Listening Test
1.Because she had experienced it the first time she came to the restaurant.
2.Because she knew the restaurant had a good reputation on social media.
3.Because she wanted to try her favorite restaurant’s tender steak again.
4.Because she enjoyed eating melt-in-her-mouth chocolate cake last time.
DICTATION
A woman (( )) a small restaurant. She looked at the menu and ( ) what she wanted to eat. The waiter noticed that she had closed her menu, so he came over to the table.
“May I take your order now?” he asked.
“Yes,” she said,
“I’d like a steak (( )) burned on the outside, French fries that are so greasy that they stick together, and for dessert, a piece of chocolate cake ((( )))hard as a rock.”
The waiter was shocked and said, “Ma’am, we can’t do that.”
The lady smiled and said, “I don’t see why not. You ((( ))) first time I came in here.”
SCRIPT
A woman went into a small restaurant. She looked at the menu and chose what she wanted to eat. The waiter noticed that she had closed her menu, so he came over to the table.
“May I take your order now?” he asked.
“Yes,” she said,
“I’d like a steak that is burned on the outside, French fries that are so greasy that they stick together, and for dessert, a piece of chocolate cake that is as hard as a rock.”
The waiter was shocked and said, “Ma’am, we can’t do that.”
The lady smiled and said, “I don’t see why not. You did it the first time I came in here.”
全訳
女性が小さなレストランに入りました。彼女はメニューを見て、食べたいものを選びました。ウェイターは彼女がメニューを閉じたのに気づき、テーブルにやってきました。「ご注文をお伺いしてもよろしいですか？」と彼は尋ねました。「はい」と彼女は答えました。「外側が焼け焦げたステーキ、べたべたで脂ぎったフライドポテト、そしてデザートには、岩のように硬いチョコレートケーキをいただきたいです。」ウェイターは驚いて言いました。「それはできません。」女性は微笑んで言いました。「できない理由がわからないわ。前回ここに来た時もそれをしてくれたじゃない。」
語彙チェック
come over to the table = come to the table
take one’s order:「注文をとる」⇔place one’s order「注文をする」
French fries : 「フライドポテト」
greasy：「油ぎった」
stick together：「〔物と物が〕くっつく」
聞くテク！チェック！
①聞き取れますか？chooseの過去形
choose – chose [tʃoʊz] – chosen [tʃoʊzən]
②名詞の後ろから主格の関係代名詞＋be動詞が続く場合、that is が聞き取りにくいと思います。そもそも、このthat is は口語では省略されることもあります。
「岩のように固いチョコレートケーキ」
a piece of chocolate cake that is as hard as a rock.
a piece of chocolate cake as hard as a rock.
a piece of hard chocolate cake like a rock
「稲妻のように速い車」
a car that is as fast as lightning
a car as fast as lightning
a fast car like lightning
「お城のような大きな家」
a house that is as big as a castle.
a house as big as a castle.
a big house like a castle
③Didの最後のdが消えitの最後のtは消えそうになりtheは「ダ」で
「ユーディダ」と聞こえます。
You did it the fast time I came in here.
Let’s try shadowing.
※動画の音声を聞きながらやってみましょう。
「彼女はいつものようにそれをやった。」
She did it the way she always does.
「彼は以前と同じやり方でそれをやった。」
He did it the same way as before.
「私は自分が知っている唯一の方法でそれをやった。」
I did it the only way I knew how.
なぜ間違えたのか？
Why did the woman believe the restaurant could fulfill her order?という設問に対して、本文にYou did it the first time I came in here.とあります。なので正解は…1.Because she had experienced it the first time she came to the restaurant.
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