考えてみれば、英語がこの２５年間で大幅に変化しているわけでもなく、基礎的な事柄に変化はありませんね。
また、現在では年配になった英語の達人が英語を勉強したのは４０年前から５０年前であり、その頃の英語と現在の英語とで大きな違いがあるかといえば、ないでしょうね。
英語をマスターしたか、マスターしなかったか、との違いがあるだけでしょうね。
本書において、特に、「基本英文１００」は秀逸といってよいでしょう。
ここに選んだ基本英文１００は、通常の文を読み、書くのに必須の文である。特殊構文は除いてある。英語学習のＣＯＲＥ（核）となるものだから、正確に暗記しなさい。
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と言われていますので、正確に暗記したいところです。
では、この「基本英文１００」を見てみましょうか。
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［１］She was shocked by the news.
［２］She seemed shocked by the news.
［３］I found her shocked by the news.
［４］I want you to come with me.
［５］Money enables us to do a lot of things.
［６］Let me join you.
［７］I’ll have my radio fixed.
［８］I owe you ten dollars. ＝ I owe ten dollars to you.
［９］There were many people in the hall.
［１０］What do you think I am?
［１１］What does it look like?
［１２］She asked me what I was trying to do.
［１３］I wonder if (＝whether) I can do it.
［１４］“What will she say?” “Who knows?”
［１５］What a wonderful night!
［１６］Never have I lied to you.
［１７］In the yard stood an old tall tree.
［１８］“I’m tired.” “So am I.”
［１９］“I don’t like it.” “I don’t, either. (＝Neither do I.)”
［２０］The trip from New York to San Francisco did not take a very long time.
［２１］I have nothing to live for.
［２２］A rolling stone gathers no moss.
［２３］Those raised in a large family are often more independent.
［２４］Those who live abroad are sometimes more patriotic.
［２５］The man whom I believed in betrayed me.
［２６］All you need is love.
［２７］The man who I believed was my friend betrayed me.
［２８］Do what you think is right.
［２９］She is not what she used to be.
［３０］There is no rule but has some exceptions.
［３１］I saw Michael J. Fox, who was wearing blue jeans as usual.
［３２］I have many friends, some of whom I have known since childhood.
［３３］As I was not sure, I didn’t say anything.
［３４］I had to make up my mind though I was not quite sure.
［３５］I prefer a quiet life while my wife loves parties.
［３６］We ran all the way so that we might catch the last train.
［３７］She told me that she was in a hurry and that she would call me later.
［３８］Some make much of leisure; others believe in hard work.
［３９］I know that he is doing his best.
［４０］I hope you will get better soon.
［４１］I know why he has quit the company.
［４２］I know the fact that the atmosphere is gradually warming up.
［４３］He sang so beautifully that everybody was enchanted.
［４４］Whether you accept it or not is very important to me.
［４５］I’m going to do it whether you agree or not.
［４６］I’m going to do it no matter what they may say.
［４７］You can’t beat me no matter how hard you may try.
［４８］LaPenta’s pies are both good and cheap.
［４９］Either you or I am wrong.
［５０］She seemed interested neither in wealth nor in fame.
［５１］You are not careless but negligent.
［５２］He is not only intelligent but also extremely hardworking.
［５３］It is important for you to understand this.
［５４］It was foolish of me to have said it to her face.
［５５］Modern technology has made it possible for us to enjoy more leisure.
［５６］It is surprising that you should make such a mistake.
［５７］It was a pity that you couldn’t come.
［５８］It makes no difference whether he agrees or not.
［５９］It is in this room that he found the letter.
［６０］I live in New York.
［６１］I am now staying at my uncle’s house.
［６２］She was very ambitious when she was young.
［６３］I won’t go if it rains.
［６４］He has been depressed since he lost the match.
［６５］She had already left when I arrived at the terminal.
［６６］If I were you, I would do the same.
［６７］I would have told you if I had learned it earlier.
［６８］You can try again if you should fail.
［６９］Had I known it, I could have told you.
［７０］I wish I could speak Chinese.
［７１］It seems as if she knew nothing.
［７２］But for your advice, I might not have been able to do it.
［７３］I should have called her.
［７４］Would you hold on a minute?
［７５］He could be right.
［７６］He is said to have been a famous college football player.
［７７］Having said it, I had no way to take it back.
［７８］He is by far the tallest of us all.
［７９］You are much taller than I was at your age.
［８０］He is as tall as a giraffe.
［８１］No one knows about politics better than he.
［８２］No one else could make so decisive an answer as he.
［８３］You can run faster than anyone else.
［８４］Our boss is not so much a decision-maker as a coordinator.
［８５］He is no more intelligent than a goldfish.
［８６］You are too young to retire.
［８７］She was sensible enough not to accept his offer.
［８８］To see is to believe.
［８９］To survive, you need guts.
［９０］I went to the library only to find it closed.
［９１］To be frank with you, I don’t like your girlfriend.
［９２］Seeing is believing.
［９３］She insisted on inviting me to dinner.
［９４］“Would you mind my smoking?” “Of course not.”
［９５］There is no telling what may happen in the future.
［９６］On arriving at the airport, I phoned home.
［９７］Having no small change with me, I could not phone him.
［９８］Seen from a distance, the rock looked like a human face.
［９９］Everything in the right place, we had only to wait.
［１００］She stood there with her hair blowing in the wind.
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