Lesson 136 思考を表す動詞⑥ 推論する：doubt、suspect、speculate
レッスンのポイント 今回も引き続き「思う」と訳される、ひとクセある単語です。
Today’s dialog
ミライは公園で犬を散歩させているセオと出会います。
Mirai: Hi, Theo. It’s nice to see you again. Do you often walk your dog here?
Theo: Yeah, I usually come here on the weekends. How’s your dog Paul?
Mirai: He’s fine, thanks. You know, I’ve also got a cat.
Theo: Oh, you have two pets now?
Mirai: Yes, my cat Ringo is good friends with Paul.
Theo: Paul and Ringo, huh? Sounds like the Beatles. Are you going to get another pet and name it John or George?
Mirai: Ha ha! I doubt it.
WORDS & PHRASES
The Beatles ビートルズ（英国のロックグループで、そのメンバーはJohn Lennon、Paul McCartney、George Harrison、Ringo Starrの４人）
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, Theo. It’s nice to see you again. Do you often walk your dog here?
Yeah, I usually come here on the weekends. How’s your dog Paul?
He’s fine, thanks. You know, I’ve also got a cat.
Oh, you have two pets now?
Yes, my cat Ringo is good friends with Paul.
Paul and Ringo, huh? Sounds like the Beatles. Are you going to get another pet and name it John or George?
Ha ha! I doubt it.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①文型が文の意味を決める英語
Do you often walk your dog here?
②頻度副詞の位置
I usually come here on the weekends.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I doubt it.
doubt は「疑う」と訳される動詞ですが「そうじゃない」と思う心の動きを表します。
I doubt we’ll see him again.
I suspect you’ll never hear from her again.
It was just a misunderstanding, I suspect.
It would be irresponsible to speculate on the cause of the accident.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I doubt we’ll ever get to know what really happened.
get to は「～する機会を得る「というニュアンス。
I suspect she’s covering up for her husband.
cover up は「（事実などを）隠す」。よく使われるフレーズ。
The police chief refused to speculate on the kidnapper’s motives.
refuse は「断る・拒否する」。kidnapper は「誘拐犯」。motive は「動機」。どれもニュースなどでよく目にする単語です。