Lesson 120 I’d like to improve our town’s economy
町長と青木社長が町の活性化について話し合っています。
Let’s listen to today’s story.
Mayor: So, Mr. Aoki, were you able to come up with any ideas for regional development? I’d like to improve our town’s economy.
Mr. Aoki: I am confident I can do that. However, I need a bit more time. I want to see what this town is like in the winter.
Mayor: There’s nothing. The town ran a big hotel, but after the ski boom ended, we had to close it down.
Mr. Aoki: But you still have other hotels, right?
Mayor: Yes, but they’re very small. Mr. Aoki, I’d like to give my people something to dream about.
Mr. Aoki: Don’t give your people dreams. Give them goals, goals they can achieve.
I want to talk about it with you and David
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。
So, Mr. Aoki, were you able to come up with any ideas for regional development? I’d like to improve our town’s economy.
I am confident I can do that. However, I need a bit more time. I want to see what this town is like in the winter.
There’s nothing. The town ran a big hotel, but after the ski boom ended, we had to close it down.
But you still have other hotels, right?
Yes, but they’re very small. Mr. Aoki, I’d like to give my people something to dream about.
Don’t give your people dreams. Give them goals, goals they can achieve.
Words & Phrases
come up with … （アイデアなどを）思いつく
improve … ～を改造する・改良する
economy 経済
be confident … ～を確信している
boom （人気などの）急上昇・ブーム
close down （店や会社を）閉鎖する・廃業する
dream about … ～を夢見る
achieve … （目標などを）達成する・実現する
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。
Goals they can achieve.
Today’s CAN-DO
I’d like to give my people something to dream about.
「give＋人＋もの」のパターンを使って、家族や友だちにプレゼントしたいものや、将来の夢について話してみましょう。
GRAMMAR POINT 「give + 人 + もの」
give は「～に ＋ ･･･を」の順に目的語を二つ続けて取ることができる動詞の代表的なものです。このパターンをとるのは、人にものや情報を与えたり（give、show、send、teach など）、何かしてあげたり（choose、cook、make、sing など）する意味の動詞が中心です。
よく使う動詞は例文で覚えておきましょう。いざというときに応用できます。
The girl showed me the way to the bus stop.
My father cooks us a special ,eat every Sunday.
CAN-DO 活用例文
I’d like to give Ben some Japanese lessons.
I wanto to give my mother something nice on her birthday.
Get It Right
He says that he’s giving us food and shelter.