ラジオ英会話 Lesson 063 論点の配列②：「最後に」のバリエーション
レッスンのポイント 論点の配列の中で「最後に」は、lastly のほか finally も使われます。この機会に繊細な使い分けを学びましょう。
Today’s dialog
ピーコック教授が学生のジェシカに、エベレスト登頂に成功した人の説明をしています。
Peacock: Today, I’d like to talk about history, not archaeology.
Jessica: I like your slides, Professor.
Peacock: Thank you, Jessica. Do you know who these two men are?
Jessica: Oh, they’re the ones who first reached the top of Mount Everest.
Peacock: Excellent. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The date was May 29,1953.
Jessica: The slide says they left their camp at dawn.
Peacock: Yes. They climbed for hours. Finally, they reached the summit of Everest at 11:30 a.m.
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。
Today, I’d like to talk about history, not archaeology.
I like your slides, Professor.
Thank you, Jessica. Do you know who these two men are?
Oh, they’re the ones who first reached the top of Mount Everest.
Excellent. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. The date was May 29,1953.
The slide says they left their camp at dawn.
Yes. They climbed for hours. Finally, they reached the summit of Everest at 11:30 a.m.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
関係代名詞節による修飾
They’re the ones who first reached the top of Mount Everest.
無生物主語
The slide says they left their camp at dawn.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Finally, they reached the summit of Everest at 11:30 a.m.
Finally, I will open the floor to any questions about my presentation.
We hope to extend our business throughout Asia eventually.
I’m confident that our design will ultimately be accepted.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
finally、eventually を使って英文を作りましょう。
Finally, I’d like to thank you all for listening to my presentation.
After hours of practice, I finally managed to relax while making a presentation.
Don’t worry. Your presentation skills will eventually become as good as mine.
WORDS & PHRASES
archaeology 考古学
dawn 夜明け
summit 頂上
open the floor to any question 会議の参加者へどんな質問も許します(会議専用の語句）
eventually 最後には、ゆくゆくは
ultimately 最終的には、究極的には
manage to 何とか～する