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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 043 主語の拡張③:wh 節・if/whether 節

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 043 主語の拡張③:wh 節・if/whether 節

KEY SENTENCE

What you do shows people who you are.

Today’s dialog

フランク・N・スタイン博士とアンドロイドのジーニーが公園で散歩をしています。

Dr. Stein: Jeannie! You just dropped your coffee cup on the ground.

Jeannie: What’s wrong with that?

Dr. Stein: That’s called littering, and it’s not good manners.

Jeannie: Why are manners so important?

Dr. Stein: Oh, dear. You’re an android, so I need to explain these things to you.

Jeannie: I’m sorry, Dr. Frank N. Stein.

Dr. Stein: No need to apologize. Manners are important because what you do shows people who you are.

Jeannie: I understand now, Doctor. I won’t litter anymore.

Dr. Stein: Thank you, Jeannie.

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。

Jeannie! You just dropped your coffee cup on the ground.
 
What’s wrong with that?
 
That’s called littering, and it’s not good manners.
 
Why are manners so important?
 
Oh, dear. You’re an android, so I need to explain these things to you.
 
I’m sorry, Dr. Frank N. Stein.
 
No need to apologize. Manners are important because what you do shows people who you are.
 
I understand now, Doctor. I won’t litter anymore.
 
Thank you, Jeannie.
 

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

wh 疑問文と wh 節

Why are manners so important?
 
Tell me why manners are so important.
 

need to ~・explain のイメージ

I need to explain these things to you.
 

FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!

What you do shows people who you are.
 
Whether you like it (or not) isn’t important. I’m your boss.
 

GRAMMAR IN ACTION

文法を実践で使ってみよう。

What you’re saying doesn’t make sense.
 
Whether you succeed is less important than doing your best.
 
Why you don’t just ask her out is beyond me. Go for it!
 

WORDS & PHRASES

littering  (ごみの)ポイ捨て
Oh, dear.  (驚きなどを表して)おやおや、あらまあ。
apologize  謝る
if/whether  ~かどうか
what you’re saying  「何をあなたが言う(のか)」「あなたが言っていること」
make sense  筋が通る・意味を成す
less  より少なく
ask (人)out  ~をデートに誘う
beyond me  私の理解を超えている


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