ラジオ英会話 Lesson 113 副詞⑦：話し手の発言態度
KEY SENTENCE
As far as I know, it is the oldest site in the world.
Today’s dialog
ピーコック教授とジェシカが、トルコにある古代遺跡について話しています。
Jessica: Professor, have you ever visited that archaeological site in Turkey?
Peacock: You mean Göbekli Tepe? Yes, in fact I have. It’s quite a remarkable site.
Jessica: How old is it exactly?
Peacock: Well, as far as I know, it is the oldest site in the world.
Jessica: This really changes our view of history, doesn’t it?
Peacock: That is what I’ve been saying, Jessica.
Jessica: I wonder if we’ll find older sites.
Peacock: I’m confident that we will.
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。
Professor, have you ever visited that archaeological site in Turkey?
You mean Göbekli Tepe? Yes, in fact I have. It’s quite a remarkable site.
How old is it exactly?
Well, as far as I know, it is the oldest site in the world.
This really changes our view of history, doesn’t it?
That is what I’ve been saying, Jessica.
I wonder if we’ll find older sites.
I’m confident that we will.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
ever のイメージ
Have you ever visited that archaeological site in Turkey?
I wonder if ～
I wonder if we’ll find older sites.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
As far as I know, it is the oldest site in the world.
Seriously, you should lose some weight.
Honestly, I have no idea where she went.
To tell the truth, he is a real jerk.
To put it mildly, it’s the worst Chinese food I’ve ever had.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
Personally, I prefer classical to pop music.
Seriously, are you telling me you’re thinking of marrying that guy?
As far as I know, there are still quite a few tickets left for this evening’s performance.
WORDS & PHRASES
archaeological 考古学(上)の
site 遺跡、現場
Göbekli Tepe ギョベクリ・テペ（トルコにある新石器時代の遺跡）
in fact 実際には
remarkable 注目すべき、驚くべき
confident 確信している、自信がある
prefer A to B BよりもAを好む
quite a few かなり多数の