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世界一周やイギリスYMSを経て、今度はペナンに引っ越してきました

Useful sentences : Socialising (Introductions and networking)

GREETINGS

Hello,... . Great to see you again.

Hi,... . How are you?

How's everything going?


RESPONDING

Fine, Thanks.

Not too bad, thanks.

Pleased to meet you.


INTRODUCING YOURSELF

I'm from .../ I'm with .../ I work for...(company)

I'm in sales.

I'm in charge of ...

I'm responsible for...

I work with ...


INTRODUCING SOMEONE ELSE

Can I introduce you to Miriam?

Robert, have you met Vladimir?


TALKING ABOUT COMMON INTERESTS

You and Tom have something in common.

You both like / enjoy / are interested in ...


TALKINIG ABOUT YOUR COMPANY

The company was founded in...

We make / manufacture / sell / distribute / supply ...

We have subsidiaries / factories / branches / outlets in ...

We have a workforce of 2,000.


NETWORKING

We're very interested in ...

Do you know anyone who could help us?

Could you let me have their contact details?

Could I call him and mention your name?

Let me give you my business card.

CONDITIONALS

I put together how to use 'if'.

Because 'If' is useful word, but I am confused everytime I want to use 'if'.



TYPE ZERO: FACTUAL

If it rains, the road gets wet.


TYPE ONE: FUTURE POSSIBOLITY

If I win the lottery. I will visit Japan.

present form - will


TYPE TWO: IMAGINARY SITUATION(HYPOTHETIEAL) 実際はそうでない

If I were president of the Philippins, I would change some laws.

past tense - past modal (would/could/might)

was is more informal

×If I will→redundancy (canはOK)


TYPE THREE: IMPOSSIBILITY

If we had visited Japan last year, we could have met some of our friends.

past perfect - past modal + present perfect


MIX CONDITIONAL

*simple past→present perfect

If I were you, I could have made it easily.(もうすでに簡単にやっていたのに)

(could makeだと今の状況)


*past perfect→past modal +do

If I had studied hard, I could graduate with medals.

(過去を今後悔している)



It's difficult...

日常生活で使うのはタイプ1が多い?から

もしなんとかだったらこうするよ、的な感じで

普通に原型とwillで問題ないはず

実際に起きてないことに関して言う時は過去形にしてwouldにする

過去の後悔を話すのがムズいね。

さらに過去にするけど、考えている時点によって後半の時制が変わる・・・


そしてwishも悩むところ・・・勉強しま



Ifといったら・・・


If I fell in love in you,

Would you promise to be true?

And help me understand

Cos I 've been in love before

And I found that love was more

Than just holding hands


If I give my heart to you

I must be sure

From the very strat

That you would love me more than her


If I trust in you oh please

Don't run and hide

If I love you too oh please

Don't hurt my pride like her

Cos I couldn't stand the pain

And I would be sad if our new love was in vain


So I hope you see that I

would love to love you

And that she will cry

When she learns we are two

Cos I couldn't stand the pain

And I would be sad if our new love was in vain


So I hope you see that I

Woluld love to love you

And tha she will cry

When she learns we are two


If I fell in love with you



なんと勝手な歌詞だろうかと思うけど

このメロディーと哀愁がたまらなく素敵なビートルズのIf I fell

これとても勉強になると思った

Ifがいっぱいでてくるし、would とかcould とかの雰囲気がなんとなくわかる気もするw

MEDICATION②

I had a cold.

Therefore, I saw a docter and was given these medicines again.


1. Antibiotic: AZITHROMYCINE

2. Antitussive: REVOPROPIZINE

3. Medicine for a snival: PHENYLEPHRINE CHLORPHENAMINE

4. Painkiller(Medicine for a sore throat):CELECOXIB

5. Troche:BENZYDAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

6.Vitamine


I didn't try Revodropropizine, but I just took Azithromycine.

My cold is getting better.


When I take the thoche, my tongue is also stupyfied.

It is too strong...