ラジオ英会話 Lesson 192 比較表現④ – 比較級の基本

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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 192 比較表現④ – 比較級の基本

Key Sentence

He made me drive faster than I should have.

Today’s dialog

Jonas: Good morning, Yayoi.

Yayoi: Morning, Jonas. What’s up?

Jonas: Oh, nothing much. I kind of got stressed out driving to work today.

Yayoi: What happened?

Jonas: Another driver honked at me. He thought I was driving too slowly.

Yayoi: He can’t do that. That’s against the law. Just ignore people like that.

Jonas: I wanted to…but he got the better of me. He made me drive faster than I should have. It made me uncomfortable.

Yayoi: You just bought that car, Jonas. Please be careful.

Jonas: I will. Got to keep a level head, right?

What’s up?: どうしたのですか?
stressed out: ストレスがたまって
honk: (車の)クラクションを鳴らす
ignore: ~を無視する
get the better of ~: ~の上手をいく、~を負かす
keep a level head: 冷静さを保つ

英訳練習

Grammar and Vocabulary

I kind of got stressed out driving to work today.

kind of ~: ちょっと~・まぁちょっと~

He made me drive faster than I should have.

should have + 過去分詞:~すべきだった

Grasp the Concept

Key Sentence

He made me drive faster than I should have.

than: 距離・コントラスト

other examples

He is taller than me.

 

He is taller than I am. でもよい

Today is less hot than yesterday.

 

less ~ than …: …ほど~ない

She gave me an even worse excuse than before.

 

worse は bad の比較級

He’s busier these days than he used to be.

 

than I thought: 私が思っていたよりも
than I expected: 私が期待していたよりも

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。
・better than before
・than I used to

日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。

better than before: 以前よりよい
a nicer house than used to: 私が以前住んでいたよりもよい家
can’t complain: 文句は言えない

 

Pronunciation Polish

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