ラジオ英会話 Lesson 098 依頼の台本③：事前の感謝を伝える
レッスンのポイント 今回は、相手を動かす「そうしてくれたらありがたいんだけど」を加えて一押し。
Today’s dialog
日本人の団体が工場見学に来ますが、管理者のリサは彼らの案内をフランクに頼みますが･･･。
Lisa: Hi, Frank. Could you give our Japanese visitors a tour of the factory today? I’d be very grateful.
Frank: I’d like to, Lisa, but I’m really busy today. Can you ask Janet?
Lisa: Oh, right. Janet speaks Japanese, doesn’t she?
Frank: Yes, she lived in Osaka.
Lisa: That’s great. The visitors are from Osaka. Thanks for the tip.
Frank: Sure, no problem. I’d really like to show them around, but today’s bad for me.
Lisa: Don’t worry about it.
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, Frank. Could you give our Japanese visitors a tour of the factory today? I’d be very grateful.
I’d like to, Lisa, but I’m really busy today. Can you ask Janet?
Oh, right. Janet speaks Japanese, doesn’t she?
Yes, she lived in Osaka.
That’s great. The visitors are from Osaka. Thanks for the tip.
Sure, no problem. I’d really like to show them around, but today’s bad for me.
Don’t worry about it.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
省略上手は会話上手
I’d like to, Lisa.
現在形の意味
Janet speaks Japanese, doesn’t she?
He loses on purpose to make me feel good.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Hi, Frank. Could you give our Japanese visitors a tour of the factory today? I’d be very grateful.
Hey, Akira. I need you to accompany me to the city hall because I don’t speak Japanese very well. I would really appreciate it.
Good morning. Would it be possible for you to deliver the goods a week earlier? We’d be much obliged.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
依頼に、感謝の表現を添えて伝えてみましょう。
I was wondering if you could chair tomorrow’s staff meeting. I’d be very grateful.
Could you set up a conference call? I would really appreciate it.
Would it be possible for you to expand on that? I’d be very thankful.
WORDS & PHRASES
factory 工場
grateful 感謝している
tip 助言
show ～ around ～（人）を案内する
I would be grateful. そうしてもらえたらありがたく思います。
I would really appreciate it. そうしてくれたらありがたい
be obliged 感謝している
expand 広げる→詳しく説明する