ラジオ英会話 Lesson 224 同意の定型表現④ 不同意
レッスンのポイント 今回は「不同意」。しっかりと同意できないことを表せるようになりましょう。
Today’s dialog
ひな人形専門店を営むジローと娘のサチが、動画を撮影しようと山梨に来ています。
Sachi: Yamanashi is so beautiful at this time of year!
Jiro: Yes, the peach blossoms look lovely.
Sachi: Oh, Dad, we just missed the bus. Let’s take a taxi to get to our video-shooting location.
Jiro: Taxis are expensive. We’ve already spent lots of money for this trip.
Sachi: I disagree. Time is money.
Jiro: OK. Do you have the phone number of a taxi company?
Sachi: I can do a search on my phone.
WORDS & PHRASES
blossom （樹木の）花
location （特定の）場所
英訳練習
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Yamanashi is so beautiful at this time of year!
Yes, the peach blossoms look lovely.
Oh, Dad, we just missed the bus. Let’s take a taxi to get to our video-shooting location.
Taxis are expensive. We’ve already spent lots of money for this trip.
I disagree. Time is money.
OK. Do you have the phone number of a taxi company?
I can do a search on my phone.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①不可算名詞・比喩
We’ve already spent lots of money for this trip.
Time is money.
②機器・媒体の on
I can do a search on my phone.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I disagree.
英語の持つ基本的な態度は「言語化する」こと、しかも意見の対立を恐れずにです。同意したくないときには「賛成できません」と口に出すことが必要なのです。まずはこの、I disagree. からその基本的な態度を身につけてください。
I completely disagree.
That’s just not true.
That’s not how I see it.
Learning English through Japanese is the best way.
I just don’t see it that way at all.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I disagree. We need to invest more, not less, in R&D.
I completely disagree with your evaluation of my performance.
evaluation は「評価」。performance は「業績・実績」など幅広く使える単語。
That’s not how I see it. For me, Keith did nothing wrong. On the contrary, he negotiated very strongly.