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Lesson 32 — As if, as though

Describe how something seems by comparing it to a situation.

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Level B1 General English

Lesson 32

You can describe a person, a thing or a scene in detail, including the impression it left on you.

見た人やもの、場面のようすを、そのとき受けた印象とともに細かく伝えられる。

Phrase of the day今日のフレーズ

He talks about it as though he were still there.

彼はまるで今もそこにいるかのように、その話をします。

Situation場面

Two people talk about a friend who often describes a place he left years ago.

何年も前に離れた土地の話をよくする友人について、二人が話しています。

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Takeaway

Report the resemblance and you have described it without claiming it.