Lesson 058 Am I running?
週末、ロボコーパスが先生の家の裏庭で走る練習をしています。
Am I running?
RoboCorpus: Lex, look! Am I running?
Lex: No. You’re walking.
RoboCorpus: I am trying to move faster, but I can’t.
Lex: It’s impossible for machines to run like humans, RoboCorpus.
RoboCorpus: How do you know it’s impossible?
Lex: Because we’re machines! We don’t eat. We don’t sleep. We don’t run!
RoboCorpus: Cars and trains can run faster than humans.
Lex: Because they are machines which are designed for that purpose!
Jukichi: Hey, you two! Come back. Boon is here.
Ms. Saito: Oh, hi, Boon. What’s up?
Boon: Ms. Saito, I think I’ll take part in the vocabulary contest. I have no confidence, but at least I should try.
RoboCorpus. Lex. Jukichi: Wow, great!
Words & Phrases
impossible 不可能な
be designed for … ･･･のために設計されている
purpose 目的
at least 少なくとも
わたし、走っていますか？
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。
Lex, look! Am I running?
No. You’re walking.
I am trying to move faster, but I can’t.
It’s impossible for machines to run like humans, RoboCorpus.
How do you know it’s impossible?
Because we’re machines! We don’t eat. We don’t sleep. We don’t run!
Cars and trains can run faster than humans.
Because they are machines which are designed for that purpose!
Hey, you two! Come back. Boon is here.
Oh, hi, Boon. What’s up?
Ms. Saito, I think I’ll take part in the vocabulary contest. I have no confidence, but at least I should try.
Wow, great!
Comprehension Check
No. He is walking.
Yes, he will.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk It’s impossible for + 人 + to do …（人にとって…するのは不可能だ）
It’s impossible for machines to run like humans.
KISO 1
I can’t wake up early.
KISO 2
It’s difficult to wake up early.
KISO 3
It’s impossible for me to wake up early.
CORPUS 活用情報
（It is + 形容詞 + to do …)のランキング
No.1
Is it possible to take a bus?
No.2
It is important to help each other.
No.3
It is not difficult to speak English.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
It’s impossible for us to finish our homework by tomorrow.
It’s impossible for me to sing like you.