2017年2月21日火曜日

one of, if not 構文


one of the best things を強調すると、one of the best, if not the best, things となる。しかし the best of the best には及ばない。構文として使えるようにしておこう。必須。 3:55 he's one of the greatest world leaders, if not the greatest world leader, alive today. プーチン大統領は世界一の指導者かもしれないが、世界屈指の指導者であることは間違いない。

Whatever Happened To Steven Seagal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMYPsmTrTFQ  0:22 what I've noticed on my visits to Mexican supermarkets though is that I'm always one of the only, if not the only, non Hispanic customer there.
Mexican Supermarkets are Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gl95A6nb6w  14:14 Japanese knifes are some of the best in the world, if not the best.
Japanese Knife & Sword City: Seki Experience ★ ONLY in JAPAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU8zP659DEU  0;29 we have one of the most, if not the most, beautiful ski areas in the world.
Ice climbing in the Dolomites | Euromaxx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT2wzQq7kx0  15;36 the best of the best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss6vmbtOvU8  0:38 people who are put next to the President of the United States are usually the best of the best.

5:32 I think he's one of the best in the business, if not the best.

Bryant Gumbel's Final 'Today Show' - Goodbye 1 of 3

参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.jp/2010/06/creme-de-la-creme.html  crème de la crèmeとは?
http://bridge-english.blogspot.jp/2014/12/cream-of-crop.html  cream of the crop

練習問題解答
a-4427 the best of the best
a-5711 one of the best, if not the best, football players
a-6418 one of if not the most important character
a-7436 many churches today, if not most
b-0114 one of the earliest if not the earliest electric vehicle
b-1312 some of the best, if not the best