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Listening Challenge!
Lesson 166 判断⑤：判断を求める
サムとジャネットはオンラインパーティーを開催する準備をしています。
Janet: Hi, Sam. Can you hear me? I’ve never participated in an online party before.
Sam: Yes, I can hear you, Janet. Don’t worry. It’s a new thing for all of us.
Janet: How do I change the background like yours?
Sam: Look at the bottom of the screen. There’s a green button.
Janet: Where? Oh, now I see it.
Sam: In my opinion, we should practice before the party. What do you think?
Janet: I think so too.
Listening Challenge!
B: They will buy a screen.
C: They will practice.
Lesson 167 印象①：印象を述べる
会社の同僚タミーとギルバートが、会社を辞めたライアンのその後について話しています。
Tammy: Hey, Gilbert. I heard some news about Ryan.
Gilbert: Ryan? How long has it been since he left the company?
Tammy: About four months. Looks like his new company is succeeding. That’s great news, isn’t it?
Gilbert: Yes, it was Ryan’s dream to start his own company.
Tammy: It seems that there are many people who need his services.
Gilbert: What kind of company is it?
Tammy: Men’s cosmetics. He seems to be really enjoying the work.
Gilbert: Wow, that’s great.
Listening Challenge!
B: He is running his own business.
C: He is using men’s cosmetics.
Lesson 168 印象②：印象を尋ねる
ベンジャミンとエレノアはデスパレート・ラッツの新しいリードボーカルについて話しています。
Benjamin: What do you make of the new lead singer of the Desperate Rats?
Eleanor: Bill Bungalow? He made quite an impression on me at their last concert.
Benjamin: Isn’t he amazing? He reminds me of John Lennon.
Eleanor: Yes, his voice is similar. I love his accent.
Benjamin: The group has gone through a lot of changes this year.
Eleanor: I know. They got a new guitarist too. He’s almost as good as the old one, but not quite.
Benjamin: I agree.
Listening Challenge!
B: His leadership.
C: His voice.
Lesson 169 求める①：説明を求める
いつも上機嫌のテッド。羨ましく思ったアリスがその理由を尋ねます。
Alice: Ted, can I ask you a personal question?
Ted: Sure, if it’s not too personal.
Alice: You’re always so positive and happy. Why is that?
Ted: Actually, when I was younger, I was really negative all the time. But I changed.
Alice: Could you explain how you changed?
Ted: I started to focus on the good things in my life, not the bad things.
Alice: Is that all?
Ted: Yes, it’s as simple as that.
Listening Challenge!
B: He changed his job.
C: He focuses on positive things.
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同僚が、ジョーが落ち込んでいるのを心配しています。彼が新しいプロジェクトのストレスで参っているのを知っているあなたは、事情を説明し彼を連れ出すことを提案します。
例えば「彼は新しいプロジェクトのストレスで参っているようだね。彼を飲みに連れだして元気づけようよ」など。
表現例
②今年はいった新入社員が気に入っているあなた。会社の廊下で会った同僚に彼の印象を尋ねます。
例えば、「今度の新入社員はどう思う？ あまりしゃべらないけど、自信があって信頼が置けるね。彼は今までで最高の新入社員だと思うよ」など。
表現例
WORDS & PHRASES
be stressed out ストレスで参っている
take ～ out ～を連れ出す
recruit 新入社員
although ～だが
reliable 信頼が置ける
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