ラジオ英会話 ～（212）2024/2/20（火）感情26：いかり
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大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
KeySentence
It angers me when people post lies on social media.
Dialogue ロキシーと父親が家で話す
D: Oh, not again! I keep seeing this stuff.（ ああまただ、こんなことばかり見る／thingのくだけた言い方
R: What’s the matter, Dad?
D: This is fake news. They say there’s an alien walking around in Tokyo.
R: It’s the internet, Dad. People can say whatever they want.
D: It angers me when people post lies on social media.
R: Nobody’s forcing you to read it.
D: Roxy, many people can’t tell lies from the truth. They believe everything they read!（読んだものをすべてうのみにする
R: It depends on the person. Most of my friends can tell.
D: Well, that’s no excuse really.（いや実際のところそれは言い訳にならないよ
*post：掲載する、投稿する
*excuse：言い訳
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) there文の名詞には 頻繁に説明語句が加わる
They say there’s an alien walking around in Tokyo. (東京を歩き回っている宇宙人がいるそうです
2) to不定詞を用いた目的語説明型（目的がto以下に進む
Nobody’s forcing you to read it. (誰もあなたにそれを読むことを強制していません
Typical Expressions 怒りを表す
It angers me when people post lies on social media. (人々がソーシャルメディアに嘘の情報を載せると腹が立ちます／It angers me when～
I’m angry . 私は腹が立っています。
I’m upset.
I’m ticked off.
I’m pissed off.
I’m furious.
I’m livid.（怒り狂って
He upset me. (彼は私を怒らせました
He ticked me off.
He pissed me off.
He made me angry.
He made me furious.
He made me livid.
He flipped his lid. (彼はキレました
He flipped out.
He lost it.
He lost his cool.
Typical Expressions in Action
1) It angers me when people cut in front of me. I’m not standing there for the fun of it!
2) He was so angry that his face turned red. I could practically see steam coming from his ears.
*cut in front of me: 私のまえに横入りする
*for the fun of it: 面白いから、好き好んで
*practically：オーバーに言えば
