ラジオ英会話 ～（216）2024/2/26（月）感情29：圧倒される
ゆうごはんをたべおわったら・・
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
Key Sentence
I just can’t get my head around the size of it.
Dialogue 講義の後 ピーコック教授と学生ジェシカが話す
J: Professor Peacock, that was fascinating lecture.
P: Oh, hi, Jessica. Thank you. I haven’t seen you recently.
J: Yes, it has been a while. You’ve been busy, I know.
P: Not really. Anyway, how did you like the videos in my lecture?（それほどでもありません
J: The one of the Great Pyramid was amazing!
P: Thank you. I never tire of visiting it.
J: I just can’t get my head around the size of it.
P: Yes. That ancient people built it is mind-boggling.
J: It really is.
*fascinating: 興味深い、魅力的な
*never tire of -ing: 飽きずに～する
*get one’s head around: (難しいことを)理解する
*mind-boggling: 驚異的な
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) It has been a while. You’ve been busy. (お久しぶりです。あなたはずっと忙しかったです
2) 主語の位置にあればそれは主語
That ancient people built it is mind-boggling. (古代の人々がそれを建てたのは、まさに驚異的です
Typical Expressions 圧倒される
I just can’t get my head around the size of it. (私には その大きさが全く理解できません
It’s overwhelming. (それは圧倒的です
I’m overwhelmed. (私は圧倒されています
It’s mind-boggling. (それは圧倒的です
It’s too much for me to take in. (私が理解するには多すぎます
I’m having a hard time taking it all in. (すべてを理解するのに苦労しています
This is more than I can handle. (私が処理できることを越えています
This is beyond me. (これは私の理解を越えています
Typical Expressions in Action
1) I can’t get my head around how many people live in Tokyo. My hometown only has 1,200 people.
3) I thought I was good at math, but this？ This is beyond me. It looks like hieroglyphics.
*hieroglyphics：象形文字の書き物
