Lesson 031 And it’s started raining
And it’s started raining
RoboCorpus: Good morning.
Jukichi: The weather does not look good today.
Lex: It’s going to rain.
RoboCorpus: Is Asahi coming?
Jukichi: As far as I can remember, he’s never shown up on rainy days. But you gave him that quote, remember?
RoboCorpus: Oh, “A promise is a cloud,” …
Lex: “Fulfillment is rain” … do you think something will happen?
Jukichi: That I don’t know …
RoboCorpus: By the way, what does that sentence mean?
Lex: RoboCorpus! You gave it to him without even knowing the meaning?
RoboCorpus: I just produced the data for the search word, “promise.”
Lex: Oh, give me a break…
Jukichi: Quiet. Look. It’s him!
RoboCorpus: And it’s started raining….
Words & Phrases
look good よく見える、いい様子だ
as far as I can remember 私の覚えている限り
show up 姿を見せる、現れる
without doing … ･･･しないで
even … ･･･でさえ
meaning 意味
produce … ･･･を産出する、出す
search word 検索語
quiet 静かな
it’s started raining 雨が降ってきた(it’s = it has )
そして雨が降ってきました
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。
Good morning.
The weather does not look good today.
It’s going to rain.
Is Asahi coming?
As far as I can remember, he’s never shown up on rainy days. But you gave him that quote, remember?
Oh, “A promise is a cloud,” …
“Fulfillment is rain” … do you think something will happen?
That I don’t know …
By the way, what does that sentence mean?
RoboCorpus! You gave it to him without even knowing the meaning?
I just produced the data for the search word, “promise.”
Oh, give me a break…
Quiet. Look. It’s him!
And it’s started raining….
Comprehension Check
It does not look good. / it’s started raining.
Yes, he does.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk have never + 過去分詞（今まで･･･したことがない）
As far as I can remember, he’s never shown up on rainy days.
KISO 1
I often do this.
KISO 2
I never did that.
KISO 3
I have never done this before.
GRAMMAR POINT
現在完了形(経験）のまとめ : … before / never …の使い方
I have played tennis before.
現在完了形の「経験」の用法では、文末に before(以前に） を使うことが多い。こうすると、現在完了形が経験の用法で使われていることがより明確になります。
She has never played tennis before.
never は「一度も ない」という否定の副詞。have never … before だと「以前に一度も したことがない」と、経験が全くないことを表すことができます。
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I have never seen a panda at the zoo.
I have never talked to him.