October 21, 2015　=========
☆ determine　決心する
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Today’s verb is the formal use of the word, “determine.” It means to decide to do something. You commit to doing it, you make a decision to do it. Another way to use “determine” is in the phrasal verb, “to be determined”. In this case, the verb is more about motivation than about making a decision. So let’s look at some difference sentences showing the usage:
I determined that I would ask him as soon as I saw him. (I made a decision to ask him.)
I am determined to ask him as soon as I see him. (I am motivated to ask him.)
He determined to rescue the abandoned dog. (He decided to rescue the dog.)
He was determined to rescue the abandoned dog. (He was motivated to rescue the dog.)
Can you see the difference? One is about making a decision and one is about being motivated.

Bye,
Chris
以下、メルマガ担当者よりお知らせです。
クリス先生から英語学習に関するアンケートへの協力依頼がありました。
今後の英語学習教材の開発に活用するとのことですのでよろしければご協力お願いいたします。
（本アンケートはクリス個人の活動です。「英語手帳」（IBCパブリッシング㈱）とは一切関係ありません）

Hello! I have a favor to ask of you. At the moment, I am studying Business Management at college. One of my tests is to create a market survey and send it out to people for research. So, I have created a survey about English learning. I wrote it in Japanese (if I made a mistake, sorry!) It will take just a few minutes, so I hope you can help me pass this test! I just need 30 people to respond to my survey, I hope you can be one of those people. Thank you so much!
http://goo.gl/forms/0eWVTPa1EN

こんばんは！ちょっとお願いがあります！現在、私はビジネスマネージメントを専門学校で勉強中です。その中の課題の一つにアンケートがあります。というわけで英語学習について、アンケートを作りました。日本語で書きました。（間違いがあったら、すみません!）数分しかかからないので、私がテストに合格するため、助けてくれませんか?　３０人以上のレスポンスが必要ですが、よろしくお願いします!
http://goo.gl/forms/0eWVTPa1EN