カヤが、日本に長年暮らしているサイモンにパートナーとの出会いについて尋ねています。
ラジオ英会話 Lesson 098 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。
How was the job interview, Roger?
It went well, I think. But I’m not sure if I’ll get the job.
Why not?
Well, after I shook hands with the manager, she looked at me with a big smile on her face.
Why is that so bad? It sounds like a good sign to me.
It was kind of a weird smile, like she was laughing at me.
I wonder why.
Later. I went to the restroom and looked in the mirror. I had buttoned up my shirt wrong.
Oh, no! How embarrassing!
For Deeper Understanding ～より深い理解へ～
It was kind of a weird smile, like she was laughing at me.
kind of は明確な表現を避ける決まり文句。「まあ何というか」「ある意味」や最近の日本語では「みたいな」に相当します。位置に注意。 a weird smile の前。「なんとなく」レベルなのだという指定を行っています。