ラジオ英会話 Lesson 168 印象②:印象を尋ねる

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 168 印象②:印象を尋ねる

KEY SENTENCE

What do you make of the new lead singer of the Desperate Rats?

Today’s dialog

ベンジャミンとエレノアはデスパレート・ラッツの新しいリードボーカルについて話しています。

Benjamin: What do you make of the new lead singer of the Desperate Rats?

Eleanor: Bill Bungalow? He made quite an impression on me at their last concert.

Benjamin: Isn’t he amazing? He reminds me of John Lennon.

Eleanor: Yes, his voice is similar. I love his accent.

Benjamin: The group has gone through a lot of changes this year.

Eleanor: I know. They got a new guitarist too. He’s almost as good as the old one, but not quite.

Benjamin: I agree.

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。

What do you make of the new lead singer of the Desperate Rats?
Bill Bungalow? He made quite an impression on me at their last concert.
Isn’t he amazing? He reminds me of John Lennon.
Yes, his voice is similar. I love his accent.
The group has gone through a lot of changes this year.
I know. They got a new guitarist too. He’s almost as good as the old one, but not quite.
I agree.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ~文法と語彙を確認しましょう~

①quite・on のイメージ

He made quite an impression on me at their last concert.

②quite を使った「それほど~ではない」

He’s almost as good as the old one, but not quite.

ABSORB THE FLOW!~英語の流れを身につけましょう~

What do you make of the new lead singer of the Desperate Rats?
How did you like the performance? It didn’t leave a great impression on me.
What kind of impression did you get when we first met? – Mmm… I’d rather not say!

CREATE THE FLOW! ~英語の流れを作り出しましょう~

相手に印象を尋ね、フローを作ってみましょう。

What do you make of her? Is she right for this position or not?
What kind of impression did the last applicant give you? Confident? Cheerful?
How was your trip to Finland? Did you go to Santa Claus Village?

WORDS & PHRASES

remind ~ of …  ~に・・・を思い出させる
what do you make of ~?  ~をどう思う?~からどういった印象を作り上げていますか?
how did you like ~?  ~はどれくらい気に入りましたか?
What kind of impression  どういった印象
applicant  志願者・応募者

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