ラジオ英会話 Lesson 213 比較③：as ～ as… を否定する
KEY SENTENCE
I’m not as talkative as him.
Today’s dialog
ラージとヤヨイが、ラージの兄がシェフを務めるインド料理店でランチを食べています。
Yayoi: Raj, you said your brother works at this restaurant?
Raj: Yes, that’s right, Yayoi. My brother Deepak is a chef here.
Yayoi: So, is he fluent in Japanese?
Raj: Yes, he is fluent in five languages.
Yayoi: That’s amazing. I can only speak English and Japanese.
Raj: He likes to talk to different people. I’m not as talkative as him.
Yayoi: Can we meet him today?
Raj: I think so. He might be busy in the kitchen right now, though.
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。
Raj, you said your brother works at this restaurant?
Yes, that’s right, Yayoi. My brother Deepak is a chef here.
So, is he fluent in Japanese?
Yes, he is fluent in five languages.
That’s amazing. I can only speak English and Japanese.
He likes to talk to different people. I’m not as talkative as him.
Can we meet him today?
I think so. He might be busy in the kitchen right now, though.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
時制の一致が行われないケース
You said your brother works at this restaurant?
控えめな過去の助動詞
He might be busy in the kitchen right now, though.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
I’m not as talkative as him.
I’m not as tall as he is.
I’m not as tall as he.
I saw you walking hand in hand with some guy yesterday. – Me?
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
My new office is not as spacious as my previous one.
We didn’t play as well as our opponents, so we lost the match.
I guess my new job is not as well-paid as yours.
WORDS & PHRASES
fluent (人が言語に）堪能な、流暢に話す
talkative 話し好きな、おしゃべりな
not as spacious as … ～ほど広々としていない
previous 以前の
not … as well as … ～ほど給料がよくない
well-paid 給料・賃金がいい
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