FY2024 ラジオ英会話（２０７）

Dialogue

Frankie, this is such a nice apartment.
Do you know how Dr. Stein found it so quickly?

Yes, he was assisted by Barbara, the real estate agent.

You know about Barbara?

Yes.
Actually, I have talked to her before.

Where and why did you talk to her?

She became angry with me just because I was picking flowers for you.

Oh, that woman was Barabara?
You kind of enjoyed talking to her, didn't you?

No, that is illogical.
She was scolding me.

Hmm.

Grammer and vocabulary

He was assisted by Barbara.
彼はバーバラに助けられました。

You kind of enjoyed talking to her, didn't you?
あなたは彼女と話すのをちょっと楽しんだでしょ？

Target forms

She became angry with me just because I was picking flowers for you.
私があなたの為に花を摘んでいたというだけで彼女は私に腹をたてました。

Do you love me only because I'm good looking.
Do you love me merely because I'm good looking.
mainly because … : 主に…という理由で。
partly because … : …が理由の一つで。
You kind of enjoyed talking to her.
kind of : ちょっと。（明確な表現を避ける場合に使用する）
I almost missed the bus.
right there, just there: まさにそこで。
right here, just here: まさにここで。
right behind the building, just behind the building : ビルのすぐ後ろに。
right after the show, just after the show : 番組のすぐ後に。
right on time, just on time : 時間きっかりに。

Grammer in action

一度失敗したぐらいであきらめないでください。あなたにはこれができます。もう一度やってみなさい。
Don't give up just because you failed once. You can do this. Try again.

私は自分の仕事に満足していますが、新しい事をやってみたいとちょっと思っています。新しいチャレンジが必要なんです。
I'm happy with my job, but I kind of want to try something new. I need a new challenge.