ラジオ英会話 Lesson 091 話がある場合の台本②：深刻な話題
レッスンのポイント 今回学ぶのは、深刻な話題を持ち出す台本。
Today’s dialog
サラとパトリックは医療分野の実験室で働く研究員です。
Sarah: Hey, Patrick. Can I have a minute? It’s really important. It’s about the test results.
Patrick: Sure, what’s up?
Sarah: The last test on the mice was successful. The mice were completely cured!
Patrick: Did you keep a record of the procedure?
Sarah: Of course. I recorded everything.
Patrick: If we can repeat the experiment and get the same results, we might have discovered a cure.
Sarah: I hope so. This could be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for.
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。
Hey, Patrick. Can I have a minute? It’s really important. It’s about the test results.
Sure, what’s up?
The last test on the mice was successful. The mice were completely cured!
Did you keep a record of the procedure?
Of course. I recorded everything.
If we can repeat the experiment and get the same results, we might have discovered a cure.
I hope so. This could be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
長い if 節・might の意味・助動詞＋ have + 過去分詞
If we can repeat the experiment and get the same results, we might have discovered a cure.
He may have been ill.
This could be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Hey, Patrick. Can I have a minute? It’s really important. It’s about the test results.
Hi, Mayuko. Listen, we need to talk. The boss is really angry about the presentation we gave yesterday.
Jo, we need to have a serious talk. Let’s move to a quieter place. … Your performance has gotten worse and worse.
Good morning, Helen. Could you please come to my office? I’ve received several complaints about your department.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
深刻な話を切り出します。緊迫感を感じながら練習です。
Listen, we need to talk. This relationship is just not working out.
Can I have a minute? It’s really important. It’s about the upcoming conference.
We need to have a serious talk. Let’s move to a quieter place. … I’m really worried about your attitude to work recently. What’s going on?
WORDS & PHRASES
mice mouse（ハツカネズミ、マウス）の複数形。
completely すっかり、完全に
cure 治療する、治療法
procedure 手順、進展
breakthrough 突破口、大発見
may have ～ ～だったかもしれない
might have ～ ひょっとして～だったかもしれない
work out うまくいく
upcoming 来る、今度の
what’s going on? どうしたの？