (from New York)" but this suggests that the two people are from New York in some similar way or quality--and is technically incorrect.

日本語訳

空欄を埋めます。「新しい近所に、最近越してきた隣人が近くに住んでいます。彼も私と同じニューヨーク出身。外国で故郷の話ができる友人がいるのはうれしい」。nearby / neighborhood / neighborly / neighbors / neighbor から選びましょう。

Answer:

My new _neighbor_ lives _nearby_ in my new _neighborhood_.

E. A. B.

解答・解説の日本語訳

順に neighbor(隣人)、nearby(近くに)、neighborhood(近所)。「as I have」は「私も引っ越した」という意味で、「Like I did」と話し言葉で表現する人も多いものの、原文は厳密には意味が異なると説明します。「as I am」は「私もニューヨーク出身」という意味です。