Lesson 163 then のイメージ
レッスンのポイント 今回は then です。イメージは1つ、「視線を移す」です。
Today’s dialog
ジルがスティーブにアメリカ出張の様子を尋ねています。
Gill: Hi, Steve. How was your trip to the U.S.?
Steve: It was great! The meeting in San Francisco was quite productive.
Gill: You had a few extra days after the meeting, right?
Steve: Yes, we went to Los Angels and then to Las Vegas.
Gill: Did you drive or take a plane?
Steve: We flew. Here, I got a souvenir for you.
Gill: Wow, I love this key chain. It says, “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas.”
Steve: It really is a fabulous place.
WORDS & PHRASES
productive 実りのある、生産(建設)的な
extra 追加の
souvenir お土産
fabulous とても素晴らしい
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, Steve. How was your trip to the U.S.?
It was great! The meeting in San Francisco was quite productive.
You had a few extra days after the meeting, right?
Yes, we went to Los Angels and then to Las Vegas.
Did you drive or take a plane?
We flew. Here, I got a souvenir for you.
Wow, I love this key chain. It says, “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas.”
It really is a fabulous place.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①quite レベル
The meeting in San Francisco was quite productive.
②or の「選択」
Did you drive or take a plane?
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
We went to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas.
then のイメージは「視線を移す」。「ロサンゼルスに行きました。それから、ラスベガスに」─ほら、視線を移す感覚で使われているのです。
I was a bachelor then.
Please come around 3 p.m. The manager will see you then.
A big typhoon’s coming. – We’d better cancel classes, then.
If Hank is refusing to do it, then I guess I’ll have to.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
One o’clock at Benny’s ? Fine. See you then.
See you then は「それではそのときに（会いましょう）。
You’ve lost five kilos? That diet really works, then.
If Debbie is going to the party, then I’ll definitely go.