ラジオ英会話 Lesson 143 「話す」を表す動詞③ – tell

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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 143 「話す」を表す動詞③ – tell

Key Sentence

I was just about to tell you something important.

Today’s dialog

Megan: What happened? All the lights went out.

Jake: Beats me. I hope it’s not serious. It feels weird in the dark.

Megan: I was just about to tell you something important….

Jake: What? Did you meet an alien on Mars or something?

Megan: Well, I wasn’t going to mention that part, but…yes, I did.

Jake: What?! That’s incredible! Oh, the lights are back on.

Megan: Jake, why is the producer crossing his arms and looking at us like that?

Jake: It looks like they’re ending the broadcast.

Megan: What? Why?

Jake: I’m not sure…

Beats me. (=It beats me.): さっぱりわかりません
weird: 変な、奇妙な
alien: 異星人
incredible: 信じられない

英訳練習

Grammar and Vocabulary

I was just about to tell you something important.
It looks like they’re ending the broadcast.

something important: 何か重要なこと

Grasp the Concept

Key Sentence

I was just about to tell you something important.

tell: メッセージを伝える

other examples

Don’t tell anyone about this.

 

Tell me about it.: (同じ経験をしているから)わかるよ
Don’t tell me.: (聞きたくないから)言わないで
I told you so.: だから言ったでしょ

Don’t tell Jack I told you, but he has a huge crush on you.

 

Don’t tell ~ I told you, but…: ~に私が言ったと言わないでね、でも・・・

My parents told me to study harder.

 
tell ~ not to …: ~が・・・しないように言う

He told me he would call me later.

 
I can tell he’s lying.

 

can tell: 言うことができる→わかる
You can tell ~: (その場にいれば)~がわかるよ

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。
・Don’t tell him I told you, but ~
・down the road
・You could tell ~

日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。

show up: 現れる
unannounced: 予告なく
announce: アナウン スする・告知する
lit up (原形は light up): (喜びなどで)輝いた

 

Pronunciation Polish

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