NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「発言パターン ー 誤解を正す② ー 正しく伝える」L114 2026/9/17

Onishi: さぁ今日はビジネス英語ですね。知らない単語がたくさんあるかもしれませんが、がんばって覚えておいてください。日常、ときどき使われる単語ばかりですよ。

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: We'll make the steps easier to follow. This is Akino Roza.

David: And I'm David Evans. That's right everyone, so do your best.

Onishi: それでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。

I don't want to reduce options - we just need to make the steps easier to follow.

• I'm not saying it's bad. What I'm saying is it needs work.
• It's not that the idea is bad, it's just that the timing is wrong.
• It's not that the idea is bad, it's that the timing is wrong.
• What I'm trying to say is we need more time.
• Let me clarify.

David: Great job.

It's not I don't want to go. It's just I have a plan already. I'll join it next time. I promise.

David: OK guys. Will you join me for some pronunciation polish? All right. Today's sentence is,

• I don't want to reduce options.

Today, we'll be focusing on the pronunciation of don't, want to and options.

So, let's start with don't. It's the disappearing /t/. don't ... I don't ...

Next, want to. Repeat. want to ... I don't want to. All right.

Now, let's do options. The /s/ is weakened. options ... reduce options.

Let's do the full sentence now.

• I don't want to reduce options.

OK, I think you're ready for natural speed.

• I don't want to reduce options.

One last time.

• I don't want to reduce options.

How was it? I hope you enjoyed today's pronunciation polish. I did. Keep on going.

David: Hey Sensei.

Onishi: はいはい。

David: Some of us are going out for drinks this evening. You're coming, right?

Onishi: Ah, sorry, I can't. It's not that I already have plans. It's just that I don't want to go.

David: Sensei, I may not have been clear. You're coming.

Onishi: Oh yes.

Roza: Is that a threat, David?

David: Never, it's a promise.

Onishi: それでは、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye!