ラジオ英会話 Lesson 203 主要接続詞⑦: though、although
Key Sentence
Even though I have a driver’s license, I hardly ever drive.
Today’s dialog
スミス先生と音楽教師のジェッツ先生が、週末の予定について話しています。
Mr. Smith: Oh, look. They are playing Beethoven’s 7th together with Mozart’s 40th on Sunday.
Ms.Jetz: Do you want to go?
Mr. Smith: I’d like to. Would you care to join me?
Ms. Jetz: Thanks, but I already have plans for Sunday. I’m going skiing.
Mr. Smith: Oh, are you driving?
Ms. Jetz: Yes, I’ll rent a car. Do you drive, Mr. Smith?
Mr. Smith: Well, even though I have a driver’s license, I hardly ever drive.
Ms. Jetz: I’m not such a good driver either. But with practice, you get better.
Mr. Smith: As with anything, right?
Ms. Jetz: Exactly.
英訳練習
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Oh, look. They are playing Beethoven’s 7th together with Mozart’s 40th on Sunday.
Do you want to go?
I’d like to. Would you care to join me?
Thanks, but I already have plans for Sunday. I’m going skiing.
Oh, are you driving?
Yes, I’ll rent a car. Do you drive, Mr. Smith?
Well, even though I have a driver’s license, I hardly ever drive.
I’m not such a good driver either. But with practice, you get better.
As with anything, right?
Exactly.
Grammar and Vocabulary
– 1 –
They are playing Beethoven’s 7th together with Mozart’s 40th on Sunday.
– 2 –
With practice, you get better.
Feel English
Key Sentence
Even though I have a driver’s license, I hardly ever drive.
Practice
疲れて / 眠たくなって / 少し飽きていましたが、勉強を続けました。
彼は日本語をひと言も話しません、10年日本に住んでいるのですけれどね。
雨が激しく降っていましたが、ゴルフをしました。
Expressions in Action
Although she studied very hard, she failed the test.
The manager will be back this afternoon, though I have no idea what time.
I always buy free-range eggs, even though they are more expensive.
WORDS & PHRASES
play (曲を) 演奏する
hardly ever ～ めったに～ない
～ not … either ～もまた･･･でない
as with ～ ～のように、～と同様に