Lesson 129 思考を表す動詞①：think
レッスンのポイント
思考を表す動詞にはさまざまなものがありますが、その代表はなんと言っても think です。
Today’s dialog
上司のゲイリーが部下のジャッキーに、インドネシアへの転勤を打診します。
Gary: Jackie, you know Margaret Wilson, don’t you?
Jackie: Of course. I hear she is doing a great job at our Jakarta office.
Gary: Well, she has decided to leave the company, so we need someone to replace her. Someone like you.
Jackie: Me? I see. That would mean moving to Indonesia, right?
Gary: Right.
Jackie: Mmm… Can I have some time to think about it?
Gary: Sure. But I’ll need your answer by the end of the month.
WORDS & PHRASES
move 転勤する
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。
Jackie, you know Margaret Wilson, don’t you?
Of course. I hear she is doing a great job at our Jakarta office.
Well, she has decided to leave the company, so we need someone to replace her. Someone like you.
Me? I see. That would mean moving to Indonesia, right?
Right.
Mmm… Can I have some time to think about it?
Sure. But I’ll need your answer by the end of the month.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①「聞いて知っている」hear
I hear she is doing a great job at our Jakarta office.
②「これから」の to 不定詞
She has decided to leave the company, so we need someone to replace her.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Can I have some time to think about it?
思考系動詞の代表選手 think の登場です。think は「思う・考える」を表す、最も幅広く使われる基本動詞。この文では about の持つ「周り」というニュアンスが「（それに）まつわるさまざまなことを」という意味を加え、「よく考える・思い巡らせる」という意味で使われています。
I think she likes me.
I never thought I’d live to see the day!
Just think how wonderful it would be to have a world free of war and poverty.
I thought him a good guy.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I think that George is doing an outstanding job.
I’m thinking of checking out the new Indian restaurant on Saturday.
think of ～ は「～を思いつく・頭に思い浮かべる」。check ～ out は「～を調べる・注目する」。「ちょっと見てみる」というフレーズ。
Most classical music lovers think Beethoven a genius.
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