Lesson 017 at のイメージ
レッスンのポイント
前置詞 at のイメージは「点」。このイメージをしっかりつかめば、なぜ at が使われているのかを理解することができます。
Today’s dialog
ジャックは大阪旅行から帰ってきたカヤから、大阪に引越ししたリサの様子を聞いています。
Jack: Kaya, how was your trip to Osaka?
Kaya: I had a really nice time. It was good to see Rasa again.
Jack: Ah, I remember you told me she moved there from Tokyo to improve her comedy skills.
Kaya: That’s right. And now she’s really fantastic at stand-up comedy.
Jack: Where does she perform?
Kaya: There is a famous theater in Namba. That’s where I saw her show. She’s so funny!
Jack: I’d like to see her perform one day.
WORDS & PHRASES
improve 技術などを 磨く、上達させる
perform 演じる
英訳練習
本日のテキストを英訳してみましょう。文章をクリックすると英文例が表示されます。
Kaya, how was your trip to Osaka?
I had a really nice time. It was good to see Rasa again.
Ah, I remember you told me she moved there from Tokyo to improve her comedy skills.
That’s right. And now she’s really fantastic at stand-up comedy.
Well, if you still can’t find it, there’s a great bookshop by my school. They might be able to help you.
There is a famous theater in Namba. That’s where I saw her show. She’s so funny!
I’d like to see her perform one day.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①説明ルールの繰り返し
I remember you told me she moved there from Tokyo to improve her comedy skills.
②wh 疑問文と wh 節の区別
Where does she perform?
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
She’s really fantastic at stand-up comedy.
at のイメージは「点」。at は常にこのイメージの延長線上で用いられます。日本語でも「あの人はこういうところがよい・この点では落第だな」と言いますよね。at はちょうどその「～の点では」に対応しているのです。
He’s not a genius at all.
MKen will get a C at best, and, at worst, he’ll fail.
I got this computer at a good price.
Life begins at 60.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Meet me at the entrance to the library.
I’ve experienced driving at over 200 kph – on a circuit, of course.
「～したことがある」ですから現在完了経験用法ですね。at over 200 kph は kilometers per hour（時速～キロ）。
Look at Jenny’s drawing of our cat. Isn’t it cute?
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