ラジオ英会話 ～（211）2024/2/19（月）感情25：いらいら
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
KeySentence
My students drive me crazy?
Dialogue ウィーンに到着のスミス先生がピアノ教師ストラヴィンスキー(W)に会う
M: Excuse me, is this right tram for the theater?
W: Yes, this one takes you there.
M: Oh, your accent sounds American.（おや？あなたの話し方は
W: Well, I live in America, but I was born here in Vienna.
M: Oh, wow! It’s my first time here.（ここに来るのは初めてなのです
W: You’re going to love it, if you love classical music, anyway.
M: I teach music at a high school.
W: Really? I am a piano teacher. Do you enjoy teaching?
M: Well, sometimes my students drive me crazy, but generally I do.（生徒のせいで・・・たいていは楽しんでいます
W: The same goes for me, too.
*the same goes for ～: ～も同様で
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) I teach music at a high school. (私は高校で音楽を教えています
2) Do you enjoy teaching? (あなたは教えるのが好きですか？
Typical Expressions
My students drive me crazy? (私の生徒は私をひどくイライラさせます
It drives me crazy when ～ (～するとイライラします
It drives me insane when ～
It drives me batty when ～
I was annoyed. (私はイライラしました
I was irritated.
That’s annoying. (それはイライラします
That’s irritating.
I wanna rip my hair out when ～. (～すると髪の毛をかきむしりたくなります
It makes me wanna scream. (それは私を叫びたくなる気分にさせます
It’s like nails on a chalkboard. (黒板を爪でひっかいている感じだ/生理的嫌悪感
*insane: 正気を失った
*batty: 頭の変な
*rip my hair out: 髪の毛を掻きむしりたくなる
Typical Expressions in Action
1) His constant foot-tapping drives me crazy. I wish he would sit still.（いつも足をふみならすのは・・じっと座ってくれたらいいのに
3) My daughter started violin lessons. One day she’ll be great at it. But right now it’s like nails on a chalkboard.（いつかはうまくひけるようになるでしょう
