Lesson 021 I’ve been so worried about you
夜、ロボコーパスがレックスのところに女の子のところから戻ってきます。
I’ve been so worried about you
Lex: Hey, RoboCorpus! I’ve been so worried about you.
RoboCorpus: I’m OK, Lex. I was with that girl till it got dark.
Lex: Did you find out anything about her?
RoboCorpus: Yes. I know her name now. It’s Hanako.
Lex: Is that all?
RoboCorpus: Yes. She didn’t tell me her secret. Maybe her name was the secret.
Lex: Give me a break, RoboCorpus! That can’t be true.
RoboCorpus: She was sad because the flowers did not bloom.
Lex: See? Her secret is about the flowers.
RoboCorpus: What will happen when the flowers bloom?
Lex: It’s a mystery, RoboCorpus. Please take me with you tomorrow. I’ll find out.
Words & Phrases
worried 心配して
till … ・・・まで
get dark 暗くなる
Is that all? それだけ?
Give me a break. いい加減にしろ。もう勘弁してよ。
can’t be true 本当のわけがない。
mystery 謎
心配してたんだぜ
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。
Hey, RoboCorpus! I’ve been so worried about you.
I’m OK, Lex. I was with that girl till it got dark.
Did you find out anything about her?
Yes. I know her name now. It’s Hanako.
Is that all?
Yes. She didn’t tell me her secret. Maybe her name was the secret.
Give me a break, RoboCorpus! That can’t be true.
She was sad because the flowers did not bloom.
See? Her secret is about the flowers.
What will happen when the flowers bloom?
It’s a mystery, RoboCorpus. Please take me with you tomorrow. I’ll find out.
Comprehension Check
Her name.
Because the flowers did not bloom.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk I’ve been so worried …(・・・をずっと心配している)
I’ve been so worried about you.
KISO 1
I’m sorry.
KISO 2
I was worried about you.
KISO 3
I’ve been worried about you.
GRAMMAR POINT
現在完了形の「継続」用法
「ある状態が過去に始まり、それが現在も継続している状態」それが「継続用法」
I have been interested in Chinese.
be 動詞以外に、know、live、want といった一般動詞も「状態の継続」を表現する際によく使われます。
I have long known Ben.
Sherry has wanted to visit Hawaii.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I’ve been worried about my presentation.
I’ve been worried about the weather.