ラジオ英会話 Lesson 008 but③ コントラストを表すフレーズで使われる but
レッスンのポイント but コントラストを表すフレーズでしばしば使われます。
Today’s dialog
ミナのおじが、ミナの学校の先生の悪い噂を聞きつけ、ミナに話します。
Uncle: Mina, I heard a rumor about your school.
Mina: Really? What kind of rumor?
Uncle: Well, I heard there is a strict teacher at your school who tells bad jokes.
Mina: Bad jokes? Oh, I think I know who you’re talking about. It’s my teacher!
Uncle: Oh, really. I heard he sometimes puts students down.
Mina: No way! My teacher never puts students down, but always gives us confidence!
Uncle: OK, that’s a relief. What’s your teacher’s name?
Mina: I don’t want to say.
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。
Mina, I heard a rumor about your school.
Really? What kind of rumor?
Well, I heard there is a strict teacher at your school who tells bad jokes.
Bad jokes? Oh, I think I know who you’re talking about. It’s my teacher!
Oh, really. I heard he sometimes puts students down.
No way! My teacher never puts students down, but always gives us confidence!
OK, that’s a relief. What’s your teacher’s name?
I don’t want to say.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
wh 節を使ったリポート文
I think I know who you’re talking about.
hear の「聞いて知っている」
I heard he sometimes puts students down.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
My teacher never puts students down, but always gives us confidence!
Hey, these chocolates are not only for you but for your sister too.
This car is not only powerful but also eco-friendly.
Doing something is always better than doing nothing.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
but を使ったフレーズで英文を作ってみましょう。
Chris is not old but young.
This dish is not only delicious but also very healthy.
It’s not what you say that matters but how you say it.
WORDS & PHRASES
rumor 噂
strict 厳しい
confidence 自信
relief 安堵
put-down けなす、こきおろす
matter 大事、重要