NHKラジオ英会話のディクテーション「会話原則 ー 遮らない ー 会話文は不完全」L31 2026/5/18

Onishi: Hey David, have you ever run out of gas in the middle of nowhere?

David: Oh, uh, thankfully no, but I've come close for sure. Driving long distance is all about understanding your gas tank.

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.

Onishi: さぁそれでは、さっそくはじめていきましょう。

There's a gas station about, I dunno, ten minutes or so from here.

• So you said the meeting is on, uh ... Thursday afternoon, right?
• Let me see ... How can I put it?
• Let's see ... How can I put it?
• He's smart, I mean, he's good at explaining things, but he's not very confident.
• He works in sales - no wait, he moved to marketing last year.

David: Great job.

Yeah, how can I say? It was OK, I mean, the contents was good, but I thought it was a bit rushed. He looked ???.

David: All right everyone. It's time for today's pronunciation polish. Here is today's phrase.

• There's a gas station about, I dunno, ten minutes or so from here.

All right. Two main areas to focus on today.

First, let's look at the first set of words. There's a gas station about. We have lots of words to join and link together. Let's listen. There's a ... gas station ... gas station about, There's a gas station about.

Next, let's practice the intonation of I dunno. Feel the up and down there. I dunno.

Next, we'll focus on the schwa sound in from, from here ... ten minutes or so from here.

All right. We're ready to put it together.

• There's a gas station about, I dunno, ten minutes or so from here.

OK, let's speed it up to natural speed and do our best.

• There's a gas station about, I dunno, ten minutes or so from here.

All right. You did great. What a beautiful challenge.

Onishi: So, you'd have to rush when you're talking, right? in conversation, I mean.

David: Oh, of course, not too fast, not too slow, in the zone.

Roza: That's right.

Onishi: Uh-huh. というわけで、今日はこの辺で。

All: Bye.