英会話 - English USA [Lesson L41P1]

English USA
Lesson 41, Part 1

1.	高齢者を例に身体的な特徴を言い表すことを学びます。マーティンは高齢者たちを診る診療所の医師を訪れて話を聞きます。

	This is English USA, on the Voice of America. Now, Lesson 41, Part 1.

	MARTIN:	Good afternoon. I'm Martin Learner. Are you Dr. Haroon?
	HAROON:	Yes. Hello. We've met.
	MARTIN:	Have we?
	HAROON:	We met last year.
	MARTIN:	Where?
	HAROON:	At the hospital. I worked at the hospital last year.
	MARTIN:	Do you work there now?
	HAROON:	No. I work here at the clinic. Sometimes I have patients at the hospital.
	MARTIN:	Who are your patients at the clinic?
	HAROON:	Many are old people. Many are poor too.
	MARTIN:	Do you like old people?
	HAROON:	Yes, I do. They're interesting. I like children too. But I learn many things from old people. Can you see that old man near the door?
	MARTIN:	Yes. He has an interesting face.
	HAROON:	He has an interesting life.
	MARTIN:	How old is he?
	HAROON:	He's about eighty years old. He was a photographer. He lived in Europe for sixty years.
	MARTIN:	Is he an American?
	HAROON:	Yes. He went to Europe to study.
	MARTIN:	Did he study photography?
	HAROON:	He was young. First, he studied painting. Then he studied photography.
	MARTIN:	He's handsome.
	HAROON:	Yes, he is. He's strong too. He's not sick. He broke his leg.
	MARTIN:	Is his leg broken now?
	HAROON:	No. He broke it last year.
	MARTIN:	He looks like my grandfather. He's tall and straight. His hair is gray. His face is thin.
	HAROON:	His leg is a problem. He can't move it very well. He's very slow. He can't walk very well.
	MARTIN:	How many people come to the clinic?
	HAROON:	They can tell you in the office. I don't know. Too many. Look in that room.
	MARTIN:	I see.
	HAROON:	They are waiting to see a doctor.
	MARTIN:	Are they waiting to see you?
	HAROON:	They are waiting to see any doctor. I'm always here in the mornings.
	MARTIN:	Why are they here?
	HAROON:	Some are sick.
	MARTIN:	They're all old.
	HAROON:	This neighborhood is mostly old people. The clinic is near their homes. Do you see that woman near the window?
	MARTIN:	The one with white hair.
	HAROON:	Many old people have white hair. The one in the blue dress.
	MARTIN:	Yes, I see her.

2.	人の容姿や状況などを説明する際に使われる表現を聴いてみましょう。

	MARTIN:	Old. Old people.
		Poor. Poor people.
		Sick. Sick people.
		Young. Young man.
		Handsome. Handsome man.
		Strong. Strong man.
		Tall. Tall man.
		Gray. Gray hair.
		White. White hair.
		Interesting. Interesting face.
		Thin. Thin face.

　

3.
　

これからマーティンが質問をします。あなたの知っている年配の女性を思い浮かべて質問に答えてください。その後、ストーリーは続きます。

　

MARTIN:

Is she young or old?

　

YOU:

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MARTIN:

What color is her hair?

　

YOU:

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MARTIN:

Is her face thin or round?

　

YOU:

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HAROON:

That woman has a pretty face.

　

MARTIN:

Is she sick?

　

HAROON:

She's not sick now. She was sick. She's very weak.

　

MARTIN:

She looks happy.

　

HAROON:

Yes. She's getting well. But she's not strong.

　

MARTIN:

Does she live near the clinic?

　

HAROON:

I think so. She works very hard.

　

MARTIN:

What does she do?

　

HAROON:

She helps other old people. She takes them food. She brings them to the clinic. She visits them.

　

MARTIN:

Wonderful.

　

HAROON:

She's a wonderful person.

Lesson 41, Part 1はこれで終わりです。

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