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(1) 肯定文または否定文の語順の疑問文 肯定文または否定文の語順を持つ疑問文は、肯定文または否定文のまま文末まで行きそこで突然上がり調子になるだけで疑問文だということを示すので、肯定文または否定文の内容を断定的に言って、付け足しのように尋ねているような感じがします。本当は聞かなくても分かっているが、断定してしまうのも悪いので一応聞いてみるけどね、という感じがします。 日本語で言うと、「だね」「だよね」「？」などの感じです。 You want me to call you back?であれば、「かけ直して欲しいんだね」「かけ直して欲しいんだよね」「かけ直して欲しい？」などです。 くだけた場面ではよく用いられますが、あらたまった場面ではもちいられません。 これに対して疑問文の語順を持つ疑問文は、最初から疑問文だと分かるので、きちんと尋ねている感じがします。 日本語で言うと、「なのかい」「なのですか」などの感じです。 You want me to call you back?であれば、「かけ直して欲しいのかい」「かけ直して欲しいんですか」などです。 くだけた場面あらたまった場面ともよく用いられます。 ただ、上記の日本語訳との対応については、英和で文の構造が基本的に異なるので、厳密あるいは完全ではありません。 (2)携帯電話 米国では、普通はcellと言います。特にあらたまった場面ではcellular phoneと言います。cell-phoneは中間です。mobileは米国では用いられません。 (3)director、manager directorは管理・指揮する人という感じの強い言葉です。managerは、世話をする人という感じの強い言葉です。
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