Lesson 186 関係代名詞 who who のガッチリとした接続

ロザリーがグレンと話しています。

Rosalie: Did you see that movie about the first man on the moon?

Glen: Oh, the one about Neil Armstrong? No, I haven’t seen it yet.

Rosalie: It’s hard to believe people landed on the moon before I was born.

Glen: Ha ha! You’re young, but I remember that day well.

Rosalie: I guess you need very special training to become an astronaut.

Glen: Yes, it must be really tough.

Rosalie: Actually, I know a girl who wants to become an astronaut, like Chiaki Mukai.

Glen: Ah, she was the first Japanese woman to go into space, wasn’t she?

Rosalie: That’s right

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Lesson 187 関係代名詞 whose 所有格を結ぶ

リーアは夫のマイルズに尋ねます。

Leah: Miles, what happened to our fence?

Miles: The man who lives next door drove his car into it.

Leah: So he’s going to pay for it, right?

Miles: No, he says he didn’t do it, but I saw him do it. He’s clearly lying. I think we need a lawyer.

Leah: I have a friend whose father is a good lawyer.

Miles: Do you think he can help us out?

Leah: I can talk to my friend and ask for her father’s help.

Miles: That would be great. We’ve never been in a situation like this before.

Leah: I’m sure everything will be fine.

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Lesson 188 関係代名詞 who whom 目的語位置の空所に使おう

広島の宮島に来たミラを、ソウスケが案内しています。

Sosuke: So how do you like Miyajima Island?

Mila: Its beautiful. I’d never seen a shrine gate in the sea before coming here.

Sosuke: It’s really rare, even in Japan.

Mila: Oh, you se the guy over there.? That’s the man who I met on the bullet train to Hiroshima.

Sosuke: What a coincidence! Did you talk with him?

Mila: Yes, I did. He was in the seat behind me, and I asked him if I could put my seatback.

Sosuke: That was very polite of you.

Mila: Then he gave me a sweet snack! It was delicious.

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Lesson 189 空所を使いこなそう

英語教師のジョーンズ先生と、スピーチコンテストで優勝したアカネの母親との会話です。

Mr. Jones: Congratulations, Mrs. Ikeda. Your daughter made an excellent speech, and she deserved to win the contest.

Mrs. Ikeda: We’re all absolutely delighted, and Akane is over the moon. Thank you so much for all your help.

Mr. Jones: Actually, one of our American exchange students worked with Akane quite a lot. You see the girl with blonde hair over there? That’s the girl who helped Akane.

Mrs. Ikeda: I see. Well, thank you again, anyway. I’ll go and thank the exchange student personality.

Mr. Jones: Good idea. And you can be very proud of your daughter. She’s a brilliant student.

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PRACTICAL CHALLENGE! ～実践チャレンジ～

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。

自分が主人公になったつもりで表現しましょう。

あなたのアメリカ人の同僚が車を探しています。
幸いあなたの友達に、お父さんが自動車ディーラーの社長をしている人がいて、素晴らしい価格を提示してくれるかもしれません。
なるべく早くその友達に連絡取ってみるよ、と同僚に伝えてください。

[英語で表現してみよう]

使用表現例
car dealership :　自動車ディーラー（販売代理店）
president : 　社長
great offer : 　素晴らしい価格