Hello,
Long time no see you!!!
How are you?:)
I'M fine, but...
Next Friday, the east Japan was hit by two big earthquakes,
Very big tsunami broke out in the time,
And, Iwate, Miyagi and Chiba has been attacked by it.
Furthermore, three nuclear power plant have burned.
There are a little radiation, aren't there?
It depends, we who live in east Japan may get radiation, more or less.
Anyway I worry about all of them who live near the focus of earthquake.
And I admire Kan, Edano, Toden's people, and all rescue party.
Bye!
Norie
Ok.
Today's Keyword from Oxford Dic. "depend"
"Depend"(verb)
IDM:
depending on, i.e., according to
ex.) Starting salary varies from $25,000 to $30,000, depending on experience.
that/it depends, i.e., used to say that you are not certain about sth because other things have to be considered.
ex.) 'Is he coming?' 'That depends. He may not have the time.'
I don't know if we can help--it all depends.
I might not go. It depends how tired I am.
'Your job sounds fun.' 'It depends what you mean by 'fun'.'
I shouldn't be too late. But it depends if the traffic's bad.'
PHR V:
depend on/upon sb/sth, i.e.,
1. to rely on sb/sth and be able to trust them
ex.) He was the sort of person you could depend on.
[+to inf.] He knew he could depend upon her to deal with the situation.
2. to be sure or expect that sth will happen (SYN: COUNT ON)
ex.) Depend upon it (= you can be sure) we won't give up.
[+-ing] Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday?
(Formal) You can depend on his coming in on Sunday.
[+to inf.] (ironic) You can depend on her to be (= she always is) late.
depend on/upon sb/sth (for sth)
(not usually used in the progressive tenses) to need money, help, etc. from sb/sth else for a particular purpose
ex.) The community depends on the shipping industry for its survival.
I don't want to depend too much on my parents.
depend on/upon sth
(not used in the progressive tenses) to be affected or decided by sth
ex.) Does the quality of teaching depend on class size?
It would depend on the circumstances.
[+wh-] Wheter we need more food depends on how many people turn up.