DaredevilDaredevil / Ross Catrow

ラジオ英会話
2013/04/04
Family Photo Album 
彼はお父様に生き写しですね

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■□■□ Words & Expressions □■□■

  • daredevil 怖い物知らず、向こう見ず
dareは怖いもの知らずでやってみる、という意味。

  • run in the family 家系である 

  • vanity うぬぼれ、虚栄心

■□■□ Apply It! ■□■□
He's the spitting image of your father. 
彼はお父様に生き写しですね。
 imageは「顔」のこと。spitting image(吐き出されている顔)は、「あまりに似ているので親から吐き出されたようだ」Σ(゚д゚;)という意味合いのイディオム。吐き出す(spit)という言葉が入っているが、失礼な印象を持たれることは全くない。イディオムの威力。

■□■□ U R the ☆! ■□■□

Jeff: That's my kid sister, Merry. (それはまだ小さな妹のメリーです)
Katie: She's the spitting image of your mother. (彼女、お母様と生き写しですね)
Jeff: That's what everyone says. (皆にそう言われます)
Katie: You and Merry look somewhat alike, too. (あなたとメリーもいくぶん似ていますね)
Jeff: You really think so?
Katie: Yeah!


■□■□ Say It! ■□■□
Good looks run in the family.
うちは美形の家系なので。

機能語 (前置詞in, 冠詞the)を弱める。残りの内容語は強める。
run inはリンクして「ラネン」に似た音に。

一息5回!
Good looks run in the family!
Goolooks run in the family!
Goolooks run in the family!
Goolooks run in the family!
Goolooks run in the family!


■□■□ Try It in a New Situation! ■□■□
They can't stop laughing. 
2人は笑いが止まらない。

M: This is me riding my bicycle down some steps.
G: HAHAHAHA! You were a daredevil!
M: Yeah!
G: Who's this?
M: That's my kid brother, Terry.
G: HAHAHAHAHAHA! He's the spitting image of your father.
M: That's what everyone says! HAHAHAHA!
G: You and Terry look somewhat alike, too.
M: Yeah. Good looks run in the family.
G: HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, right. How about vanity?
M: That, too! HAHAHA!
G: By the way, why are we laughing so hard?
M: Hmm. That's a good question.
G&M: HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Ken: You know, this is my family photo.
Katie&Jeff: Oh.
Katie: Wow. Look at that!
Jeff: You are the spitting image of your father!
Ken: Me?
Jeff: Yeah!
Ken: No, no. That's my father.
Jeff: Oh.
Katie: Oops.
Ken: He's the spitting image of himself.
Jeff: Oh, okay. All right. Sorry.
Ken: No problems. That's what everyone says.
Jeff: Okay. 
Ken: Well that's about it for today. So until next time.
Jeff: Keep listening.
Katie: Keep practicing.
Ken: And keep on smiling.
All: Bye!