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For Life
2007.04.06

How quickly the week has gone by! We hope you've been enjoying it as much as we have.

Let's end this first week of our two-week series with a word that'll help you explain the “Why?” of your trip. Seems a REASON-able way to finish up, don't you think?

Today's Lesson
PURPOSE   目的

Explanation

  • A thing or action's purpose is the reason it exists or the reason for doing it.
  • purpose とは、ものが存在する理由、または、ある行動をとる理由、つまり、目的のことです。

examples

  1. (U.S. immigration officer to arriving passenger)
    a: What is the purpose of your trip?
    b: I'm here as a tourist.
  2. (a mother to her daughter who refuses to practice piano)
    What's the purpose of my paying for your piano lessons if you're not going to practice?
  3. The real purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to conserve energy.
  4. What was the original purpose of the stone heads on Easter Island?
  5. A new room was opened for the purpose of providing students with a place to study outside normal library hours.

英会話レッスンEnjoy the blossoming springtime this weekend!