ラジオ英会話 Lesson 212 真意をただす
KEY SENTENCE Will you stop beating about the bush and just say what you want to say?
Today’s dialog
リッキーは内気な会社員。同僚のヒトミに恋心を抱いています。
Ricky: Er… Hi, Hitomi. How are you today?
Hitomi: I’m fine, Ricky. What’s up?
Ricky: Nothing special. I just thought I’d say hi.
Hitomi: I see. Well, nice talking to you, but I have a meeting to go to.
Ricky: Oh, right. Absolutely. I, Er, I was wondering…
Hitomi: Ricky, will you stop beating about the bush and just say what you want to say?
Ricky: Well, I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me tonight?
Hitomi: Huh?
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。
Er… Hi, Hitomi. How are you today?
I’m fine, Ricky. What’s up?
Nothing special. I just thought I’d say hi.
I see. Well, nice talking to you, but I have a meeting to go to.
Oh, right. Absolutely. I, Er, I was wondering…
Ricky, will you stop beating about the bush and just say what you want to say?
Well, I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me tonight?
Huh?
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
①Nice talking to you・to 不定詞の形容詞的用法
Nice talking to you, but I have a meeting to go to.
②I was wondering if you would like to ～
I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me tonight?
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Will you stop beating about the bush and just say what you want to say?
We haven’t got all day, so will you please come to the point?
What exactly are you getting/ driving at? Just spit it out!
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
相手の真意を問いただすフローを作り出しましょう。
Stop beating around the bush, will you? Time is money, remember!
Could you come to the point? We’re running out of time.
What are you driving at? You can be frank.
WORDS & PHRASES
beat about the bush 藪の周囲を叩く＝ずばりと言わない、回りくどい言い方をする
come to the point 要点を言う・言いたいことを言う
get/ drive at 言おうとする
spit it out 吐き出す
run out of time 時間がなくなる
frank 率直な