ラジオ英会話 Lesson 077 take のイメージ①

Lesson 077 take のイメージ①

レッスンのポイント

take のイメージは「何かを手に取る動作」。どんな使い方でもイメージは同じであることを確認します。

Today’s dialog

ムジ山の頂上にある食料品店を訪れたブレイクは、そこでバイトしているリカと話をします。

Blake: Hi. I can’t believe people work up here!

Rika: Yes, this is my part-time job for the summer.

Blake: Oh, I’m Blake, by the way.

Rika: I’m Rika. Nice to meet you.

Blake: So tell me, do you have to climb up Mt. Muji every day?

Rika: No, there’s a small house down there. That’s where I stay.

Blake: Oh, really? When does your summer job end?

Rika: In one month. Then I can enjoy a hot bath.

Blake: Haha! Hey, let’s take a photo together.

Rika: Sure.

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。

Hi. I can’t believe people work up here!
Yes, this is my part-time job for the summer.
Oh, I’m Blake, by the way.
I’m Rika. Nice to meet you.
So tell me, do you have to climb up Mt. Muji every day?
No, there’s a small house down there. That’s where I stay.
Oh, really? When does your summer job end?
In one month. Then I can enjoy a hot bath.
Haha! Hey, let’s take a photo together.
Sure.

CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ~文法のポイントを確認しましょう~

①疑問文はアタリが強い

So tell me, do you have to climb up Mt. Muji every day?

②There + be 動詞

Tthere’s a small house down there.

BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY~語彙のハートを身につけましょう~

Let’s take a photo together.
take のイメージは「何かを手に取る動作」。体自体は動いていません。手を伸ばしてヒョイと取ります。take のすべての使い方はこのイメージが基本です。
The doctor took my temperature / my pulse / my blood pressure.
Take your time.
It takes only seven minutes from here to the station.
Which road shall we take?

EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ~英語で表現しましょう~

It’s much quicker if you take the Yamanote Line.
I can fix the leak easily. It will only take me five minutes.
Their team took a hard stance during the negotiations.
tora taro