Lesson 4 Beyond What Nature Intends
Language Resources Sentence Activators
~になるまでには 1 By the time he was a teenager, Herr was one of the top rock climbers.  (p.54)
By the time she graduated from college, she had visited most of the countries in Europe.

もはや~ない 2 We were no longer able to walk.  (p.55)
I was no longer able to support myself.

目覚めて~とわかる 3 Herr woke up after surgery to find that he had lost both legs below the knee.  (p.56)
I woke up to find that it was just a dream.

理由がない 4 There was no reason that his new feet needed to mimic his old ones.  (p.56)
There was no reason that he would lie to me.

~に力を尽くす 5 Herr and his colleagues at the MIT center are committed to treating paralysis.  (p.58)
We are committed to helping the visitors from overseas.