基礎英語３は、12月23日から1月3日までの放送はすべて再放送になります。
Lesson 111 Follow your dream
コウゾウはお父さんとお母さんの前で、落語を一席披露しました。
Follow your dream
Lex: Kozo did a great job, didn’t he?
Jukichi: I think so. Look, his parents are approaching him.
Mother: Kozo, I was so surprised.
Kozo: Mom….
Mother: Are you thinking about becoming a comedian in the future? That’s not going to happen….
Father: Stop it. That was a great performance, Kozo! I haven’t laughed like that for a long time.
Kozo: Dad….
Father: In fact, I was a member of a rakugo club myself. That was a long time ago, but it was a lot of fun.
Kozo: I didn’t know you also loved rakugo.
Father: Son, the future is yours. Follow your dream. I trust you will find the answers yourself.
Kozo: Thanks, Dad. I will.
RoboCorpus: Wow! It’s true that honesty is the best policy!
Words & Phrases
approach … ･･･に近づく
follow one’s dream 夢を追い求める
Honesty is the best policy. (ことわざ)正直は最上の策である。
夢を追い求めるんだ
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。
Kozo did a great job, didn’t he?
I think so. Look, his parents are approaching him.
Kozo, I was so surprised.
Mom….
Are you thinking about becoming a comedian in the future? That’s not going to happen….
Stop it. That was a great performance, Kozo! I haven’t laughed like that for a long time.
Dad….
In fact, I was a member of a rakugo club myself. That was a long time ago, but it was a lot of fun.
I didn’t know you also loved rakugo.
Son, the future is yours. Follow your dream. I trust you will find the answers yourself.
Thanks, Dad. I will.
Wow! It’s true that honesty is the best policy!
Comprehension Check
Yes, he did.
A rakugo club.
Step Up Points
CAN-DO Chunk I haven’t + 過去分詞(現在完了形の「経験」と「継続」)
I haven’t laughed like that for a long time.
KISO 1
I go to that park once a week.
KISO 2
I went to that park when I was a child.
KISO 3
I haven’t been to that park for a long time.
GRAMMAR POINT
I haven’t laughed like that.
I haven’t laughed like that for a long time.
CAN-DO Chunk Practice
I haven’t been to Kagoshima for a long time.
I haven’t met Takeru for a long time.