NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「会話の原則⑲：NAGARE･･･相手の心情に配慮する」L233 2024/3/20

Roza: 先生、最近元気だね。

Ohnishi: うーん、最近俳句読むのが快調でね、カイセン並みに充実してんだよ。

Roza: なにそれ？

Ohnishi: ジュジュツカイセン・・・

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: I don’t mean to rude, but you are not so funny. Hi everyone. This is Akino Roza.

David: And I’m David Evans. I’m pretty sure that joke is walkdown.

Ohnishi: それでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

David: OK, it’s time for today’s practice. Sometimes we need to say something that may have a strong or negative impact, so before we say it we give the listener a cushion, something to soften the impact of the words. Today’s phrases practice those, so let’s master them.

Roza: Let’s go.

David: Here is our first.

• No disrespect intended, but ~
• With all due respect, ~
• No offense, but ~
• No offense to you, but ~

Roza: Let’s keep going.

• Sorry, but ~
• Excuse me, but ~

David: All right, let’s keep up the pace.

• I hope you don’t mind mind, but ~
• I hope you don’t mind me saying, but ~
• Forgive me for asking, but ~

And one more.

• I don’t mean this in a bad way, but ~

Roza: You guys were fantastic.

David: With all due respect Roza, that’s absolutely true. Great work, everyone.

Ohnishi: Hey, it’s time to wrap up this lessen, right?

David: That’s right.

All: Bye.