eステーション　文法とチャンク ＜休日編＞

【基本文】
I catch up on my sleep.
※catch up on ～：～に追い付く、～に遅れずについていく、〔遅れ・不足を〕取り戻す、取り返す

【 バリエーション文】
・On Saturday I caught up on my sleep.

・On Saturday I caught up on my sleep. / I slept till after 12.

・I was really busy all week, / so on Saturday I caught up on my sleep. / I slept till after 12.

・I was really busy all week, / so on Saturday I caught up on my sleep. / I slept till after 12. / I felt completely refreshed.

・I was really busy all week, / so on Saturday I caught up on my sleep. / I slept till after 12. / When I woke up, / I felt completely refreshed.

【基本文】
I go to Oze to go hiking.

【 バリエーション文】
・Last Friday night, / my friend and I went to Oze to go hiking.

・Last Friday night, / my friend and I took an overnight bus / and went to Oze to go hiking.

・Last Friday night, / my friend and I took an overnight bus / and went to Oze to go hiking. / We were tired.

・Last Friday night, / my friend and I took an overnight bus / and went to Oze to go hiking. / We were tired, / but the weather was perfect.

・Last Friday night, / my friend and I took an overnight bus / and went to Oze to go hiking. / We were tired, / but the weather was perfect / and we had a really good day.

【基本文】
I do a week’s worth of laundry.
※ a week’s worth of ～：一週間分の～

【 バリエーション文】
・On Saturday / I did a week’s worth of laundry.

・On Saturday, / after lunch and a nap, / I did a week’s worth of laundry.

・On Saturday, / after lunch and a nap, / I did a week’s worth of laundry / and cleaned my room.

・On Saturday, / after lunch and a nap, / I did a week’s worth of laundry / and cleaned my room, / which had gotten really messy.

・On Saturday, / after lunch and a nap, / I did a week’s worth of laundry / and cleaned my room / for the first time in quite a while. / It had gotten really messy.
※ for the first time in a while：久し振りに

【基本文】
I go to see a Cubism exhibition.
※Cubism：キュビズム（芸術のスタイルの一つ）

【 バリエーション文】
・On Sunday / I went to see a Cubism exhibition.

・On Sunday / I went to see a Cubism exhibition, / but it was really crowded.

・On Sunday / I went to see a Cubism exhibition, / but it was so crowded / that I couldn’t take a long look at the paintings.

・On Sunday / I went to see a Cubism exhibition, / but unfortunately / it was so crowded / that I couldn’t take a long look at the paintings.

・On Sunday / I went to see a Cubism exhibition, / but unfortunately / it was so crowded / that I couldn’t take a long look at the paintings. / I should have gone on a weekday.

【基本文】
We take the children to a theme park.
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The kids were begging us to take them to a theme park.
※beg someone to ～：人に～するよう懇願する

【 バリエーション文】
・The kids were begging us to take them to a theme park, / so we got in the car and went.

・The kids were begging us to take them to a theme park, / so we got in the car and went. / We got an early start in the morning.
※get an early start：早めに出発する

・The kids were begging us to take them to a theme park, / so we got in the car and went. / We thought we’d gotten an early start in the morning, / but there were already a lot of cars in the parking lot.

・The kids were begging us to take them to a theme park, / so we got in the car and went. / We thought we’d gotten an early start in the morning, / but there were already a lot of cars in the parking lot / when we arrived.