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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 125 今週の Review

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 125 今週の Review

Listening Challenge!

Listen to the questions and pick which one of the three options is the correct answer.

Listening Challenge!

質問部分は後で加筆します。

Abigail: Jason, wake up! It’s already 8:15. Aren’t you supposed to be at work by nine?

Jason: Huh? What time is it? Five more minutes…

Abigail: No way. Wake up and get out of bed right now. You overslept again.

Jason: Seriously? I thought it was Saturday.

Abigail: It’s Thursday.

Jason: Oh no… My boss is going to kill me.

Abigail: Then stop talking and start moving. I packed your lunch already.

Jason: Abigail, what would I do without you?

Abigail: Probably lose your job. Now hurry!

What does Jason have to do?

A: Make his bed.

B: Go to work.

C: Pack his lunch.

正解は?
B: Go to work.
 

Mr. Yamamoto: Ouch. Mmm… It looks like I twisted my ankle.

Liz: Are you all right? That looked pretty bad. You’d better go to the hospital and get it checked out. I can take you.

Mr. Yamamoto: Thank you, but I can get there myself. It’s probably nothing serious.

Liz: I wouldn’t take that chance. Let me drive you.

Mr. Yamamoto: Well…if you insist.

—–
Mr. Yamamoto: Thank you.

Liz: You’re welcome. By the way, here’s my business card.

Mr. Yamamoto: Oh? Thank you.

Liz: Feel free to call me if you ever need help.

Mr. Yamamoto: That’s very kind of you.

How will the man get to the hospital?

A: The woman will help him walk there.

B: The woman will call a taxi.

C: The woman will drive him there.

正解は?
C: The woman will drive him there.
 

Yukiko: Hello, this is Sato Yukiko speaking.

Justin: Hi, Yukiko. This is Justin Miller. Do you have a minute?

Yukiko: Of course. What can I do for you?

Justin: We’ve received several complaints about the search function recently.

Yukiko: I wasn’t aware of that.

Justin: I’ll send you the info. I need you to take a close look at it and see what’s causing the problem.

Yukiko: Certainly. I’ll have my team investigate it right away.

Justin: Great. I’d appreciate an update by the end of the week.

Yukiko: No problem. I’ll keep you posted.

What does Justin want to know?

A: What is causing the problem?

B: When the complaints were received?

C: Why Yukiko is investigating the problem?

正解は?
A: What is causing the problem?
 

Yui: I’m disappointed, Richard. The U.S. version of Nobiiru-chan isn’t selling as well as we were hoping.

Richard: I know. We all wanted it to succeed.

Yui: We spent months working on that project.

Richard: Bear in mind that not every good idea becomes a hit right away.

Yui: I guess that’s true.

Richard: What’s important is learning from it and moving forward. That’s how we improve.

Yui: So, you don’t think it was a failure?

Richard: No. It was a valuable lesson. Now let’s focus on the next opportunity.

Which of the following is true?

A: Richard knew that Nobiru-chan wouldn’t sell well.

B: The woman expected Nobiru-chan to sell better.

C: Richard thinks Nobiru-chan was a failure.

正解は?
B: The woman expected Nobiru-chan to sell better.
 

Say It In English!

英語で下記の内容を表現してみよう。必ず声に出して練習しよう。

顧客からまだ請求書が届いていないと催促がありました。 部下に早急に送るよう指示してください。


①Employee

What’s up?


顧客がまだ請求書を受け取っておらず、すでにその件について2回問い合わせが来ています。

The client still hasn’t received their invoice, and they’ve already asked about it twice.
 

今日中にそれを仕上げて送ってください。
私たちはこれ以上お待たせするわけにはいきません。

I need you to finish it and send it out by the end of the day.
We can’t keep them waiting any longer.
 

invoice: 請求書
使用表現例
by the end of the day: 今日中に
not ~ any longer: これ以上長く~ない

あなたは編集者。
某英会話番組の講師の原稿が遅れそうです。
来週金曜日が締め切りであることを念押ししましょう。

②Teacher

Mmm…I still haven’t decided on the main topic for the next issue.


まだテキストを書き始めていないと言っているのですか?
来週の金曜日が締め切りだということを忘れないでください。

Are you saying you haven’t started writing the textbook yet?
Keep in mind that we have a deadline next Friday.
 

もし間に合わなければ、出版スケジュールを遅らせなければなりません。
何週間も前からとりかかっているべきだったのに。

If you miss it, we’ll have to delay the publication schedule.
You should have started weeks ago.
 

Are you saying ~?: ~だと言っているのですか?
Keep in mind ~: ~を留意して
publication schedule: 出版スケジュール
delay: ~を遅らせる
we’ll have to ~: 私たちは~しなければならないことになる
should have + 過去分詞: ~すべきだった


にほんブログ村
challenge man: