Lesson 151 よくわからない: mysterious, ambiguous, vague
レッスンのポイント 今回は「よくわからない」グループ。
Today’s dialog
デスメタルバンドのコンサートに行ったばかりのエレノアが興奮気味にベンジャミンと話しています。
Eleanor: Guess what! I went to the Desperate Rats concert last night.
Benjamin: Desperate Rats? I’m sorry, but I’ve never heard of that band.
Eleanor: What? You must be joking. They are a super popular death metal band.
Benjamin: Er… death metal?
Eleanor: I don’t believe it. You don’t know what death metal is?
Benjamin: I’m afraid not.
Eleanor: Well, never mind. Look. This is the lead singer. I really love him.
Benjamin: Why?
Eleanor: There’s something mysterious about him. I find that attractive.
WORDS & PHRASES
death metal デスメタル
never mind 気にするな
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。
Guess what! I went to the Desperate Rats concert last night.
Desperate Rats? I’m sorry, but I’ve never heard of that band.
What? You must be joking. They are a super popular death metal band.
Er… death metal?
I don’t believe it. You don’t know what death metal is?
I’m afraid not.
Well, never mind. Look. This is the lead singer. I really love him.
Why?
There’s something mysterious about him. I find that attractive.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①wh 節
You don’t know what death metal is?
②about のイメージ
There’s something mysterious about him.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
There’s something mysterious about him.
この文で使われている mysterious（不可解な・謎めいた）には「わからない」と「知りたい」が同居しています。彼にはわからないところがあり、話し手はそれに引かれているのです。
He was captivated by her mysterious beauty.
He’s being deliberately ambiguous to annoy us.
I have a vague memory of meeting her at a conference.
This report is terribly vague. It needs to be rewritten.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I got a mysterious love letter. Must be from a secret admirer!
I asked Melanie for a date, but her reply was ambiguous.
I couldn’t complete the task because the instructions were too vague.