Lesson 114 「すすめる・提案する」を表す動詞：recommend、suggest、propose
レッスンのポイント 今回は「すすめる」。日常頻繁に使われる動詞です。
Today’s dialog
海外からの顧客のダイソンさんをナツミがお蕎麦屋さんへ連れてきました。
Mr. Dyson: So this is a real soba noodle restaurant. I love the atmosphere. Do we take off our shoes here?
Natsumi: Yes, you can put your shoes on the rack over here.
Mr. Dyson: And we just sit on the floor like this?
Natsumi: Yes, that’s right. Here is the menu. There are no photos, unfortunately.
Mr. Dyson: What do you recommend?
Natsumi: Well, what I usually order is the cold soba with shrimp tempura on the side.
Mr. Dyson: That sounds wonderful. I’ll have that too.
WORDS & PHRASES
atmosphere：雰囲気
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。
So this is a real soba noodle restaurant. I love the atmosphere. Do we take off our shoes here?
Yes, you can put your shoes on the rack over here.
And we just sit on the floor like this?
Yes, that’s right. Here is the menu. There are no photos, unfortunately.
What do you recommend?
Well, what I usually order is the cold soba with shrimp tempura on the side.
That sounds wonderful. I’ll have that too.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①文頭の要素を文末に
There are no photos, unfortunately.
I can’t accept your offer, I’m afraid.
It’s raining, but the match is still on, as far as I know.
②説明型・オーバーラッピング
That sounds wonderful.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
What do you recommend?
recommend は「すすめる」を意味する標準的な単語です。recommend は後ろに名詞、動詞 -ing 形のほか、節をとることもできます。
The school principal recommended that my daughter (should) apply to Oxbridge.
「こうしたらいいんじゃない」と自分の提案を差し出す動詞は suggest。
I suggest you phone her and say you’re sorry.
propose（提案する）は、事前によく練られた提案で、しっかりとした提案であることが感じられます。
I propose a radical downsizing of the company.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I highly recommend the new Italian restaurant. The pizza is amazing.
I suggest taking a taxi for the sake of convenience.
for the sake of は「～のために」。
I propose that we rent rather than buy an apartment.
rather than … は「～というよりもむしろ・～ではなく」。