NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「発言タイプ：正誤判断②･･･間違いであることを伝える・判断を避ける」L149 2023/11/16

Ohnishi: いやぁ・・・結婚した後、自分に気が合った女性がやってくる・・・

Roza: 先生、経験ある？

Ohnishi: ない。

Roza: ですよね。

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: Hey everyone. This is Akino Roza. Ready for today’s lesson?

David: And I’m David Evans. I know I am. Let’s get to it.

Ohnishi: さぁそれでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

Ohnishi: Why does “flame” mean sweetheart?

David: Ah, in English, we compare romance to fire quite often.

Roza: Yeah, so often times you’ll hear people say, “My heart burns for you”, so “flame” is a very appropriate image.

David: All right it’s time for today’s practice. Most people don’t want to be confrontational. They prefer to be non-confrontational. Today’s phrase is practice being indirect of or soft about disagreeing with someone.

Roza: Great explanation, David.

David: OK, here we go.

• That’s not quite right.
• That’s not exactly right.
• I don’t think that’s correct.

And one more.

• I’m afraid I don’t agree with that.

Roza: Let’s continue.

• I wouldn’t say that.

Now for this one, be sure to emphasize the “that”. Let’s try it again together.

• I wouldn’t say that.

David: Great work. Sometimes, there is more than one answer. These phrases will help you express that. Here we go.

• There’s no clear-cut answer here.
• I’m not  ready to cast my vote on that.

And one more.

• I haven’t taken a side on that yet.

All right, let’s go one more time.

• I haven’t taken a side on that yet.

Great job, everyone.

Roza: I’m afraid I don’t agree with that, David.

David: Really, why not?

Roza: Because I think everyone did absolutely fantastic.

David: Ah, I can get on board with that.

Roza: ねぇねぇ、先生ってもてないよね。

Ohnishi: Oh, that’s not exactly right.

David: Yeah, Roza, I think you are missing “at all”.

Roza: そうだそうだ、全然もてないんだね。

David: There you go.

Ohnishi: Ah, you are being confrontational. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.