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ムムッ~、このお題、どう訳そうか。
解答例
She must be happy to have found a reliable man like you.
解説
問題文 君のような頼れる男が見つかって、彼女はとてもうれしいに違いない。
・頼れる:reliable, dependable
Longman英英辞書参考:
reliable: someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on
dependable: able to be trusted to do what you need or expect
・…が見つかって~:~ to have found … ※原因を表す不定詞の副詞的用法で表現します
・うれしいに違いない:must be happy
僕の英作文
She must be happy to have found a reliable man like you.
ネイティブからのアドバイス
Excellent sentence. Well done!
I will tell you about the difference between ‘to find’ and ‘to have found’.
a) She must be happy to have found a reliable man like you.
In this sentence, we understand that ‘she’ has known this ‘reliable man’ for perhaps a few months and perhaps there is recent evidence to prove that he is reliable.
b) She must be happy to find a reliable man like you.
Here, we understand that ‘she’ has just met the man. The period of time of knowing him is shorter. ‘He is reliable’ is a fact. Perhaps the speaker knows him to be reliable….or perhaps is is just a rumour.

良かったな!


