NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「逆行を表すそのほかの表現」L226 2026/3/9

Onishi: ダイアログを見ると、ピーコック教授は学生に大人気なようですね。休講が残念がられるような教授、理想ですね。

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。

Roza: This is Akino Roza.

David: And I'm David Evans.

Onishi: それでは、今週もがんばっていきましょう。

• He tried to fix the problem. His solution, however, didn't work as expected.
• It was raining heavily, yet they continued the game.
• The plan is great. At the same time, we should think about the cost.
• The presentation went well. Having said that, we still need to improve the visuals.

Roza: Way to go.

Today, our team had a really good game. We won a victory. However, there were some mistakes actually. Having said that, we could recover from these mistakes.

Roza: OK guys, it's almost time to end the lesson. Having said that, we still have to practice our pronunciation. Are you ready? Here is today's phrase. "He's sort of a mysterious person, isn't he?" ...

All right, in today's phrase, we have quite a few points to cover, so let's get right into them.

Listen carefully and repeat after me. sort of ... sort of a ... He's sort of a ... excellent work, you are getting it.

Now, let's try isn't he, the /h/ is very very weak. isn't he ...

All right, let's go over the full sentence.

• He's sort of a mysterious person, isn't he?

Ready for full speed? Here we go.

• He's sort of a mysterious person, isn't he?

If you didn't get it this time, keep on practicing and you'll get there.

Onishi: さぁ、今回のPractical Usageも、難しかったですね。もちろんできなくても、かまいません。気楽にやってくださいね。こういう場合はこんな風に言えるんだ、がしっかりと理解できれば、もう十分ですよ。

Roza: 楽しくやってくださいね。

David: That's right, have fun, and do your best.

Onishi: というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.