NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「発言タイプ：優先①･･･優先の判断」L158 2023/11/29

Ohnishi: 隣の家の芝生はいつも青いな、って思っていたら、緑のサングラスをしていただけだったのでした。

Roza: 本当？

Ohnishi: うそ。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: 食い気味できたねぇ。 Hey everyone. This is Akino Roza.

David: And I’m David Evans. Well, I’ll take green-tinted glasses over rose-tinted glasses any day.

Roza: 本当？

David: うそ。

Ohnishi: さぁそれでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

David: All right everyone, it’s time for today’s practice. So, these phrases talk about your priority and we say the highest priority item first. So, focus on that when you try to remember the order of the words you say.

Roza: Excellent point, David.

David: All right. Let’s jump right in.

• Family comes first.
• Which comes first, family or work?

Roza: Let’s continue.

• I put family before everything else.

Let’s try that one more time.

• I put family before everything else.

David: OK, let’s continue.

• The first thing to do is to book your flight.
• The most important thins is to book your flight.
• You’re better off talking to her directly.

Roza: That was great. Let’s do our last two.

• I would rather take a taxi than drive.

One more.

• I’d take walking there over waiting for the bus.

David: Excellent work today. If you thought hard about your priorities, that’s good practice for you as well.

Roza: Yeah, great job guys. Remember, the most important thing is that you enjoy the practice, so keep going.

Ohnishi: Hum, getting along with people comes before being right … David, are you talking about yourself?

David: It depends on who you ask, but yes, I think so.

Roza: Yeah, David is a really great guy, you know.

Ohnishi: Ah, what about me?

Roza: You are really great guy, too, Sensei.

Ohnishi: 本当？

Roza: うそ。

Ohnishi: 食い気味にきましたね。というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.