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先日はクリスマスだったよ。
日本ではクリスマスにケンタッキーフライドチキンを食べる人も多いけど、海外では考えられないってのは本当なん？
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grammar UNIT 139. Phrasal Verbs 6 up/down
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Compare up and down
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put something up (on a wall, etc.)
- I put some picture up on...
grammar UNIT 138. Phrasal Verbs 5 on/off(2)
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Verb + on = continue doing something
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drive on / walk on / play on = continue walki...
grammar UNIT 137. Phrasal Verbs 4 on/off(1)
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on and off for lights, machines, etc.
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We say: the light is on / put the light on /...
grammar UNIT 136. Phrasal Verbs 3 out
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out = not burning, not shining
go out - Suddenly ...
grammar UNIT 135. Phrasal Verbs 2 in/out
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Compare in and out:
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in = into a room, a building, a car, etc.
- How did the thiev...
grammar UNIT 134. Phrasal Verbs 1 Introduction
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We often use verbs with the following words:
in
on
up
away
around
about
over
by
out
off
down
back
through
along
forw...
grammar UNIT 133. Verb + Preposition 5 in/into/with/to/on
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Verb + in
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believe IN ...
- Do you believe in God? (= Do you believe that God exis...
grammar UNIT 132. Verb + Preposition 4 of/for/from/on
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Verb + of
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accuse / suspect somebody OF ...
- Sue accused me of being selfish.
- ...
grammar UNIT 131. Verb + Preposition 3 about and of
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dream ABOUT ... (when you are asleep)
- I dreamed about you last night.
dream OF...
grammar UNIT 130. Verb + Preposition 2 about/for/of/after
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Verb + about
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talk / read / know ABOUT ... tell somebody ABOUT ...
- We talked abo...
grammar UNIT 129. Verb + Preposition 1 to and at
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Verb + to
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talk / speak TO somebody (with is also possible but less common)
- Who ...
grammar UNIT 128. Adjective + Preposition 2
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Adjective + of(1)
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afraid / frightened / terrified / scared OF ...
- "Are you afra...
grammar UNIT 127. Adjective + Preposition 1
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It was nice of you to ...
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nice / kind / good / generous / polite / stupid / silly,...