ラジオ英会話 Lesson 209 批判⑧：批判を和らげる
KEY SENTENCE No offense, but don’t you think you’re overreacting?
Today’s dialog
ゴロウはスマートフォンをなくして、カナに問いかけます。
Goro: Kana, have you seen a smartphone lying around somewhere?
Kana: No. Did you lose yours?
Goro: I can’t find it.
Kana: Just try to remember the last time you used it.
Goro: It was in my shirt pocket, but it disappeared. My entire life is in that phone! What shall I do?
Kana: No offense, but don’t you think you’re overreacting? Wait. I saw you bowing over there.
Goro: Oh, here it is in the trash can!
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。
Kana, have you seen a smartphone lying around somewhere?
No. Did you lose yours?
I can’t find it.
Just try to remember the last time you used it.
It was in my shirt pocket, but it disappeared. My entire life is in that phone! What shall I do?
No offense, but don’t you think you’re overreacting? Wait. I saw you bowing over there.
Oh, here it is in the trash can!
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
①現在完了形の表す「直近の過去」・目的語説明型
Have you seen a smartphone lying around somewhere?
I saw you bowing over there.
②try to・time + 節
Just try to remember the last time you used it.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
No offense, but don’t you think you’re overreacting?
Don’t get me wrong. I’d love to help, but you got yourself into this mess, so you should take care of it.
I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but I think you’re making a big mistake.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
十分なクッションを置いてから相手をたしなめてみましょう。
No offense, but you should try a lower level class.
Don’t get me wrong. I like Thomas, but he is not ready to be a team leader.
I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but this is a non-smoking area.
WORDS & PHRASES
disappear 見えなくなる、消える
entire 全ての、全体の
No offense, but ～ 気を悪くしないでほしいのですが
overreact 過剰反応する、〔対応が〕大げさすぎる、
Don’t get me wrong. 誤解しないで、勘違いしないで
I hope you don’t mind あなたが気にしないことを望む＝気にしないで欲しい