Lesson 206 便利な定型表現：感謝する①
レッスンのポイント
今回から、今月と来月の目標「定型表現」の学習す。まずは Thank you. から。
Today’s dialog
ピエールから、新しく出来たチョコレートの店を教えてもらった五月が彼にお礼を言います。
Satsuki: Thank you so much for telling me about that new French chocolate shop.
Pierre: Did you get something there?
Satsuki: I got some dark chocolate for my husband for Valentine’s Day.
Pierre: That’s good. Is he going to buy you some?
Satsuki: No, in Japan, only women give chocolates on Valentine’s Day.
Pierre: Oh, I see.
Satsuki: But if they remember, men give something back to women on “White Day” one month later.
Pierre: Does your husband always remember?
Satsuki: He usually does.
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。
Thank you so much for telling me about that new French chocolate shop.
Did you get something there?
I got some dark chocolate for my husband for Valentine’s Day.
That’s good. Is he going to buy you some?
No, in Japan, only women give chocolates on Valentine’s Day.
Oh, I see.
But if they remember, men give something back to women on “White Day” one month later.
Does your husband always remember?
He usually does.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①広い使い方を持つ get
Did you get something there?
Why do I get the feeling the boss doesn’t like me?
I’ve got an awful headache.
②指定ルール
Does your husband always remember?
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Thank you so much for telling me about that new French chocolate shop.
お礼の中で最も気軽に高頻度で使われるのは Thank you.（ありがとう）。このフレーズは頻繁に for～ を伴います。for は「向かって」がイメージ。何に向けて感謝をしているのか、その理由をつまびらかにします。
① Thanks.
② Thanks a lot.
③ Cheers.
④ I can’t thank you enough.
It’s Keiko on the phone for you.
I don’t want to talk with her. Tell her I’m out.
I already told her you were here.
Oh, thanks a lot!
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Thank you for the flowers. They’re beautiful.
Thanks a lot of for always being there for me.
there for me の直訳は「私のためにそこにいる」ですが、そこから「私のそばについていてくれる・私を助けてくれる」というニュアンスが生まれます。
Thank you so much for looking after my dogs while I was away.
にほんブログ村 |