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2009.05.27(Review of 2004.04.06 edition)
Now here's an interesting pair of words - so much alike, and yet so different. Be careful which one you choose!
(work) HARD vs. HARDLY (work)
一生懸命に（働く） vs. ほとんど（働か）ない
- Hard - as in “work hard,” “play hard,” “study hard,” etc. - means “with much effort.”
Hardly means “almost not at all.” - work hard 、 play hard 、 study hard などの hard は、大いに努力して、つまり、一生懸命に、という意味です。
hardly は、ほとんど～ない、という意味です。
- We'll have to work hard if we're going to finish this job by tomorrow.
- It's a shame she didn't win a medal. She trained so hard.
- I heard that high school students study very hard to pass the entrance examinations, but that they hardly study at all once they get into college.
- (while trying to push a car out of a snowdrift)
Push harder! You're hardly even trying!
Keep up the good work!