ラジオ英会話 ～（233）2024/3/20（水）配慮：相手の心情に配慮する
さいきんはいくよむのがかいちょうでね…
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
Key Sentence
I don’t mean to be rude, but he is not so well known outside of Japan.
Dialogue 俳句愛好家のエモリさんとシンディは松山に来ている
E: So, here we are in Matsuyama. It’s good to be here again.
C: It’s so quiet and peaceful. I can see why this place is famous for haiku.
E: Me too. The great haiku poet Masaoka Shiki is from here.
C: Masaoka Shiki’s haiku are quite interesting.
E: Yes. He is known far and wide for his writings.
C: I don’t mean to be rude, but he is not so well known outside of Japan.
E: Well, he was good friends with Natsume Soseki.
C: Oh, yes, the famous novelist. Soseki is pretty well known.
*haiku poet: 俳人
*far and wide: 広範囲に
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) itは受ける単語
It’s so quiet and peaceful. (とても静かで落ち着いた場所です
2) notを強い表現の前に
He is not so well known outside of Japan. (彼は日本の国外ではあまり知られていません
Typical Expressions 相手の心情に配慮する
I don’t mean to be rude, but he is not so well known outside of Japan.(失礼なことを言うつもりはありませんが、彼は日本の国外ではあまり知られていません
No disrespect intended, but ～ (失礼なことを申し上げるつもりはありませんが、
With all due respect, ～ (お言葉ですが、～
No offense, but ～ (気を悪くしないでほしいのですが、～
No offense to you, but ～
Sorry, but ～ (すみませんが、～
Excuse me, but ～
I hope you don’t mind, but ～ (気を悪くしないでほしいのですが、～
I hope you don’t mind me saying, but ～ (こんなことを言って、～
Forgive me for asking, but ～ (こんなことをお尋ねすることをお許し願いたいのですが、～
I don’t mean this in a bad way, but ～(悪い意味で言っているわけではないのですが、～
Typical Expressions in Action
1) I don’t mean to be rude, but that just sounds like an excuse to me.
3) I hope you don’t mind, but this isn’t the first time I’ve heard a salesperson make such a promise.
