EN: The Future Simple Tense (will + base verb) is used here to express a future event or prediction. The adverb 'soon' is placed between the auxiliary verb 'will' and the main verb 'benefit' to indicate the timing of the action.
日本語: 未来形(will + 動詞の原形)はここで未来の出来事や予測を表すために使われます。副詞「soon」(すぐに)は助動詞「will」と主動詞「benefit」の間に置かれ、動作が起こる時期を示しています。
The new technology will soon improve our daily lives.
この新しい技術はすぐに私たちの日常生活を改善するでしょう。
EN: The phrasal verb 'benefit from' is used to indicate that someone receives an advantage or profit from something specific.
日本語: 句動詞「benefit from」は、誰かが特定のものから利益や恩恵を受けることを示すために使われます。
Students will benefit from the new library facilities.
学生たちは新しい図書館施設から恩恵を受けるでしょう。
EN: Historically, professional sports insurance and medical research have focused primarily on male physiology. This sentence reflects a modern shift toward 'gender-specific' sports medicine and policy-making, recognizing that female athletes have unique health needs such as menstrual health and pregnancy support.
EN: The sentence uses 'will ensure that' followed by a noun clause. A noun clause acts as the object of the verb, providing the specific information that is being guaranteed.
日本語: この文では「will ensure that」の後に名詞節が続きます。名詞節は動詞の目的語として機能し、具体的に保証される内容を提供します。
The manager will ensure that all employees receive the training.
マネージャーはすべての従業員が研修を受けることを確実にします。
EN: Passive Voice (be + past participle): 'are included' is used because the health conditions do not perform the action; they are the recipients of the action of being added to the policy.
日本語: 受動態(be動詞 + 過去分詞):「are included」が使われるのは、健康状態自体が動作を実行するのではなく、保険契約に含まれる対象であるためです。
Tax is included in the final price.
税金は最終価格に含まれています。
EN: This sentence reflects a growing movement in professional sports to recognize that female athletes have biological needs that differ from male athletes. Historically, sports insurance and medical support were modeled after male physiology, often ignoring reproductive health.
EN: Relative Clause with 'that': A relative clause is used to provide more information about a noun (the antecedent). In this sentence, 'that was recommended...' describes the 'larger plan'.
日本語: 関係節(that で導かれるもの):関係節は名詞(先行詞)についての追加情報を提供するために使われます。この文では、「that was recommended...」が直前の「larger plan」(より大きな計画)を説明しています。
I read a book that was written by a famous athlete.
私は有名なスポーツ選手によって書かれた本を読みました。
EN: Passive Voice (be + past participle): The passive voice is used when the action is more important than who performed it. 'Was recommended' focuses on the recommendation itself rather than the person who made it.
日本語: 受動態(be動詞 + 過去分詞):動作自体が動作主よりも重要な場合に受動態が使われます。「Was recommended」(推奨された)は、誰が推奨したかではなく、推奨という行為自体を強調しています。
The new policy was announced yesterday.
新しい方針は昨日発表されました。
EN: In the UK, 'football' refers to soccer. The 'review of women's football' mentioned refers to the 2023 Carney Report, which aimed to professionalize and improve standards for female players in England.
EN: The verb 'ask' follows the pattern 'ask someone to do something'. This is an object complement structure where the infinitive (to + verb) describes the action the object is expected to perform.
日本語: 動詞「ask」は「ask someone to do something」(誰かに何かをするよう頼む)という型に従います。これは目的語補語の構造で、不定詞(to + 動詞)が目的語に期待される動作を表します。
The manager asked the team to finish the report by Friday.
マネージャーはチームに金曜日までに報告書を完成させるよう求めました。
EN: The Past Simple tense ('asked') is used here to describe a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past.
日本語: ここでは過去形(asked)が使われ、過去の特定の時点で完了した動作を表しています。
They started the project last month.
彼らは先月このプロジェクトを始めました。
EN: Loughborough University is globally renowned for its sports-related research and facilities. In the UK, it is common for government or sports governing bodies to partner with top-tier universities to conduct independent reviews and lead strategic projects.
EN: Present Perfect Passive Voice: Formed by 'has/have + been + past participle'. It describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present, or has a result in the present, while focusing on the person or thing receiving the action.
日本語: 現在完了形の受動態:「has/have + been + 過去分詞」で構成されます。過去に始まり現在まで続いている、または現在に影響を与えている動作を表すと同時に、動作の受け手を強調します。
The stadium has been renovated for the upcoming tournament.
スタジアムは来たる選手権に向けて改装されています。
EN: The phrase 'in a row' is an adverbial idiom used to describe events happening one after another without interruption.
日本語: 句「in a row」は副詞的なイディオムで、出来事が中断なく続けて起こることを表し、「連続して」という意味です。
She won the championship three times in a row.
彼女は3回連続で優勝しました。
EN: Loughborough University is globally renowned for its excellence in sports science and athletic performance, often serving as a training hub for Olympic athletes in the UK. The 'QS World University Rankings' frequently cites it as the top institution for sports-related subjects.
EN: Present Perfect Continuous (have/has been + -ing): This tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present, emphasizing the duration or ongoing nature of the activity.
日本語: 現在完了進行形(have/has been + -ing):この時制は、過去に始まり現在まで続いている動作を表し、活動の継続時間や進行状態を強調します。
The team has been practicing for three hours.
チームは3時間練習し続けています。
EN: Infinitive of Purpose (to + verb): The phrase 'to create' is an infinitive used to explain the reason or goal of the main action (working with companies).
日本語: 目的を表す不定詞(to + 動詞):句「to create」は不定詞で、主節の動作(会社と協力すること)の理由や目的を説明するために使われます。
He saved money to buy a new car.
彼は新しい車を買うためにお金を貯めています。
EN: Loughborough University is globally recognized as a leading institution for sports science and management. Its involvement in this project highlights the shift toward using academic research to address gender inequality in professional sports, particularly in the UK.
EN: The Present Perfect Tense (have/has + past participle) is used here to describe a state or action that started in the past and continues to the present moment.
日本語: 現在完了形(have/has + 過去分詞)はここで、過去に始まり現在まで続いている状態や動作を表すために使われています。
They have lived in this city for ten years.
彼らはこの都市に10年間住んでいます。
EN: A Relative Clause starting with 'that' is used to provide more information about the noun 'problems'. It functions like an adjective to define which problems are being discussed.
日本語: 「that」で導かれる関係節は、名詞「problems」についての追加情報を提供するために使われます。それは形容詞のように機能し、どの問題について話しているのかを定義します。
I finally found the book that was missing.
私はついにその行方不明の本を見つけました。
EN: In professional sports, insurance has traditionally been modeled after male physiological needs. This sentence highlights a shift toward gender equity in sports administration by addressing long-standing systemic gaps.
EN: The sentence uses a Relative Clause (Adjective Clause) starting with 'that' to provide more information about the noun 'conditions'. The clause 'that affect women more than men' describes exactly which conditions are being discussed.
日本語: この文では、「that」で導かれる関係節(形容詞節)を使って名詞「conditions」(病気・状態)を修飾しています。節「that affect women more than men」は、どのような病気かを具体的に説明しています。
I like movies that have a happy ending.
私はハッピーエンドの映画が好きです。
EN: The phrase 'Until now' is a temporal marker used to describe a situation that existed up to the present moment, often implying that a change is about to occur.
日本語: 句「Until now」は、これまでずっと存在していた状況を説明するための時間的な指標であり、通常、何らかの変化が間もなく起こることを示唆します。
Until now, we didn't know the truth.
今まで、私たちは真実を知りませんでした。
EN: In many Western countries, there has been a growing movement to address the 'gender health gap,' where medical research and insurance policies historically focused more on male physiology, often overlooking conditions specific to women.
EN: The sentence uses a non-defining relative clause starting with 'which'. This provides extra information about the noun 'relative energy deficiency in sport'. It is separated by a comma and does not change the core meaning of the sentence if removed.
日本語: この文では、「which」で導かれる非制限的関係節が使われています。これは名詞「運動エネルギー欠乏症」について追加の補足説明を提供します。この用法は通常、前にコンマが置かれ、削除しても文の核となる意味は完全に保たれます。
The team won the championship, which surprised everyone.
そのチームは優勝しましたが、それは皆を驚かせました。
EN: The phrase 'is also known as' is a passive construction used to introduce an alternative name or alias for a subject.
日本語: 句「is also known as」(~としても知られている)は、主体の別名や代替名を紹介するための受動構文です。
New York City is also known as the Big Apple.
ニューヨーク市は「ビッグアップル」としても知られています。
EN: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S) is a relatively modern medical term that replaced the 'Female Athlete Triad'. It highlights that energy deficiency affects not just bone health and menstruation, but also metabolic rate, immunity, and protein synthesis in both female and male athletes.
EN: Adverbial Clause of Time: The word 'when' introduces a subordinate clause that describes the specific time or condition under which the main action ('Red-S happens') occurs.
日本語: 時の副詞節:単語「when」は従属節を導き、主節の動作(Red-Sが起こること)が発生する具体的な時間や条件を説明します。
The alarm rings when the door opens.
ドアが開くと、警報が鳴ります。
EN: Infinitive as Adjective: The phrase 'to match...' is an infinitive phrase acting as an adjective to modify the noun 'food', explaining the purpose or requirement of that food.
日本語: 形容詞としての不定詞:句「to match...」は不定詞句で、名詞「food」を修飾する形容詞として機能し、その食べ物の用途や必要性を説明します。
I need a key to open this box.
この箱を開けるための鍵が必要です。
EN: Red-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) is a critical health topic in modern sports science, highlighting that health issues in female athletes often stem from a mismatch between caloric intake and high-intensity training, rather than just 'overtraining'.
EN: The modal verb 'can' is used here to express possibility, indicating that a particular outcome is likely or potential under certain circumstances.
日本語: 助動詞「can」はここで「可能性」を表すために使われ、特定の状況下で何らかの結果が起こり得ることを示しています。
Lack of sleep can affect your concentration.
睡眠不足は集中力に影響を与える可能性があります。
EN: The present participle 'including' functions as a preposition here to introduce specific examples that are part of a larger group or category mentioned previously.
日本語: 現在分詞「including」はここで前置詞として機能し、前述のより大きな範疇やグループに属する具体的な例を導入します。
The price is $50, including tax.
価格は50ドルで、税金が含まれています。
EN: The term 'stress fractures' and 'RED-S' highlight the increasing medical focus on the specific physiological challenges faced by high-performance female athletes, a topic that was historically under-researched in sports science.
EN: Non-defining Relative Clauses: These clauses provide extra information about a noun (Karen Carney) and are separated by commas. They use 'who' for people and cannot be replaced by 'that'.
日本語: 非制限的関係節:これらの節は名詞(例:Karen Carney)についての追加情報を提供し、前後にコンマで区切る必要があります。人を指す場合には「who」を使い、この用法では「that」に置き換えることはできません。
Mr. Smith, who is our neighbor, won the lottery.
スミス氏は私たちの隣人ですが、宝くじに当たりました。
EN: Past Simple Tense: The verb 'led' (past tense of 'lead') is used to describe a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past.
日本語: 過去形:動詞「led」(「lead」の過去形)は、過去の特定の時点で完了した動作を表すために使われます。
She led the team to victory last year.
彼女は昨年、チームを勝利に導きました。
EN: Karen Carney is a prominent figure in English football, having earned 144 caps for the national team. Her leading this review signifies the move towards professionalizing and improving standards in women's sports in the UK.
EN: Passive Voice (be + past participle): Used when the action is more important than the person performing it. Here, 'was published' focuses on the report rather than the publisher.
日本語: 受動態(be動詞 + 過去分詞):動作自体が動作主よりも重要な場合に使われます。ここでの「was published」は、出版者ではなく報告書自体に焦点を当てています。
The new book was written by a famous author.
この新しい本は有名な作家によって書かれました。
EN: Compound Predicate: A sentence structure where a single subject ('The review') performs two actions connected by a conjunction ('and').
日本語: 複合述語:単一の主語(The review)が接続詞(and)で結ばれた2つの動作(was published と included)を行う文構造です。
The student finished the test and left the classroom.
学生たちは試験を終えて教室を出ました。
EN: In professional and academic contexts, 'recommendations' refer to specific, actionable advice provided after an investigation or review, often used in government or corporate reports.
EN: Reported Speech with Tense Backshift: When the reporting verb (said) is in the past tense, the verbs in the reported clause usually shift back one tense. Here, 'is pleased' becomes 'was pleased' and 'are being taken' becomes 'were being taken'.
日本語: 時制の一致を伴う間接話法:主節の動詞(said)が過去形の場合、従属節の動詞は通常、時制を一つ過去にずらします。この文では、「is pleased」が「was pleased」に、「are being taken」が「were being taken」に変わっています。
He said he was happy that the project was finished.
彼はこのプロジェクトが完了したことを喜んでいると言いました。
EN: Passive Continuous Tense: Formed by 'be + being + past participle', this structure emphasizes that an action is currently in progress from a passive perspective (the subject receives the action).
日本語: 受動進行形:「be動詞 + being + 過去分詞」で構成され、動作が受け身の状態で進行中であることを強調します(主語は動作の受け手です)。
The old building is being demolished.
あの古い建物は取り壊されているところです。
EN: Karen Carney is a prominent figure in English women's football. The mention of her 'pleasure' reflects the long-standing struggle for professional recognition and better conditions in women's sports, where recommendations have historically been ignored.
EN: Noun Clauses with 'that': The word 'that' introduces a noun clause acting as the direct object of the verb 'added'. It connects the main subject and verb to the specific information being reported.
日本語: that で導かれる名詞節:単語「that」はここで名詞節を導き、動詞「added」の目的語として機能します。これは主節の主語と動詞を、報告される具体的な情報に結び付けます。
He said that the weather was perfect for a walk.
彼は天気が散歩に最適だと言いました。
EN: Indirect Questions as Objects: The phrase 'why the report was important' is an indirect question (interrogative clause) acting as the object of the verb 'shows'. Note that the word order is subject + verb (the report was), not verb + subject.
日本語: 目的語としての間接疑問文:句「why the report was important」は間接疑問文(疑問節)で、動詞「shows」の目的語として機能します。語順が疑問文の「動詞 + 主語」ではなく「主語 + 動詞」(the report was)であることに注意してください。
I don't know why she left so early.
私は彼女がなぜそんなに早く去ったのか分かりません。
EN: Karen Carney is a prominent figure in English women's football. Her leading a government-commissioned review highlights the increasing professionalization and political attention given to women's sports in the UK, moving beyond just the game to structural issues like insurance and health.
EN: The verb 'represent' is used here as a linking verb to show that one thing serves as a sign or symbol of something else, often used to describe the significance of an action.
日本語: 動詞「represent」はここでは連結動詞として使われ、あるものが別のものを象徴または代表することを示し、特定の行動の重要な意義を表すときによく使われます。
This new law represents a victory for environmental protection.
この新しい法律は環境保護における勝利を象徴しています。
EN: The noun phrase 'a step forward' is a common idiom meaning progress or improvement in a particular situation.
日本語: 名詞句「a step forward」は、特定の状況における進歩や改善を意味する一般的なイディオムです。
The peace talks are a major step forward for the two countries.
和平交渉は両国にとって大きな前進です。
EN: This sentence reflects the ongoing global movement for gender equity in sports. Historically, female athletes have faced systemic gaps in medical support and financial security, and the inclusion of gender-specific health conditions in insurance is a major milestone in professionalizing women's sports.
EN: The sentence uses a Relative Clause starting with 'that' to provide more information about the noun 'insurance'. In this case, 'that is designed...' acts as an adjective describing the type of insurance.
日本語: この文では、「that」で導かれる関係節(形容詞節)を使って名詞「insurance」(保険)を修飾しています。この用法では、「that is designed...」が形容詞のように機能し、保険の具体的な性質を説明しています。
The company sells products that are made from recycled materials.
この会社はリサイクル素材で作られた製品を販売しています。
EN: The phrase 'be designed to' + verb is used to express the purpose or intention behind the creation of something.
日本語: 「be designed to」という句(~するように設計されている)の後には動詞の原形が続き、何かが作られた目的や意図を表します。
This app is designed to help students learn languages.
このアプリは学生が言語を学ぶのを助けるように設計されています。
EN: In professional sports, insurance policies were historically modeled after male athletes' needs, often overlooking female-specific health issues like pregnancy or hormonal health. This sentence highlights a shift toward gender equity in sports medicine and administration.
EN: The Noun Clause (that-clause) as an Object: The word 'that' introduces a subordinate clause that functions as the object of the verb 'hope'. It explains what is being hoped for.
日本語: 名詞節(that 節)が目的語として使われる場合:単語「that」は従属節を導き、動詞「hope」の目的語として機能し、望まれる出来事の内容を説明します。
I hope that the weather will be nice tomorrow.
私は明日の天気が良くなることを願っています。
EN: The Verb Pattern 'encourage + object + to-infinitive': This structure is used to describe someone or something motivating another person or entity to perform an action.
日本語: 動詞の型「encourage + 目的語 + 不定詞」:この構造は、誰かまたは何かが別の対象を励まして特定の行動を取らせることを表すために使われます。
The teacher encouraged the students to read more books.
先生は生徒たちにもっと本を読むように励ましました。
EN: The phrase 'follow the same path' is a common English idiom meaning to do the same thing that someone else has already done, often used in professional or social reform contexts.
IPA発音、定義、例文、インタラクティブクイズ付きの重要な単語。
文中での意味: 利益を得る、恩恵を受ける
文中での意味: 保険の適用範囲、補償内容
文中での意味: 確実にする、保証する
文中での意味: 推奨された、勧められた
文中での意味: 実施、実行
文中での意味: 欠乏、不足
文中での意味: 骨折、ひび
文中での意味: 重要な、顕著な
文中での意味: 励ます、促進する
種類タグ、二言語の定義、使い方の説明、例文を含むフレーズ。
One after another without a break.
連続して、立て続けに
An improvement or development in a situation.
進歩、進展
To do the same thing as someone else has done.
模倣する、同じ道をたどる
To believe that something is important and deserves attention.
真剣に受け止める、重視する
The amount of risk or liability that is covered for an individual or entity by way of insurance services.
保険の補償範囲 / 補償内容
A legal contract between an insurance company and the policyholder, which determines the claims which the insurer is legally required to pay.
保険証券 / 保険契約
A broad term that includes diseases, disorders, and injuries, often used to describe long-term medical issues.
健康状態 / 疾患
Small cracks in a bone that develop from chronic overuse or repetitive activity.
疲労骨折
A syndrome of poor health and declining athletic performance that happens when athletes do not get enough fuel through food to support the energy they use in daily life and training.
利用可能エネルギー不足 (RED-S)