Lesson 141 You don’t sound happy
Let’s listen to today’s story.
Yota: Sho, I did it! I’m going to the school of my choice!
Sho: Congratulations.
Yota: What’s wrong? You don’t sound happy.
Sho: I got this text from Miki.
Miki: “I couldn’t get into the second school of my choice. But I will overcome this! I won’t contact you for a while, but don’t worry about me.”
Yota: I see. Well, she failed one exam, but is still thinking positive. All I can say is she’ll probably be all right.
Sho: Yeah. I’m sure she’ll get into the top school of her choice.
Yota: Sho, if you’re worried about her, cheer her up with a text. I’m sure she’ll appreciate.it.
You don’t sound happy
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。
Sho, I did it! I’m going to the school of my choice!
Congratulations.
What’s wrong? You don’t sound happy.
I got this text from Miki.
“I couldn’t get into the second school of my choice. But I will overcome this! I won’t contact you for a while, but don’t worry about me.”
I see. Well, she failed one exam, but is still thinking positive. All I can say is she’ll probably be all right.
Yeah. I’m sure she’ll get into the top school of her choice.
Sho, if you’re worried about her, cheer her up with a text. I’m sure she’ll appreciate.it.
Words & Phrases
I did it! やったよ！（目標を達成したときなどの喜びの表現）
get into … ～に入る、（志望校などに）合格する
overcome … ～を克服する・乗り越える
fail … （試験などに）落ちる
think positive プラス思考でいく、前向きに考える
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。
Miki couldn’t get into the school of her choice.
Today’s CAN-DO
She failed one exam, but is still thinking positive. All I can say is she’ll probably be all right.
All I can say is …は「わたしが言えるすべては～です」、つまり「わたしに言えるのは～ということだけです」という意味。自分の意見を短く言ったり、ちょっとコメントしたりしたいときに便利な言い回しです。
All の直後は関係代名詞 that が省略されています。
CAN-DO 活用例文
Chris got a hundred on the math test. All I can say is it’s like him.
Mark left the soccer club. All I can say is he decided too quickly.
Get It Right
All I can say is it’s nobody’s fault.