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英会話 feel English 23/8/2 (水) L67 as long as –

as long as …のように簡単な単語で出来ているフレーズが案外、奥深いんです····
1). 「〜のあいだ」と期間を限定したいときの
as long as …
-Dialogue
Emily’s mother is coming to visit her daughter for a few days.
エミリーのお母さんが数日泊まりに来ることになりました。
(Emily’s mother is coming to stay for a few days.)

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stay with 人
not … either -, もまた〜ない、tooの否定

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What?! What about your bed?
I can’t sleep on sofas, either.
íːðər ｜ áiðər

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So, my mom can stay with us?
Sure! She can stay here as long as she likes.

She can stay here as long as she likes.
好きなだけ泊まっていけばいいよ。

エミリーに、母親が泊まりに来てもいいかと尋ねられたテルマ。「お母さんが泊まりたいと思う期間ずっと泊まっていけばいい」(Emily asks Thelma if her mother can come over for the night. “You can stay as long as your mother wants to stay.”)

2). 「〜さえすれば」と条件を示したいときの as long as …
-Dialogue
Thelma and Shawn had plans to go to karaoke after work.
テルマとショーンは仕事のあと、カラオケに行く予定にしています。
(Thelma and Shawn are planning to go to karaoke after work.)