Lesson 98 助動詞は重ねて使わない①

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza. Ready for today’s lesson?

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Let’s see what the story has in for us today.

Dialogue

① There were no smartphones in 1865.【 強い否定 no 】
👉 There were no smartphones というフレーズが出てきましたね。
強い否定を表す no – しっかりと使い方を覚えておきましょう。

② Mmm… it’s written in old-fashioned Japanese.【 old-fashioned の意味 】
👉 old-fashioned – これは「古めかしい」というフレーズ。

③ What does it say?【 無生物主語 it 】
👉この it は無生物主語 「その手紙は何を言っているのか。」というわけです。

Practice

David
▶︎ Practice, practice, practice. That’s the way we master this!
SO let’s practice “be able to” today. Are you ready?

Roza
▶︎ Repeat after us. Here we go!
※ I’m able to, I’m able to …
・I’m able to speak five languages.
・I’m able to speak five languages.

David
▶︎ Nice. All right. Let’s try another.
※ Are you able to, Are you able to ….
・Are you able to deliver it by Monday?
・Are you able to deliver it by Monday?

Roze
▶︎ Keep going.
※ may be able to …
・You may be able to get a refund.
※ must be able to …
・You must be able to fix it.

David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, David! We should be able to meet the deadline.

David
▶︎ Yeah, that’s right. That is only if we don’t go out drinking tonight.

Roza
▶︎ So I guess you’re not gonna make the deadline.

David
▶︎ Nope.

Words and Phrases

① have in store for ….
👉(物事・出来事が) … に待ち受けている
② meet the deadline ( make the deadline )
👉〆切を守る

これで、Lesson 98 は終了。