NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「静的な意味を含む動詞 ① ー be動詞」L61 2025/6/30

Onishi: 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。

さぁこんかいからしばらくの間、基本動詞を学習していきます。文の中で中心的な役割を持ち、多彩な意味の広がりがある基本動詞を征服すれば、みなさんの英語に、大きな表現力と自信が加わるはずです。

Roza: Hey guys, This is Akino Roza. It’s getting warmer and warmer, so let’s heat up your English practice.

David: That’s right. Hi everyone, I’m David Evans and we are ready to turn up the heat. Let’s get going.

Onishi: それでは、さっそく始めていきましょう。

• You’re great.
• He’s great.
• We’re great.
• They’re great.
• Tom’s great.
• I want to see the manager! – I AM the manager!
• Are you ready?
• You ready?
• Is everything all right?
• Everything all right?

David: Great job.

My dads doesn’t allow me to have a dog. He said I am not ??? but I am ???. I will proof he’s wrong.

David: All right everyone. Welcome to today’s pronunciation polish. First, let’s start with today’s phrase. Here we go. “As ready as I’ll ever be” …

All right, this is usually spoken as one large chunk when speaking, so making the pronunciation smooth is key. Let’s zoom in on two areas.

First is as. The a in as becomes much shorter, sounds like /ə/, as ready as … try to remember in a chunk, so it comes naturally. Let’s go one more time. as ready as …

as I’ll ever be, also becomes linked and smooth. as I‘ll ever be …

All right, now let’s try it all together.

• As ready as I‘ll ever be.

All right, so remember when using this phrase, it’s the same as yes, so master it and you can use it in the same way. Great work today.

Onishi: さ、今日のレッスンはいかがでしたでしょうか。基本動詞のマスターは、会話力の根幹です。しっかりとがんばっていきましょう。

Roza: Thanks for keeping up with all the lessens so far. You are doing fantastic, keep up the good work.

David: That’s right, you are doing great, so keep at it.

Onishi: というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.