ラジオ英会話 Lesson 147 見込みを述べる
KEY SENTENCE I may have to take charge of a project at work. Can you wait until next Monday for my answer?
Today’s dialog
シェリルがマサにPTA主催のバザーの企画を頼んでいます。
Cheryl: Hi, Masa. Nice to see you again. Where’s your wife?
Masa: Hi, Cheryl. She’s taking care of her mother. So, what’s on the agenda?
Cheryl: The PTA bazaar is coming up. Could you possibly organize it?
Masa: I may have to take charge of a project at work. Can you wait until next Monday for my answer?
Cheryl: Sorry, but that’s too late. We really need to make a quick decision, so I’ll ask Kelly. Don’t worry about it.
Masa: Good idea. She’s done it before.
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, Masa. Nice to see you again. Where’s your wife?
Hi, Cheryl. She’s taking care of her mother. So, what’s on the agenda?
The PTA bazaar is coming up. Could you possibly organize it?
I may have to take charge of a project at work. Can you wait until next Monday for my answer?
Sorry, but that’s too late. We really need to make a quick decision, so I’ll ask Kelly. Don’t worry about it.
Good idea. She’s done it before.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
①主語を尋ねる wh 疑問文
What’s on the agenda?
②「Could you possibly ～？ による依頼
Could you possibly organize it?
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
I may have to take charge of a project at work. Can you wait until next Monday for my answer?
The delivery deadline is just one week away. We need to accelerate production.
We’re now expecting around 200 people. We’ll have to book a larger conference room.
I don’t anticipate any problems, but we should have a contingency plan just the same.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
「見込み→働きかけ」になめらかに移ってください。
I may have to go to our New York office. Could you take charge here while I’m away?
I’m afraid you will have to wait quite a long time. Why don’t you come back this afternoon?
I didn’t expect so many people to volunteer. Can you help me organize them into groups?
WORDS & PHRASES
be on the agenda 議題に上がっている
take charge of ～ ～を担当する
Could you possibly ～ ～していただけないでしょうか
organize 計画する・企画する
may have to ～しなくてはならないかもしれない
accelerate 加速する、速める
contingency plan 緊急対応計画
expect 予期、期待する
anticipate 予想する、見込む
contingency 不測の事態
just the same それでも
will have to ～しなければならないでしょう
didn’t expect 予期しなかった