NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「発言タイプ：可能性⑥･･･ありえない」L147 2023/11/14

Ohnishi: Hey Roza, do you believe in reincarnation?

Roza: Yeah, how about you?

Ohnishi: I do, too.

Roza: じゃぁ、先生は何の生まれ変わりなの？

Ohnishi: 一番星かな。

David: ありえない。

Ohnishi: 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. I wonder what I was in a past life.

Ohnishi: Giraffe? さぁそれでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

David: OK everyone, it’s time for today’s practice. Lots of good phrases today for expressing how unbelievable or impossible something can be.

Roza: Today, I want you to have fun by putting emotion into your practice session. So, let’s try together.

David: All right, here we go.

• It’s impossible that this painting is real.

Do you hear how I extend the “im-” in impossible, just a little bit? that’s how you stretch and emphasize how impossible the situation is. Here is one more.

• It’s impossible to imagine such a thing.

Roza: Let’s continue.

• That’s impossible.

Let’s try another one.

• That can’t be true.

David: Great work. Let’s keep going.

• Not a chance.
• No way.

Let’s try one more time.

• No way.

Roza: Hey David, is the practice section over already?

David: No way, not a chance, that’s impossible.

Roza: Sensei, it’s impossible that you have an interesting ending today. It’s beyond your ability.

Ohnishi: Yeah, not a chance.

David: But, don’t give up. If you give up, that’s the end of the game.

Ohnishi: OK, let’s end this lesson. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.