ラジオ英会話 Lesson 133 行動をうながす③:問題を抱えた状況の説明から行動をうながす

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 133 行動をうながす③:問題を抱えた状況の説明から行動をうながす

KEY SENTENCE

I’m afraid it’s beyond my budget. Is there any chance I could get a discount?

Today’s dialog

印鑑工場を営んでいるワンさんの店にユウジが訪れて、値段交渉をしています。

Ms. Wang: Welcome!

Yuji: Hello. I’d like to have a special personal seal made.

Ms. Wang: Right. Let me show you some of my beautiful seals. This rosewood one is exquisite.

Yuji: It really is. But I’m afraid it’s beyond my budget. Is there any chance I could get a discount?

Ms. Wang: Hmm… I can give you 10 percent off.

Yuji: OK. How long does it take to make one?

Ms. Wang: We can make it today and deliver it to your hotel.

Yuji: Great!

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。

Welcome!
Hello. I’d like to have a special personal seal made.
Right. Let me show you some of my beautiful seals. This rosewood one is exquisite.
It really is. But I’m afraid it’s beyond my budget. Is there any chance I could get a discount?
Hmm… I can give you 10 percent off.
OK. How long does it take to make one?
We can make it today and deliver it to your hotel.
Great!

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ~文法と語彙を確認しましょう~

目的語説明型・授与型

Let me show you some of my beautiful seals.

「大きな wh 語」・it ~ to…

How long does it take to make one?

ABSORB THE FLOW!~英語の流れを身につけましょう~

I’m afraid it’s beyond my budget. Is there any chance I could get a discount?
The trouble is you’re eating too much unhealthy food. You must change your diet.
Sorry, but my knowledge of computers is limited. Please ask Sharon to help you.

CREATE THE FLOW! ~英語の流れを作り出しましょう~

困った事態が持ち上がりました。しっかり説明して指示ににつなげましょう。

We’re running low on gas. We’d better fill up.
I’m afraid that’s outside my area of expertise. Brian should be able to help you.
I’m sorry, but it looks like you have a poor connection. Could you try moving closer to your Wi-Fi router?

WORDS & PHRASES

personal  個人の
seal  はんこ、印鑑
rosewood  シタン(紫檀)の木
exquisite  非常に美しい、極上の
budget  予算
discount  割引
deliver  届ける
Is there any chance ~?  ~の可能性はありますか?
You must ~  ~しなくちゃいけないよ
limited  限られた、乏しい
run low on ~  ~が乏しくなる、欠乏する
run out of  なくなる
had better ~  ~したほうがいい
poor connection  (電話などの)つながりが悪い

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