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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 191 比較表現③ – as ~ as … をバランスよく使う

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 191 比較表現③ – as ~ as … をバランスよく使う

Key Sentence

My score wasn’t as high as his.

Today’s dialog

Miho: Hey, Ethan. It’s been a while. How’s it going?

Ethan: Hi, Miho. Good! I finally passed the Japanese language test.

Miho: Congratulations! How was it?

Ethan: It was pretty hard. I barely passed. My score was just above the borderline.

Miho: Passing is passing!

Ethan: That’s true, I guess. Last year, my Canadian friend Eddie passed it too. My score wasn’t as high as his.

Miho: I heard the test wasn’t as hard as it is now.

Ethan: I guess he was luckier than me.

Miho: Come on, take the win.

barely: かろうじて
guess: ~ではないかと思う
take the win: 達成した成果や勝利に満足する

英訳練習

あら、イーサン。 久しぶりね。 調子はどう?
Hey, Ethan. It’s been a while. How’s it going?

やぁ、ミホ。いいよ! ついに日本語のテストに合格したんだ。
Hi, Miho. Good! I finally passed the Japanese language test.

おめでとう! どんな感じだったの?
Congratulations! How was it?

かなり難しかったよ。かろうじて合格したけど。 僕の点数は合格ラインすれすれだったんだ。
It was pretty hard. I barely passed. My score was just above the borderline.

合格は合格だよ!
Passing is passing!

確かに、そうかもね。 去年、僕のカナダ人の友人エディも合格したんだ。僕の点数は彼のものほど高くなかったよ。
That’s true, I guess. Last year, my Canadian friend Eddie passed it too. My score wasn’t as high as his.

そのときの試験は、今回ほど難しくなかったそうよ。
I heard the test wasn’t as hard as it is now.

彼は僕より運がよかったんだろうね。
I guess he was luckier than me.

そんなこと言わないで、 合格を喜ばなくちゃ。
Come on, take the win.

Grammar and Vocabulary

It’s been a while.

a while: しばらく

That’s true, I guess.

Grasp the Concept

Key Sentence

My score wasn’t as high as his.

as ~ as …: …と同じくらい~

other examples

The food of Italy is as famous as that of Japan.
 
In the library, I can study as quietly as in my own room.
 
My apartment is twice as big as my friend’s.
 

twice: 2倍
three times: 3倍

The movie was just as exciting as the book.
 

just: ちょうど同じくらい
almost as as …: …とほとんど同じくらい~

Practical Usage

下記のフレーズを使って、次の内容を英語にして言ってみよう。
・just as ~ as …
・twice as ~ as …

日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。

わからないなぁ。
私のベッドシーツもこれとちょうど同じくらいやわらかいのに。

I don’t get it.
My bed sheets are just as soft as these ones.

でも見てよ!
これは私のより2倍も高いんだよ。 体何が違うの?

But look!
These are twice as expensive as mine.
What’s the difference?

 

Pronunciation Polish

My score wasn’t as high as his.
 

にほんブログ村
challenge man:
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