ラジオ英会話 Lesson 074 焦点化④：the を用いる
レッスンのポイント 重要な箇所にスポットライトを当てる表現の最後は、the を用いた表現です。
Today’s dialog
ソフトボールで負けてがっかりしている娘のジェニーに、父親がレインボービーチに行くことを提案します。
Jenny: Dad, we lost the softball game by just one run.
Dad: It’s OK that you didn’t win the game. The point is that you did your best.
Jenny: I know, but it was so close!
Dad: Never mind. Hey, let’s go to Rainbow Beach tomorrow.
Jenny: Really? Oh, I heard there’s a shop that sells rose wine-flavored shaved ice there.
Dad: Who told you that?
Jenny: Everybody on social media knows about it.
Dad: But you can’t drink wine yet.
Jenny: Of course not. I was thinking of you.
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。
Dad, we lost the softball game by just one run.
It’s OK that you didn’t win the game. The point is that you did your best.
I know, but it was so close!
Never mind. Hey, let’s go to Rainbow Beach tomorrow.
Really? Oh, I heard there’s a shop that sells rose wine-flavored shaved ice there.
Who told you that?
Everybody on social media knows about it.
But you can’t drink wine yet.
Of course not. I was thinking of you.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
関係代名詞による修飾
I heard there’s a shop that sells rose wine-flavored shaved ice there.
主語を尋ねる wh 疑問文
Who told you that?
yet は「未完」
You can’t drink wine yet.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
It’s OK that you didn’t win the game. The point is that you did your best.
The point is to learn from your mistakes.
Put it on the desk
The earth is round.
Sharon is the person for the job.
The problem is that your network is too slow.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
the point is ～、the problem is ～ を使って英文を作りましょう。
The point is that you should have prepared much better.
The point is to convince them to buy our products.
The problem is that you haven’t grasped the importance of body language.
WORDS & PHRASES
by ～の差で
run （野球などの）得点
never mind 気にするな、がっかりするな
the point is that 要点は～、大切なことは～
the problem is that 問題は～
should have ～すべきだった
convince 納得させる
grasp つかむ、理解する