Lesson 003 This robot is really mean!
ユキチはロボコーパスと遊びたいようなのですが、ロボコーパスは･･･
This robot is really mean!
Yukichi: Can you play with me, RoboCorpus?
RoboCorpus: I am a translation robot. I don’t play.
Yukichi: Hey, Dad! This robot is really mean!
RoboCorpus: In this case, the word “mean” means “not kind” because it is used as an adjective.
Ken: Good job, RoboCorpus.
Yukichi: I don’t like him. He’s boring.
Mari: Watch your mouth, Yukichi. He is just a robot.
Ken: RoboCorpus is not programmed to play.
RoboCorpus: Excuse me, sir.
Ken: Call me Ken. What is it, RoboCorpus?
RoboCorpus: Teach me. How can I play with him?
Words & Phrases
mean
mean …
it is used as A
adjective
boring
watch your mouth
program…
call me A
このロボット、すごくいじわるだよ！
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。
Can you play with me, RoboCorpus?
I am a translation robot. I don’t play.
Hey, Dad! This robot is really mean!
In this case, the word “mean” means “not kind” because it is used as an adjective.
Good job, RoboCorpus.
I don’t like him. He’s boring.
Watch your mouth, Yukichi. He is just a robot.
RoboCorpus is not programmed to play.
Excuse me, sir.
Call me Ken. What is it, RoboCorpus?
Teach me. How can I play with him?
Step Up Points
RoboCorpus is not programmed to play.
He can program a robot.
I went there to buy some flowers.
It is programmed to sing.
GRAMMAR POINT
Program と同様の使い方をする動詞には、tell, ask などがあります。
I told [asked] him to come here as six.
He was told [asked] to come here at six.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
This robot is not programmed to dance.
This toy is programmed to speak.