ラジオ英会話 Lesson 059 比較･対照④ ～ではなく・～の代わりに：instead of、rather than
レッスンのポイント 今回は2者を比べ「～ではなく・～の代わりに」を表す様々なフレーズを学びましょう。
Today’s dialog
マーティンはアニメのイベントで出会った女の子が気になっている様子。
Meg: Martin, is something wrong? You seem a little down.
Martin: Do I? Well, I’ve been thinking about a girl I met.
Meg: A girl? Where did you meet her?
Martin: At the anime event I went to last week.
Meg: Did you exchange phone numbers?
Martin: Yes, but she hasn’t called me yet.
Meg: Instead of waiting for her to call you, why don’t you just text her?
Martin: I’ll wait a bit longer.
Meg: Come on. Be more assertive!
Martin: You always say that.
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。
Martin, is something wrong? You seem a little down.
Do I? Well, I’ve been thinking about a girl I met.
A girl? Where did you meet her?
At the anime event I went to last week.
Did you exchange phone numbers?
Yes, but she hasn’t called me yet.
Instead of waiting for her to call you, why don’t you just text her?
I’ll wait a bit longer.
Come on. Be more assertive!
You always say that.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
現在完了進行形
I’ve been thinking about a girl I met.
空所を含んだ節による修飾
At the anime event I went to last week.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Instead of waiting for her to call you, why don’t you just text her?
I decided to wear shorts instead of trousers.
I don’t feel like going bowling. Let’s go to karaoke instead.
I prefer to watch soccer games on the TV rather than at the stadium.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
instead、rather than を用いて「～ではなく・～の代わりに」を表す文を作ってみましょう。
Can I have French fries instead of rice?
No problem. I’ll catch a ride with Janet instead.
I prefer to stay home rather than go out tonight.
WORDS & PHRASES
down 気分が落ち込んでいる
exchange 交換する
text (携帯電話で）メールを打つ・送る
instead of ～の代わりに
trousers ズボン
A rather than B BよりもむしろA
catch a ride with ～に(車に）乗せてもらう