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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 108 by のイメージ③

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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 108 by のイメージ③

Key Sentence

You can’t judge a book by its cover.

Today’s dialog

新婚夫婦のダグとシホが、ピーコック教授の本について話をしています。

Doug: Shiho, is this the book you were talking about? The one by Peacock?

Shiho: Yes, I read that a long time ago.

Doug: What a cheap-looking cover!

Shiho: You’re right, but you can’t judge a book by its cover. This is his most popular book by far.

Doug: How did you get interested in Peacock in the first place?

Shiho: My aunt Aki introduced me to his books. She met him once in Mexico.

Doug: Is she an archaeologist too?

Shiho: No, but she loves traveling,

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。

シホ、これが君の話していたあの本なのかい? ピーコックの書いた?
Shiho, is this the book you were talking about? The one by Peacock?
 
ええ、それなら、ずいぶん前に読んだわ。
Yes, I read that a long time ago.
 
ずいぶん安っぽい表紙だね!
What a cheap-looking cover!
 
そのとおりね、でも、本を見た目で判断しちゃいけないわ。これは彼の著書の中で間違いなくいちばん人気があるのよ。
You’re right, but you can’t judge a book by its cover. This is his most popular book by far.
 
そもそも、君はなぜピーコックに関心を持つようになったんだい?
How did you get interested in Peacock in the first place?
 
私のおばのアキさんが私を彼の本に引き合わせてくれたの。おばはメキシコで一度彼に出会ったのよ。
My aunt Aki introduced me to his books. She met him once in Mexico.
 
おばさんも考古学者なのかい?
Is she an archaeologist too?
 
いいえ、でもおばは旅行が大好きなの。
No, but she loves traveling,
 

Grammar and Vocabulary

– 1 –

これがあなたの話していた本ですか?
Is this the book you were talking about?
 

– 2 –

なんて安っぽい表紙なのでしょう!
What a cheap-looking cover!
 

Feel English

Key Sentence

本を見た目で判断してはいけません。
You can’t judge a book by its cover.
 

Practice


went there by car / train / bus
そこに車 / 電車 / バスで行った
 

wrote a letter by hand
手書きで手紙を書いた
 

came in by the back door
裏口から入ってきた
 

by chance [accident]
偶然に
 

by mistake
間違って
 

sell pencils by the dozen
鉛筆をダース単位で売る
 

is paid by the hour
時給で支払われる
 

This is his most popular book by far.
これは彼の著書の中で、断然いちばん人気があります。
 

won by a neck / a nose
首 / 鼻の差で勝った
 

won by a large / a narrow margin
大差 / 僅差で勝った
 

raise production by 20%
20%増産する
 

Expressions in Action

①私は電車で通勤します。
I commute to work by train.
 
②私は間違って前の彼女の番号に電話をかけてしまった!
I called my ex’s number by mistake!
 

WORDS & PHRASES

cheap-looking  安っぽく見える
by far  はるかに・間違いなく
in the first place  そもそも
archaeologist  考古学者
commute  通勤・通学する
ex  前の(恋人)


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