ラジオ英会話 Lesson 066 動詞句の説明①:基礎
KEY SENTENCE
I can tighten the screw with my penknife.
Today’s dialog
アラナは椅子のねじが緩んでいるのを直そうとしているのをヒロキが見かけます。
Hiroki: Hi, Alana. What are you doing?
Alana: Hi, Hiroki. One of the screws on my office chair has come loose, so I’m wondering how to fix it.
Hiroki: It’s easy. Just use a screwdriver.
Alana: That’s the problem. I don’t have a screwdriver.
Hiroki: Oh, me neither. Wait a minute. I think I can tighten the screw with my penknife.
Alana: Really? Well, it’s worth a try.
Hiroki: There you go. Perfect.
Alana: Thank you so much, Hiroki. What would I do without you?
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, Alana. What are you doing?
Hi, Hiroki. One of the screws on my office chair has come loose, so I’m wondering how to fix it.
It’s easy. Just use a screwdriver.
That’s the problem. I don’t have a screwdriver.
Oh, me neither. Wait a minute. I think I can tighten the screw with my penknife.
Really? Well, it’s worth a try.
There you go. Perfect.
Thank you so much, Hiroki. What would I do without you?
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
wonder の意味・how to ~
I’m wondering how to fix it.
neither
I don’t have a screwdriver. – Oh, me neither.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
I can tighten the screw with my penknife.
We ran really fast and caught the last train.
Put the pills on the highest shelf, out of the children’s reach.
The couple argued bitterly in the restaurant last night.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
The guide spoke very fast, and I couldn’t understand her.
Who is the famous soccer player that scored a goal with his hand?
I passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
WORDS & PHRASES
come loose 緩む
fix 直す
tighten 締める
penknife ペンナイフ
bitterly ひどく、激しく
scored a goal 得点した
by the skin of one’s teeth ぎりぎりで