Lesson 120 RoboCorpus is coming back?
ユキチがクリスマス･ツリーの飾り付けをしています。
RoboCorpus is coming back?
Yukichi: Asuka-Chan is coming to my house! Merry Christmas!
Mika: Yukichi has been singing that Asuka song a hundred times…. So simple-minded!
Mari: I’m grad that he began to worry about RoboCorpus. Now Asuka seems happy with Yukichi.
Mika: I was wondering if RoboCorpus would come back for Christmas.
Yukichi: What did you say? RoboCorpus is coming back?
Mari: We aren’t sure, but I wish he would.
Yukichi: I don’t want him to come back! If he does, Asuka-chan will only play with him!
Ken: I’m home. Hi, everyone.
Mari: What’s wrong? You look pale.
Ken: I don’t know…. I met with Dr. Ikebukuro today. He looked odd, asking many questions about RoboCorpus….
Words & Phrases
simple-minded (性格が)単純な
look pale 顔色が悪い(青白く見える)
meet with … (人と)会う
odd 変な、おかしな、奇妙な
ロボコーパスが帰ってくるって？
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Asuka-Chan is coming to my house! Merry Christmas!
Yukichi has been singing that Asuka song a hundred times…. So simple-minded!
I’m grad that he began to worry about RoboCorpus. Now Asuka seems happy with Yukichi.
I was wondering if RoboCorpus would come back for Christmas.
What did you say? RoboCorpus is coming back?
We aren’t sure, but I wish he would.
I don’t want him to come back! If he does, Asuka-chan will only play with him!
I’m home. Hi, everyone.
What’s wrong? You look pale.
I don’t know…. I met with Dr. Ikebukuro today. He looked odd, asking many questions about RoboCorpus….
Comprehension Check
Because he began to worry about RoboCorpus.
Because Dr. Ikebukuro looked odd.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk have been …ing(現在完了進行形）
Yukichi has been singing that Asuka song a hundred times.
KISO 1
He is playing computer games.
KISO 2
He was playing computer games when I got home.
KISO 3
He has been playing computer games for a few hours.
GRAMMAR POINT
I have known Koji since we were children.
We have been looking for Pochi since last week.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I have been studying (English) for three hours.
I have been waiting (for the bus) for 45 minutes.