Lesson 018 I have already introduced myself
ロボコーパスは女の子に、何をしているのか尋ねました。
I have already introduced myself
Girl: I’m waiting for Daddy’s flowers.
RoboCorpus: Your father’s flowers? What do you mean?
Girl: I don’t know you. So I’m not going to tell you.
RoboCorpus: But I have already introduced myself. Let’s be friends.
Girl: Oh, it’s already dark. I must go inside.
RoboCorpus: Goodbye.
Lex: Hey, RoboCorpus!
RoboCorpus: Did you hear our conversation?
Lex: Yes. She seems to have a secret.
RoboCorpus: A secret? What kind of secret?
Lex: I don’t know. Who cares? Let’s go.
RoboCorpus: Wait. I want to find out more. I think this can show me something about humans.
Words & Phrases
already すでに
introduce oneself 自己紹介する
inside 中へ
conversation 会話
secret 秘密
Who cares? 誰が気にするの？(どうでもいいよ)
find out 調べる、探す
わたしはもう自己紹介をしました
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。
I’m waiting for Daddy’s flowers.
Your father’s flowers? What do you mean?
I don’t know you. So I’m not going to tell you.
But I have already introduced myself. Let’s be friends.
Oh, it’s already dark. I must go inside.
Goodbye.
Hey, RoboCorpus!
Did you hear our conversation?
A secret? What kind of secret?
Watching? What are you watching?
I don’t know. Who cares? Let’s go.
Wait. I want to find out more. I think this can show me something about humans.
Comprehension Check
Because it’s already dark.
She seems to have a secret.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk I have already +過去分詞 … (わたしはもう･･･した)
I have already introduced myself.
KISO 1
I have a friend.
KISO 2
I finished my homework before dinner.
KISO 3
I have already finished my homework.
GRAMMAR POINT
現在完了形の「完了」の用法
I had lunch at noon.
I have already had lunch.
現在完了形は「過去と現在をつなぐ」感覚が大事。
「正午にお昼を食べた」が過去の単なる事実だけなら過去形を使います。
ある時点でお昼をとっていて、今現在は完了している、という「今」にフォーカスがあるときに現在完了形を使います。
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I have already had dinner with my friends.
I have already seen this movie.