NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「条件を表すフロー①：ifの意図」L223 2023/3/1

Ohnishi: ラジオ英会話、ハートでつかめ英語の極意、講師の大西泰斗です。

Roza: なんでも不満マン参上。 Akino Roza here.

Ohnishi: なんでも不満マンって何なんですか、ローザさん、教えてくれます？

Roza: やだ！

Ohnishi: 不満マンだ・・・

Chris: Hi guys. Chris McVay here. Absolutely, nothing to add to that. Let’s get started.

Ohnishi: それでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

Chris: OK guys, practice, practice, practice time. Today, let’s look at the variety of uses of if clauses. They can be used to express different levels of pressure, they can be used to give advice, and also to make suggestions. So, it’s really useful to practice these.

Let’s begin,

• If you don’t study seriously, you’ll fail the exam.

OK, this is an example of light pressure. And one more example of light pressure,

• If we don’t book the flights soon, there’ll be no seats left.

Roza: Continuing on,

• If I catch you sleeping on the job again, I’ll fire you.

Chris: OK, now let’s give some advice,

• If you stop smoking, you’ll be healthier.

And one more which we use a lot,

• If you listen to Radio Eikaiwa, Your English will improve.

Roza: And our last example,

• What if we take Jonnie to a theme park for his birthday?

Let’s try that one more time,

• What if we take Jonnie to a theme park for his birthday?

Chris: What if we wrap this up, Roza?

Roza: I think that’s a marvelous idea.

Ohnishi: Hey Chris, what do you mean exactly when you say, “If you practice in front of a mirror, you will improve your presentation skills”?

Chris: Well, you know, facial expressions and gestures are very important when it comes to making good presentation so, a mirror can help you check these and make you look less robotic.

Ohnishi: Ah ha.

Roza: But Sensei, be careful, if you practice in front of a mirror, you might break the mirror.

Ohnishi: Ah, yes, the mirror will be impressed. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.