ラジオ英会話 Lesson 060 今週の Review
今週のダイアログを聞いて質問に答えましょう。質問文をクリックすると正解が出ます。
Listening Challenge!
Lesson 056 比較･対照① 2つの状況の類似性を述べる：similarly
上司のビビアンが営業部員のヒロキを祝福します。
Vivian: Congratulations, Hiroki! You’ve equaled the record for exceeding the quarterly sales quota.
Hiroki: Really? I can’t believe it. Who do I share it with?
Vivian: Actually, it’s me! I doubled my quota in my first year as a rep. Similarly, you doubled yours last quarter.
Hiroki: So, do I get a big bonus?
Vivian: I’m afraid not. But if you beat the record next quarter, you’ll get a huge bonus.
Hiroki: OK, I’m sure I can do even better. Just watch me.
Listening Challenge!
B: The woman.
C: Both of them.
Lesson 057 比較・対照② 一方は、他方は：on the other hand、while
タエコは出張でシリコンバレーのオフィスを訪問します。
Brian: Welcome to our headquarters. My name is Brian.
Taeko: Nice to meet you, Brian. I’m Taeko. I’ve seen pictures of this place on your website. But it’s bigger than I imagined.
Brian: Yes, we’ve recently expanded. Our company is growing all the time. So, you live in Tokyo. Is that right?
Taeko: Yes. I live in a convenient part of the city. On the other hand, the rent is high.
Brian: Oh, it’s probably not as high as this area.
Listening Challenge!
B: The woman visited the man’s office for the first time.
C: They have met before.
Lesson 058 比較・対照③ そのほかのフレーズ：compared to
学園祭が大成功だったことについて、校長先生がディーナにその理由を尋ねます。
Deena: Compared to last year, this year’s school festival was a huge success.
Principal: I agree. What did we do differently this year?
Deena: Some students created a special phone app.
Principal: Oh, really? How does it work?
Deena: Well, students with the app go to each booth and take a selfie next to it. If they go to more than ten booths, they get a prize.
Principal: What a great idea! Let’s do it again next year.
Listening Challenge!
B: It was more exciting than this year’s.
C: It wasn’t as successful as this year’s.
Lesson 059 比較･対照④ ～ではなく・～の代わりに：instead of、rather than
マーティンはアニメのイベントで出会った女の子が気になっている様子。
Meg: Martin, is something wrong? You seem a little down.
Martin: Do I? Well, I’ve been thinking about a girl I met.
Meg: A girl? Where did you meet her?
Martin: At the anime event I went to last week.
Meg: Did you exchange phone numbers?
Martin: Yes, but she hasn’t called me yet.
Meg: Instead of waiting for her to call you, why don’t you just text her?
Martin: I’ll wait a bit longer.
Meg: Come on. Be more assertive!
Martin: You always say that.
Listening Challenge!
B: He should not call the girl he likes.
C: He should give up on the girl he likes.
SAY IT IN ENGLISH! ～英語で声に出して表現してみましょう～
英語で下記の内容を表現してみよう。必ず声に出して練習しよう。
①先月と比べ２キロ体重が減ったあなた。たぶんそれは子どもたちの食べ残しを食べるのをやめたおかげ。「嬉しそうね」という友人に理由を説明して下さい。
表現例
②明日は休日。休日の朝はいつもゆっくり寝ることにしていますが、最近、近所に素敵なカフェがあることを発見したあなたは、ゆっくり朝寝をする代わりにそこで朝食を取ることをパートナーに提案します。
表現例
WORDS & PHRASES
leftovers 食べ残し
that’s because ～ ～だから
sleep in 朝寝する
just around the corner すぐ近くに、近所に
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