2024年9月21日「モバイル英語学習」第844号 (英語エッセイ): Amazing Reunion: Lost Dogs Found After 10 Years

Notes:
incredible – 信じられない;
eventually 結局は，ついに
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In 2014, a man in France named Stéphane Baudrot lost his two golden dogs, Sweety and Bip Bip. The dogs went missing while they were out on a walk in a small town. Even though Mr. Baudrot tried really hard to find them, he eventually thought they were gone forever.

But in July 2024, Mr. Baudrot got some surprising news. A town official called him to say that one of his dogs, Sweety, had been found. She was seen swimming in the water in Tarn-et-Garonne. Mr. Baudrot was so happy and couldn’t believe it.

Then, even more amazing news came at the end of August. The second dog, Bip Bip, was also found in another area, about 300 kilometers away. Thanks to a pet identification system in France called I-CAD, which is a national database for pet identification, the dogs were traced back to Mr. Baudrot after ten years.
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2024年9月14日「モバイル英語学習」第843号 (TOEIC 文法/語彙/対策): 仮定法の問題練習

仮定法の基本ルールをもっと簡単に説明します。

1. 仮定法過去（今の現実と違うことを言う時）
公式: If + 主語 + 過去形, 主語 + would/could + 動詞の原形

例: If I were rich, I would buy a big house.
（もしお金持ちだったら、大きな家を買うのに。）
2. 仮定法過去完了（過去の事実と違うことを言う時）
公式: If + 主語 + had + 過去分詞, 主語 + would/could + have + 過去分詞

例: If I had studied more, I would have passed the test.
（もっと勉強していたら、テストに合格していたのに。）
3. I wish / If only（「～だったらなあ」）
今の願望: I wish + 過去形
例: I wish I were taller.（もっと背が高かったらなあ。）

過去の後悔: I wish + had + 過去分詞
例: I wish I had studied more.（もっと勉強していたらよかった。）

この3つを覚えれば、仮定法の基本はOKです！下記の仮定法の問題を練習してみてください。
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