ラジオ英会話 Lesson 234 比較⑳:比較級を用いたフレーズ3
KEY SENTENCE
You’re no more a philosopher than my cat!
Today’s dialog
デスパレート・ラッツのシンシアとビルが、自分たちのバンドのことで話しています。
Bill: I think we’ll go down in history as an influential rock group.
Cynthia: You mean like the Beatles or something?
Bill: Of course, we’ll never be that famous. But I hope some of my song lyrics stand the test of time.
Cynthia: Are you serious? What’s so remarkable about them?
Bill: They obviously reflect the philosopher on me.
Cynthia: You’re no more a philosopher than my cat!
Bill: Hey, don’t knock cats. They’re wiser than humans in many ways.
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。
I think we’ll go down in history as an influential rock group.
You mean like the Beatles or something?
Of course, we’ll never be that famous. But I hope some of my song lyrics stand the test of time.
Are you serious? What’s so remarkable about them?
They obviously reflect the philosopher on me.
You’re no more a philosopher than my cat!
Hey, don’t knock cats. They’re wiser than humans in many ways.
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
will のイメージ・that+形容詞
We’ll never be that famous.
比較級を会話で使ってくださいね!
They’re wiser than humans in many ways.
FEEL ENGLISH LIKE A NATIVE SPEAKER!
You’re no more a philosopher than my cat!
He is no more fit to do this job than a baby.
I could no more lie to you than fly to the moon.
GRAMMAR IN ACTION
文法を実践で使ってみよう。
He’s no more a professor than my pet hamster.
She’s no more a movie star than my grandmother!
He could no more be a leader than climb Mount Everest.
WORDS & PHRASES
go down in history 歴史に名を残す
stand the test of time 時代を超えて残る
knock けなす
wiser より賢い