ラジオ英会話 Lesson 183 「別のモノ」をどう表現するか:another、the other、the others、others

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 183 「別のモノ」をどう表現するか:another、the other、the others、others

レッスンのポイント

other はさまざまな表現を作りますが、そのそれぞれには限定詞のイメージに応じた使い分けがあります。

Today’s dialog

扇子を買いに来た外国人観光客を店員が案内しています。

Clerk: Let me know if you need any help.

Tourist: Actually, I do. Do you have Japanese folding fans?

Clerk: Yes, we have a wide selection. We call them sensu.

Tourist: Excellent. Could you recommend one?

Clerk: No problem. This one is very popular. It has a bold Edo-period design.

Tourist: It’s nice, but the colors are a little too bright. Can you show me another?

Clerk: This one is more elegant.

Tourist: Oh, yes. This one’s perfect.

WORDS & PHRASES

folding 折り畳み式の
selection 品ぞろえ

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。

Let me know if you need any help.
Actually, I do. Do you have Japanese folding fans?
Yes, we have a wide selection. We call them sensu.
Excellent. Could you recommend one?
No problem. This one is very popular. It has a bold Edo-period design.
It’s nice, but the colors are a little too bright. Can you show me another?
This one is more elegant.
Oh, yes. This one’s perfect.

CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ~文法のポイントを確認しましょう~

①let me know・any のニュアンス

Let me know if you need any help.

②代用表現の one

This one is very popular.

BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY~語彙のハートを身につけましょう~

Can you show me another?
another が使われていますが、それは複数あるうちの任意の(どれでもいい)ひとつを意味しています。
Can you show me the other/the others/others?
Ken gave me a reason/the reason/the reasons/reasons why he got divorced.
a reason はいくつかある理由のひとつを、the reason は1つしかない理由を、the reasons は理由全てを、reasons は理由をいくつか話してくれたということ。

EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ~英語で表現しましょう~

I’ve found one glove, but where is the other?
I don’t like cheese, but the others in my family do.
This glass is dirty. Do you have another?
tora taro