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For Life
2007.05.16(Review of 2001.02.22 edition)

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Today's Lesson
GET (THE PHONE/THE DOOR)
電話に出る/(来客の)応対に出る

Explanation

  • To get the phone or get the door is to answer it when you hear a ring, knock, etc.
  • get the phoneget the door は、電話のベルやドアのノックの音を聞いてそれに応える、つまり、電話や来客の応対に出ることです。

GET (THE PHONE/THE DOOR)

examples

  1. a: How did you break your arm?
    b: I was running to get the phone and fell down the stairs.
  2. (the phone rings)
    I'll get it.
  3. (a woman shouting to her daughter from the shower)
    Can you get the door, Jane? And don't forget to ask who it is before opening it.
  4. (a man watching baseball, to his wife as the doorbell rings)
    Could you get that for me, honey? I don't want to miss the end of the game.

英会話レッスンWe'll give you another ring tomorrow!