Lesson 112 「教える」を表す動詞：teach、educate、instruct
レッスンのポイント a「教える」も重要なコミュニケーションのひとつ。中心的な動詞は teach ですよ。
Today’s dialog
ジャナスが、同僚のヤヨイにスマホの写真を見せています。
Jonas: Hey, Yayoi. Look. This is my sister Anna.
Yayoi: What does she do?
Jonas: She teaches physics at a university in Stockholm.
Yayoi: Stockholm? Oh, that’s where the Nobel Prize winners are announced, isn’t it?
Jonas: Yes. She tells me the Swedish people are getting excited about them already.
Yayoi: It’s happening next month, right?
Jonas: Right. I wonder who will get the Nobel Prize for Peace this year.
Yayoi: I have no idea. Let’s just wait and see.
WORDS & PHRASES
announce：発表する
wait and see：結果を見守る、様子を見る
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。
Hey, Yayoi. Look. This is my sister Anna.
What does she do?
She teaches physics at a university in Stockholm.
Stockholm? Oh, that’s where the Nobel Prize winners are announced, isn’t it?
Yes. She tells me the Swedish people are getting excited about them already.
It’s happening next month, right?
Right. I wonder who will get the Nobel Prize for Peace this year.
I have no idea. Let’s just wait and see.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①現在形の表す「広く安定した状況」
What does she do?
②動詞 wonder のイメージ
I wonder who will get the Nobel Prize for Peace this year.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
She teaches physics at a university in Stockholm.
「教える」、最も一般的な動詞は teach 。ですが最も一般的とは言っても、日本語の「教える」ほど広く使われるわけではありません。 teach はある程度複雑な内容を、時間をかけて「教える」ことを意味するからです。駅や名前を聞くなら Can you tell～ ? で十分です。
Many songs teach us a lot about social issues.
Chris was educated at Oxford University.
I have instructed the Head of Quality Control to look into the matter.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
My older brother taught me how to drive.
We need to educate our children about the dangers of drugs.
「私たちはみんな」と、一般的な人々を指す使い方は、主語が we で始めます。
He instructed us on how to set up our computers.
instruct は、何かの手順・やり方などを「指示をする」。