NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「前置詞 on ④ ー 圧力」L6 2025/4/7

Onishi: いやぁスポーツ選手のがんばりってすごいですね。ぼくたちも同じように、英語をがんばっていきましょう。切するがごとく、磋するがごとく、琢するがごとく、磨するがごとく、切磋琢磨ですね。

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: Hey everyone. Akino Roza here.

David: And I'm David Evans. I ... I didn't understand the a word, I just heard muscle.

Onishi: それでは今週も、がんばっていきましょう。。

Ohnishi: David, could you give us an example of "zero in on"?

David: Oh sure, a common example is, "let's zero in on the answer", "let's zero in on the problem". It means laser beam focus.

• This decision will have a significant impact on our future.
• I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay.
• She hung up on me.

David: Good work.

I need a help for this project. I have been working on it for many days but I can't see the end line. This effects on my sleep.

Roza: All right guys, are you ready for the pronunciation polish? Today's phrase is "I had to concentrate on keeping her at bay" ... In today's phrase, we'll be practicing three points.

So the first one is "had_to", the d and t are combined, had_to.

The next point is "concentrate_on". You hear the connection of concentrate on, concentrate_on.

The last point is "at bay", the t and b combine together in one sound, at_bay.

Let's practice, had_to ... Great, next one, concentrate_on ... Next one, at_bay ... OK, let's combine.

• I had to_concentrate_on keeping her at_bay

How was that? Do you feel good?

Roza: 先生、昔の言葉をよく知ってますね。

David: Yeah, it's surprising you know so many things.

Onishi: 巧言令色鮮し仁、サインはVは中山仁・・・というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.