Lesson 167 I just like to race
I said what I needed to say to Mom
Mimiko: Yoko, I think I’m faster than you now.
Yoko: So, you continued running even after the Satoyama Senior Marathon.
Mimiko: My goal is to win the next senior marathon championship. What about you?
Yoko: I don’t care about winning. I just like to race.
Mimiko: You’re so confident! Oh, you’re meeting Mr. Aoki soon, right?
Yoko: Yes. Your son helped me get an appointment with him.
Mimiko: What are you going to talk about?
Yoko: Future topics, such as whether he will run in this year’s Satoyama Senior Marathon. OK, I’ll speed up now. Can you keep up? Go!
Mimiko: It’s not fair to speed up suddenly. But I’ll catch up!
私は、母さんに言うべきことを言ったわ
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。
Yoko, I think I’m faster than you now.
So, you continued running even after the Satoyama Senior Marathon.
My goal is to win the next senior marathon championship. What about you?
I don’t care about winning. I just like to race.
You’re so confident! Oh, you’re meeting Mr. Aoki soon, right?
Yes. Your son helped me get an appointment with him.
What are you going to talk about?
Future topics, such as whether he will run in this year’s Satoyama Senior Marathon. OK, I’ll speed up now. Can you keep up? Go!
It’s not fair to speed up suddenly. But I’ll catch up!
Words & Phrases
I don’t care about … ～については気にしない・どうでもいい
appointment 面会の約束
topic トピック、話題
such as … 例えば～のような
keep up （遅れずに）ついていく
suddenly 突然、急に
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。
Future topics.
Today’s CAN-DO
My goal is to win the next senior marathon championship.
goal は「目標、目的」という意味です。My goal is to do … の形は、自分の理想や目標をはっきりと言いたいときに使うパターンのひとつです。
「～すること」はこの場合未来の内容ですので、動名詞（ … ing）ではなく「to＋動詞の原形」を使います。
CAN-DO 活用例文
My goal is to write songs that everyone loves.
Ben’s goal is to make his soccer team stronger.
Get It Right
Our goal is to be make our customers smile.