2019年7月14日 基礎英語３の７月第２週は難しい表現が結構ありましたね。１１日の My only concern is his lack of enthusiasm. なんて表現はホントに分かりませんでした。勉強でも仕事でもなんでもそうですが、何かを身につけたいと思うときは、繰り返し集中して苦手な分野をリピートすることですね。お互い頑張りましょう。
今週学習したラジオ英会話のテキストを英訳練習します。日本語をどれだけ英訳出来るか練習します。日本文をクリックすると英文例が出ます。
サイトウ先生は、ブンと一緒にジュウキチを家に連れて帰りました。
Come on in, Boon. Let’s put the turtle in this water tank.
You’re not afraid of turtles, Ms. Saito?
No. I used to have a turtle when I was little.
Wow, you have so many books!
Well, I am an English teacher. Actually, some of them were my father’s. He passed away a few years ago.
What did he do?
He wrote dictionaries.
Dictionaries…. Incredible!
When I was a child, I was no good at sports.
Just like me.
My father encouraged me to read books. I started to enjoy reading books with the help of dictionaries.
ブンと先生がリビングに移動したので、窓からロボコーパスが顔を出します。
Jukichi, Jukichi. Can you hear me?
Oh, there you are.
Are you OK? We’ll get you out of here.
I’m fine. In fact, all these old books look really familiar to me. Why don’t we stay here for a while?
I agree. I want to know more about Boon and his teacher.
I am interested in her father. He was a dictionary writer.
OK, then I will meet Ms. Saito and introduce myself.
Put me in your pocket, RoboCorpus!
I’m so glad you liked my library.
I didn’t realize how fascinating dictionaries were.
サイトウ先生とブンが話していると、玄関のチャイムが鳴ります。
Look! It’s a robot!
Who are you?
I am a friend of that turtle. My name is RoboCorpus.
You just said “corpus,” right?
Yes. I have corpus data in my memory. I am a translation robot.
That incredible! Corpus data is used for making dictionaries.
What do you want?
I want to make friends with you and learn about humans.
I see…. OK, come in. I have an idea. Listen, Boon. You said you don’t like P.E.
Yes. I hate P.E. because I have to run.
Well, there will be an English vocabulary contest during summer vacation. I want you to try it.
ブンが帰った後、書斎でロボコーパスたちが話しています。
I’m glad Ms. Saito let us stay here for a while.
I wonder if Boon will take part in the contest.
Ms. Saito wants him to feel confident.
Yeah, but he looked very nervous when he heard about the contest.
I think we should help him.
I am a dictionary, but I don’t know the best way to learn new vocabulary.
Maybe Ms. Saito knows a good method.
My only concern is his lack of enthusiasm.
How do humans become motivated?
Money! Profit! Humans want to be rich.
No. In his case, he needs encouragement.
Encouragement…. I have an idea.
Melody Fair – The Bee Gees (with lyrics)