FY2024 ラジオ英会話（２０９）

Dialogue

Kinzo!
What are you doing here?

Hello!
I wanted to see how you and Anton were doing.

That's so kind of you.

Are you enjoying being teachers?

Yes, we are.
Is that the only reason you came?

Also, I wanted to invite you to an event in London.

What kind of event?

You probably have heard about Mr. Charles Dickens.

The novelist?

Yes, he is going to read from his novels at a London book shop.

Charles Dickens!
I definitely have to go.
When is it?

Next Saturday.

Grammer and vocabulary

I wanted to see how you and Anton were doing.
私はあなたとアントンが元気にしているかを知りたかったのです。

Are you enjoying being teachers?
あなた方は教師であることを楽しんでいますか？

Target forms

You probably have heard about Mr. Charles Dickens.
あなたはおそらくチャールズディケンズについて聞いたことがあるでしょう。

We will definitely come here again.
We will surely come here again.
We will certainly come here again.
　確信度 certainly > surely
Maybe he's off sick.
Perhaps he's off sick.
　maybe, perhapsは50%ぐらいの確信度。
　MaybeよりPerhapsの方がフォーマルな感じが漂っている。
He possibly forgot about us.
　possibly もしかすると、事によると。20%ぐらいの確信度。

Grammer in action

私はおそらくケリーがどこに出かけたか知っています。先程、彼女は銀行に行く必要があると言っていましたから。
I probably know where Kelly went. Earlier, she mentioned needing to go to the bank.

あなたは絶対道を間違えました。いいからそれを認めて。私たちは道に迷いました。
You definitely took a wrong turn. Just admit it. We're lost.