ラジオ英会話 Lesson 053 説明のフロー② 単純な言いかえ:or

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 053 説明のフロー② 単純な言いかえ:or

レッスンのポイント

今回は相手に分かりづらい語句(名詞)を言いかえたり、説明を加えたりするためのテクニックを学びます。

Today’s dialog

団体旅行の観光客が、ガイドさんに連れられて日本のコンビニを訪れています。

Guide: OK, everyone. Please come back to the bus at 11:15.

Tourist: I’ve always wanted to see a Japanese convenience store. What are these triangle-shaped things?

Guide: Those are called onigiri, or rice balls.

Tourist: Oh, I’ve never tried them.

Guide: Actually, they’re delicious. You have your choice of salmon, pickled plum or tuna salada.

Tourist: I’ll get the tuna salad.

Guide: Good choice. That’s my favorite too.

Tourist: How do you open it?

Guide: It’s a bit tricky, so I’ll show you how later.

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。

OK, everyone. Please come back to the bus at 11:15.
I’ve always wanted to see a Japanese convenience store. What are these triangle-shaped things?
Those are called onigiri, or rice balls.
Oh, I’ve never tried them.
Actually, they’re delicious. You have your choice of salmon, pickled plum or tuna salada.
I’ll get the tuna salad.
Good choice. That’s my favorite too.
How do you open it?
It’s a bit tricky, so I’ll show you how later.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ~文法と語彙を確認しましょう~

現在完了形

I’ve always wanted to see a Japanese convenience store.
I’ve never tried them.

動詞のイメージ

I’ll get the tuna salad.
It’s a bit tricky, so I’ll show you how later.

ABSORB THE FLOW!~英語の流れを身につけましょう~

Those are called onigiri, or rice balls.
I want to Ayers Rock, or Uluru, as it is also now officially called.
Maroon, the family dog, protected the young boy.
Ms. Levine, the mother of the twins, called the police.
I have a feeling that you’re lying.

CREATE THE FLOW! ~英語の流れを作り出しましょう~

or を使って言いかえる、名詞を加えて説明する、節を加えて詳しく内容を述べる – 名詞説明の3パターンを練習しましょう。

Denali, or formerly Mt. McKinley, is a famous mountain in Alaska.
Magda, my yoga teacher, complimented me on my flexibility.
I have a sense that we’re going to become best friends.

WORDS & PHRASES

pickled plum  梅干し
tricky  扱いにくい
formerly  かつては、以前は
compliment  褒める、賞賛する
flexibility  柔軟性
sence  感覚

tora taro