中学生の基礎英語 レベル２ Lesson 099 コンピューター室で
Story Time
エマとブランドンが、学校のコンピューター室で話しています。
Emma: We can sign up for the newspaper club online.
Brandon: Great! You know, I was in the newspaper club at my old school, too.
Emma: How was it?
Brandon: Well, there were a lot of club members. My old school was twice as big as this school. The school newspaper couldn’t publish everyone’s articles.
Emma: Oh, that’s disappointing!
Brandon: It’s OK. I still enjoyed researching and writing the articles!
Words & Phrases
club members （＜member） 部員
twice 2倍
publish …を発表する、…を発行する
articles （＜article） （新聞や雑誌などの）記事
disappointing がっかりさせる、失望させるような
researching （＜research） 調査すること
Today’s Story
本日のテキスト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。
We can sign up for the newspaper club online.
Great! You know, I was in the newspaper club at my old school, too.
How was it?
Well, there were a lot of club members. My old school was twice as big as this school. The school newspaper couldn’t publish everyone’s articles.
Oh, that’s disappointing!
It’s OK. I still enjoyed researching and writing the articles!
Today’s CAN-DO
My old school was twice as big as this school.
Another Example
Pastarami on rye is three times as thick as a regular sandwich.
CAN-DO Practice
Our English class is three times as long as Kiso Eigo.
My new dictionary is twice as heavy as my old one.
Let’s Chat!
The Great Buddha is huge!
It’s about eight times as tall as you.
Impressed.