Opening
オンエア時の大西先生、Rozaさん、Davidさん3人の会話を、リスニングの練習を兼ねて書き起こします。傾向としてその日のKey Sentenceを取り入れた会話になってるので勉強になりますね。
Ohnishi: いやぁ、親戚のちいちゃんがね、先生になったんだよ。笑
Roza: 何がおかしい?
Ohnishi: Chi-chan became a teacher.
Roza: ふっ笑
Ohnishi: 「ラジオ英会話ハートでつかめ英語の極意」講師の大西泰斗です。
Roza: 何とも言えないね。Hey everyone, this is Akino Rosa!
David: And I’m David Evans. Ah, you’re at it again, Sensei.
Ohnishi: それでは、今週も頑張っていきましょう。
Today’s dialog
ロックバンド、デスパレート・ラッツのギタリストであるライアン・デイが、書店で元バンドマネジャーのシンシアと個然会ったようです。
Ryan: Cynthia, hi! Fancy meeting you here.
Cynthia: Ryan! Wow, what a surprise! What are you doing here?
Ryan: I like to read a good book now and then.
Cynthia: That’s news to me.
Ryan: Anyway, I heard that you quit as manager of the band.
Cynthia: Yes, that was quite a while ago.
Ryan: What are you doing now?
Cynthia: I’m teaching English at a high school.
Ryan: You’re a teacher?
Cynthia: Yes, it was a long-time dream of mine.
Ryan: That’s really great, Cynthia.
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
シンシアじゃないか、こんにちは!まさか、ここで君に会うなんて。
Cynthia, hi! Fancy meeting you here.
ライアン!まあ、驚いた!あなたこそ、ここで何をしているの?
Ryan! Wow, what a surprise! What are you doing here?
たまには、よい本を読みたくてね。
I like to read a good book now and then.
それは初耳だわ。
That’s news to me.
それはそうと、君がバンドのマネジャーを辞めたと聞いたけど。
Anyway, I heard that you quit as manager of the band.
ええ、もうずいぶん前のことよ。
Yes, that was quite a while ago.
今は何をしているんだい?
What are you doing now?
高校で英語を教えているの。
I’m teaching English at a high school.
君が教師を?
You’re a teacher?
ええ、それがずっと私の夢だったのよ。
Yes, it was a long-time dream of mine.
なんてすばらしいんだ、シンシア。
That’s really great, Cynthia.
Grammar and Vocabulary
Target Forms
David: OK, everyone, today’s practice is about verb plus explanation, verb plus explanation. OK, let’s jump into it.
Roza: Let’s go!
I heard.
I heard.
I heard that you like roses.
I heard that you like roses.
David: All right, here’s our next.
l think.
l think.
l think that we’re lost.
l think that we’re lost.
Roza: Keep going!
I know.
I know.
I know that you lied.
I know that you lied.
David: All right, and one more.
He told me.
He told me.
He told me that you need help.
He told me that you need help.
David: Unlock your potential.
Roza: Repetition is the key.
Both: Great work.
Grammar in Action
リポート文を作ってみましょう。
I heard that you bought a car. Congratulations!
I think that we need two hotel rooms. I snore at night.
He said that the restaurant is full. Let’s go somewhere else.
Ending
Ohnishi: Hey David, do you snore?
David: I don’t think I do, but I used a “スリープ アプリ” on my phone to test it. It turns out I snore a little.
Roza: So Sensei, basically the answer is yes.
Ohnishi: Alright. というわけで今日はこの辺で。
ALL: Bye!
WORDS & PHRASES
- fancy+動詞-ing形:(驚きを表して)おや~するなんて
- now and then:ときどき、たまには
- be news to ~:~にとって初耳である
- quit:(仕事を)辞める
- quite a while ago:ずいぶん前に