ラジオ英会話 Lesson 116 否定②：否定は「前」が定位置
KEY SENTENCE
I tried not to cough, but I just couldn’t stop.
Today’s dialog
職員室で、スミス先生と音楽教師のジェッツ先生との音楽談義です。
Ms. Jetz: Hi, Mr. Smith. How was the concert on Saturday?
Mr. Smith: It was kind of a disaster, actually.
Ms. Jetz: Was the performance that bad? It was Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, right?
Mr. Smith: Yes. The performance was fine, but I had uncontrollable bouts of coughing. I tried not to cough, but I just couldn’t stop.
Ms. Jetz: Well, those things happen. You should try going to a different kind of concert.
Mr. Smith: What kind?
Ms. Jetz: A Desperate Rats rock concert. Nobody will hear you cough.
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, Mr. Smith. How was the concert on Saturday?
It was kind of a disaster, actually.
Was the performance that bad? It was Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, right?
Yes. The performance was fine, but I had uncontrollable bouts of coughing. I tried not to cough, but I just couldn’t stop.
Well, those things happen. You should try going to a different kind of concert.
What kind?
A Desperate Rats rock concert. Nobody will hear you cough.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
名詞以外に使われる that
Was the performance that bad?
try + 動詞-ing 形
You should try going to a different kind of concert.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
I tried not to cough, but I just couldn’t stop.
I didn’t try to cough.
Who left the toilet seat up? – Not me!
He was scolded for not doing his homework.
He’ll win not because he’s the better player, but because he’s stronger mentally.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
Please try not to upset anyone, OK?
I want you not to sing but to dance in our next show.
She got the job not because of her skills, but because of her connections.
WORDS & PHRASES
disaster 大失敗、惨事
performance 演奏
uncontrollable 止められない
bout （病気などの）発作
cough 咳
scold 叱る
not … anyone 誰も～ない
upset 立腹させる
not ～ but … ～ではなく･･･
skill 技術、技能
コメント
おはようございます。
英訳練習
そう。 演奏はよかったのですが、私の咳がどうにも止まらなくなってしまって。 咳をしまいと頑張っても、止められなかったんです。
Mr. Smith: Yes. The performance was fine, but I had uncontrollable bouts of coughing. I tried no to cough, but I just couldn’t stop.
⬇︎
.I tried not to cough,
コメントありがとうございます。
急いでアップしたので多分ミスあるだろうな、と思いながらもノーチェックでした。
訂正しておきました。
これからもよろしくお願いいたします。
GRAMMAR
② I want to you not to sing → I want you not to ~
toが余計のようです
直ってましたね、無視して下さい
コメントありがとうございます。
たしか、21日に気づきました。
これからもよろしくお願いします。