ラジオ英会話 ～（237）2024/3/26（火）情報の切り分け
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
Key Sentence
As far as I know, there are no aliens here.
Dialogue ゼイトクスクを捜しに来たダウンズ博士とラーメン店のキャロリン
C: いらしゃいませ!
D: Hi, is this the vegan ramen shop?
C: Yes, it’s one of them. I like to think it’s the best.
D: Oh, do you run this place?
C: Yes, I do. Would you like to see the menu?
D: A little later. May I ask you a strange question first?
C: Sure.
D: You haven’t seen an alien come in here, have you?
C: An alien? As far as I know, there are no aliens here.
D: Silly question, right?
C: Mm hmm.（ええまあ
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) Do you run this place? (あなたはこの店を経営しているのですか？
2) ちょこっと疑問
Silly question, right? (ばかげた質問ですよね？
Typical Expressions 情報の切り分け
As far as I know, there are no aliens here. (私の知りかぎり、ここに異星人はいません
To the best of my knowledge, ～ (私の知るかぎり、～
As I understand it, ～ (私の理解しているところでは、～
Personally, ～ (個人的には、～
From my standpoint, ～ (私の見地からすれば、～
I can’t speak for everyone, but I ～ (誰もがそうとは言えませんが、私は～
According to ～, (～によると
As he mentioned before, ～ (以前彼が言及したように、～
As we all know, ～ (皆さんご存じのように、～
Like I said, ～ (前に申し上げたように、～
Research says that ～ (研究によると、～
I just overheard that ～ (小耳にはさんだだけですが、～
Rumor has it that ～ (うわさでは～
It is rumored that ～
Word on the street is that ～ (ちまたのうわさでは～
Typical Expressions in Action
1) As far as I know, this is the last copy of this book left in the whole world.
2) Personally, I’d rather have time off than go on a company vacation. But that’s just me.（でも自分だけの意見ですよ
3) According to this article. drinking wine may have some health benefits.（多少の健康効果があるかもしれません
