徹底トレーニング英会話2008年07月31日(木)
英語の筋肉を鍛えるには時間がかかるのです。
It takes time to build up your English muscle.
【Let's Listen and Write More!】
(1) 彼は次から次へと名刺を配っていった。
○He went from person to person, handing out his business card.
===> He went from person to person, handing out his business card.
(2) 明日はやらなくちゃいけない仕事がたくさんあると思う?
△Do you think we have a lot of work to do tomorrow?
===> Do you think we'll have a lot of work to do tomorrow?
(3) まあ、そういう言い方もありますよね。
○Well, I guess that's one way to put it.
===> Well, I guess that's one way to put it.
【Let's Read Out Loud!】
○Those two love nonstop action.
===> Those two love nonstop action.
○And they're always jumping from job to job.
===> And they're always jumping from job to job.
○Or they're trying a new business venture.
===> Or they're trying a new business venture.
○Do you think they'll ever settle down?
===> Do you think they'll ever settle down?
△We've been all right.
===> We've been doing all right.
○No news, really.
===> No news, really.
○Just the same old same old.
===> Just the same old same old.
○It's ben a pretty uneventful summer.
===> It's ben a pretty uneventful summer.
「We've been all right.」でも通じそうです。「元気な状態」を表現することになります。「doing」が入ると、「元気な状態で行動している」ニュアンスでしょう。
○Come on, those two?
===> Come on, those two?
○Imagine that -- Kevin and Sharon settling down.
===> Imagine that -- Kevin and Sharon settling down.
○Hey, Liz.
===> Hey, Liz.
○They're not laughing.
===> They're not laughing.

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