ラジオ英会話 Lesson 154 形容詞もイメージで②: 豊かな表現力
Key Sentence
l know that seasonal expressions are essential for haiku.
Today’s dialog
エモリさんとシンディは奈良の法隆寺近くで柿を食べています。
Mr. Emori: Cindy, what do you call this fruit in English?
Cindy: It’s a persimmon.
Mr. Emori: There is a haiku about persimmons by the poet Masaoka Shiki.
Cindy: Well, persimmons are autumn fruits. And I know that seasonal expressions are essential for haiku.
Mr. Emori: Exactly. He wrote, “Eat a persimmon, a bell rings at Horyuji.”
Cindy: Oh, we’re near that temple. Let’s take a bite and see what happens. Hmm. I don’t hear a bell.
Mr. Emori: Maybe it depends on the time of day.
Cindy: Right!
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。
Cindy, what do you call this fruit in English?
It’s a persimmon.
There is a haiku about persimmons by the poet Masaoka Shiki.
Well, persimmons are autumn fruits. And I know that seasonal expressions are essential for haiku.
Exactly. He wrote, “Eat a persimmon, a bell rings at Horyuji.”
Oh, we’re near that temple. Let’s take a bite and see what happens. Hmm. I don’t hear a bell.
Maybe it depends on the time of day.
Right!
Grammar and Vocabulary
– 1 –
What do you call this fruit in English?
– 2 –
I don’t hear a bell.
– 3 –
Maybe it depends on the time of day.
Feel English
Key Sentence
l know that seasonal expressions are essential for haiku.
Practice
極めて重要な証拠 / 役割
生き残りに不可欠な
回復に不可欠な
指導者に不可欠な
私たちの成功に不可欠な
日本に不可欠な
主な目標
主な分野
主なポイント
主な役割
主な問題
教育は成功へのカギだ。
極めて重大な決定
極めて重大なミス
極めて重大な手がかり
極めて重大なデータ
私たちの将来にとって極めて重要な
君のリポートが明日までに提出されることが極めて大切です。
Expressions in Action
This is the most important issue we need to tackle.
You played a key role in the success of our sales campaign.
It’s vital you say nothing about this to anyone.
WORDS & PHRASES
persimmon (果物の) 柿
poet 詩人
take a bite 一口食べる
seasonal 季節の
expression 表現
vital 生命に関わる
key 鍵・カギとなる
crucial 極めて重要な・決定的な
tackle 取り組む
play a role 役割を果たす