ラジオ英会話 Lesson 219 便利な定型表現：正確に理解させる② 相手の理解を万全にする
レッスンのポイント
今回は「相手の理解を万全にする」。
Today’s dialog
外国語指導助手のハリーが、先週、英語スピーチコンテストで発表したホノカと話しています。
Harry: I was impressed by the speech you gave at the English speech contest last week.
Honoka: Thank you. I was a little nervous, though.
Harry: I think you did a great job.
Honoka: I spoke with passion in order to get people’s attention.
Harry: You certainly did. I liked the way you stressed the urgency of the climate change problem.
Honoka: The point I was trying to make is that we can’t wait. The time to act is now.
WORDS & PHRASES
stress 強調する
urgency 緊急性
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。
I was impressed by the speech you gave at the English speech contest last week.
Thank you. I was a little nervous, though.
I think you did a great job.
I spoke with passion in order to get people’s attention.
You certainly did. I liked the way you stressed the urgency of the climate change problem.
The point I was trying to make is that we can’t wait. The time to act is now.
CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR! ～文法のポイントを確認しましょう～
①空所を含む節による修飾（関係代名詞修飾）
I was impressed by the speech you gave at the English speech contest last week.
②in order to は「目的」
I spoke with passion in order to get people’s attention.
BUILD UP YOUR VOCABULARY～語彙のハートを身につけましょう～
The point I was trying to make is that we can’t wait.
相手の理解を万全なモノにする効果的な方法は、論点を明確にまとめて、相手に手渡すこと。そのための定型表現がこれ。主語が多少複雑な形ですね。the point を、空所を含む節 I was trying to make が説明しています。
Let me make myself perfectly clear.
In short, we have to start from scratch.
In a nutshell, he’s a jerk!
EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ENGLISH! ～英語で表現しましょう～
Let me make myself perfectly clear. I have never done anything illegal in my life.
have never done は現在完了経験用法。「～したことがない」。
In a nutshell, we’re going bankrupt!
go bankrupt は「破産する・倒産する」。
In short, our company is in good shape.
in good shape は「快調で・よい状態で」。
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