Lesson 122 欲求・願望を表す②：wish、hope
レッスンのポイント 今回は wish と hope。
Today’s dialog
ジャックはカヤをリサのコメディーショーに誘おうとしますが･･･。
Jack: Kaya, our friend Risa is performing standup comedy in English again on Saturday.
Kaya: Oh, I have to work on Saturday. I wish I had more free time.
Jack: It’s an evening show. Do you have to work in the evening?
Kaya: Yes, I have to be at the office by 7:30.
Jack: That’s unusual.
Kaya: At my new job, we have to make international calls.
Jack: Oh, I see. That’s because there are time differences, right?
WORDS & PHRASES
unusual 普通でない、変な
time difference 時差
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。
Kaya, our friend Risa is performing standup comedy in English again on Saturday.
Oh, I have to work on Saturday. I wish I had more free time.
It’s an evening show. Do you have to work in the evening?
Yes, I have to be at the office by 7:30.
That’s unusual.
At my new job, we have to make international calls.
Oh, I see. That’s because there are time differences, right?
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①同格・予定を表す動詞-ing 形
Our friend Risa is performing standup comedy in English again on Saturday.
②That’s because ～
That’s because there are time differences, right?
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I wish I had more free time.
この文では wish（願う・望む）が使われていますが、その後ろ、後続の節に注目しましょう。意味は「（今）自由になる時間があれば」ですが過去形が使われています。「可能性がない・可能性が著しく低い」ことを表す仮定法の形。「（実際はそうではないが）もっと自由になる時間があればと願っている」というニュアンスです。
If you wish to ask a question, please wait until the end of the lecture.
My dad wishes my sister to marry a lawyer.
I hope you enjoy the show.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I wish I were as talented as you.
We all wish you a swift recovery.
I hope you have a wonderful time is Switzerland.