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基礎英語3 Lesson 102 That’s my reason for running

翔が自分の部屋で、洋子が生出演中のラジオ番組を聞いています。

Let’s listen to today’s story.

Sho: I’ll be waiting for you at the finish line, Grandma!

DJ: Is your dream to be the senior marathon champion once again?

Yoko: Hmm…not really. I’m not interested in that.

DJ: Then what is it?

Yoko: I want to see my family live a happy life.

Sho: Me too, Grandma.

Yoko: I wanto to live long enough to see it happen. That’s my reason for running. And because I’m still running, I’m still the champion.

Sho: That’s great, Grandma. But we can never be truly happy if Mom isn’t here.

That’s my reason for running

基礎英語3 Lesson 098 のテキスト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。

I’ll be waiting for you at the finish line, Grandma!

Is your dream to be the senior marathon champion once again?

Hmm…not really. I’m not interested in that.

Then what is it?

I want to see my family live a happy life.

Me too, Grandma.

I wanto to live long enough to see it happen. That’s my reason for running. And because I’m still running, I’m still the champion.

That’s great, Grandma. But we can never be truly happy if Mom isn’t here.

Words & Phrases

not really  いや別に、そうでもない
live a happy life  幸せな生活を送る
happen   起こる
truly  本当に、真に

Today’s CAN-DO

I want to see my family live a happy life.

「(人・もの)が~するのを見たいです」と言うときは、I want to …につづけて「see+人(もの)+動詞の原形」というパターンをおきます。[I want to see you+動詞の原形](あなたが~するのを見てみたい)は、相手との距離を縮める効果的なひと言になります。

使役動詞の make と同様、see, hear, feel, など五感に関わる動詞のあとにも「人(もの)+動詞の原形」が続きます。このような動詞の仲間を知覚動詞と呼びます。
「人(もの)+動詞の原形」の部分が主語と述語の関係になるのも使役動詞の場合と同じです。

I want to see her play the violin onstage.

CAN-DO 活用例文

I’d like to see a whale swim in the sea.

We want to see your dream come true.

Get It Right

I saw a little boy run away with a shopping bag.
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