ラジオ英会話 Lesson 151 決定を伝える
KEY SENTENCE
I’ve decided to take a gap year.
Today’s dialog
大学生のシュンとゲイルが話をしています。
Shun: Hi, Gayle. What are you reading?
Gayle: It’s a book about Cambodia.
Shun: Cambodia? Are you going on a trip?
Gayle: No. Actually, I’ve decided to take a gap year. I’m going to Siem Reap.
Shun: What’s a gap year?
Gayle: It’s a year-long break that students sometimes take before or after college.
Shun: I see. And what are you going to do in Cambodia for a year?
Gayle: I want to work as a volunteer.
Shun: Excellent. It’s good to experience another culture.
Gayle: Exactly.
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。
Hi, Gayle. What are you reading?
It’s a book about Cambodia.
Cambodia? Are you going on a trip?
No. Actually, I’ve decided to take a gap year. I’m going to Siem Reap.
What’s a gap year?
It’s a year-long break that students sometimes take before or after college.
I see. And what are you going to do in Cambodia for a year?
I want to work as a volunteer.
Excellent. It’s good to experience another culture.
Exactly.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY ～文法と語彙を確認しましょう～
関係代名詞修飾は空所による組み合わせ修飾
It’s a year-long break that students sometimes take before or after college.
wh 疑問文も空所が重要
And what are you going to do in Cambodia for a year?
ABSORB THE FLOW!～英語の流れを身につけましょう～
I’ve decided to take a gap year.
Don’t make a snap decision. Take your time to weigh all the options.
I was in two minds, but now I’ve reached a decision. This is final.
CREATE THE FLOW! ～英語の流れを作り出しましょう～
決定に関わる英文を作り出しましょう。
We’ve decided to go to Croatia for our holiday. It sounds beautiful.
I made a snap decision to take him to the hospital. Later, the doctor told me that that was what saved his life.
I’m in two minds whether to quit my part-time job. I need the money, but I hate the work.
WORDS & PHRASES
Siem Reap シェムリアップ（カンボジア西北部の州都）
make a snap decision すぐに決める
weigh 計量する
whether to ～ ～するかどうか
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