2008年8月26日

徹底トレーニング英会話2008年08月26日(火)

英語上達の秘訣とは?簡単なことです。練習すればいいのです。
What's the secret to improving your English? It's simple. Practice.

【Let's Listen and Fill in the Blanks!】
△Do you like the looks about the restaurant?
===> Do you like the looks of that restaurant?
○Yes, in fact, I've noticed it before.
===> Yes, in fact, I've noticed it before.
○Have you gone inside before?
===> Have you gone inside before?
△No, but I've been wanting to give place it try.
===> No, but I've been wanting to give the place a try.

【Let's Listen and Write!】
(1)
△I'd like to have another those cookies.
===> I'd like to have another of those cookies.
○But I really shouldn't.
===> But I really shouldn't.
△I've already have all of them.
===> I've already had four of them.

クッキーがもう一つほしいと言っているのに、最後で全部食べてしまったではつじつまが合わないですね。

(2)
○I don't eat out very often.
===> I don't eat out very often.
○Cooking is my hobbies.
===> Cooking is my hobbies.
○And I feel like I can do as well as most chefs.
===> And I feel like I can do as well as most chefs.

【Let's Listen and Answer!】
△I'd like to take issue with something you said at the last meeting, Ray.
===> I'd like to take issue with something you said at our last meeting, Ray.
△You mentioned at cutting costs throughout all about operarions is the most important task that our company faces.
===> You mentioned that cutting costs throughout all of our operarions is the most important task that our company faces.
○I agree with you that we really have to cut costs.
===> I agree with you that we really have to cut costs.
○There's no doubt about that.
===> There's no doubt about that.
△But they're all some areas, like research and development, but we have to keep investing in heavily.
===> But there are some areas, like research and development, that we have to keep investing in heavily.

相変わらず弱く読む部分は聞き取りにくいですね。

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