ラジオ英会話 Lesson 196 関係副詞 when why

Lesson 196 関係副詞 when why

レッスンのポイント

修飾節の中で先行詞が副詞の役割をする「関係副詞」。今回は when、why を学びます。

Today’s dialog

ネルソンがユリカに新年の食事のお礼を言います。

Yurika: Hi, Nelson. Welcome back. I bet your family was very glad to see you, even though it was such a short trip after the New Year.

Nelson: Yeah, it was a bit of a rush, but my mom was so happy I could be there to celebrate her 60th birthday. By the way, thank you again for inviting me to your family’s New Year’s brunch.

Yurika: You don’t have a special meal on New Year’s Day in the UK, do you?

Nelson: That’s right. New Year’s Eve is the big event over there.

Yurika: Oh, that’s quite different from Japan. New Year’s Day is the day when the whole family gets together.

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, Nelson. Welcome back. I bet your family was very glad to see you, even though it was such a short trip after the New Year.

Yeah, it was a bit of a rush, but my mom was so happy I could be there to celebrate her 60th birthday. By the way, thank you again for inviting me to your family’s New Year’s brunch.

You don’t have a special meal on New Year’s Day in the UK, do you?

That’s right. New Year’s Eve is the big event over there.

Oh, that’s quite different from Japan. New Year’s Day is the day when the whole family gets together.

WORDS & PHRASES

bet   きっと~だろうと思う
even though   たとえ~であっても
New Year   新年、元日
brunch   ブランチ(朝昼兼用の食事)
get together   集まる、勢揃いする

For Deeper Understanding ~より深い理解へ~

My mom was so happy I could be there to celebrate her 60th birthday.

I could 以降の節は was so happy の原因を表しています。

REAL GRAMMAR FOR COMMUNICATION~会話に役立つ文法~

New Year’s Day is the day when the whole family gets together.

「関係副詞」のマスターは、先行詞を後続の節で「副詞」として意識できるかどうかにかかっています。
この文で関係副詞 when は、先行詞 the day が後続の文で the whole family gets together on the day.(その日に家族全員が集まる)と副詞の働きをすることを指定しています。先行詞 the day と時を表す空所が組み合わされ「家族全員が集まる日」となります。

もうひとつ見てみましょう。

Can you pinpoint the moment when you fell in love with her?

次は関係副詞 why の例です。

I don’t know the reason why he got angry.

the reason why は定番表現です。

GRAMMAR IN ACTION  ~文法の実践~

関係副詞の練習です。先行詞が後続の節で副詞の働きをしていることを意識、です。

Can you explain the reason why this sentence is ungrammatical?

ungrammatical は「文法上間違っている」。the reason why はまとめてすぐに口から出せるように。

Do you remember the time when we don’t have any money?

Do you remember the time(そのときのことを覚えているかい?)までは一気に。the time は後から説明。when でつなぎます。didn’t have any money は「まったくお金がなかった」。

The only time that I’ve felt really scared was during the last typhoon.

「~のとき(時間)」は the only time。during は「~の間」。

CHECK THE POINT  ~練習問題~

I remenber the day when I visited Nepal for the first time.
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