ラジオ英会話 Lesson 032 譲歩のフロー③ 逆向きの力
レッスンのポイント 譲歩のフロー。今回の学習は「逆向きの力」を意味するフレーズ。
Today’s dialog
サムは昨日ガールフレンドとテーマパークに行ったようです。
Judy: You took the day off yesterday.
Sam: Yes, I promised to take my girlfriend to a theme park.
Judy: I thought you hated places like that.
Sam: I do, but she loves them. Luckily, it wasn’t so crowded yesterday.
Judy: Oh, right. It was raining all day.
Sam: I was thinking about canceling, but we went there in spite of the bad weather.
Judy: Did you have a good time?
Sam: I did, but I enjoyed the hot bath at home afterwards more.
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。
You took the day off yesterday.
Yes, I promised to take my girlfriend to a theme park.
I thought you hated places like that.
I do, but she loves them. Luckily, it wasn’t so crowded yesterday.
Oh, right. It was raining all day.
I was thinking about canceling, but we went there in spite of the bad weather.
Did you have a good time?
I did, but I enjoyed the hot bath at home afterwards more.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
think は「思う・考える」両用
I thought you hated places like that.
I was thinking about canceling.
指定ルール
Luckily, it wasn’t so crowded yesterday.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
We went there in spite of the bad weather.
We played soccer [despite / in spite of] the rain.
We played soccer despite the fact that it was raining.
I heard a rumor that Risa is moving to Osaka.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
in spite of、despite を用いて「～にもかかわらず」のフローを作りましょう。
In spite of his shyness, he asked her for a date.
They got married despite the difference in their ages.
She never puts on weight despite the fact that she eats like a horse!
WORDS & PHRASES
take the day off （特定の一日を）休む
promise 約束する
in spite of ～にもかかわらず
despite ～にもかかわらず
afterwards あとで
despite the fact あとを that で説明する
shyness 内気であること
get married 結婚する
put on weight 体重が増える
eat like a horse 馬のように食べる＝大食いする