ラジオ英会話 Lesson 161 過去完了形(had + 過去分詞)
KEY SENTENCE
By the time you came back from lunch, Arnold had already left.
Today’s dialog
アーノルド・シルベスターからサインをもらったヤヨイが、ジョナスと話をしています。
Jonas: So, can I see Arnold Sylvester’s autograph?
Yayoi: Sure. Here it is.
Jonas: “To Yayoi, from Arnold Sylvester.” He’s got nice handwriting.
Yayoi: Yeah, it’s too bad you missed him. By the time you came back from lunch, Arnold had already left.
Jonas: You didn’t take a photo together?
Yayoi: Actually, I took a selfie. Take a look.
Jonas: Cool. He looks friendly. Just like in the movies.
Yayoi: Yes, he came back to keep his promise to me.
Jonas: That’s great.
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。
So, can I see Arnold Sylvester’s autograph?
Sure. Here it is.
“To Yayoi, from Arnold Sylvester.” He’s got nice handwriting.
Yeah, it’s too bad you missed him. By the time you came back from lunch, Arnold had already left.
You didn’t take a photo together?
Actually, I took a selfie. Take a look.
Cool. He looks friendly. Just like in the movies.
Yes, he came back to keep his promise to me.
That’s great.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
it ~(that)
It’s too bad you missed him.
take のイメージ
You didn’t take a photo together?
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
By the time you came back from lunch, Arnold had already left.
I woke up at 5:45 and washed my face.
Why was Ken in a bad mood? – Because he had been asked to do overtime.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
I called very early, but the tickets had already sold out.
She didn’t want to move because she had lived in London all her life.
By the time I got to the restaurant, my date had given up and gone home.
WORDS & PHRASES
Here it is. これです。
keep one’s promise to … ~への約束を守る
sell out 完売する
all one’s life 生まれてこのかた・一生を通じて
date デートの相手