ラジオ英会話 Lesson 067 論点の配列⑤：論点の配列で使われる before、after
レッスンのポイント
before と after。この2つの順序を表す表現は論点の配列でも大活躍します。
Today’s dialog
ヨガのインストラクターのニキータと、ヨガ初体験のダニエルの会話。
Nikita: Welcome to Beginning Yoga. My name is Nikita, and I’ll be your instructor for this course. Oh, sir, you have a question?
Daniel: Yes. I’ve never done yoga before. I’m a little nervous.
Nikita: Don’t worry. What’s your name, sir?
Daniel: Daniel.
Nikita: Daniel, just relax. Yoga is all about relaxation.
Daniel: That’s my problem. I find it hard to relax.
Nikita: Well, you came to the right place. Before we begin today’s lesson, let me give you some information about yoga.
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。
Welcome to Beginning Yoga. My name is Nikita, and I’ll be your instructor for this course. Oh, sir, you have a question?
Yes. I’ve never done yoga before. I’m a little nervous.
Don’t worry. What’s your name, sir?
Daniel.
Daniel, just relax. Yoga is all about relaxation.
That’s my problem. I find it hard to relax.
Well, you came to the right place. Before we begin today’s lesson, let me give you some information about yoga.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
現在完了形（経験用法）
I’ve never done yoga before. I’m a little nervous.
形式目的語の it
I find it hard to relax.
I make it a rule to exercise every day.
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
Before we begin today’s lesson, let me give you some information about yoga.
Before discussing the main topic, let me give you some background information.
First, I’ll introduce my company. After that, I’ll give a detailed description of our latest product.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
before、after を使って論点を配列しましょう。
Before beginning the presentation, allow me to introduce myself.
After answering your questions, I’ll make a few concluding remarks.
Before I start, I should probably explain why I chose this topic.
WORDS & PHRASES
nervous 緊張した
worry 心配する
～ be all about … ～とは要は･･･のことだ
detailed 詳細な
description 記述、描写
concluding remarks 結びの言葉、閉会の辞