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英語耳セミナー 2019年第41回([t]の音変化/Nessie/Sherlock)

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今回の動画はこちら

 

 

Sound Change

[r]を含む音節に[ty]が続くとき[t]は[L]に変わる。

 

thirtyの[ir]のように[r]を含む母音に[ty]が続くとき、[t]は[L]のようにはつおんされるのでthirtyは「サーティー」ではなく「サーリー」のように聞こえることがあります。

 

この現象は他の母音[ar][er][or]に[ty]が続くときにも起こります。

  1. There're thirty-one days in January.

  2. The class starts at one-thirty.

  3. My father is forty-two years-old.

  4. This house was built in nineteen-forty.

  5. I weigh forty kilograms.

  6. These shirts are thirty percent off.

  7. Thank you for coming to my birthday party.

  8. That's my sister, Marty.

  9. I want to wash my dirty hands.

  10. He has a red sporty car.

 

[T] [N] [L]は舌の位置がとても近く、破裂する度合いが大きい順に[T] [L] [N]と並べられる。

 

[T]がフラップ音化して[L]になるのはこのため。

 

会話練習

 

下記の質問に対して上述の該当する番号の文章で返事する、というペアワークです。

 

  1. How many days are there in January?
  2. What time does the class start?
  3. How old is your father?
  4. In what year was this house built?
  5. How much do you weigh?
  6. Are these shirts marked down?
  7. Thank you for inviting me!
  8. Who’s that lady over there?
  9. Have a seat and help yourself.
  10. What kind of car does he have?

 

解説

marked down (値段が)下がる

 

wash (泡を立てて)洗う

 参考:「(水で)洗い流す」はrinse、「手を拭く」はdry one's hands

 

 

文意語ディクテーション(CNNニュースより)

 

The Lock Ness Eel ?

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課題

A [   ] that has [    ] the world

for the [   ] part of a century:

Scotland's [  ] Ness Monster.

There he is, or there [  ] is.

This [   ] photo from 1934 was a [  ],

but many people [   ]

there [   ] is a [   ] in the lake.

Well, now, [    ] say

[   ] may be a giant [  ].

Researchers [  ] 250 DNA [   ] from the lake

to study its biodiversity.

They [   ]

there are no [   ] living there.

 

回答

A mystery that has captivated the world

for the better part of a century:

Scotland's Loch Ness Monster.

There he is, or there she is.

This famous photo from 1934 was a hoax,

but many people believe

there actually is a monster in the lake.

Well, now, scientists say

Nessie may be a giant eel.

Researchers took 250 DNA samples from the lake

to study its biodiversity.

They confirmed

there are no reptiles living there.

 

解説

mystery 未解明のこと

captivate 〜を魅了する

the better part of  〜の大半

Lock スコットランドゲール語でlakeのこと

hoax でっちあげ

eel うなぎ

researcher 研究者

take a sample from 〜からサンプルを採取する

biodiversity 生物多様性

reptile 爬虫類(はちゅうるい)の動物

 

和訳

世界を魅了してきたミステリー

1世紀近くに渡って

それはスコットランドネス湖の怪獣だ。

(写真には)彼、または彼女がいる。

この有名な1934年の写真はでっち上げだった。

しかし、多くの人は信じている。

この湖には本当に怪獣がいるのだと。

さて、今科学者たちは述べている。

ネッシーは巨大なうなぎなのかもしれないと。

研究者たちはこの湖から250個のDNAサンプルを採取した。

その生物多様性について調べるために。

彼らは確証を得た

そこに爬虫類は生息していないことを。

 

文意語ディクテーション(シャーロックより)

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イギリス英語が存分に聴ける「シャーロック」からです。

 

今回もシーズン1のエピソード1から取り上げられました。

 

音声は動画ファイルをご参照ください。

今回の動画はこちら

 

課題 

Mはマイクロフト、Jはジョンです。

 

M: Have a [  ], John.

J: You know, I've [  ] a phone.

I [  ], very clever and all that,

but, er...

You [   ] just phone me.

On my phone.

M: When one is avoiding the [    ] of Sherlock Holmes,

one learns to be [   ], hence this place.

Your leg must be [   ] you. Sit down.

J: I don't [  ] to sit down.

M: You don't seem very [  ].

 

J: You don't seem very [    ].

M: Ha, ha, ha. Yes.

The bravery of the [   ].

Bravery is by far the kindest word for [    ],

don't you think?

What is your [     ] to Sherlock Holmes?

J: I don't have one.

I [   ] know him.

I [  ] [  ]...yesterday.

 

M: Mmm, and since yesterday,

you've [   ] in with him and now

you're solving [   ] together.

Might we [   ] a happy [      ]

by the end of the week?

J: [  ] are you?

M: An [     ] party.

J: [     ] in Sherlock? Why?

I'm [     ] you're not friends.

M: You've [  ] [  ].

How many friends do you [    ] he has?  

 

M: I am the [   ] thing to a friend

that Sherlock Holmes is [   ] of having.

J: And what's that?

M: An [   ].

J: An [   ]?

M: In his [  ], certainly.

M: If you were to ask him,

he'd [    ] say his [  ]-enemy.

He does love to be [    ].

J: Well, thank God

you're [  ] all that.

M: I hope I'm not [    ] you.  

 

回答

M: Have a seat, John.

J: You know, I've got a phone.

I mean, very clever and all that,

but, er...

You could just phone me.

On my phone.

M: When one is avoiding the attention of Sherlock Holmes,

one learns to be discreet, hence this place.

Your leg must be hurting you. Sit down.

J: I don't want to sit down.

M: You don't seem very afraid.

 

J: You don't seem very frightening.

M: Ha, ha, ha. Yes.

The bravery of the soldier.

Bravery is by far the kindest word for stupidity,

don't you think?

What is your connection to Sherlock Holmes?

J: I don't have one.

I barely know him.

I met him...yesterday.

 

M: Mmm, and since yesterday,

you've moved in with him and now

you're solving crimes together.

Might we expect a happy announcement

by the end of the week?

J: Who are you?

M: An interested party.

J: Interested in Sherlock? Why?

I'm suggesting you're not friends.

M: You've met him.

How many friends do you imagine he has?  

 

M: I am the closest thing to a friend

that Sherlock Holmes is capable of having.

J: And what's that?

M: An enemy.

J: An enemy?

M: In his mind, certainly.

M: If you were to ask him,

he'd probably say his arch-enemy.

He does love to be dramatic.

J: Well, thank God

you're above all that.

M: I hope I'm not distracting you.  

 

解説

avoid the attention of  〜の注意を防ぐ→気づかれない

discreet 思慮深い

afraid, ・・frightening afraidはこわがる frighteningこわがらせる

stupidity stupidの名詞

barely (ほとんど)ない

happy announcemnet ここでは「婚約する」ことを意味しており、マイクロフトの嫌味

interested party 利害関係者

arch さらに

distract 気を散らす 邪魔する

 

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