ラジオ英会話 Lesson 106 ニュースを伝える①：驚きとともに伝える
レッスンのポイント 今回の台本は「驚き」を運ぶ伝え方。
Today’s dialog
ヒロキとアラナがカフェで話をしています。
Alana: Wow, I haven’t been to a cafe in ages.
Hiroki: Really? I come here almost every day.
Alana: Are you serious? You must be rich! So, what’s new with you?
Hiroki: Well, the job is going great. The company wants to promote me again.
Alana: Again? Weren’t you just promoted recently?
Hiroki: Yes. Believe it or not, I’m not interested in being promoted.
Alana: Why not?
Hiroki: I still need to learn a lot more in my current position.
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。
Wow, I haven’t been to a cafe in ages.
Really? I come here almost every day.
Are you serious? You must be rich! So, what’s new with you?
Well, the job is going great. The company wants to promote me again.
Again? Weren’t you just promoted recently?
Yes. Believe it or not, I’m not interested in being promoted.
Why not?
I still need to learn a lot more in my current position.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
must のイメージ
You must be rich!
want to・need to
The company wants to promote me again.
I still need to learn a lot more in my current position.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Believe it or not, I’m not interested in being promoted.
You’ll find this hard to believe, but Mary has been fired.
Incredible as it may seem, we’re all going to get a big raise!
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
驚きとともに相手にニュースを伝えましょう。
Believe it or not, John is 70 years old!
You’ll find this hard to believe, but Harry actually bought a round of drinks last night.
Incredible as it may seem, many of my students have never heard of the Beatles!
WORDS & PHRASES
in ages 長い間
current 現在、現行
believe it or not 信じようと・まさかと思うでしょうが
you’ll find this hard to believe 信じるのは難しいだろうが
incredible as it may seem 信じ難いように思えるでしょうが
buy a round of drinks そこにいる人たちにお酒をおごること