NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「思考を表す動詞③ ー suppose、expect」L128 2025/10/8

Onishi: なるほど、今日の話題は京都ですね。この間私も、講演で京都に行ってきたわけですが、とっても混んでたんですよね。京都で激混み、そのあと大阪でお好み。いい旅行でした。

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: You know, I prefer takoyaki myself. This is Akino Roza.

David: And I'm David Evans. Ah, okonomiyaki, not takoyaki?

Onishi: Nope, okonomiyaki. それでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

• Suppose it rains tomorrow; do you have a backup plan?
• We are supposed to submit this report first thing tomorrow morning.
• I expect to arrive in Osaka at six.
• I expect you all to follow the rules.

Roza: Excellent.

Wow, this is more hard thing than I expected. Am I supposed to do all by myself only? How do you expect me to finish this by Monday?

Roza: All right guys. It's time for the pronunciation polish corner. Today's sentence is "There are many first-time visitors, I suppose" ...

We have quite a few points that we'll be going over today. They'll cover linking, the combination of sounds, and the disappearing sound at the end of the word.

Let's go through them together. Repeat after me. There are ... Keep going, first-time, here that, it's the combined t, first-time, great.

Now, let's try the last part of the sentence. visitors, I suppose ...

Excellent work. All right, full sentence.

• There are many first-time visitors, I suppose.

And one more time. Focus on the rhythm.

• There are many first-time visitors, I suppose.

Excellent work.

Onishi: Roza, you've lived in Kyoto, right?

Roza: Yeah.

Onishi: Did you go there recently?

Roza: Ah, you know what, I haven't been there recently. I used to go at least once a year, especially in the Autumn to see the momiji.

Onishi: Hum.

David: Oh, that's nice. I haven't been Kyoto in, oh gosh, almost ten years. I need to get back there.

Onishi: 京都、いい場所ですね。というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.