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過去の行動について、それをいつ行なったのか尋ねること、質問に答えることを学びます。マーティンは列車で隣り合わせになったグルジア共和国のジョージア出身の女性医師と余暇の過ごし方について話をします。

FEMALE:

Good afternoon. May I sit here?

MARTIN:

Of course. Please.

FEMALE:

I am Dr. Darejan Mamoulishvili.

MARTIN:

I'm Martin Learner.

FEMALE:

Are you going to New York, Mr. Learner?

MARTIN:

Yes, I am. I have some work there.

FEMALE:

What do you do?

MARTIN:

I'm a reporter.

FEMALE:

Very nice.

MARTIN:

What do you do?

FEMALE:

I'm a doctor.

MARTIN:

Are you a medical doctor?

FEMALE:

Yes. I'm a children's doctor.

MARTIN:

Wonderful! Are you going to New York?

FEMALE:

Yes, I am.

MARTIN:

Do you have work there?

FEMALE:

No, I don't. I am on vacation.

MARTIN:

Where are you from?

FEMALE:

I am from Georgia.

MARTIN:

Are you from Atlanta? You don't sound Georgian.

FEMALE:

No. No, I am not from Georgia in America. I am from Georgia in Europe.

MARTIN:

Where are you from in Georgia?

FEMALE:

I'm from Tbilisi.

MARTIN:

Do you work in Tbilisi?

FEMALE:

Sometimes. I worked in Moscow last month. I worked in Kiev last year.

MARTIN:

Do you have friends in New York?

FEMALE:

Yes, I do. I worked in New York.

MARTIN:

How long did you work in New York?

FEMALE:

Only one year.

MARTIN:

When did you work in New York?

FEMALE:

Five years ago. But I visited New York too.

MARTIN:

When did you visit New York?

FEMALE:

Ten years ago. Three years ago. And last year.

MARTIN:

Who do you visit?

FEMALE:

I visit my doctor friends. I visit hospitals.

MARTIN:

You have a working vacation.

FEMALE:

That's right. I was working in Atlanta. 

MARTIN:

Atlanta, Georgia? Georgia in the United States?

FEMALE:

That's right. Georgia in America.

MARTIN:

When were you in Georgia?

FEMALE:

I was in Georgia last week. I visited the Centers for Disease Control.

MARTIN:

Who did you visit?

FEMALE:

It was a meeting. I met with children's doctors. We talked about children's diseases.

MARTIN:

When did you meet?

FEMALE:

We met last Thursday and Friday.

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「いつ？」と尋ねるときには"When"を使います。答えるときにはたいてい特定の時や期間を表すことばを使います。たとえば前の会話で出てきた"five years ago, last year, last week, last Thursday and Friday"などは過去の時を表します。もう一度過去の行動についての会話を聴いてください。

MARTIN:

When did you work in New York?

FEMALE:

Five years ago. But I visited New York too.

MARTIN:

When did you visit New York?

FEMALE:

Ten years ago.

MARTIN:

When were you in Georgia?

FEMALE:

I was in Georgia last week.

MARTIN:

When did you meet?

FEMALE:

We met last Thursday.

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マーティンがあなたの過去の行動について尋ねますので答えてください。