ラジオ英会話 Lesson 112 提案する①：強力な提案
レッスンのポイント 「提案」は、最も頻繁に使われる台本のひとつです。
Today’s dialog
バレーボールのコーチと言い争になり不機嫌に帰宅したメグを父親がたしなめます。
Dad: Hi, Megu! Oh, what’s wrong? You look upset.
Megu: It’s nothing. I need to go take a shower.
Dad: Wait a minute. It’s obvious something has happened, so please tell me.
Megu: It’s our volleyball coach. She shouted at me, so I shouted back. Then she ordered me to go home.
Dad: Well, you know you should never argue with your coach like that.
Megu: I know, but I lost my temper.
Dad: You’d better apologize, or else you’ll regret it.
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。
Hi, Megu! Oh, what’s wrong? You look upset.
It’s nothing. I need to go take a shower.
Wait a minute. It’s obvious something has happened, so please tell me.
It’s our volleyball coach. She shouted at me, so I shouted back. Then she ordered me to go home.
Well, you know you should never argue with your coach like that.
I know, but I lost my temper.
You’d better apologize, or else you’ll regret it.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
あいさつのフロー
Hi, Megu! Oh, what’s wrong? You look upset.
it + 節の形
It’s obvious something has happened, so please tell me.
argue のイメージ
You know you should never argue with your coach like that.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
You’d better apologize, or else you’ll regret it.
The only solution here is to lay off some employees. Otherwise, we’ll go bankrupt.
I see no alternative but to put Dad in a nursing home. He needs full-time care.
We’ll have to find a way to convince them. Any ideas?
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
強い提案を行いましょう。「強い提案」から「どうなるか」「理由」のフローを作りだしてください。
You’d better disinfect that cut. Otherwise, it will get worse.
I see no alternative but to find a hotel for the night. All the flights have been canceled.
We’ll have to decide very quickly, or else somebody is sure to take the apartment.
WORDS & PHRASES
upset イライラして
lose one’s temper 腹を立てる
argue 論争する、言い争う
or else さもないと
the only solution 唯一の解決策
otherwise そうしなければ
alternative 代案、代わりの選択肢
but ～を除いた
be sure to 必ず～する