ラジオ英会話 Lesson 221 比較⑨:指定表現+比較級
KEY SENTENCE
Windsor Castle is much older than Buckingham Palace.
Today’s dialog
ピーコック教授とジェシカがウインザー城のことで話をしています。
Jessica: Professor Peacock, I’m going to Windsor this weekend to see the castle.
Peacock: Oh, is it your first time?
Jessica: Yes. I’m looking forward to it. It’s supposed to be older than Buckingham Palsce.
Peacock: Windsor Castle is much older than Buckingham Palace. It was built in the 11th century.
Jessica: That’s amazing. I heard it’s still used as a weekend home.
Peacock: I’d like to have a weekend home too!
Jessica: A second home is my dream!
Peacock: Oh, is it?
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。
Professor Peacock, I’m going to Windsor this weekend to see the castle.
Oh, is it your first time?
Yes. I’m looking forward to it. It’s supposed to be older than Buckingham Palsce.
Windsor Castle is much older than Buckingham Palace. It was built in the 11th century.
That’s amazing. I heard it’s still used as a weekend home.
I’d like to have a weekend home too!
A second home is my dream!
Oh, is it?
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
予定を表す現在進行形
I’m going to Windsor this weekend to see the castle.
リポート文・受動態・as のイメージ
I heard it’s still used as a weekend home.
We can park our bikes close to it.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
Windsor Castle is much older than Buckingham Palace.
Chris is ten years older than me.
My new computer is three times faster than the old one.
He is the taller of the two.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
Your office is much tidier than mine.
Who is the brighter of the two?
The new engine runs three times more efficiently than the old one.
WORDS & PHRASES
Windsor ウインザー(英国イングランドの南部の都市)
be supposed to ~とされている
Buckingham Palace バッキンガム宮殿
tidy キチンとした・整頓された
bright 明るい→聡明な・利口な
runs more efficiently より効率的に走る