Lesson 113 「 説明する」を表す動詞：explain、show、demonstrate、illustrate
レッスンのポイント 「説明する」にもさまざまな動詞が集まっています。まずは explain。そこからほかの動詞に広げていきましょう。
Today’s dialog
ロキシーとその父親が、マジックショーを見に来ています。
Roxy: Dad, I’m really enjoying this magic show. I love magic.
Dad: Me too. Oh, here comes the magician again with his lovely assistant.
Roxy: Yeah, he’s putting her into the box.
Dad: And now he closes the doors of the box … and she disappears!
Roxy: Wow! How did he do that?
Dad: I know the secret of this classic trick. I can explain everything.
Roxy: Well, tell me after the show. I want to see a lot more magic tricks first.
WORDS & PHRASES
disappear：姿を消す
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。
Dad, I’m really enjoying this magic show. I love magic.
Me too. Oh, here comes the magician again with his lovely assistant.
Yeah, he’s putting her into the box.
And now he closes the doors of the box … and she disappears!
Wow! How did he do that?
I know the secret of this classic trick. I can explain everything.
Well, tell me after the show. I want to see a lot more magic tricks first.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①現在形の表す臨場感：「今まさに展開している状況」
Here comes the magician again with his lovely assistant.
And now he closes the doors of the box … and she disappears!
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I can explain everything.
「説明する」を意味する、最も色合いのない単語が explain 。日本語では「～について説明する」と言うため about をつけてしまいそうになりますが、（×）explain about everything とは言えないことに注意。
説明系動詞の中で多用されるのは show(見せる）「見せながら」説明するところに焦点がある単語です。
I don’t know how to use this printer.- Don’t worry. I’ll show you.
He showed / told me how to get to the station.
The salesman demonstrated how to use the grater.
These slides will help me illustrate our company structure.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
It’s difficult to explain how I feel.
Let me show you the latest photos of my cats.
You should give much clearer examples to illustrate each point.