ラジオ英会話 Lesson 216 発言タイプ:感情㉙ 圧倒される
Key Sentence
I just can’t get my head around the size of it.
Today’s dialog
講義のあと、ピーコック教授が学生のジェシカと話をしています。
Jessica: Professor Peacock, that was a fascinating lecture.
Peacock: Oh, hi, Jessica. Thank you. I haven’t seen you recently.
Jessica: Yes, it has been a while. You’ve been busy, I know.
Peacock: Not really. Anyway, how did you like the videos in my lecture?
Jessica: The one of the Great Pyramid was amazing!
Peacock: Thank you. I never tire of visiting it.
Jessica: I just can’t get my head around the size of it.
Peacock: Yes. That ancient people built it is mind-boggling.
Jessica: It really is.
英訳練習
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Professor Peacock, that was a fascinating lecture.
Oh, hi, Jessica. Thank you. I haven’t seen you recently.
Yes, it has been a while. You’ve been busy, I know.
Not really. Anyway, how did you like the videos in my lecture?
The one of the Great Pyramid was amazing!
Thank you. I never tire of visiting it.
I just can’t get my head around the size of it.
Yes. That ancient people built it is mind-boggling.
It really is.
Grammar and Vocabulary
お久しぶりです。 あなたはずっと忙しかったです。
古代の人々がそれを建てたのは、まさに驚異的です。
Typical Expressions
Key Sentence
私には、その大きさがまったく理解できません。
Practice
それは圧倒的(大変なもの)です。
私は圧倒されています。
それは圧倒的です。
私が理解する(飲み込む)には多すぎます。
I can’t get my head around how many people live in Tokyo. My hometown only has 1,200 people.
I thought I was good at math, but this…? This is beyond me. It looks like hieroglyphics.
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