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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 218 否定 ⑤ not の「繰り上げ」

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 218 否定 ⑤ not の「繰り上げ」

Key Sentence

I don’t think I’m ready to return it.

Today’s dialog

Aki: Brendan, I think you should return the time capsule to the university now.

Peacock: I don’t think I’m ready to return it.

Aki: You haven’t solved the mystery yet? The letter by Kinzo, the smartphone inside it?

Peacock: I don’t know who put that in there. Aki, the letter mentions an “American woman.”

Aki: Yes. Kinzo wrote that he fell in love with her, but he couldn’t tell her.

Peacock: So, that’s why the letter is in Japanese?

Aki: I guess so.

Peacock: It sounds like he was lonely.

Grammar and Vocabulary

You haven’t solved the mystery yet?
It sounds like he was lonely.

Target Forms

Key Sentence

I don’t think I’m ready to return it.

Practice

I don’t believe we’ve met.

I don’t expect they’ll come.

It doesn’t seem that we’ll have time.

 

Grammar in Action

①彼は、まだあなたが十分だとは考えていません。 彼によると、あなたにはもっと練習が必要です。
He doesn’t think you’re good enough yet. According to him, you need more practice.
 
②あなたが彼女をわかるとは、私には思えません。 彼女は高校のときからずいぶん変わりました。
I don’t expect you’ll recognize her. She’s changed a lot since high school.
 
③あなたが今日の課題を終えたように思えません。 手を貸してあげましょうか?
It doesn’t seem that you’ve completed your tasks for today. Shall I lend you a hand?
 

WORDS & PHRASES

be ready to ~: ~する用意・心構えができている
solve: 解決する
mention: 言及する
fall in love with ~: ~に恋する
sound like ~: ~のように思える
good enough: 十分だ・それでいい
according to ~: 情報の出どころ
recognize: 以前の経験データから「わかる」
complete: 完成させる


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