八月の基礎英語３は夏の特別編で再放送です。
Lesson 013 Why is he gone?
ロボコーパスを探していたみんなが、家に戻ってきます。
Why is he gone?
Mari: Did you get any information?
Ken: No, he seemed to switch off his GPS.
Mari: He will stop when he runs out of batteries, right?
Ken: Well, he has a built-in solar panel.
Yukichi: Why is he gone?
Mika: Because you were so mean to him, Yukichi!
Ken: Please don’t, Mika. Yukichi didn’t mean it.
Mari: I hope he will be back soon.
Ken: I will call the police. They can report back to us when they find him.
Yukichi: I’m OK. I don’t need a robot like that.
Words & Phrases
switch off … のスイッチを切る
GPS 全地球測位システム
run out of … がなくなる、を使い果たす
battery バッテリー
built-in 内蔵の
solar panel ソーラーパネル、太陽電池パネル
gone いなくなった
mean it 本気で言う、そのつもりで言う
report back 折り返し報告する
何で、ロボコーパスはいなくなったの？
今日のストーリー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。
Did you get any information?
No, he seemed to switch off his GPS.
He will stop when he runs out of batteries, right?
Well, he has a built-in solar panel.
Why is he gone?
Because you were so mean to him, Yukichi!
Please don’t, Mika. Yukichi didn’t mean it.
I hope he will be back soon.
I will call the police. They can report back to us when they find him.
I’m OK. I don’t need a robot like that.
Comprehension Check
No, it isn’t.
He will call the police.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk I hope (that) …（･･･になるといいなぁ）
I hope he will be back soon.
KISO 1
I think so. I hope so.
KISO 2
I think (that) he is nice.
KISO 3
I hope (that) he will arrive soon.
GRAMMAR POINT
that 節をよくとる代表的な動詞のタイプを感覚でつかもう！
【考える・思う系】･･･think（考える）、hope（希望する）、know（知っている）、find（気づく）
Do you know that she’s moving to London?
I found that he was angry.
【話す・伝える系】･･･say（言う）、tell（話す）、teach（教える）、show（見せる）
She said that she was fine.
He told me that I was wrong.
tell, teach, show は（人＋that 節）のパターンにもなります。
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I hope I will see you again.
I hope you will get well soon.