Lesson 079 「入手」のレベル２動詞：catch、collect、grab
レッスンのポイント
今回は「手に入れる」系の「レベル２動詞」。catch、collect、grab のそれぞれのニュアンスを手に入れましょう。
Today’s dialog
中学生のマサヤとディーナが、川岸でゴミ拾いをしています。
Masaya: I’m bored with this riverside clean-up activity. Let’s play tag.
Deena: Masaya, we have to collect all the garbage by 4 o’clock. We only have one hour left.
Masaya: Come on! You’ll never catch me.
Deena: Come back here and finish your work!
Masaya: Come on, Deena! Just play for a few minutes.
Deena: Stop fooling around. Our teacher will get angry at us.
Masaya: Was he looking this way?
Deena: No, you were lucky this time.
WORDS & PHRASES
play tag: 鬼ごっこをする
come on: （相手を促して）さあ来て、早く
fool around: ばかなまねをする、ふざける
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。
I’m bored with this riverside clean-up activity. Let’s play tag.
Masaya, we have to collect all the garbage by 4 o’clock. We only have one hour left.
Come on! You’ll never catch me.
Come back here and finish your work!
Come on, Deena! Just play for a few minutes.
Stop fooling around. Our teacher will get angry at us.
Was he looking this way?
No, you were lucky this time.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
I’m bored with this riverside clean-up activity.
be bored with（～に飽き飽きする）
②期限の by
We have to collect all the garbage by 4 o’clock.
③範囲限定の for
Just play for a few minutes.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
You’ll never catch me.
「手に入れる」―入手を表す動詞にはさまざまあります。catch はその１つ。この動詞は、「動いているモノを（捕まえる）」に焦点があります。
The police caught the thief.
Sorry, I didn’t catch your name.
We have to collect all the garbage by 4 o’clock.
How about grabbing a bite to eat?
She’ll make a wonderful teacher.
You should grab any chance to speak English.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I could catch only about 50% of what the American students said.
Surprisingly, lots of people are still passionate about collecting stamps.
Roza and I are going to grab a drink. Care to join us?
grab a drink で「一杯引っかける」。飲み物にさっと手を出してキュッと飲む感じ。care to は疑問文などで使われ「～したいと思う」。フルセンテンスで言うなら、Would you care to join us? となります。
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