1 倍数表現
* ~ times+as large as[the size of]...「…の大きさの~倍」〔2倍の場合はtwiceを用いる〕
2 関係副詞と関係代名詞〈非制限用法〉
* where ...「そこで…」/ in which ...「それにおいて…」
(a)
Etorofu Island is about three times as large as Okinawa Island.
(b)
Etorofu Island is about three times the size of Okinawa Island.
(エトロフ島は沖縄本島の約3倍の大きさだ)
(エトロフ島は沖縄本島の約3倍の大きさだ)
(a)
Natsume Soseki once went to London, where he studied English literature.
(b)
Natsume Soseki once went to London, in which he studied English literature.
(夏目漱石はかつてロンドンに行き、そこで英文学を学んだ)
(夏目漱石はかつてロンドンに行き、そこで英文学を学んだ)