ラジオ英会話 Lesson 214 比較④：指定表現 + as ～ as…
KEY SENTENCE
This dress is twice as expensive as the same one I saw online.
Today’s dialog
キャスパーとアレクシスが、デパートで買い物をしています。
Alexis: Casper, look. This dress is twice as expensive as the same one I saw online.
Casper: It’s almost as expensive as my Princess Layla figure.
Alexis: But a dress is more practical than that. What do you do with your doll anyway?
Casper: It’s a rare figure. It’ll go up in value someday.
Alexis: But when you asked Ms. Kizawa, she said it was worth the same as when you bought it.
Casper: I want a second opinion.
Alexis: Whatever…
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。
Casper, look. This dress is twice as expensive as the same one I saw online.
It’s almost as expensive as my Princess Layla figure.
But a dress is more practical than that. What do you do with your doll anyway?
It’s a rare figure. It’ll go up in value someday.
But when you asked Ms. Kizawa, she said it was worth the same as when you bought it.
I want a second opinion.
Whatever…
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
up の使い方
It’ll go up in value someday.
the same as ～
She said it was worth the same as when you bought it.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
This dress is twice as expensive as the same one I saw online.
My new apartment is three times as large as the old one.
It’s almost as expensive as my Princess Layla figure.
My job is just as demanding as yours.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
My salary is twice as high as the national average.
By taxi, it will take you half as long as by bus.
Global warming in Sweden is happening three times as fast as in the rest of the world.
WORDS & PHRASES
figure フィギュア
practical 実用的な
second opinion セカンドオピニオン
in value 価値において
the same as … ～と同じ
national average 全国平均
Whatever. （どうでもいいという気持ちを表して）勝手にしろ
rest 残りの部分
the rest of the world 世界のその他の地域