Lesson69:「今週末はとても忙しいです」
Lesson69
「今週末はとても忙しいです」と言うには?
⇒ I'm tied up this weekend.
※ tie up... = ~を縛り上げる
※身動きができないほど忙しい、という表現。
※ busy よりも優しい表現。
※後ろに with をつけて具体的に何で忙しいのか表現できる。
例:I can't go to dinner next week. I'm tied up with work.
(仕事があるので来週の会食行けません)
例:I'm tied up with school.(学校のイベントや宿題で忙しい)
<ストーリー>耳コピなのでかなり不正確です(???は聞き取れなかった部分)。緑部分は正確です。
Makoto: Hello, Rajeev.
Rajeev: Hi, Makoto. Look. I just bought a new fishing rod. Nice, don't you think?
Makoto: It's great. I can't remember when I went fishing last.
Rajeev: Would you like to go fishing together? Are you free this weekend?
Makoto: I'm tied up this weekend. Thank you for the invitation. But my daughter's familiy is coming to visit.
Rajeev: Oh is she bringing your grandson?
Makoto: Yes. Look at these pictures. He's already starting to crawl.
Rajeev: He's very cute.
Makoto: My daughter wants to me to take them shopping and to the aquarium. (娘に買い物と水族館に連れて行けと頼まれていて)We will busy.
Rajeev: I see.
Makoto: I know why don't you join us for dinner. We can cook the fish that you catch.
Rajeev: OK, got it. Leave it to me.
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出演者:イギリス出身のハリー杉山さん、アメリカ出身のアダムス亜里咲さん