ラジオ英会話 Lesson 227 同意の定型表現⑥ 配慮つきの不同意
Today’s dialog
町内会の会合で、アンリは年配のヤスジと話しています。
Anri: We want to change the annual Soba Festival to the annual Udon Festival.
Yasuji: How come you’re trying to make such a big change?
Anri: These days, younger people prefer udon to soba, and we want to attract more young people to our festival.
Yasuji: I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. The Soba Festival is a very important tradition. I don’t think we should change it.
Anri: Well, we need to discuss this further before making a final decision.
WORDS & PHRASES
annual 毎年恒例の
tradition 伝統（行事）
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。
We want to change the annual Soba Festival to the annual Udon Festival.
How come you’re trying to make such a big change?
These days, younger people prefer udon to soba, and we want to attract more young people to our festival.
I’m sorry, but I don’t agree. The Soba Festival is a very important tradition. I don’t think we should change it.
Well, we need to discuss this further before making a final decision.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①how come
How come you’re trying to make such a big change?
②否定の前倒し
I don’t think we should change it.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I’m sorry, but I don’t agree.
英語は日本語と同様に、相手を思いやる配慮に満ちた言葉です。このキーセンテンスで、話し手は I don’t agree. だけでは刺激が強いと考えており、I’m sorry, but ～（申し訳ありませんが）という「クッション」を置いています。
I hate to disagree with you, but that’s not true.
I’m afraid I can’t go along with you on that.
Tell me, what kind of music do you like?
So, what kind of movies do you like?
Hey, can you do me a favor?
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I’m sorry, but that’s not how I see it.
I’m sorry, but I can’t agree. Now is simply not a good time to take such a risk.
simply は「まったく･本当に」という強調の使い方。
I hate to disagree, but I think you’re completely missing the point.