みなさんこんにちは！
英語学習アプリ「Duolingo」で取り上げられている英文をまとめて学習につなげる「Duolingo英語術」、今回はDuolingoのセクション5のユニット14、“Talk about relationships”（人間関係について話す）を取り上げます。
ここでは、幅広い人間関係の中から、配偶者・カップル・隣人・リタイヤ生活・夢に関する問題が比較的多く出題されます。また、関係代名詞whateverを使った表現にも注目です。
早速いってみましょう！
セクション5では「幅広い話題について文章を作る」（I can participate in daily life in English.）ことがテーマになっております
- 2024年7月時点の情報となります
- 核になる表現はそのままで、単語や細かな言い回し等が変わることもございます
- 英語の文章表記は、公式の表現をそのまま使用しております
- ユニットでは問題・回答とも日本語訳が出てきませんが、独自に日本語訳を少しずつ付けていきます
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本ユニットで登場した表現
We respect each other, so our marriage is successful.
（私たちはお互いを尊重し合っているので、結婚生活はうまくいっています。）
My brother is dating my boss!
（私の兄は私の上司と付き合っています！）
Do you know where they first met?
（彼らが最初にどこで出会ったか知っていますか?）
Daniel got a haircut before his date with Adam.
（ダニエルはアダムとのデートの前に髪を切りました。）
That barber knows how to cut curly hair.
（その床屋は巻き毛の切り方を知っています。）
My spouse has six sisters, so her family is huge!
（私の配偶者には6人の姉妹がいるので、彼女の家族は大家族です！）
- 別の表現例…ここでは、Duolingoで正解扱いとしている別解が設定されているものについて記載しております
- 本ユニットでは英文のみ登場します（日本語訳はありません）
職業に関する表現
消防士
My new neighbor is a firefighter!
Firefighters fight fires!
Do you know when she met that firefighter? And when did she get married to him?
歯科医
My girlfriend’s dream is to become a dentist.
No, she met a dentist instead.
弁護士
My wife is a lawyer. She helps people who have business problems.
Lisa and Bob are a great couple. Lisa works as a lawyer.
リサとボブは素晴らしいカップルです。リサは弁護士として働いています。
床屋・髪型に関する表現
My best friend’s husband is a barber. He uses special scissors to cut hair.
Ben and Tom got a haircut together. Their hair is shorter now.
Mike got a new haircut. He looks like a completely different person!
リタイア（retire）
My neighbor is retiring early next year. He’s only 50 years old!
My neighbor wants to move to Mexico when she retires.
Do you know when he retired? And when did his wife retire?
My neighbor is retiring early. He said he will play golf every day.
Yeah, he retired ten years ago.
〜を知っていますか？
Why does he fight with his spouse a lot? Do you know what he fights with him about?
Do you know when they started dating?
彼らがいつ付き合い始めたか知っていますか？
Where did he meet his spouse? Do you know how he met him?
Do you know how they met? And how did they start a relationship?
Do you know where she met her husband?
Do you know when he moved to London? When did he meet his British boyfriend?
Do you know when he learned British English? When did he live in the UK?
知らない・わからない
Where did she live before? We don’t know where she lived. She isn’t very honest!
My son and his wife still don’t know where they want to buy a house.
Where does he live? He says he is honest, but we don’t know where he lives.
Ben is dating my brother, but we don’t know when he moved here. When did he move here?
We never see his annoying boyfriend. We don’t know when he visits. When does he visit?
〜なものは何でも・・・（whatever）
He gave his niece anything that she needed. He gave her whatever she wanted.
Lisa is an author. I read anything that she writes. I listen to whatever she says.
We trust each other. I give her anything that she wants. I give her whatever she needs.
My partner is a very popular author, so people will buy whatever she writes.
I give my niece whatever she wants. I give her anything that she needs.
I usually cook anything that I want because my niece will eat whatever I make.
結婚生活に関する表現
They have been married for twenty years. They have a happy marriage.
My grandparents have a great marriage! They’ve been married for thirty years.
My niece’s dream is to have a happy marriage like her parents.
Their marriage is wonderful! How long have they been married?
離婚した
Lisa’s parents are divorced. They live in different cities now.
Is it true that Kevin is divorced?
尊敬・尊重する（respect）
My mom never respects my decisions. She doesn’t agree with me.
I was a shy boy and was always quiet in the classroom.
Anna and Mia are a successful couple. They love and trust each other.
You don’t listen because you don’t respect me.
After being married for 60 years, Tom still loves and respects his spouse, Marie.
素晴らしい人・正直な人
Yes, your husband’s a great guy.
Maria’s spouse is a wonderful wife. She’s really great.
Ben is the most honest person I’ve ever met.
イギリス人
My boyfriend is British. He grew up in London.
My sister is a lesbian. Her girlfriend is British.
Is Ben’s boyfriend British or French?
上記以外の「夢」に関する表現
Lily’s dream is to play the guitar with her favorite band.
It’s my wife’s dream to go to Mexico! She’s always wanted to travel the world.
上記以外の「親戚」に関する表現
My nephew is 7 years old. He’s my sister’s son.
I’m sorry your baby sister cries all the time. That is annoying!
My nephew, Tom, is my sister’s son.
Oh, that’s nice. What’s your niece’s name?
上記以外の人間関係（relationship）に関する表現
That’s true in all relationships.
I have a great relationship with my neighbors. They are very friendly.
その他の表現
My girlfriend lives in a huge house!
My neighbor is blind now, but he could see when he was younger.
We’re going to a gay bar tonight.
The roses that my partner gave me were huge!
Kevin’s not dating anyone right now. He’s single!
今回のツッコミ表現
- Oh no! My sister is dating my ex!
うわ！私の妹が元カノと付き合ってます！
きのぷー心中穏やかでない
出題の傾向と対策
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英語の出題文と設問を見て、選択肢の中から適切なものを1つ選んでください。英文は音声ありで、スピーカーのアイコンを押せば、繰り返し聴くことができます
- Mia’s girlfriend, Clara, is trying to become an author. Mia likes to help Clara, so she reads whatever Clara writes, and gives her advice. How does Mia help Clara?
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She checks her stories.
- That’s my girlfriend, Clara. We can always see where she is in a crowd of people because she always puts a huge pink flower in her hair! It’s easy to…
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find Clara
- Our neighbors’ marriages are quite different. Mr. and Mrs. Lee do everything together, but Mr. and Mrs. Pink each have their own hobbies. This is about…
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husbands and wives
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