Lesson 153 「同じ」仲間:same、similar、identical
レッスンのポイント
今回は「同じ」グループ。
Today’s dialog
カナとゴロウが、新入社員のミカについて話しています。
Kana: Hey, Goro, what do you think of Mika, the new recruit?
Goro: Hi, Kana. Well, I think she’s a wonderful addition to our team, and that she will become a really valuable asset over time.
Kana: I agree. Of course, she makes some mistakes, but she is a very fast learner.
Goro: And she hardly ever makes the same mistake twice.
Kana: Maybe you could learn a thing or two from her!
Goro: Get out of here!
WORDS & PHRASES
recruit 新入社員
over time そのうちに
a thing or two いくらかのもの
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。
Hey, Goro, what do you think of Mika, the new recruit?
Hi, Kana. Well, I think she’s a wonderful addition to our team, and that she will become a really valuable asset over time.
I agree. Of course, she makes some mistakes, but she is a very fast learner.
And she hardly ever makes the same mistake twice.
Maybe you could learn a thing or two from her!
Get out of here!
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ~文法のポイントを確認しましょう~
①「どう思う?」はまとめて
What do you think of Mika, the new recruit?
②that で「橋」を架ける
I think she’s a wonderful addition to our team, and that she will become a really valuable asset over time.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY~語彙のハートを身につけましょう~
She hardly ever makes the same mistake twice.
same は「同じ」を意味する最も一般的な単語。まったく同一のモノから同種のモノまで幅広く使うことができます。
He wears the same suit every day.
What a coincidence! We are wearing the same dress.
My wife and I have similar tastes in literature.
The two signatures are identical.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ~英語で表現しましょう~
I’ll have the same as you’re having.
the same as … は「~と同じ」。
Is it true that humans and chimpanzees share a similar genetic makeup?
genetic は「遺伝子の」。makeup は「構造・組成」。
Even I sometimes have trouble telling my identical twins apart!
have trouble ~ing (~するのが難しい)は頻用フレーズ。tell … apart は「~を見分ける」。identical twins は「一卵性双生児」。
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