ラジオ英会話 Lesson 128 可能性評価③：かもしれない
KEY SENTENCE It may take a little longer than we expected.
Today’s dialog
テレビ用キャビネットを組み立てているコウイチに妻のヘレナが話しかけます。
Helena: How’s that TV cabinet coming along, Koichi?
Koichi: My hand is getting sore. It may take a little longer than we expected.
Helena: But the man at the furniture store said it would take no more than 20 minutes.
Koichi: Sure, if you have the right kind of power tools. All I have is this tiny screwdriver.
Helena: There’s no hurry, of course, but you look thirsty. Shall I get you a glass of lemonade?
Koichi: Darling, you’re an angel.
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。
How’s that TV cabinet coming along, Koichi?
My hand is getting sore. It may take a little longer than we expected.
But the man at the furniture store said it would take no more than 20 minutes.
Sure, if you have the right kind of power tools. All I have is this tiny screwdriver.
There’s no hurry, of course, but you look thirsty. Shall I get you a glass of lemonade?
Darling, you’re an angel.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
音読・暗唱のすすめ
How’s that TV cabinet coming along?
there is no hurry ・look を用いた説明型オーバーラッピング
There’s no hurry, of course, but you look thirsty.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
It may take a little longer than we expected.
The weather might clear up, but don’t bank on it.
It may well be just a simple mistake.
It’s possible that it got into my junk mail folder.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
「かもしれない」レベルの可能性表現を使ってみましょう。
There may be some minor side effects.
Be careful. It might be a scam call to get your money.
Do you think it’s possible that there’s life on Mars?
WORDS & PHRASES
come along 進む
sore 痛みがある
no more than ～ わずか～
power tool 電動工具
angel 天使（のように優しい人）
bank on 当てにする、頼りにする
there is no ～ ～できない、～がない
may well 可能性は十分ある
side effect 副作用
scam 詐欺
Mars 火星