ラジオ英会話 Lesson 198 比較表現を使ったフレーズ②

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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 198 比較表現を使ったフレーズ②

Key Sentence

It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

Today’s dialog

Peacock: Jessica, I need to tell you something important.

Jessica: Should I be sitting down?

Peacock: Perhaps, yes. Please, have a seat.

Jessica: Thank you. So, what’s this about, Professor?

Peacock: We’re going back to that undersea pyramid.

Jessica: Going back? How? We don’t have the budget. It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

Peacock: I’ll use my personal funds. I am a bestselling author, you know.

Jessica: Are you planning to use that Japanese submarine again?

Peacock: Yes, I’ll contact Dr. Higashi this time.

Jessica: All right…

budget: 予算
fund: 資金
bestselling: ベストセラーの

英訳練習

Grammar and Vocabulary

I’ll use my personal funds.
Are you planning to use that Japanese submarine again?

Grasp the Concept

Key Sentence

It would cost at least 80,000 pounds to do it.

at least: 少なくとも

other examples

At best, she is an average singer.

 

at best: 最良の点でも→せいぜい、せいぜいその程度
at worst: 最悪でもその程度
At worst, it’ll cost a few bucks.: 最悪、数ドルかかる(だけ)
*buck は 「ドル」 を表すくだけた表現。

The meeting will take an hour at most.

 

at most: せいぜい・多くとも
at best: 最良の点であっても

Even the greatest athletes have bad days.

 

even ~: ~さえ
even + 最上級…: 最も~の…でさえ

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。
・at least
・even the strongest person

日本文をクリックすると、英文例が表示されます。

try to ~: ~しようとする
on your own: ひとりで

 

Pronunciation Polish

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