FY2024 ラジオ英会話（１４４）

Dialogue

Hi, Barbara.
I saw you in your car outside the gym.

Oh, did you?

Yes, I love that car.
I'd get one myself if I could afford it.

It wasn't cheap.

What do you do for a living, anyway?

I work in real estate.

Are you a manager?

Sort of.
I'm a real estate agent.

Wow, that's great.
That must keep you pretty busy.

You could say that.
My job is very stressful.
That's why I work out.

Same goes for me, too.

Grammer and vocabulary

I’d get one myself if I could afford it.
それを買う余裕があれば私は買うでしょう。

That must keep you pretty busy.
それはあなたをかなり忙しくさせ続けるに違いありません。

Target forms

What do you do for a living?
あなたはどんな仕事をしているのですか？

I work in marketing.
I own a restaurant.
I write novels.
I live in Tokyo.
I have two dogs.
I work out twice a week.
I leave home at 6:30 a.m.
Cats are mammals.

Grammer in action

私は建物を設計しています。ホテルニュー大西を知っていますか？あれは私の設計です。
I design buildings. You know the Hotel New Onishi? That's my design.

私は一日一リットル水を飲むことにしています。最低限。何年もルーティンになっています。
I drink one liter of water a day. Minimum. It's been my routine for years.

人間には背骨があります。全ての哺乳類も実はそうなんです。昆虫にはありません。
Humans have backbones. All mammals do actually. Insects do not.