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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 226 逆行を表すそのほかの表現

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 226 逆行を表すそのほかの表現

Key Sentence

However, he won’t start teaching again until next month.

Today’s dialog

Roxy: William, when is Professor Peacock coming back? I miss his lectures.

william: He’ll be back next Friday. However, he won’t start teaching again until next month.

Roxy: Where did he go anyway? Do you know?

William: I heard a rumor that he went to the South Pacific with Jessica. However, I’m not sure if it’s true.

Roxy: Well, Jessica isn’t here either, so maybe it’s true.

William: He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?

Roxy: Yeah, I think he has a lot of secrets.

lecture: 講義
anyway: それにしても、ともかく
sort of (=kind of): (意味を弱めて)どことなく、ちょっとばかり

英訳練習

ウィリアムさん、ピーコック教授はいつ戻ってくるのでしょうか? 教授の講義を聞けなくて物足りません。
William, when is Professor Peacock coming back? I miss his lectures.

来週の金曜日には戻ってくるはずだよ。 でも、また教壇に立つのは来月になってからだろうね。
He’ll be back next Friday. However, he won’t start teaching again until next month.

それにしても、ピーコック教授はどこに出かけたのでしょうか? 知っていますか?
Where did he go anyway? Do you know?

うわさでは、教授はジェシカと一緒に南太平洋に向かったそうなんだ。でも、それは本当かどうかわからない

I heard a rumor that he went to the South Pacific with Jessica. However, I’m not sure if it’s true.

だけど、ジェシカさんも大学にいないので、それは本当かもしれません。
Well, Jessica isn’t here either, so maybe it’s true.

教授は、どことなく謎めいた人だよね?
He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?

ええ、秘密がたくさんあるんだと思います。
Yeah, I think he has a lot of secrets.

Grammar and Vocabulary

I heard a rumor that he went to the South Pacific with Jessica.
I’m not sure if it’s true.

Grasp the Concept

Key Sentence

However, he won’t start teaching again until next month.

however: だけどね、~

other examples

He tried to fix the problem.
His solution, however, didn’t work as expected.
 
It was raining heavily, yet they continued the game.
 

yet: 未完、それで終わりではなく、それでも~

The plan is great. At the same time, we should think about the cost.
 

at the same time: 同時に

The presentation went well.
Having said that, we still need to improve the visuals.
 

having said that: そう言ったうえで = that said

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。
・However, ~
・aving said that, ~

日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。

今日、私たちのチームは本当にいいプレーをしたよ。
私たちは勝利をつかみ取った。

Our team played really well today.
We earned the win.

けどね、ミスも実際いくつかあったんだ。
とはいえ、そうしたミスから立て直すことができたんだ。

However, we did make some mistakes.
Having said that, we were able to come back from them.

earn: ~を得る・獲得する
come back from ~: ~から戻る→~から立ち直る

 

Pronunciation Polish

He’s sort of a mysterious person, isn’t he?
 

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