ラジオ英会話 Lesson 103 感覚を表すそのほかの動詞:feel、smell、taste

Lesson 103 感覚を表すそのほかの動詞:feel、smell、taste

レッスンのポイント

今まで視覚・聴覚を表す動詞を学んできましたが、今回はそのほかの感覚にチャレンジです。

Today’s dialog

怒っているキャロルにマーティンがそのわけを尋ねています。

Martin: Carol, what’s the matter? You look upset.

Carol: There was another car accident in our neighborhood last night.

Martin: Again? That’s the third one this week.

Carol: The driver got arrested for drunk driving.

Martin: Another drunk driver? What is going on these days? I feel we need to do something about this problem.

Carol: I couldn’t agree more.

Martin: By the way, was anybody hurt?

Carol: No. Luckily, no one was injured.

WORDS & PHRASES

upset:怒った、気が動転した
drunk driving:飲酒運転
hurt:害を及ぼす
injure:けがをさせる

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。

Carol, what’s the matter? You look upset.
There was another car accident in our neighborhood last night.
Again? That’s the third one this week.
The driver got arrested for drunk driving.
Another drunk driver? What is going on these days? I feel we need to do something about this problem.
I couldn’t agree more.
By the way, was anybody hurt?
No. Luckily, no one was injured.

CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ~文法のポイントを確認しましょう~

①考えずに作ることができる文を増やす

What’s the matter?
What is going on( these days)?
I couldn’t agree more.

②指定ルール

Luckily, no one was injured.

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

I feel we need to do something about this problem.
feel は「感じがする・感じる」。触覚(感じる)を表す動詞。そこから「(心で)感じる」ことも表します。
This is a non-smoking restaurant, but I can smell smoke.
Can you taste anything strange in this stew?
Feel this cashmere sweater. It’s so soft.
Smell the milk first to see if it’s still OK to drink.
Taste the sauce for salt.

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

I felt the excitement building up in the audience.
I think I can smell gas.
I’ve never tasted anything like this before. It’s delicious.
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