ラジオ英会話 Lesson 213 便利な定型表現：正確に理解する① 聞き返す
レッスンのポイント
今回から「正確な理解」に役立つ定型表現を学びます。まずは「聞き返し」。
Today’s dialog
ピーコック教授が引退を検討していることを学生のジェシカに告げます。
Peacock: Jessica, I have to tell you something. I’m thinking of retiring.
Jessica: Sorry, I didn’t catch you. Could you repeat that?
Peacock: I’m thinking of retiring.
Jessica: What? I thought teaching and archaeology were your life.
Peacock: That’s true, but I’m getting older, you know. Maybe my best days are behind me.
Jessica: Don’t say that, Professor! Your classes are very popular, and you still have to find the ruins of Atlantis.
Peacock: Well, yes, that is still my dream.
WORDS & PHRASES
retire 退職する、引退する
archaeology 考古学
ruins 遺跡
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。
Jessica, I have to tell you something. I’m thinking of retiring.
Sorry, I didn’t catch you. Could you repeat that?
I’m thinking of retiring.
What? I thought teaching and archaeology were your life.
That’s true, but I’m getting older, you know. Maybe my best days are behind me.
Don’t say that, Professor! Your classes are very popular, and you still have to find the ruins of Atlantis.
Well, yes, that is still my dream.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①時制の一致
I thought teaching and archaeology were your life.
②That’s true, but ～
That’s true, but I’m getting older.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
Sorry, I didn’t catch you. Could you repeat that?
このキーセンテンスはすべてが定型表現。まとめて覚えてください。 catch は「（動いているものを）捕まえる」。相手の発言を「つかみ損ね」てしまったということです。
Would you mind repeating what you said?
Sorry? / Excuse me? / Pardon? すみません。
I beg your pardon? もう一度お願いします。
I bought a loofah. – You bought a what?
I want you to put more passion into your speech.
More … (↗)?
More passion.
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Sorry, I didn’t catch you. Could you repeat that, please? This place is very noisy.
Would you mind repeating what you said? You’re speaking a little too fast for me.
Pardon? What did you say? The connection is very bad.