ラジオ英会話 Lesson 141 過去形①：時表現の定位置
KEY SENTENCE
It started to rain when we were about to sing our last song.
Today’s dialog
デスパレート・ラッツのビルとマネジャーのシンシアが過去のビデオを見ながら話しています。
Bill: It’s good to watch videos of our past concerts. We can learn so much.
Cynthia: Yes, I imagine it’s different from actually playing on stage.
Bill: Absolutely. I notice lots of things about our performances. This one was an outdoor concert in Denver.
Cynthia: I love Denver. It’s such a beautiful city.
Bill: It is. Oh, look at this part. It started to rain when we were about to sing our last song.
Cynthia: Did that bother you?
Bill: No, it was refreshing.
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。
It’s good to watch videos of our past concerts. We can learn so much.
Yes, I imagine it’s different from actually playing on stage.
Absolutely. I notice lots of things about our performances. This one was an outdoor concert in Denver.
I love Denver. It’s such a beautiful city.
It is. Oh, look at this part. It started to rain when we were about to sing our last song.
Did that bother you?
No, it was refreshing.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
it ～ to …
It’s good to watch videos of our past concerts.
notice のイメージ
I notice lots of things about our performances.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
It started to rain when we were about to sing our last song.
It started to rain. / It has started to rain.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
I played badminton yesterday.
Her lecture was truly inspiring.
When I was a kid, we had fish for dinner every Friday.
WORDS & PHRASES
absolutely （同意を示して）そのとおり、もちろん
notice 気づく
be about to … まさに～しようとする
bother 困惑させる
refreshing 爽やかな、気分を一新させる
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