ラジオ英会話 Lesson 131 発言タイプ：意見・考えへの応答⑦ いったん引いて不同意を伝える
Key Sentence
I agree with you up to a point, but e-books take up less space.
Today’s dialog
ヘレンとギャリーがヘレンの本棚のことで話しています。
Helen: Gary, I might need to get another bookshelf.
Gary: Wow, Helen, you’ve got a lot of books already.
Helen: I know. If I buy any more, I won’t be able to put them anywhere.
Gary: Why don’t you read e-books?
Helen: I do sometimes, but real books have their advantages.
Gary: Such as?
Helen: You can remember things better from real books.
Gary: I agree with you up to a point, but e-books take up less space.
Helen: That’s true.
英訳練習
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Gary, I might need to get another bookshelf.
Wow, Helen, you’ve got a lot of books already.
I know. If I buy any more, I won’t be able to put them anywhere.
Why don’t you read e-books?
I do sometimes, but real books have their advantages.
Such as?
You can remember things better from real books.
I agree with you up to a point, but e-books take up less space.
That’s true.
Grammar and Vocabulary
– 1 –
私はもうひとつ本棚を買う必要があるかもしれません。
– 2 –
これ以上少しでも買ったら、どこにも入れられなくなるでしょう。
Typical Expressions
Key Sentence
あなたの意見にはある程度同意しますが、電子書籍は場所をとりません。
Practice
あなたの言いたいことはわかりますが、～。
あなたがどうしてそう言うのかはわかりますが、～。
言いたいことはわかりますが、～。
Typical Expressions in Action
I agree with you up to a point, but I don’t have the time to complete all those tasks.
I understand where you’re coming from, but I’m afraid I can’t agree with you.
I take your point, but our schedule for the day has already been decided.
WORDS & PHRASES
advantage 利点
up to a point ある程度は
take up (物が空間を)占める
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