Lesson 158 可能性を表す形容詞とto不定詞
レッスンのポイント 今回は可能性を表す形容詞とto不定詞のコンビネーションについて学びましょう。
Today’s dialog
柔道クラブに通っているバネッサは、チームメートのアマンダが県大会に出場することをマークに話します。
Mark: Hi, Vanessa. How’s your judo club doing?
Vanessa: Very well, thanks. Amanda, one of my teammates, will compete in the prefectural tournament next Sunday.
Mark: You mean Amanda Kurz? We went to the same elementary school.
Vanessa: Oh, I didn’t know that.
Mark: I can’t believe she’s gotten so strong. Do you think she has a good chance to win?
Vanessa: Absolutely. She is sure to win.
Mark: Great. Wish her good luck for me.
Vanessa: I will.
WORDS & PHRASES
compete 競う
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, Vanessa. How’s your judo club doing?
Very well, thanks. Amanda, one of my teammates, will compete in the prefectural tournament next Sunday.
You mean Amanda Kurz? We went to the same elementary school.
Oh, I didn’t know that.
I can’t believe she’s gotten so strong. Do you think she has a good chance to win?
Absolutely. She is sure to win.
Great. Wish her good luck for me.
I will.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①発言の真意を問う You mean …?
You mean Amanda Kurz?
②can’t believe ・変化を表す get
I can’t believe she’s gotten so strong.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
She is sure to win.
形容詞と to 不定詞のコンビネーションです。可能性を表す形容詞は頻繁に to 不定詞と結びつきます。
She is certain to lose her cool.
His book is〔likely / unlikely〕to sell well.
Do you think she has a good chance to win ?
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Hiroto is sure to forget, he’s so scatterbrained!
「落ち着きがない・注意散漫」は、scatterbrained。absent-mineded でも大丈夫。
Patrick’s presence at the party is likely to annoy Leo.
presence は「（そこに）いること」。annoy は「イライラさせる」。
The match is unlikely to be canceled, despite the rain.
「～しなさそう」の unlikely。despite は「～にもかかわらず」。前置詞として使います。