ラジオ英会話 Lesson 103 発言権を取り戻す①：ソフトに取り戻す
レッスンのポイント 「発言を遮る」台本の続きです。今回は攻守所を変えて、こちらが発言を遮られた状況を考えましょう。
Today’s dialog
ピーコック教授の講義を遮って学生のモニカが質問します。
Peacock: And based on my research, I have become more and more convinced that…
Monica: Professor Peacock, are you seriously suggesting that Atlantis was a real place?
Peacock: If I could just finish…
Monica: I mean, what serious scholar believes such nonsense? Isn’t it a bit of a leap…
Peacock: Could I ask you to hold any questions until I’ve finished?
Monica: OK, Professor. I have several, which I’d like you to answer fully.
Peacock: Don’t worry. I will. Now, where was I?
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。
And based on my research, I have become more and more convinced that…
Professor Peacock, are you seriously suggesting that Atlantis was a real place?
If I could just finish…
I mean, what serious scholar believes such nonsense? Isn’t it a bit of a leap…
Could I ask you to hold any questions until I’ve finished?
OK, Professor. I have several, which I’d like you answer fully.
Don’t worry. I will. Now, where was I?
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
疑問の意味を持たない疑問文
I mean, what serious scholar believes such nonsense?
Why don’t we order pizza for dinner?
関係詞の非制限用法
I have several(questions), which I’d like you answer fully.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
If I could just finish…
Could I ask you to hold any questions until I’ve finished?
I hear you, and I will certainly address that point later.
Do you mind? I haven’t finished.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
発言の主導権を取り戻しましょう。
Could I ask you to hold any questions until I’ve finished? Otherwise, I may well lose my train of thought.
If I could just finish… Now, where was I?
Do you mind? I haven’t finished. Now, as I was explaining, our book presents a totally new approach to language learning.
WORDS & PHRASES
base on に基づいて
convinced 確信して
seriously 本気で、真面目に
scholar （特に人文科学の分野の)学者
leap 跳躍
If I could just finish… ちょっと最後まで言わせていただければ
ask 人 to ～ 人に to 以下に進むよう頼む
I hear you. 聞いています。（＝わかります）
may well たぶん～ということになる
lose one’s train of thought 話の脈絡を失ってしまう
as I was explaining 私が説明したいたように
present 公の場所に出す