受験勉強で英単語を覚える時には暗記暗記の力仕事でした。
無味乾燥な英単語の暗記は疲れるもので
試験が終わればすっかりその英単語も忘れることも。
暗記ばかりに頼っていては英単語を記憶に定着するのは難しいのです。
英語上達は、ひとつの英単語で覚えるのではなく
フレーズや熟語のカタマリとして覚える方が効率的です。
例えば今回説明するある前置詞と良く使われる単語があります。
この単語が出てきたらこの前置詞と組みになっているので
それはそのままリズム良くカタマリとして覚えましょう。
口で喋ってみて何度か繰り返せば口にも馴染んで来て頭に定着します。
カラオケで何度も好きな歌を歌っていれば
いずれ十八番になるのと同じです。五感を使って定着させましょう。
OFがつく組合せ
- afraid of 怖い I am afraid of barking dogs.
- ashamed of 恥じて He is ashamed of his mistake.
- aware of 気がついて She is aware of the risk.
- capable of 出来る The PC is capable of calculating quickly.
- certain of 信じて He is certain of her recovery.
- envious of ねたんで She is envious of his success.
- independent of 関係がない The failure of the project is independent of the accident.
- jealous of うらやましい I am jealous of your promotion.
- proud of 誇りに思う He is proud of his son’s success.
- short of 足りない I am short of cash.
- typical of 典型的な It is typical of Japan.
FORがつく組合せ
- eager for 熱望して He is eager for success.
- eligible for ふさわしい She is eligible for this job.
- famous for 有名な What is Kyoto famous for?
- grateful for 感謝して We are grateful for his assistance.
- notorious for 悪名の The burglar is notorious for his audacity.
- prepared for 備えて I am prepared for the test.
- responsible for 責任がある He is responsible for the failure.
- suitable for 適して It is suitable for the new construction.
WITHがつく組合せ
- associated with 関連する A snake is associated with horror.
- bored with 飽きる I am bored with watching TV.
- blessed with 恵まれて I am blessed with good friends.
- confronted with 直面して We are confronted with a big issue.
- delighted with 喜んで He is delighted with the news.
- disappointed with 失望して I was disappointed with the result.
- fed up with うんざりして I am fed up with her.
- familiar with 精通して I am familiar with this work.
- pleased with 喜んで I am pleased with the discovery.
- satisfied with 満足して We are satisfied with the new room.
TOがつく組合せ
- attracted to 魅かれる He was attracted to her.
- accustomed to 慣れて We are accustomed to this manner.
- addicted to 病みつきで He is addicted to smoking.
- married to 結婚して Marry is married to a teacher.
- receptive to 受け入れて He is receptive to new ideas.
- related to 関連して It is related to the politics.
- similar to 似て This is similar to the first model.
- superior to 優れて That company is superior to our company.
英単語はひとつで覚えるよりも前置詞との組み合わせのような
カタマリとして覚える方が効率的に語彙数を増やすコツです。
フレーズや組合せに注意してカタマリで覚えるようにしましょう。