Lesson 008 Can Asuka-chan come with us?
幼稚園が終わったあと、ユキチとお母さんのマリが話しています。
Can Asuka-chan come with us?
Mari: Hi, Yukichi! How was school?
Yukichi: It was fun. I made a sand castle with Asuka-chan.
Mari: That’s great. Let’s go home.
Yukichi: Wait, Mom. Can Asuka-chan come with us?
Mari: Oh, did you ask her?
Yukichi: Yes, she wants to see RoboCorpus.
Mari: Well, OK… I’ll ask her mother. Wait here.
Yukichi: If she likes our robot, she will come to my house every day!
Mari: Yukichi. Asuka-chan has to go to a piano lesson.
Yukichi: Oh, no!
Mari: Don’t worry. I asked her to come over to our house this Saturday.
Yukichi: Wow, thanks, Mom! I love Saturday…♪
Words & Phrases
sand castle
have to …
come over to A
アスカちゃんをうちに呼んでもいい？
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。
Hi, Yukichi! How was school?
It was fun. I made a sand castle with Asuka-chan.
That’s great. Let’s go home.
Wait, Mom. Can Asuka-chan come with us?
Oh, did you ask her?
Yes, she wants to see RoboCorpus.
Well, OK… I’ll ask her mother. Wait here.
If she likes our robot, she will come to my house every day!
Yukichi. Asuka-chan has to go to a piano lesson.
Oh, no!
Don’t worry. I asked her to come over to our house this Saturday.
Wow, thanks, Mom! I love Saturday…♪
Comprehension Check
A sand castle.
To a piano lesson.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk ask 人 to do … (人に･･･するように頼む)
I asked her to come over to our house this Saturday.
KISO 1
Can I ask a question?
KISO 2
Let’s ask her a question.
KISO 3
I’ll ask him to come with me.
GRAMMAR POINT
ask の他にも「人 to do … 」があとに続く動詞は多くあります。基本的な動詞の意味と使い方を覚えておきましょう。
want 人 to do …（人に～してほしい）
I want you to come with me.
tell 人 to do …（人に～するように言う）
I told him to be more careful.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I’ll ask him to come to my house.
I’ll ask her to play the piano.