ラジオ英会話 ～（164）2023/12/7（木）当然・普通・よくあることを伝える
Let's wait until the car comes・・
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
KeySentence
It’s only natural that they are excited.
Dialogue ホテルでのアルバイトから帰ってきたロキシーがと父親と話す
R: Dad, I’m home!
D: Welcome back, Roxy. How was work today?
R: Huh. We were super busy, but it was fun.
D: Really? How do you like working in a hotel?
R: It’s more interesting than I thought.
D: How so?
R: I like the mood. All the guests are excited to be there.（あそこに泊まれることでワクワクしていて
D: It’s only natural that they are excited. It’s a really nice hotel.
R: Exactly. It makes me feel good, too.
D: Sounds like a nice place to work.
*How so? またどうして？なぜ？
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) It’s more interesting than I thought.(私が思っていたより面白いです
2) All the guests are excited to be there. (すべてのお客さんは、そこにいることにわくわくしています/感情の原因
Typical Expressions 当然・普通・よくあることを伝える
It’s only natural that they are excited. (彼らが興奮するのも ごく当然です
It’s normal for a husband to do housework. (夫が家事をするのは普通のことです
Wearing suits is the norm here. (ここではスーツ着用が標準です
It’s quite common for siblings to argue. 兄弟姉妹が口論するのはかなりよくあることです
Let’s go to the usual place. (いつもの場所に行こうよ
I went to the gym and did my usual. (ジムに行っていつものトレーニングをしました
His ideas were run of the mill. (彼のアイデアはありふれたものだった
His ideas were garden variety.（裏庭に生えてくるような
His ideas were ordinary.
Typical Expressions in Action
1) It’s only natural that you have questions. Ask away.（何でも聞いて下さい
2) It’s common for couples to argue now and then. Pay it no mind. (気にしないで
3) I don’t like to wear fancy clothes. Jeans and a run-of-the mill shirt are good enough for me.
*Ask away.：何でも聞いて下さい
*Pay it no mind. : 気にしないで
*fancy:高価な、しゃれた
*run-of-the mill: ありふれた
to be continued
