L211 if節を伴わない仮定法（2）
キーセンテンス：Without their support, I couldn’t have graduated.
大学の卒業式の場面。
プログラム表には「Commencement Exercises」という言葉が使われています。
DIALOGUE – 会話全文
– So many people are here today. You look funny in a graduation cap and gown.
– Thanks. You look funny, too. Look at this program. It says “Commencement Exercises,” not “Graduation Ceremony.”
– Yes, it’s a more formal way of saying the same thing.
– Why is it called “commencement”?
– “Commencement” means starting something. So, our graduation is the start of our adult lives, not just the end of our college days.
– Yes, I’m looking forward to starting my career in the real world. And I really have to thank my parents. Without their support, I couldn’t have graduated.
in – 〜を身に着けて ex) in kimono
commencement 開始、学位授与式 ※動詞は commence
exercise 式、式典
(be) looking forward to -ing (名詞)を楽しみにしている
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BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY
Without their support, I couldn’t have graduated.
彼ら（両親）の支援がなかったら、卒業できなかっただろう。［仮定法過去完了］
But for your encouragement, I would have given up a long time ago
君の励ましがなかったら、ずいぶん前にあきらめただろう。
※「（自分が）〜だったら」の部分を省略しても表現できる
– Yukari looked so confident on stage.
– Yeah. I would have been a nervous wreck.
– ユカリはステージで自信満々に見えたわ。
– あぁ。僕（僕がユカリの立場）なら精神的に参るだろう。
nervous wreck 精神的に参っている (wreck 難破、衝突)
仮定法は「あり得ないでほんわか」🌻
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH!
1). クラウドファンディングがなかったら、僕はビジネスを始めることはできなかったよ。
2). （1人でパーティのフードを用意した人へ） すごい！私なら3〜4人手伝ってくれる人が必要だったわ、少なくともね！
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本当はAnswerをmoreタグで折りたたみたい…
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ANSWER
1). Without crowdfunding, I could never have started my business.
Or → If it had not been for crowdfunding, 〜
crowd👥○、cloud☁️×
What does the crowd in crowdfunding mean?
Well, it’s the basic meaning of crowd, isn’t it?
It means lots of people get together and give a little bit of money.
And gradually build up into the amount that you need.
gradually 段々と、徐々に
That’s right.
And like you said before, not to be confused with cloud.
2). Amazing! I would have needed three or four helpers at least!
2019年の放送回ですが、『2018年度』のタグで管理します（∵）
