NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「限定詞④ ー 共有知識のthe」L204 2026/2/5

Onishi: 確かになぁ、着るものが年代によって変わらなくなってきましたよね、最近。ぼくは大学生のとき、半ズボンはいてたら小学生から「どうして君はそんなに背が高いの？」って言われたことあるんだよね。小学生に間違えられたんだろうね。

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。

David: I'm pretty sure it was the yellow cap ...

Onishi: うるっさいわ。

Roza: This is Akino Roza.

David: And I'm David Evans.

Onishi: それでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。

• He behaves like the British gentleman.
• She plays the piano beautifully.
• Call the police right now!

Roza: You are amazing.

Last night, I heard some strange noise from the house xxx. I called the police because I was frightened. And then finally, the person xxx was just practiccing the violin.

Roza: Hey guys, don't worry, you don't have to be scared. We are about to do the pronunciation polish. Today's sentence is "There isn't much of a gap between the young and the old" ...

We have quite a lot of points to cover here, but we'll go slow and piece by piece. So, don't worry and repeat after me.

There isn't ... great work.

Let's go to much of a gap ... There isn't much of a gap.

All right, keep going. between the ... young and the old ...

All right, are you ready for the full sentence? Here we go.

• There isn't much of a gap between the young and the old.

All right, now let's go natural speed.

• There isn't much of a gap between the young and the old.

Feel that rhythm.

• There isn't much of a gap between the young and the old.

Excellent work guys. Keep on practicing. You'll get there.

Onishi: Hey David, do you play any musical instruments?

David: I sure do. I play the trumpet and I play the guitar, and I play, what else do I play? Yeah, no, that's it. Do you play anything?

Onishi: Nope.

David: Not even the recorder?

Onishi: Ah, yeah. I tried once, you know, when I was a primary school student, you know but, I found I have no talent.

David: Ah ... How about you, Roza?

Roza: Well, I'm learning to play the guitar right now.

Onishi: Right now, good for you. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.