ラジオ英会話 ～（161）2023/12/4（月）判断：失敗を伝える
今月も判断にまつわる表現・・
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
KeySentence
I really messed up.
Dialogue アレクシスとキャスパーの若夫婦・・
C: Oh. Alexis, have you seen the box for my Zizila figure.
A: You mean the old empty box that was on the floor?
C: Yeah, that one.
A. I threw it away last night. Today was the garbage day for cardboard.
C: I needed that box, Alexis. It goes with the figure. The figure is worth less without it.
A: Oh, I didn’t know. I thought it was garbage. Aw. I really messed up.
C: To non-collectors it’s garbage, I guess. Not to me, though.
A: I should have asked you first.
C: Don’t worry about it. It’s too late to do anything now.
*mess up:へまをする
*figure: 立体模型
*go with ～: ～に付属する
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) 関係代名詞節
You mean the old empty box that was on the floor? (あなたは床の上にあった古い空き箱のことを言っているのですか？
2) should+完了形
I should have asked you first. (私はあなたに まず尋ねるべきでした
Typical Expressions 失敗を伝える
I really messed up. (私は本当に失敗しました
I made a mistake. (私は間違えました
It’s a mistake to ～. (～するのは間違いです
We need to learn from our mistake. (私たちは失敗から学ぶ必要があります
This is my fault. (これは私の責任です (責任、故障、欠点
I failed to lose weight. (私は体重を減らすのに失敗しました (怠慢で
I’m responsible for the failure. (私はこの失敗に責任があります
My barbecue turned into a fiasco. (私のバーベキューは大失敗になりました
The deal fell through. (取引は失敗しました
My plan went sideways quickly. (私のプランはすぐにひどいことになりました
*fiasco：完全な失敗
*go sideways: 酷いことになる、脇に行く
Typical Expressions in Action
1) I really messed up. I thought no one was using the conference room.
2) It’s a mistake to think passing my class will be easy.
3) I failed to keep my word. I’m truly sorry.
to be continued
