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❶背が高い, (細長く)高い
a tall boy
♔基本a tall boy
背の高い男の子
  ⦣ tall+名詞.
a tall tree [building]
a tall tree [building]
高い木[ビル]
My sister is very tall. My father short.
反対語My sister is very tall. My father short.
姉はとても背が高い. 父は背が低い.
  ⦣ be動詞+tall.
My brother is as tall as Dad.
My brother is as tall as Dad.
兄は父と同じくらい背が高い.
I am taller than my little sister, but Dad is much taller than I am [than me].
I am taller than my little sister, but Dad is much taller than I am [話 than me].
僕は妹よりは背が高いけれど, 父は僕よりもっとずっと背が高い.
Ken is the tallest in the class [of us all].
Ken is the tallest in the class [of us all].
ケンがクラス[僕たち全員]の中では一番背が高い.
❷(背の)高さが~で  ⦣ 背の高い・低いに関係なく使う.
*会話*
How tall are you?—I am 5 feet 3 (inches) tall.
君は身長はどれくらいですか.—(身長は)5フィート3インチです.
  ⦣ be動詞+数字+tall. 数字は tall を修飾しゅうしょくする.
❸おおげさな, 信じられない
a tall tale [story]
a tall tale [story]
おおげさなほら話