ラジオ英会話 ～（208）2024/2/14（水）感情23：様子見したい
いやあどらまですねにほんごぺらぺらの・・・
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
Key Sentence
Things are still up in the air, though.
Dialogue もとベース奏者のデレクが元マネージャーのシンシアに電話をかける
C: Hello?
D: Hi, Cyntia. It’s Derek. Sorry to call you so out of blue.
C: No problem, Derek. How have you been?
D: Fine, but I’ve been bored. I was thinking about returning to the band.
C: Um, I have to tell you something. I’m no longer the manager for the Desperate Rats.
D: What happened?
C: I quit. I’ve decided to become a teacher.
D: Wow, I had no idea.（おもいもよらなかった
C: That’s what Bill said too. Things are still up in the air, though.（ビルもそういっていたわ。でもその先のことは何も決まってないのよ
*out of the blue：思いがけなく、突然に
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) I’ve decided to become a teacher. (私は教師になることにしました
2) That’s what Bill said. (それはビルが言っていたことです
Typical Expressions 様子見したいときの表現
Things are still up in the air, though. (でも状況はまだはっきりしていません
Things are still in motion. (状況はまだ流動的です
Let’s wait for the dust to settle. (ほこりが静まるのを待ちましょう
Try again after things calm down a bit. (状況が少し落ち着いついたらもう一度やってください
Give it time for things to settle down. (状況が落ち着くのを待ちましょう
Let’s wait a bit. (少し待ちましょう
Typical Expressions in Action
1) I may need to move next year, but things are still up in the air.
2) I’m sorry Holly snapped at you. She’s under a lot of stress. Please talk to her after things calm down a bit.
3) Let’s wait a bit. The problem might go away naturally.（ひょっとして自然になくなるかもしれない
*snap at~：ひどく怒る
