NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「bigとlarge」L162 2025/12/2

Onishi: 大英博物館、そういえば行ってないなぁ。

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: I'm David Evans. OK everyone, let's get started.

Onishi: それでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。

• Tokyo is a big city.
• Tokyo is a large city.
• He is a big guy, isn't he?
• He is a large man, around 190cm.
• He's a big name in the fashion industry.
• If you want to succeed, you've got to think big.
• These sandals are available in small, medium, and large.

Roza: Excellent.

I have dreamed being big by graduating the collage and then living in the big city. Actually, I didn't become famous but make it big. Look at my waist!

Roza: OK guys, are you ready for today's sentence? Here we go. "It certainly is a very big museum" ...

Today, we'll go over several points. Repeat after me, OK?

It ... It certainly, It certainly is a ...

big museum, the /g/ gets weakened. big museum.

All right, are you ready for the full sentence? Here we go.

• It certainly is a very big museum.

All right, great work. Now, in the dialogue, this sentence was read with in emphasis on "is", so let's try that version as well.

• It certainly is a very big museum.

How did you do? Keep up the good work, guys.

Onishi: Hey David, you still have a chance to make it big, not waist-wise.

David: Ah, you really think so? Wow, well, if I do, it will be in large part, thanks to you.

Onishi: Oh, thanks. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.