ラジオ英会話　Lesson 220 今週の Review

Linda: Hi, Andrew. I heard that you were a member of the shogi club.

Andrew: That’s right, I was. I quit a long time ago.

Linda; Why did you quit?

Andrew: Relationships between people were kind of difficult.

Lindat: Do you know why the club has that strange rule?

Andrew: You mean about no dating being allowed? Sota made it.

Linda: Why?

Andrew: It’s because he liked one of the members, and another member started dating her. That’s why he made that rule.

Linda: Oh.

 

Q1: Why did Andrew quit the shogi club?

A: Because the relationships between people were difficult.

B: Because he didn’t have enough time for it.

C: Because he didn’t like the rules.

正解は A: Because the relationships between people were difficult.

 

Yayoi: Arnold, this is so exciting! I’ve never been to an event like this before!

Arnold: You’re in the movie, Yayoi, so you deserve to be here.

Yayoi: I had so much fun working with you at Tokyo Tower last summer.

Arnold: Yes, thanks to your performance, we had a great scene there.

Yayoi: Do you think I could be an actor?

Arnold: Yes! Your English is great, Yayoi. Due to my thick accent, people couldn’t even understand me at first.

Yayoi: Really?

Arnold: Yes.

 

Q2: What did Arnold and Yayoi do together last summer?

A: They went for a walk.

B: They went sightseeing.

C: They acted in a movie.

正解は C: They acted in a movie.

 

Mr. Emori: And now, I’d like to introduce a good friend of mine who writes beautiful haiku. Here is Cindy Robinson.

Cindy: Thank you, Mr. Emori. I’ve never read haiku in front of an audience before, so I’m nervous.

Mr. Emori: Just relax, and you’ll do fine.

Cindy: OK. So, I will read a haiku I wrote in a Japanese tea garden.

Mr. Emori: I’m sorry, Cindy. Could you speak a little louder, so everyone can hear you?

Cindy: Sure, no problem. So, here goes… “In the light of autumn …”

 

Q3: Why is Cindy nervous?

A: Because she’s never written haiku before.

B: Because it’s her first time to read haiku in public.

C: Because her voice is not loud enough.

正解は B: Because it’s her first time to read haiku in public.

 

Cynthia: Bill, do you have a minute?

Bill: Sure, Cynthia. I was just practicing for the upcoming tour.

Cynthia: Actually, that’s what I need to talk to you about.

Bill: What about the tour?

Cynthia: It’s Derek. He broke his leg.

Bill: What? How?

Cynthia: He broke it while skiing with Doris. He’s in the hospital now.

Bill: How long will it take to heal?

Cynthia: At least two months. As a result, we have to cancel the tour.

Bill: I can’t believe this!

 

Q4: Which of the following is true?

A: Derek went skiing.

B: Doris broke her leg.

C: Bill practiced skiing.

正解は A: Derek went skiing.

 

I can’t seem to improve my English.

 

I think that’s because you don’t study English every day. Native speakers use English every day. That’s why they’re so fluent.

 

Why don’t you start listening to Radio Eikaiwa? Then, you can study English at least five days a week.

 

How was your trip to Nara?

 

Thanks to the information you gave me, I enjoyed it a lot.

 

But since there are so many places to visit, I extended my stay there, and I ended up broke!