Meaning
「There're are so many things」という表現は、英語の文法的な構造を理解するために重要です。このフレーズは、「たくさんのものがある」という意味を持っています。「There're」は「There are」の短縮形であり、「たくさんの」という意味の「so many」と組み合わせて、存在の量を強調しています。
この表現を使う場面は様々です。例えば、何かを説明するときや、自分が直面している状況を話すときに使います。「There're are so many things to do」というように、やることがたくさんあるときにこのフレーズが役立ちます。
文法的には、「there're」が「there are」の短縮形であることを覚えておくと便利です。しかし、日常会話では「There're」はあまり使われず、代わりに「There are」が使われることが多いです。短縮形が使われるのは、主に口語的な文脈で、リズムやスムーズな会話を必要とする場面です。
要約すると、「There're are so many things」は、「たくさんのものがある」という意味を伝えるための便利な表現ですが、文法的にやや冗長であるため、普通は「There are so many things」と言う方が一般的です。
Today's Sentences
- There’re so many things to see.
- There’re so many things to eat here.
- There’re so many things I love about you.
- There’re so many things to be thankful for.
- There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
- Writer's Note
01
There’re so many things to see.
Situation 1
Is this your first time visiting Prague?
Yes, it is.
How do you like it?
There’re so many things to see.
I love the architecture here.
ここの建築が大好きです。
Situation 2
Have you been to Amsterdam before?
Yes, this is my second time visiting.
There’re so many things to see.
見るべきものがたくさんあります。
You must love the city to visit twice.
My two favorite things to do here is visit the museum district and cycle on the bike paths.
02
There’re so many things to eat here.
Situation 1
Wow, look at all these terrace cafe and eateries.
There’re so many things to eat here!
Where should we go? What should we try?
Let’s try this little place.
The prices are reasonable too!
価格も手頃ですよ
Situation 2
Check out all the food trucks.
There’re so many things to eat here!
We can buy a little from here and a little from there.
That’s such a great idea!
03
There’re so many things I love about you.
Situation 1
Why do you have feelings for me?
There’re so many things I love about you.
I love that you’re witty and have a heart of gold.
That’s sweet of you to say.
Situation 2
Do you even care about me?
There’re so many things I love about you.
How come you never express it?
I’m not used to expressing my feelings.
But I do try to show you as much as I can.
しかし、できるだけあなたに示そうとしています
04
There’re so many things to be thankful for.
Situation 1
There’re so many things to be thankful for.
I agree.
What things are you grateful for?
感謝していることは何ですか？
I’m thankful for my family and a reasonable career.
But most of all, I’m thankful that I have you in my life.
でも何よりも、あなたが私の人生にいることに感謝しています。
I’m super glad to have you in my life too.
Situation 2
I hate this country, I hate people, and I hate my life right now.
Well, I’m sorry to hear that.
Because there’re so many things to be thankful for.
感謝すべきことがたくさんあるからです。
Like what?
Even the most basic things like clean air, a comfortable and beautiful city to live in, and a family that loves you.
05
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
Situation 1
What did you do on the weekend?
I took my son to a park to throw some ball.
Does he like baseball?
I want him to.
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
息子に教えたいことがたくさんあります。
Situation 2
Summer break is around the corner.
Do you have any plans?
何か予定はありますか？
I’m going on a trip to Europe with my son.
That sounds like fun!
There’re so many things I want to teach my son.
I thought it’d be good for his development.
彼の成長に良いと思いました。
Writer's Note
Differences between "MUCH", "MANY", and "A LOT".
Here are some general rules:
"Many" is used with countable plural nouns like boxes, wolves, or strawberries.
- There are so many boxes here.
- There are many wolves and other wildlife in this area.
- There are so many strawberries to pick today.
"Much" can only be used with uncountable nouns like water, sugar, or luck.
- How much water can you drink?
- How much sugar is in the recipe?
- I haven't had much luck.
"A lot" can be used with both, countable and uncountable nouns.
- There are a lot of boxes in the back.
- There are a lot of wolves and other wildlife in this area.
- There are a lot of strawberries to pick today.
- You should drink a lot of water.
- There's a lot of sugar in this recipe.
- I wish you lots of luck in your new job.
