ラジオ英会話 Lesson 231 Monday, March 17
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◆ Opening
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(0:17)
R: ♬♪♫ Jealousy ♬♪♫ Hey everyone, this is Akino Roza.
D: And I'm David Evans.
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◆ Practice
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(8:48)
D: OK everyone, it's practice time. Now, I can already hear your question. David, why use 否定疑問文? Why not just regular 疑問文? It's easy. It's about feeling and emotion. These questions show unexpected surprise, suspicion and seek confirmation. They're very useful. So, let's practice and add them to your tool kit.
R: All right, repeat after us.
- You asked for the check? Don't you want to have dessert?
- You asked for the check? Don't you want to have dessert?
D: Just like sensei said, don't forget to add emotion to these phrases. All right? Here's our next one.
- The network is down? Can't you fix it?
One more time.
- The network is down? Can't you fix it?
R: And one more.
- Please, stop. Haven't you done enough?
- Please, stop. Haven't you done enough?
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どんな状況でこのセンテンスを使いますか？
Under what circumstances would you use these sentences?
– If someone is being aggressive, hurtful in their actions.
– If someone keeps blaming another person.
– If someone sees another person being mistreated.
– If a conversation becomes too heated or one-sided.
– If someone is pushing themselves too hard, another person might say this out of concern.
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◆ Ending
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(14:28)
O: Hey guys, why are we still here? Don't we have a lunch reservation?
R: Lunch? Haven't we talked about this? It's just not possible right now.
D: We're too busy recording.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 232 Tuesday, March 18
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◆ Opening
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(0:08)
D: Oh, what do you like about them?
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans.
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◆ Practice
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(8:53)
D: OK everyone, today's practice is one of my favorites. It's not a full-on question. It's like a statement or a command with a little confirmation at the end. These are very common in casual conversation. So, it's important to master them and use them as much as you can.
みなさん、今日の練習は私のお気に入りのひとつです。これは完全な質問ではなく、文や命令の最後にちょっとした確認がついたものです。日常会話でよく使われるので、しっかり身につけて、できるだけ活用しましょう。
R: All right. So, let's begin.
- Leave it to me, OK?
- Leave it to me, OK?
- So, you had a good time, huh?
- So, you had a good time, huh?
D: Roza, that "huh?" doesn't mean you're angry, does it?
R: Not at all.
D: All right, good. Let's continue.
- This is delicious, yeah?
- This is delicious, no?
- This is delicious, don't you think?
R: OK and let's do a few more.
- Close the door, will you?
- Close the door, would you?
- Close the door, could you?
- Close the door, won't you?
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◆ Ending
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(14:36)
R: Repeat after us. Stapler.
D: Stapler.
O: Stapler.
なぜ日本では「ホッチキス」と呼ばれるのかというと、明治時代にイトーキ（当時は伊藤喜商店）がアメリカから輸入した「ステープラー」が「E.Hホッチキス社」製だったので「ホッチキス」と名付けられました。
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 233 Wednesday, March 19
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◆ Opening
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(0:16)
R: Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans.
Q: assertive の意味は？テキストではネガティブな意味合いとして使われているようですが……。
A: "assertive" は通常、「自信を持って意見を述べる」「自己主張ができる」というポジティブな意味で使われますが、文脈によってはネガティブなニュアンスを持つこともあります。
特に、「押しが強い」「自己主張が強すぎる」「攻撃的に感じられる」という意味で使われることがあります。例えば：
She is very assertive in meetings. （彼女は会議でとても積極的に発言する。）→ ポジティブ
He can be a bit too assertive sometimes. （彼は時々、自己主張が強すぎることがある。）→ ややネガティブ
ネガティブなニュアンスで使われている場合、「強引」「押しつけがましい」などの意味で解釈するとよいかもしれません。
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◆ Practice
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(8:44)
D: Uh... 付加疑問文... In English, we call these little questions, tag questions because we clip them onto the end of a statement. The nuance is different depending on if the intonation is rising or declining. So, let's practice them and master the feeling together. OK?
R: We'll practice both intonations. So, repeat after us.
- Lucy likes it, doesn't she?
- Lucy likes it, doesn't she?
D: Great work. Here's our next.
- Nancy hasn't been to Tokyo, has she?
- Nancy hasn't been to Tokyo, has she?
R: And one more example. This one, we'll just practice going up.
- I'm your friend, aren't I?
- I'm your friend, am I not?
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◆ Ending
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(14:41)
R: You'll keep practicing even after the lesson ends, won't you?
D: Ooo!
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 234 Thursday, March 13
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◆ Opening
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(0:08)
O: Hey guys, if there was an undo button in life, what would you undo?
もし人生に 「元に戻す 」ボタンがあるとしたら、何を元に戻す？
R: I'm pretty happy with the way things are, so nothing.
D: Uh... sometimes my jokes don't, uh... they don't hit.
O: [Laughter]
D: I'd go back in and choose a different punch line.
R: You know what? In that case, I would undo a lot of sensei's openings.
R: Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans.
(a punch line = オチ A punch line is the most important or funny part of a joke. It is the last part that makes people laugh. The punch line is the surprise or funny ending that makes the joke complete.)
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◆ Practice
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(9:15)
R: OK everyone, it is time to practice. Today we'll just be practicing the あいづち. So, it's pretty easy. We want you to focus on the feeling of it and having it come out of your mouth naturally without thinking. OK?
その感覚に集中して、考えずに自然に口から出るようにしてほしい
(having it come out of your mouth naturally = それが自然に口から出るようにすること)
Q: it comes とならないのはどうしてですか？
"having it come out" の文法
ここでの "having it come out" は 「使役構文 (causative structure)」 に近い形で使われています。
"have + 目的語 (it) + 動詞の原形 (come out)"
→ 「（何かが）～するようにする」「～が起こるようにする」
D: All right. Here we go.
- Oh, are you?
- Oh, are you?
R: Next one.
- Oh, do you?
- Oh, do you?
D: And one more.
- Oh, have you?
- Oh, have you?
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◆ Ending
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(14:39)
R: I'm sure you guys have practiced a lot. So, keep on doing what you are doing.
D: Oh, have we? Oh, we have.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 235 Friday, March 21
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◆ Opening
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(0:15)
R: Hey everyone, are you ready for Friday's review? This is Akino Roza.
D: And I'm David Evans. All right, dial it in and turn it up. It's time for the review.
(dial it in = To set up in a perfect or complete way. 何かを微調整して、正確・最適な状態にすること。心や体を整えて、最高のパフォーマンスをすること。)
(turn it up = Increase energy/effort テンションを上げる、やる気や情熱をもっと出す。)
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◆ Ending
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(14:16)
O: Alien, that was a masterpiece, wasn't it? I saw that uh... in a theatre when I was a student.
D: Oh really? That was the first movie that my parents told me I wasn't allowed to watch. We were at a rental shop and I saw the egg, I said, "Oh, maybe it's about dinosaurs, I wanna watch." ... and they said "Absolutely not!"
R: Wow, Sensei, when you were a student... so, a really, really, really, really long time ago.
