ラジオ英会話 ~(213)2024/2/21(水)感情27:緊張
ドオリス…にてる?
大西泰斗/Akino Roza/David Evans
Key Sentence
I feel a bit nervous about that.
Dialogue ビル・バンガローが映画監督のドリスと話をする
B: So, Doris, how is Derek doing?
D: He’s fine. He keeps talking about returning to the band.
B: I feel a bit nervous about that. It was his decision to quit, right?
D: I know, but now he feels like he made a mistake.(まちがいっだったと思っているの
B: Well, we have a new bass player and he’s great. He’d be rattled if Derk came back.
D: Why can’t you have two bass players?
B: No way. There’s only room for one bassist in the Desperate Rats.
D: Anyway, you should talk to him about it.
*feel nervous about ~:~が気になる
*rattled: 動揺して、困惑して
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) 仮定法/現実的でない
He’d be rattled if Derek came back.(もしデレクが戻ってきたら、彼は動揺するでしょうね
2) 不可算名詞としてのroom
There’s only room for one bassist in the Desperate Rats. (デスパレート・ラッツには、ベース奏者ひとりの余地しかありません
Typical Expressions 緊張の表現
I feel a bit nervous about that. (私はそのことについて少し神経質になっています
I get nervous before interviews (私は面接前には緊張します
He was very nervous about the exam. (彼はその試験にとても緊張していました
What’s making you so nervous? (どうしてそんなにビクビクしているの?
He was a bit tense. (彼は少し緊張していました
He was a bit rattled.
He was a bit antsy.(そわそわして
He was a bit shaky.
You look nervous. Loosen up a bit! (緊張しているようですね。ちょっと肩の力を抜いて!
Typical Expressions in Actions
1) I feel nervous about my evaluation next week. I haven’t been at my best this quarter.(この四半期は最高の状態ではなかったのです
2) I got nervous when she started asking about my work history. I didn’t want to explain that I got fired from my last job. (私の職歴について尋ね始めたときに
3) You look nervous. Take a few slow, deep breaths.(数回ゆっくり深く息をしてね