ラジオ英会話 Lesson 193 可算名詞が不可算になるとき
Key Sentence
You need to go to the immigration office in person.
Today’s dialog
俳句仲間のシンディとエモリさんがカフェで話しています。
Cindy: Mr. Emori, I got this official-looking postcard yesterday.
Mr.Emori: Let’s see. It says you need to go and renew your residence card.
Cindy: Can’t I do it online?
Mr. Emori: According to this, you need to go to the immigration office in person.
Cindy: Then I’ll probably have to take a day off from work.
Mr. Emori: It’s easy to get there from the station. You can go by bus or by taxi if you’re in a hurry.
Cindy: Oh, well. I guess I have no choice.
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。
Mr. Emori, I got this official-looking postcard yesterday.
Let’s see. It says you need to go and renew your residence card.
Can’t I do it online?
According to this, you need to go to the immigration office in person.
Then I’ll probably have to take a day off from work.
It’s easy to get there from the station. You can go by bus or by taxi if you’re in a hurry.
Oh, well. I guess I have no choice.
Grammar and Vocabulary
– 1 –
It says you need to go and renew your residence card.
– 2 –
According to this, you need to go to the immigration office in person.
Feel English
Key Sentence
You need to go to the immigration office in person.
Practice
ペンか鉛筆で答えを書くことができます。
私は東京の学校に行きました。
車 / バス / 電車で行くことができます。
私は夕食に鶏 / 子羊 / 魚を食べました。
Expressions in Action
At last, I get to see you in person!
We went to the top of the mountain by helicopter.
I ate lamb at the new Indian restaurant last night.
WORDS & PHRASES
official-looking 公的文書のように見える
Let’s see. どれどれ。
renew 更新する
residence card (外国人の) 在留カード
have no choice そうするしかない、選択肢がない
according to ~ ~によれば
in person 直接