NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「recommendとsuggest」L77 2022/7/26

Ohnishi: ♫ババババーン、ババババーン・・・バーバラ登場です。

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: ♬バーデバデバデ、バーデバーバラ・・・Hey everyone. Akino Roza here.

Chris: Chris McVay here. Roza, congratulations.

Roza: For what?

Chris: Just practicing ….

Roza: Ah ….

Ohnishi: それではさっそく始めていきましょう。

Chris: Well, it seems like our textbook is very popular. I suggest checking it out.

Roza: Sure.

Chris: OK guys, it’s practice time. Recommend, suggest … hum, well, both are about offering your proposal for something. But suggest is far more casual and general while recommend often or usually even includes personal experience … you recommend something because you’ve already experienced it. OK, so with that in mind, let’s practice these together.

Roza: I recommend thinking only in English during this practice.

Chris: That’s an excellent recommendation, Roza.

Roza: I know.

Chris: So, let’s do it, “recommend vegan ramen”, “recommend a film”. So, you’ve already seen the film, therefor based on your experience, you recommend it.

Next one, “recommend an Italian restaurant”, “recommend London”. And of course, here is the best one, are you ready after me, “recommend Radio Eikaiwa”.

Roza: Continuing on, “I recommend that you stop smoking.” “I recommend going there.”

Chris: OK guys, now let’s practice suggest, “suggest a plan”, “suggest Ken as the team leader”.

OK and try this last one, “suggest Zo Zoo for your first date”.

Roza: And a couple more, “I suggest you go to the gym every day.”

And the last one, “May I suggest meeting at Hotel New Onishi at 3 p.m.?”

Chris: OK, great guys. Well done.

Roza: Excellent work.

Ohnishi: Hey guys, I can’t wait to see what will happen with Barbara and Takuma.

Chris: Well, you know, I think Barbara is a dangerous woman so, watch out Takuma!

・・・・

Ohnishi: というわけで今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.

Roza: See you next time.