翔たちは、洋子、ミミ子、青木社長の3人が競い合っている様子をラジオで聞きながらゴールを見守っています。
Let’s listen to today’s story.
Broadcaster: It’s very tight race, folks! It looks like we won’t know the winner until the end!
Yota: Look! Three people are running side by side!
Miki: Come on, Grandma! You can do it!
Sho: Come on, Grandma! You’re almost there!
Yota: Come on, er…both of you! Oh, no. They got tangled. Ah, they all fell!
Miki: Oh, no! Grandma! She looks hurt.
Yota: Sho’s grandmother is helping her. It’s incredible that she’s doing that instead of running for the goal.
Miki: Mr. Aoki has the lead.
Sho: Come on, Grandma! Hurry!
Both of you!
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。
It’s very tight race, folks! It looks like we won’t know the winner until the end!
Look! Three people are running side by side!
Come on, Grandma! You can do it!
Come on, Grandma! You’re almost there!
Come on, er…both of you! Oh, no. They got tangled. Ah, they all fell!
Oh, no! Grandma! She looks hurt.
Sho’s grandmother is helping her. It’s incredible that she’s doing that instead of running for the goal.
Mr. Aoki has the lead.
Come on, Grandma! Hurry!
Words & Phrases
tight (競争が)接戦の、互角の
until the end 最後まで
side by side 隣り合って、横一線で
tangle 絡ませる、もつれる
fell 転ぶ(fall)の過去形
instead of … ~の代わりに、~しないで
Let’s Check
次の質問を聞いて英語で答えましょう。
質問の英文をクリックすると回答例が出てきます。
Mr. Aoki.
Today’s CAN-DO
They got tangled.
get には「~になる」という意味があり、get hungry(おなかがすく)のように「get+形容詞」で何かがある状態に変化することを表せます。
一般的な形容詞のかわりに、形容詞化した過去分詞もよくきます。get tired(疲れる)、get excited(興奮する)などです。tangled(もつれた)もその一種です。
CAN-DO 活用例文
I think we got lost.
She got used to reading on the bus.
Get It Right
I’m getting scared.