ラジオ英会話 Lesson 223 比較⑪：比較対象に節（比較級）
KEY SENTENCE
Nolan is a lot smarter than he seems.
Today’s dialog
会社でアズサとタクマが、同僚のノーランについて話しています。
Azusa: Where’s Nolan today?
Takuma: He’s taking the morning off. He’ll be in after lunch.
Azusa: Oh, that’s unusual. Did something happen to him?
Takuma: Maybe he drank too much last night.
Azusa: I see. Maybe I shouldn’t have scolded him about the mistakes in his report yesterday.
Takuma: Nolan is a lot smarter than he seems, Azusa. He’s actually one of the key players here.
Azusa: I know that, Takuma. I was just annoyed by his carefree attitude towards work.
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。
Where’s Nolan today?
He’s taking the morning off. He’ll be in after lunch.
Oh, that’s unusual. Did something happen to him?
Maybe he drank too much last night.
I see. Maybe I shouldn’t have scolded him about the mistakes in his report yesterday.
Nolan is a lot smarter than he seems, Azusa. He’s actually one of the key players here.
I know that, Takuma. I was just annoyed by his carefree attitude towards work.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
should have + 過去分詞
Maybe I shouldn’t have scolded him about the mistakes in his report yesterday.
感情を表す動詞の過去分詞
I was just annoyed by his carefree attitude towards work.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
Nolan is a lot smarter than he seems.
He looks older than he actually is.
I’m more confident than I have ever been.
We sold many more tickets than we expected [thought / hoped.]
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
Golf is a lot more difficult than it seems.
Studying English is much more fun than I thought.
His portrayal of Hamlet was more moving than I expected.
WORDS & PHRASES
take ～ of ～のあいだ仕事を休む
scold 叱る
key player 中心的な存在、重要人物
carefree 無責任な、気ままな
shouldn’t have … ～するべきだった
annoyed イライラする
portrayal 描写