ラジオ英会話 ～（238）2024/3/27（水）感謝：ありがとう
まにゅあるしふとのくるまに・・
大西泰斗／Akino Roza／David Evans
Key Sentence
Thank you for coming to see me.
Dialogue スタイン博士を見舞いに行ったジーニーとフランキー
J: Dr. Stein, we came as soon as we could.
S: Oh, Jeannie! And Frankie! Thank you for coming to see me.
J: How are you feeling, Doctor?
S: Much better, thanks. I fell down and broke something, I guess.（転んでどこかの骨を折ってしまいました。どうやら
J: It was lucky Frankie was home. He told me he called the ambulance right away.
S: I’m very grateful for that.（Thank you より一歩引いた言い方
J: Doctor, these flowers are for you.
S: Oh, they’re beautiful. Please, sit down.
J: It’s OK. We can’t stay long. We’ll be back tomorrow.
*ambulance: 救急車
*grateful: ありがたく思う
Grammar and Vocabulary
1) Much better, thanks. (はるかにいいですよ。ありがとう
2) We can’t stay long. (私たちは長くはいられません／longは副詞、配置から判断する
Typical Expressions 感謝の表現
Thank you for coming to see me. (会いに来てくれてありがとう。)
Thank you so much. (ありがとうバージョン
Thanks.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a million.
I can’t thank you enough.
I’m very grateful for that. (そのことを私はとても感謝しています
I appreciate that. （感謝バージョン
I appreciate it.
I appreciate your offer.
I appreciate your help.
Much appreciated. (とても感謝します
I’d really appreciate it. (そうしてくれれば本当にありがたいのですが
I would really appreciate it.
Typical Expressions in Action
1) Thank you for letting me stay here. All the hotels in town were fully booked.
2) I appreciate that. Your kindness really helped me feel welcome here.
3) I’d really appreciate it if you came with me. I’d feel a lot more confident with you there.（そこにあなたがいるなら
