FY2024 ラジオ英会話（１１３）

Dialogue

It's my pleasure to welcome to the show, best-selling author, S.K Jennings.

Thank you, Kelly.

Should I call you Mr. Jennings?

Please call me Sam.

Ah, that's what the S stands for, right?

Yes, Samuel, and K stands for Kentworth.

Interesting!
Sam, your fantasy novels have sold millions of copies worldwide.

It still surprises me.

Did you always know you would grow up to be a famous writer?

Kelly, I never imagined it in my wildest dreams.
I just liked reading books.

Grammer and vocabulary

Please call me Sam.
私をサムと呼んでください。

That’s what the S stands for, right?
それがSの表していることなんですね。

Target forms

Did you always know you would grow up to be a famous writer?
あなたは自分が大人になったら有名な作家になるとずっと分かっていたのですか？

We got to know each other quickly.
We opened the box to find it was empy.
She applied for a job only to be rejected.
I left my hometown never to return.

Grammer in action

私のいとこは大人になって外科医になりました。彼女は子供の頃はとても不器用だったのですよ。
My cousin grew up to be a surgeon. She used to be so clumsy as a kid.

年を取るにしたがって私はいい姿勢の重要性を理解しつつあります。
As I get older, I'm getting to understand the importance of good posture.