2008年8月 7日

徹底トレーニング英会話2008年08月07日(木)

「後でやろう」と言ってはいけませんよ。
Don't say "I'll do it later."

【Let's Listen and Write More!】
(1) 役に立つかもしれないことを教えてあげるよ。
○Let me tell you something that might help you.
===> Let me tell you something that might help you.

(2) サリーの結婚プレゼントに何を買ったらいいかわからないわ。
○I have no idea what to get for Sally's wedding present.
===> I have no idea what to get for Sally's wedding present.

(3) 夕食の前にちょっと飲まない。
△Why don't we have a drink or to before dinner.
===> Why don't we have a drink or two before dinner.

twoの後にdrinksが省略されています。「1杯か2杯飲もう」という意味になります。

【Let's Read Out Loud!】
○The big day is coming up soon.
===> The big day is coming up soon.
○It's at the end of tha month, on August 30th, or was it the 31st?
===> It's at the end of tha month, on August 30th, or was it the 31st?
○Anyway, here's the invitation.
===> Anyway, here's the invitation.
○All the details are in this envelope.
===> All the details are in this envelope.

○This is a tough decision.
===> This is a tough decision.
○I don't know what to wear to the wedding.
===> I don't know what to wear to the wedding.
○Of course I'm going to wear a dress.
===> Of course I'm going to wear a dress.
○The question is what kind.
===> The question is what kind.

△I'm sure that the blue dress is somewhere.
===> I'm sure that blue dress is somewhere.
○And I think it would be just right.
===> And I think it would be just right.
○It's just that that was almost eight years ago.
===> It's just that that was almost eight years ago.
○It's been sitting in the attic all that time ...
===> It's been sitting in the attic all that time ...

木曜日の復習問題は出来がいいです。きっちり復習して英語を自分のものにしましょう。

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