ラジオ英会話 Lesson 226 会話を放棄する
KEY SENTENCE They can say what they like. It doesn’t bother me.
Today’s dialog
アオイはジョーのズボンに穴が空いていることに気づきます。
Aoi: Joe, you can’t wear these pants anymore. Look, there’s a hole in the back pocket.
Joe: But those are my favorite pants. All my other trousers are too tight on me.
Aoi: Well, you can’t go out in these. What will people say?
Joe: They can say what they like. It doesn’t bother me.
Aoi: Listen, you’re getting new pants. Let’s go shopping. I need to get some new clothes for spring anyway.
Joe: OK. If you insist.
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。
Joe, you can’t wear these pants anymore. Look, there’s a hole in the back pocket.
But those are my favorite pants. All my other trousers are too tight on me.
Well, you can’t go out in these. What will people say?
They can say what they like. It doesn’t bother me.
Listen, you’re getting new pants. Let’s go shopping. I need to get some new clothes for spring anyway.
OK. If you insist.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
there + be 動詞
Look, there’s a hole in the back pocket.
If you insist.
OK. If you insist.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
They can say what they like. It doesn’t bother me.
I don’t care what people think.
They haven’t invited me to their party, but who cares?
You can disagree with me if you want. I couldn’t care less.
Mom won’t like it? So what?
I know some of my classmates don’t like me. But it doesn’t really matter.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
「どうでもいい・気にならない」と会話を投げ出してみましょう。
I know some people think I’m snobbish. But it doesn’t bother me.
My boyfriend isn’t very romantic, but who cares?
Yes, he is 10 years older than me. So what?
WORDS & PHRASES
bother 困らせる
It doesn’t bother me. 私は困らない・気にしない
I don’t care. 気にしない、どうでもいい
Who cares? 誰が気にする＝どうでもいい
I couldn’t care less. 気にならない、どうでもいい
So what? それで何？だから何？
It doesn’t really matter. それほど重要じゃない
snobbish 紳士気取りの、お高くとまった
some people ～ ～という人がいる