英会話 - English USA [Lesson L40P1]

English USA
Lesson 40, Part 1

1.	自分やほかの人の身体的特徴を言い表すことをさらに学びます。マーティンはアメリカ西部で着られるカウボーイの服装を基にしたウエスタンスタイルの服を売る店にインタビューをしに来ています。まず、ウエスタン調の服や、店に来る人々について店長から話を聞きます。

	This is English USA, on the Voice of America. Now, Lesson 40, Part 1.

	MARTIN:	Hello. I'm Martin Learner. I phoned this morning. I want to speak to the manager.
	MANAGER:	Good afternoon. I'm the manager.
	MARTIN:	I'm happy to meet you. I want to talk to you about your clothing store. I'm writing a story.
	MANAGER:	You told me. Are you writing about the store?
	MARTIN:	I write about people. I want to write about the shoppers in your store.
	MANAGER:	Fine. What do you want to know?
	MARTIN:	What's your name?
	MANAGER:	I'm Penny Byrd.
	MARTIN:	May I call you Penny?
	MANAGER:	Of course.
	MARTIN:	Thanks. Do you sell men's clothing?
	MANAGER:	Yes. We sell women's and men's clothing. The men's clothing is over there.
	MARTIN:	What do you sell?
	MANAGER:	We sell only Western clothing.
	MARTIN:	Western clothing? What does that mean?
	MANAGER:	The Western United States. People in the Western United States wear this clothing. Now many people like it.
	MARTIN:	Do all people wear this clothing?
	MANAGER:	No, no. Only some people wear this clothing. It's casual clothing.
	MARTIN:	Is it cowboy clothing?
	MANAGER:	Sometimes. Cowboys wear some of this clothing.
	MARTIN:	OK. Now, let's look at some shoppers. Do you see that tall woman?
	MANAGER:	Yes, I know her. She shops here often. She likes Western clothing. She's tall and thin. She looks very nice in Western shirts and pants.
	MARTIN:	She doesn't look like a cowboy.
	MANAGER:	No, she doesn't.
	MARTIN:	Do you know the other woman?
	MANAGER:	Yes, that's her daughter.
	MARTIN:	She's very pretty.
*1	MANAGER:	She works in a jewelry store. She likes long dresses for work. Her legs are long. She's very tall. She's big. She likes Western clothing. Come see the men's clothing.
	MARTIN:	This shirt is nice.
	MANAGER:	Do you like these things? Do you wear Western clothing?
	MARTIN:	No. I'm not tall and thin.
	MANAGER:	You're not short. And you're not fat.
	MARTIN:	I'm average. I'm not tall and I'm not short. I'm not thin and I'm not fat.
	MANAGER:	You have nice hair.
	MARTIN:	It's average. It's not dark and it's not light. It's average brown. I'm only average.


*1	Come see the men's clothing.	Come to seeまたはCome and seeのくだけた表現

2.	自分自身やほかの人の容姿を説明するのに、「・・・ではない」という表現を使うこともできます。マーティンの会話をもう一度聴いてみましょう｡

	MARTIN:	I'm not tall and thin.
	MANAGER:	You're not short. And you're not fat.
	MARTIN:	I'm not tall and I'm not short. I'm not thin and I'm not fat.
	MANAGER:	You have nice hair.
	MARTIN:	It's not dark and it's not light.

　

3.
　

マーティンが質問をしますので、あなたは質問の答えを否定で答えてください。その後、ストーリーは続きます。

　

MARTIN:

Are you fat?

　

YOU:

[I am not fat.]

　

　

　

　

MARTIN:

Are you short?

　

YOU:

[I am not short.]

　

　

　

　

MARTIN:

Is your hair dark?

　

YOU:

[My hair is not dark.]

　

　

　

　

MARTIN:

Are you old?

　

YOU:

[I am not old.]

　

　

　

　

MANAGER:

Do you like this shirt?

　

MARTIN:

Yes, I do. I like blue.

　

MANAGER:

You have blue eyes.

　

MARTIN:

They're not blue. They're gray.

　

MANAGER:

They look blue. Are your arms long?

　

MARTIN:

They're not very long. They're not short. Let's talk about other people.

　

MANAGER:

Of course.

　

MARTIN:

Do you see that woman in the green dress?

　

MANAGER:

Yes, she often shops here.

　

MARTIN:

She's not very tall. And she's not fat.

　

MANAGER:

She looks very nice.

Lesson 40, Part 1はこれで終わりです。

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