やさしい英語会話 (209) Fun with Math

皆さんは数学は好きですか？頭をフル回転させて、筋道を追いながら問題の正解に迫っていくプロセスは楽しいものですが、逆に「数式なんて見るのもいや！」という人も多いかも知れませんね。



会話の男性はあまり数学が得意ではないようで、数学の宿題に苦戦しています。そんな彼に女性がアドバイスをするのですが…。数学が好きな人も苦手な人も、今回のポッドキャストをどうぞお楽しみください！



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（今回の重要表現）



to work on 〜

〜に取り組む



a subject

科目



There are few things more satisfying in the world than 〜ing

世の中に、〜することより満足感を得られることはほとんどない



an equation

方程式



do lines upon lines of work

何行も何行も（数式を解くための）作業を行う

※ "lines upon lines"のように、uponを挟んで同じ名詞を重ねるのは強調表現。



to have a grasp on 〜

〜を理解する



a letter

文字



to be over

終わる



ridiculous

ばかばかしい



work

うまくいく、効く



How come?

どうして？



Oh, man!

なんてこった！

※主に男性がよく使う。同じ意味で女性がよく使う表現にはOh dear!などがある。





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Fun with Math



M: Ugh, this homework is killing me!



W: Hey, what are you working on?



M: (Sigh) The worst subject to be working on: math.



W: What? I love math! I think there are few things more satisfying in the world than getting deep into an equation, doing lines upon lines of work, and then getting the right answer in the end!



M: Well, if I EVER get a right answer, I'll let you know if I feel the same.



W: Alright. It can't be that bad. Let me take a look. Hmmm… wait this is just simple algebra!



M: Hey, this is hard. I had a grasp on all this math stuff until they decided to start adding in letters. After that, it was all over!



W: Are you serious?



M: Yes! I mean, look at this equation. Its ridiculous!



W: Well, let me see. First, you want to take this x and move it over here… and multiply this by…



M: Wait. That doesn't work. I've already done that.



W: Oh, well, let's try dividing by… No, that's not going to work.



M: Well, well. Is someone having some trouble?



W: No! Just give me a minute. How about this? And this. And, and, as you can see, it is actually quite simple! I got it!



M: Sure. Just let me check your answer real quick…. And… and… it's wrong,



W: WHAT?!



M: Yep. Your answer is definitely very wrong.



W: No, this isn't possible! How come?



M: Oh man, now I'm going to fail math for the third time! My parents are going to kill me!



(Written by Matthew Bola)