今後の翻訳業界について
今後の翻訳業界はどうなる？《第225章》
■翻訳家S氏：翻訳ソフトの発達に伴い、今後翻訳業界の競争は一層に激しくなっていくと思います。したがって、翻訳者としての個人の知識・質の向上が求められます。
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今週の文法ワード【take】
I’ve already written about the common verbs “get” and “make” and today, I’d like to write about another one: “take”.
Just as with the other verbs, there are several ways in which we can use “take”.
1. to put something into one’s possession. For example:
Please take one of these samples. They’re free!
I took this flyer from the stand in front of your store. I hope that’s ok.
2. to grip another person’s hand. For example:
Take my hand so that we don’t get separated in the crowd.
In the last scene of the movie, the boy took his father’s hand and they went back into their house.
3. to put air into one’s body. For example:
Take a deep breath before you dive into the water.
If you start to panic, just take deep breaths and that will calm you down.
4. to surprise someone. For example:
The ending of the movie really took me by surprise.
I was really taken by surprise when I found out that Nick had quit his job. (passive voice)
5. to write down notes when listening to something. For example:
Do we have to take notes during the lecture?
I took notes during the lesson. I can make you a copy of them if you like.
So these are the first five ways in which we can use this verb. I’ll continue with “take” in next week’s entry for grammatical words.
