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9月16日(金)①ラジオ英会話②英会話タイムトライアル

ラジオ英会話Fri.16th Sep. 2022 Lesson115  今週のReview

 

Listening Challenge!

Why did Brendan never get married?

 C: Because he didn’t want to.

What happened on Mars Base.

   B: They were scanned by a bleu beam.

What does Casper want to do?

   A: Make videos of his cat.

Which of the following is true?

   C: The man didn’t bring his brush and paper.

 

Say it in English

1. Staff member: So, has management approved my proposal?

               それで、経営陣は僕の提案を承認してくれましたか?

   You :         

Your proposal is still under discussion.

     君の提案はまだ協議中です。

    ・under discussionは「完成を見ていない」というニュアンスのunder

  So, I cannot give you an immediate answer.

     だから、君に即答はできないわ。

I’ll let you know you as soon as they’ve reached a decision.

 決定したらすぐに連絡します。

 ・let you knowは目的語説明型。「Youknowすることを let (許す)

   →教える」

  ・as soon as~(~するとすぐ)の後ろには節が使える。ここで現在完了形が

   使われているのは既に決定がなされた状況を想定しているため。

 ・reach(到着する) はdecision(決定)と相性のいい動詞。

 

2. Friend: So, she broke up with you, right?

                 それで、彼女に振られたのよね?

You:

  Year. But why she did so is beyond me.

         うん。でもどうして彼女にふられたのか分からないんだよ。

    ・did so~は質問内容を受け「僕と別れた」の代わりに使っている。

   ② I mean, I just didn’t text her for a couple of days.

       僕は2~3日彼女に返信しなかっただけなんだ。

   ・textは「テキストメッセージを送る」。

  It’s not such s big deal, is it?

  それって、それほど大したことじゃない、よね?

        付加疑問文、基となる文を簡単な疑問文にして文末に置く。その際

  「肯定・否定」を入れ替える。

 

 

 

英会話タイムトライアルFri.16th Sep.2022

Let’s Go to Sydney, Australia!  Day15 Working at a Hotel near Sydney Harbor

 

Try 8 turns!

1. Good afternoon. Are you ready for our meeting?

   → Yes. I’m looking forward to it.

2. Let’s have our meeting out on the terrace…Ah…so refreshing.

   How do you like the view of Sydney Harbor?

   → It’s beautiful! What a nice view… I can see the Sydney Opera House.

3. I’m so glad you came all the way to Australia! It’s still not easy to

   travel abroad now, right?

   →  Right. I’m SO glad I made it to Australia.

4. So how is the COVID situation in Japan now?

    →  Things get better, then worse, then better. But I think it’s getting

        a little better these days. Everyone is still trying to stay safe.

5. When you came to Sydney, did you have to quarantine?

  →  I had my shots but I still had to get a PCR test and quarantine

        for a little while.

6. I see. Do people have to quarantine when they go back to Japan?

  →  The situation is always changing. And the policies change often.

       So it depends when you go back to Japan..

7. Where do you get information about the COVID situation in Japan?

   →  I have an app on my phone with the latest info. I get alerts

        whenever there is an update.

8. Wow, look at this sunset…We might as well take a quick picture of

    the harbor, right?

   →  Year. Let me take one!