2022/10/10 ラジオ英会話 L131 to
dialog)
Mr. Emori, I want to take you on a tour /of Ogikubo /today.
It's my first time here.
What a nice little town!
Yes, it's a quiet place.
First, I want to show you /a historical landmark /to the left here.
(左側の史跡、歴史的建造物、historic:歴史的に重要な意味をもつ、historical:歴史的な)
Is this it?
It's a very old Japanese gate.
That's right.
This is the place /where the Meiji Emperor rested /while traveling.
(その場所でなにがおこったのか、where以下で説明)
Wow!
To my surprise, /you know more about Japanese history than I do.
to)
to one’s 感情:うしろの内容がone’s 感情につながっている
到達点、指し示す
例)
To my disappointment/がっかりしたことに
To my disgust/不快なことに
To my regret/残念なことに
To my relief/ほっとしたことに
To my delight/嬉しいことに
To my satisfaction/満足したことに
To a certain extent/ある程度
To the best of my knowledge/私の知るかぎり
To my heart's content/心ゆくまで
It's a quarter to seven./7時15分前です
Ten days to Christmas/クリスマスまで10日
30 kilometers to Tokyo.
1)
To my delight, she accepted my proposal.
プロポーズ
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To my delight, she accepted my engagement.
2)
I agree with you, to a certain extent
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To a certain extent, I agree with you.
certain:someよりその範囲がしっかりわかっている
2022/10/10 英会話タイムトライアル D11 SNS
SNSをやっていますか?
Are you on social media?
今はソーシャルメディアをやっていません
I am not on social media now.
実は私の祖母がSNSをやっています
Actually, my grandmother is on social media.
SNSで動画を見るのがすきです
I like watching videos on social media.
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I like to watch videos on social media.
今日かわいいコアラの動画をみつけました
I found a cute koala video today.
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I found a video of a cute koala today.
このカンガルーの動画はSNSですごく人気があります
This kangaroo video is really popular on social media.
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This kangaroo’s video is very popular on social media.
あなたのSNSのアカウント名はなんですか?
What’s the name of your social media account?
あなたのSNSのアカウントを見てみますね
I’ll check your social media account.
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I’ll look at your social media account.
あなたの会社にはSNSのアカウントはありますか?
Does your company have a social media account?
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Do you have a social account for your company?