NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「限定詞③ ー theのさまざまな使い方」L203 2026/2/4

Onishi: なるほどねぇ、お店を間違えたことはないけど、週刊少年ナントカと月刊少年ナントカっていうマンガを、間違えて買ったことありますよね。あれ、悔しいんだよな。

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: そうね、先生、仕事中にもよく間違えるんだもんね。

Onishi: うるっさいわ。

Roza: Akino Roza here.

David: And I'm David Evans. All right, you two play nice.

Onishi: それでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。

• The trouble is that I don't have enough time.
• The world is changing fast.
• It's the most popular item on the menu.
• You're the one who can make a difference.
• That is the reason why they broke up.

David: Amazing.

My husband is very good at cooking. The problem is that he remains kitchen very ???. I'm the one who should clean up.

David: All right. Are you looking for someone to help you polish your pronunciation? I'm the one who can help. Here is today's phrase. "I guess you thought it was about chocolates" ...

We have a couple of little schwa sounds here and some linking to focus on, so let's get started.

First up, let's take I - guess - you, and add a schwa sound to it. I guess you ...

Next up, let's link thought and it. thought it ... Good work.

Next is was about. was about ... was about chocolates, thought it was about chocolates.

All right, I think we are ready for the full phrase.

• I guess you thought it was about chocolates.

Wow, it's getting much smoother, yeah?

Onishi: Hey David, you like cooking, right?

David: Oh yeah.

Onishi: Do you clean up after cooking?

David: Oh no.

Roza: No?

David: Oh, I know, I clean up while I'm cooking.

Onishi: Oh, すばらしいですね。

Roza: Ah, レベル高いな。

Onishi: というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.