ラジオ英会話 Lesson 238 励ましの定型表現③
レッスンのポイント 今回の励まし方は、相手の「考え方の変更をうながす」。自分の考え方にとらわれ苦しんでいる相手を励ます定型表現です。
Today’s dialog
日本語を学習しているヘンリー。漢字の多さに悩んでいるようです。
Henry: Japanese is really hard, especially reading and writing. I’ll never learn all these kanji characters.
Miwa: Well, it takes a long time. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
Henry: But I’m behind all the other students in my class. I feel like a failure.
Miwa: Don’t be so hard on yourself. Everyone learns at their own pace.
Henry: I wish I could learn faster.
Miwa: Hey, you need a break. Let’s get a cup of coffee at the cafe.
Henry: Good idea!
WORDS & PHRASES
character 文字
failure 落ちこぼれ、落後者
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。
Japanese is really hard, especially reading and writing. I’ll never learn all these kanji characters.
Well, it takes a long time. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
But I’m behind all the other students in my class. I feel like a failure.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Everyone learns at their own pace.
I wish I could learn faster.
Hey, you need a break. Let’s get a cup of coffee at the cafe.
Good idea!
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①一般的な内容を述べる現在形
Japanese is really hard.
②仮定法 I wish ～
I wish I could learn faster.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Don’t be so hard on yourself.
hard は「厳しい」といったニュアンス、そして on は「圧力の on」。自分自身に厳しくグイグイ当たることをたしなめた文となっています。
We know you can do it.
I know you’ll do a fantastic job.
You have what it takes to be a champion.
You have remarkable talent.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Everyone has bad days.
I know you can do this. I believe in you 100%.
This kid is special, believe me. She has unbelievable talent.
character 文字
failure 落ちこぼれ、落後者
remarkable 注目すべき、驚くべき