ラジオ英会話 Lesson 077 名詞の説明②：to 不定詞
KEY SENTENCE
I have a lot of things to do.
Today’s dialog
デスパレート・ラッツのコンサートチケットを入手したベンジャミン。エレノアを誘いますが彼女は用事があるようです。
Benjamin: Eleanor, do you want to go to the Desperate Rats concert next Saturday? I have two tickets.
Eleanor: I wish I could, but I have a lot of things to do.
Benjamin: Oh, come on. Have you forgotten everything we read about work-life balance?
Eleanor: Normally, I would jump at the chance, but I’m just too busy at the moment.
Benjamin: What do you have to do?
Eleanor: I’ve got three reports to finish by next Monday.
Benjamin: Man, that’s rough.
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。
Eleanor, do you want to go to the Desperate Rats concert next Saturday? I have two tickets.
I wish I could, but I have a lot of things to do.
Oh, come on. Have you forgotten everything we read about work-life balance?
Normally, I would jump at the chance, but I’m just too busy at the moment.
What do you have to do?
I’ve got three reports to finish by next Monday.
Man, that’s rough.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
仮定法
I wish I could, but I have a lot of things to do.
too（～すぎる）の否定的ニュアンス
I’m just too busy at the moment.
I’m too tired to sleep.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
I have a lot of things to do.
I have three more candidates to interview.
I need someone to drive me to the station.
I don’t have time to relax.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
I have too much homework to do.
I have tons of lines to remember for the school play.
I’m looking for a bilingual lawyer to help me with my visa application.
WORDS & PHRASES
I wish I could. 出来たらいいのですが
jump at ～に飛びつく、～を逃がさない
rough 辛い、大変な
man おやおや（間投詞）
candidate 候補者
interview 面接
a ton of / tons of 山ほどの
visa application ビザ申請
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