ラジオ英会話 Lesson 226 同意の定型表現⑤ くだけた不同意
レッスンのポイント 今回はくだけた不同意を表す表現です。
Today’s dialog
ジョナスとヤヨイの会社に新しい社長がやってきました。
Yayoi: Hey, Jonas. Did you read the email announcement?
Jonas: Announcement? From who?
Yayoi: It’s from our new company president. Men have to wear a tie every day from now on.
Jonas: Are you serious?
Yayoi: Yes, that’s what it says. He says our company has been too casual, and we need to look more professional.
Jonas: You must be joking!
Yayoi: I think the new president is kind of a strict person.
Jonas: You can say that again!
WORDS & PHRASES
announcement 告知
strict 厳しい、厳格な
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。
Hey, Jonas. Did you read the email announcement?
Announcement? From who?
It’s from our new company president. Men have to wear a tie every day from now on.
Are you serious?
Yes, that’s what it says. He says our company has been too casual, and we need to look more professional.
You must be joking!
I think the new president is kind of a strict person.
You can say that again!
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①have to の「必要性」・継続の on
Men have to wear a tie every day from now on.
②無生物主語
Yes, that’s what it says.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Are you serious?
今回は至ってくだけた「不同意」を表す表現。serious は「本気の・真面目な」。この表現はシリアスな状況でも冗談めいた会話でも使うことができます。
You must be joking!
Don’t give me that.
I can’t go to karaoke with you because I have to study for tomorrow’s English test.
Oh, come on. You know you will always get the best score, even without studying!
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Are you serious? You’re quitting your job to travel around the world?
You must be joking. There’s no way I’m going to lend you 100,000 yen.
There’s no way … は「あり得ない・するわけがない」。
Don’t give me that! I know you’ve been bad-mouthing me behind my back.
bad-mouth は「悪口を言う」。behind one’s back は「その人がいないところで・陰で」。「背中の後ろで」ですから。