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ある英語の問題を考えていただきたいのですが。

Even if it was cold and rainy out yesterday when got there , the entire group stripped and jumped into the lake. (A)Even if (B)out (C)yesterday when (D)into (A)~(D)のどれかが誤っているらしいんですが。 out→outsideというコトで(B)なのか、はたまたwhenとgotの間あたりが なにやらあやしい、というコトで(C)なのか… それとも、意味を 「昨日ソコに着いて、外は寒くて雨降ってたけど、みんな裸になって池に飛び込んだんだ。」 というふうにとって、Even if→Thoughなのか… whenとgotの間にはweが省略されてる、というコトなんですかねぇ?

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noname#1019
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回答No.1

(A) Even if→Thoughで正しいと思います。 Even ifが「たとえ~だとしても」という意味なのに対して、Thoughは「~にもかかわらず」という意味なので、この文全体の意味から考えるとThoughが正しいと思います。 Even ifだと仮定法になるので、主節の動詞の前にwouldという助動詞が入ると思うのですが。the entire group would strip.... また、when と got の間には、we が省略されているというよりも、the entire group の代名詞である they が省略されていると考えた方がいいでしょう。

noname#4530
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回答ありがとうございました。 よく考えてみたら、意味的にEven if→Thoughじゃないと変ですね。 かんちがいしてました。 なぜ、 「Even ifのときの意味もあるしなぁ、、、」 と考えていたのか不思議です。 それに仮定法という観点からも明らかにおかしいですね、たしかに。 今回、考えてたのが深夜というコトもありまして、脳が死にかけてたみたいです。 クダラン質問で手間かけちゃってすみませんです。

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回答No.3

答えは(1)だと思いました。 先の回答者の方が指摘されているように、even if でなく、thoughとかalthoughが入る。 Though it was cold and rainy out yesterday when (they were) got there, the entire group stripped and jumped into the lake. * whenとgotの間には、they were が省略されている、のではないかと見ました。意味ではなく文法からそう思いました。(この場合、のthey は、the entire group) * 「副詞節における"主語とbe動詞"の省略」の一例ではないかと見ました。(この文例では"主語だけ"省略される理由がない、と思う) * すると、文意も一段掴みやすくなると思いました。when they were got there =彼らがそこに連れて行か「れた」時。元の文は、受動態と見ます。(get-got-got(=gotten))。なんか、「昨日そこに連れて行かれたとき、外は寒くて雨も降っていたが、(よれよれ・汗まみれの)皆は裸になって湖に飛び込んだ。」というような感じでは?と。 * 蛇足ながらthe entire groupという句は、複数theyでなくて単数itで受けることも可能に思えます。ただ万一そうすると、先行する天候を示すitと、itが二つになりダブるので、半無意識に作者は避けるだろうな、とも推察しました。いずれにしても省略したので問題は解消ですね。 …いかがでしょう。

noname#4530
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鋭い考察ですね。 いろいろ学ばせてもらいました。 どうもぼくは、なんの考察もせず、なんとなくこんな感じ?っていうふうに 文を解釈しちゃうのでいかんです。 それでは、ありがとうございました。

noname#84083
noname#84083
回答No.2

Though it was cold and (was) raining outside yesterday when got there, Though it was cold and rainy (day) yesterday when got there, かな?

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