ラジオ英会話 Lesson 087 停止を表す動詞② – finish, quit, give up
It was hard to finish that movie.
Today’s dialog
Doris: Thank you, Jake, for having me on your show.
Jake: Doris, I remember seeing a movie you made several years ago. It was a musical, right?
Doris: Oh, yeah, the one with tap dancing. It was hard to finish that movie.
Jake: I also heard that you quit your previous job to become a movie director.
Doris: Yes, I started this career rather late in life. But it was my dream.
Jake: That’s so inspiring. Never give up, right?
Doris: Exactly.
filmmaker: 映画監督、映画制作者
inspiring: 勇気づける、刺激となる
英訳練習
Grammar and Vocabulary
inspire: 奮い立たせる
inspiring: 奮い立たせるような
Grasp the Concept
Key Sentence
other examples
quit: 立ち去る
give up: 放り投げる
I quit [gave up] smoking.
finish: 完了・完遂
finish smoking: たばこを吸い終える
quit smoking: 喫煙習慣から立ち去る→ たばこを吸うのをやめる
give up smoking: 何らかの目的のために喫煙習慣をやめる
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。
・finish + 動詞 -ing 形
・give up + 動詞 -ing 形
日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。
honestly: 正直なところ
as best could: できるかぎり
Pronunciation Polish
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