I don’t have a smartphone now, so I can’t look up the word. ●look up~「~を調べる」
=If I ( ) a smartphone now, I ( ) look up the word.
had / could
The movie was so inspiring that it excited my imagination. ●inspiring「感動的な」
=It was ( )( ) inspiring movie ( ) it excited my imagination.
such a / that
Astronauts exercise for two hours every day in order to keep fit in space.
=Astronauts exercise for two hours every day ( )( ) they can keep fit in space. ●fit=healthy
so that
We can eat some junk food if we don’t eat too much.
=We can eat some junk food ( )( )( ) we don’t eat too much. ●junk food〔高カロリーだが、栄養価の乏しい食品〕
as long as
夏にエアコンがなかったら、眠れないだろう。
(for / if / in / it / not / summer / the air conditioner / were), I couldn’t sleep.
If it were not for the air conditioner
氷河期(the ice age)がなかったら、恐竜(dinosaur)は絶滅していなかったかもしれない。
(been / had / it / for / not / the ice age), dinosaurs might not have died out.
Had it not been for the ice age
相撲取り(sumo wrestler)の中には、太れるように1日に6食を取る者もいる。
Some sumo wrestlers eat six meals a day (can / gain / so / they / weight / that).
so that they can gain weight
歯科医に言われた通りに歯を磨きなさい。●gain=get gradually
Brush your teeth (told / the dentist / the / to / way / you).
the way the dentist told you
万一その隕石(meteor)が地球に衝突したら、人類はどうなるだろう。 ●hit「~に衝突する」
( ), what would happen to human beings?
If the meteor were to hit the earth
[should]
あなたのタブレット・コンピューターを貸していただけないでしょうか。
I ( ) if you could lend me your tablet computer.
would be grateful
[appreciate it]
先生は彼に、物理(physics)をもっと一生懸命勉強するようにとアドバイスした。
The teacher advised that ( ).
he (should) study physics harder
彼は、まるで宇宙に旅行したことがあるかのように話す。 ●travel in/into space「宇宙に旅行する」
He speaks/talks as if he had traveled in/into space.
私の授業料(tuition)を払っていただければ、感謝いたします。
I would be grateful [appreciate it] if you could/would pay my tuition.
このアプリ(application software)は、大人だけでなく子供も使える。
Not only adults but (also) children can use this application software.
彼女は健脚なので、学校まで歩いて通う。 ●be a good/strong walker「健脚である」
She is such a good/strong walker that she walks to school.
Robots have been improving our daily lives. What would happen if more robots were a part of our everyday life?
If ( ) were all robots, ( ).
If police (officers) were all robots, it would be safer and easier for us/them to catch/arrest armed criminals or deal with explosives.