ラジオ英会話 Lesson 229 相手の発言に興味を示す①
レッスンのポイント 会話を楽しむ。そのための重要なコツが「興味を示す」。今回はこの基本的な態度について。
Today’s dialog
ミユは友人のチャーリーが女性といるところをショッピングモールで見かけたようです。
Miyu: Hi, Charlie. I saw you on Sunday.
Charlie: Oh, did you? Where did you see me?
Miyu: It was in the shopping mall. You were with a young woman.
Charlie: Was I? Are you sure it was me? I was there alone on Sunday.
Miyu: Really? I’m pretty sure it was you. You seemed to be enjoying chatting with her.
Charlie: Oh, now I remember. That was one of my English students. We bumped into each other by chance.
WORDS & PHRASES
sure (that) … 確かに･･･だ
alone ひとりで
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。
Hi, Charlie. I saw you on Sunday.
Oh, did you? Where did you see me?
It was in the shopping mall. You were with a young woman.
Was I? Are you sure it was me? I was there alone on Sunday.
Really? I’m pretty sure it was you. You seemed to be enjoying chatting with her.
Oh, now I remember. That was one of my English students. We bumped into each other by chance.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①状況を受ける it
Are you sure it was me?
②イメージで理解するとフレーズは簡単
We bumped into each other by chance.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
I saw you on Sunday. — Oh, did you?
You were with a young woman. — Was I?
「あいづち疑問文」を使って、上手に「聞いていますよ」を言語化していますね。あいづち疑問文とは、日本語の「へぇ？」「そうなの？」に相当する疑問文。相手の発言を「軽い」疑問文に変えて応答します。I saw you on Sunday. を疑問文に変えて軽く Oh, did you?。
次の文では You were with a young woman.であるため、疑問文にして Was I? となります。
Tell me, what do you do? – I’m a doctor. – Oh, a doctor.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I went out with Jennifer on Saturday.
Oh, did you? I didn’t know you were interested in her.
Oh, no! I’ve forgotten my phone charger.
Oh, have you? Don’t worry, you can use mine.
I was late for a really important meeting this morning.
Oh, were you? Did your boss blow his top?