Hammer, I have a little surprise for you myself, perhaps. I told
you this morning that I had changed my plans pending your acceptance
of my offer to you, so there is no use in beating about the bush.
Until a month ago I had considered myself fairly well fixed for
life; then came that flurry in Wall Street which wrecked two of your
big institutions.
I woke up one morning to find myself almost a beggar, as all my
funds were invested in American securities and they had slipped down
and out with a crash. My word, it was a blow! I had a few hundreds
left; no more.
うろ覚えしない”a little”の仲間たち
| 可算名詞 | 不可算名詞 | |
| 少しある（大丈夫） | a few | a little |
| 少しもない（困っている） | few | little |
〇〇しても仕方ない、〇〇しても無駄である
- there is no use 〇〇ing
- there is no use in 〇〇ing
- It is no use 〇〇ing ※inが間に入らない（入るパターンがない）
- It is useless to 〇〇
時を表す”as”と時制の一致
時制の一致
副詞節が過去受動態であれば、主節も過去形になります。時を表す”as”で構成される副詞節は「～するときに」「～しながら」「～したとたんに」と複数用例があるため、国語的な意味解釈で悩んでしまう人は、時制の一致を「とにかくこれはルールだ！」と覚えておくとよいでしょう。
→→→「現在完了」→→→→→→→→→→→（現在）
→→→「過去完了」→→→（過去）‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
過去完了