ラジオ英会話,Lesson 129 助動詞 can の「できる」
KEY SENTENCE
She can swim like a fish.
Today’s dialog
会社の同僚ウィルとリコが、リコの子どもについて話しています。
Will: How’s your son, the track star?
Riko: Renji’s fine, thanks. Everyone calls him “Cheetah.”
Will: Yes, I remember. Because he’s a fast runner, right?
Riko: Exactly. But his sister is fast too.
Will: She runs as well?
Riko: No, Hannah is a swimmer. She can swim like a fish.
Will: Ah, yes. Now I remember you told me that before too.
Riko: She came first in this year’s prefectural swim meet.
Will: Wonderful! So, Renji and Hannah are both excellent athletes.
Riko: Yes, I’m very proud of them.
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。
How’s your son, the track star?
Renji’s fine, thanks. Everyone calls him “Cheetah.”
Yes, I remember. Because he’s a fast runner, right?
Exactly. But his sister is fast too.
She runs as well?
No, Hannah is a swimmer. She can swim like a fish.
Ah, yes. Now I remember you told me that before too.
She came first in this year’s prefectural swim meet.
Wonderful! So, Renji and Hannah are both excellent athletes.
Yes, I’m very proud of them.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
目的語説明型
Everyone calls him “Cheetah.”
ダイアログ音読・暗唱の勧め
I’m very proud of them.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
She can swim like a fish.
We can take a break after this short video.
I can speak English. > I’m able to speak English.
I’m afraid we’re not able to get a good connection in this area.
Thank goodness my dad was able to fix the AC.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
I know you can win this match. We’re all rooting for you.
We can return to work now that the fire drill is over.
Finally, we were able to convince the bank to finance our project.
WORDS & PHRASES
track star 陸上競技で活躍している選手
exactly そのとおり
as well 同様に（うまく）
meet （スポーツの）大会、試合
root for 応援する
now that … 今は～だから
fire drill 消防訓練・火災避難訓練
be over ～が終わる
convince 納得させる