FY2024 ラジオ英会話（２０４）

Dialogue

Hi, Seiichiro.
Did you talk with Ms. Stravinsky today?

Yes, I did.
She told me about Sotoda Michiko's piano concert.

She got 5 tickets for her students.
Are you going?

Sotoda Michiko is a world-famous pianist.
I'm going for sure.

Me too.
It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Ms. Stravinsky takes music very seriously.

That's right.
She has a no-nonsense approach to teaching the piano.

We're really lucky to have such a great teacher.

I know.

Grammer and vocabulary

Ms. Stravinsky takes music very seriously.
ストラビンスキー先生は音楽をとても真剣に考えています。

We're really lucky to have such a great teacher.
私たちはこんなにすばらしい先生に出会えて本当に幸福です。

Target forms

Sotoda Michiko is a world-famous pianist.
ソトダミチコさんは世界的に有名なピアニストです。

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
a no-nonsense approach.（実践的な手法）
cost-conscious.
fashion-conscious.
health-conscious.
calorie-conscious.
gluten-free.
calorie-free.
sugar-free.
my 26-year-old son.
25-meter pool
a 5-year contract

Grammer in action

えぇ、３時間待ち。他の食べ物屋さんを探しましょう。
Yikes! A 3-hour wait. Let's find another place to eat.

私はそれほど流行に敏感な人間ではありません。私はただ一番着心地のいい物なら何でも着ています。
I'm not a very fashion-conscious person. I just wear whatever is the most comfortable.

彼は自分はあなたより優れているというオーラを纏っています。彼がもう少し謙虚だったらいいのに。
He has an I'm-better-than-you aura about him. I wish he were a little humbler.