Lesson 23 主語ー述語　長い主語に慣れよう

Opening

Roza
▶︎ Akino Roza here.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans. Let’s open the door to today’s lesson.

Dialogue

① Jonas, are you OK?【 ここの are you OK? のニュアンス 】
👉さあ、ここで are you OK? というですね、相手を思いやる文が出てきましたね。
しっかりとまとめて覚えておきましょう。

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② I’m going to take the afternoon off.【 take the afternoon off の意味 】
👉 take the afternoon off 「午後お休みをとる」というフレーズ。

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③ OK, I’m going.【 go のもつ本来のニュアンス 】
👉 I’m going. という文が出てきましたね。go は「行く」と訳されますが、基本的には
「その場から、ある場所から去る」という動きです。ですから、ここは I’m leaving.
「私は去るところですよ」というわけですね。

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Practice

David
▶︎OK, everyone. This subject for these sentences is a little long.
But it’s important to think of these as one big chunk. Don’t get lost in the middle.
Keep them together as one unit, OK?
Let’s practice, and master them. Here we go!

Roza
▶︎ Repeat after me.
※ [the meeting from 4 p.m.] ×2
・The meeting from 4 p.m. is very important. ×２

David
▶︎ OK. Here’s our next.
※ [the bag on the left] ×2
All together.
・The bag on the left is mine. ×2

Roza
▶︎ And one more.
※ [the clothes in this basket] ×2
・The clothes in this basket are clean. ×2

David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

David
▶︎ These two bags look the same. Which bag is mine?

Roza
▶︎ Oh! It’s the one on the left.

David
▶︎ The bag on the left is mine.
The bag on the left is mine.

David & Roza
▶︎ The bag on the left is mine.

Roza
▶︎ The bag on the left is mine.

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. You’re so noisy.

Words and Phrases

① slacker
👉怠け者
② cut someone some slack
👉大目に見てあげる、ゆとりを与える、勘弁する

これで、Lesson 23 は終了。