FY2024 ラジオ英会話（１３４）

Dialogue

Doug, did you close the storm shutters?

Yes, Shiho.
The windows are protected.

Thanks.
Typhoons here are powerful.
Hey, can you take a look at this?

What's up?

It's this email.
I can't tell whether this is a real message or not.

What do you mean?

It was sent by a person named Arnold Sylvester.

The famous actor?

It seems like it.
But I don't know if it's the same person or not.
He wants to visit our island.

Grammer and vocabulary

Typhoons here are powerful.
ここの台風は強力です。

It was sent by a person named Arnold Sylvester.
それはアーノルドシルベスターという名の人から送られました。

Target forms

I don't know if it's the same person or not?
私はそれが同じ人かどうかわかりません。

I think he's a good guy.
I believe he's a good guy.
I know he's a good guy.
He promised me he would marry me.
I'm sure that you'll get the job.
Let me know what happned.

Grammer in action

それは素晴らしいアイデアだと思います。なぜ私がそれを思いつかなかったのかわかりません。
I think that's an excellent idea. I don't know why I didn't think of that.

彼は私たちはここに駐車することはできないと私にいいました。私たちは車を動かさなくてはなりません。
He told me that we can't park here. We have to move the car.

申し訳ありませんが、あいにく私たちはあなたの部屋を変更することができません。ホテルは現在のところ満室なのです。
Sorry, but I'm afrait that we can't change your room. The hotel is currently full.