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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 228 比較⑮:最上級を使った頻用フレーズ

ラジオ英会話 Lesson 228 比較⑮:最上級を使った頻用フレーズ

KEY SENTENCE

At best he’s an entertaining writer, and at worst he’s just a dreamer.

Today’s dialog

かつてピーコック教授と遺跡の発掘作業を行ったことのあるアキが教授の最新刊について尋ねています。

Aki: Excuse me, have you read this book by any chance?

Clerk: Oh, that’s Peacock’s latest. Yes, but I can’t recommend it.

Aki: Really? Why not? It got an award.

Clerk: Peacock is overrated. At best he’s an entertaining writer, and at worst he’s just a dreamer.

Aki: I appreciate your frank opinion. Actually, I met him once many years ago.

Clerk: Well, his workplace is not far from here.

Aki: Really? I think I’ll pay him a visit. Thank you for the information.

 

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。

Excuse me, have you read this book by any chance?
 
Oh, that’s Peacock’s latest. Yes, but I can’t recommend it.
 
Really? Why not? It got an award.
 
Peacock is overrated. At best he’s an entertaining writer, and at worst he’s just a dreamer.
 
I appreciate your frank opinion. Actually, I met him once many years ago.
 
Well, his workplace is not far from here.
 
Really? I think I’ll pay him a visit. Thank you for the information.
 

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

経験を表す現在完了形

Excuse me, have you read this book by any chance?
 

「感謝」を表す appreciate

I appreciate your frank opinion.
 

FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!

At best he’s an entertaining writer, and at worst he’s just a dreamer.
 
I study English at least two hours a day.
 
It’s not far – a ten-minute walk at most.
 
(Even) the best players sometimes lose.
 

GRAMMAR IN ACTION

文法を実践で使ってみよう。

I call my parents at least three times a week.
 
Even the best golfers miss easy putts once in a while.
 
At best you’ll just get a warning, and at worst you’ll be fired.
 

WORDS & PHRASES

by any chance  ひょっとしたら、もしかすると
overrate  過大評価する
entertaining  娯楽の、受け狙いの
pay ~ a visit  ~を訪ねる
at least  少なくとも
at most  せいぜい
at best  最高でも
in a while たまには、時々


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