ラジオ英会話 Lesson 183 「別のモノ」をどう表現するか：another、the other、the others、others
レッスンのポイント
other はさまざまな表現を作りますが、そのそれぞれには限定詞のイメージに応じた使い分けがあります。
Today’s dialog
扇子を買いに来た外国人観光客を店員が案内しています。
Clerk: Let me know if you need any help.
Tourist: Actually, I do. Do you have Japanese folding fans?
Clerk: Yes, we have a wide selection. We call them sensu.
Tourist: Excellent. Could you recommend one?
Clerk: No problem. This one is very popular. It has a bold Edo-period design.
Tourist: It’s nice, but the colors are a little too bright. Can you show me another?
Clerk: This one is more elegant.
Tourist: Oh, yes. This one’s perfect.
WORDS & PHRASES
folding 折り畳み式の
selection 品ぞろえ
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。
Let me know if you need any help.
Actually, I do. Do you have Japanese folding fans?
Yes, we have a wide selection. We call them sensu.
Excellent. Could you recommend one?
No problem. This one is very popular. It has a bold Edo-period design.
It’s nice, but the colors are a little too bright. Can you show me another?
This one is more elegant.
Oh, yes. This one’s perfect.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①let me know・any のニュアンス
Let me know if you need any help.
②代用表現の one
This one is very popular.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Can you show me another?
another が使われていますが、それは複数あるうちの任意の（どれでもいい）ひとつを意味しています。
Can you show me the other/the others/others?
Ken gave me a reason/the reason/the reasons/reasons why he got divorced.
a reason はいくつかある理由のひとつを、the reason は１つしかない理由を、the reasons は理由全てを、reasons は理由をいくつか話してくれたということ。
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
I’ve found one glove, but where is the other?
I don’t like cheese, but the others in my family do.
This glass is dirty. Do you have another?
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