皆様
お疲れ様です。
北家です。
今年がキックオフして約2週間が過ぎました。如何お過ごしですか。
先日私は家族と気分転換を兼ねたて温泉旅行に行って参りました。年末年始は1年の種蒔のチャンスだ!とばかりに気合を入れて活動していたので、much needed break でした。お陰様で心を休める良い機会になりました。ありがとうございました :)
定期的にリラックスしている状態を作る事は重要です。
時に知人から、It's a waster of time. I don't have time for it. と言われる事がありますが、私の返答は決まって、The inspiration comes to you when you are relaxed. です。
言わずもがな、リラックスの方法は人それぞれです。私の場合は環境を変える事で生活のリズムを一時的に変化させ、仕事へのアクセスを制限し、強引に自分をリラックスさせ、活力を取り戻します。
体はむしろくたびれてしまいますが、家族もハッピー、その後仕事の生産性も向上します。workaholicかな? と思われる方は是非取り入れて下さい :)
それでは、本日もダイアローグと文法・発音ポイントに参ります。第二十二弾で、今回が最終回です。(ご自由に教材としてお使い下さい。)
次回の投稿から英語の基本文法に関して具体的に解説していきます :)
Dialogue between a Japanese tourist visiting the Gold Coast in Australia and a shoe store salesperson
Diana Tennant (DT):
Welcome to the Ugg Gold Coast shop.
My name is Diana Tennant.
How can I help you?
Hiroshi Arakawa (HA):
Good afternoon.
I’m Hiroshi Arakawa and this is my wife, Emiko.
We are honeymooning here and want to buy some Ugg boots for the Japanese winter.
DT:
Do you both want to buy Ugg footwear?
If so, please tell me what size footwear the two of you wear in Japan and I’ll work out the required size on this conversion table.
HA:
Yes, we both want to buy footwear, please.
My size is normally 26 in Japan and Emiko’s is 23.5.
DT:
They are respectively seven and a half and five in our sizes.
What style of Ugg footwear are you looking for?
HA:
Emiko is interested in purchasing a pair of Classic Tall Ugg boots.
I’d like to try a pair of Deluxe Ugg boots.
DT:
Understood.
Let’s sort out Emiko-san’s boots first.
They come in four colors, namely black, chocolate, chestnut and grey.
What color would she like?
HA:
She would like to try on and compare the chocolate and chestnut boots, please.
DT:
Certainly.
Here they are.
What do the two of you think?
HA:
I personally like the chestnut color but Emiko is interested in the chocolate boots, too.
She thinks the boots are a bit loose.
Can we try the next size down, please?
DT:
These boots are actually quite a loose fit.
Here’s a size four and a half to try.
HA:
Thank you.
Can Emiko please have a pair of four and a half chestnut boots, please?
DT:
Certainly.
What about you, Hiroshi-san?
HA:
I’d like to try size seven and a half boots, please.
What colors do you have?
DT:
There are only two colors, namely chocolate and chestnut.
Which would you prefer?
HA:
The chestnut, please.
Can I also please try a pair of size seven boots?
DT:
As with Emiko-san, the smaller size might be a better fit for you.
Here you are.
HA:
Thank you.
Yes, the size seven is better.
Can I have a pair of chestnut boots, please?
DT:
Here you are.
Emiko-san’s boots cost A$219 and yours A$169, making A$388 in total.
How would you like to pay?
HA:
If possible, we’d like to pay by JCB card.
Is that possible?
DT:
Yes, we have a lot of Japanese customers and many use JCB.
HA:
Great.
Here is my card.
Thank you for your kind assistance.
DT:
You are very welcome.
Thank you for visiting our shop and buying our quality goods.
HA:
We were happy to do so.
Thanks again, and good-bye.
文法ポイント:
英語の動詞には、句動詞 (Phrasal Verb)と呼ばれる動詞が存在します。
動詞と前置詞がセットになり一つの意味をなします。
to work out - to calculate
to look for - to search for
to sort out - to solve
to try on - to put on to see if...
句動詞は会話において自然な選択肢です。registerはneutralまたはcasualになります。academic及びformalなoutputの際は意図的に選択しないのも良いと思います。
発音ポイント:
例えば、
My size is normally 26 in Japan and Emiko’s is 23.5.
には、リンキングの機会が複数回あり、
mai saiziz normally twenti sixin JapanandEmiko'ziz twenti three randa half.
です。
母音が連続で来る場合 (英語の場合大変レアです。)、R音が入ります。
参考になさって下さい :)
次回に続きます!
北家
