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Bored or boring? 退屈してる?それとも退屈なもの?
気持ちと状態を話す。語彙:bored, boring, tired, excited, exciting, interested, interesting, worried, surprised, relaxed。重要文法:「-ed」と「-ing」で終わる形容詞。気持ちを表す語の多くは対になっている。「-ed」は人がどう感じるかを表す:「I'm bored」「She's tired」「We're excited」。「-ing」はその気持ちを引き起こすものを表す:「The film is boring」「The trip is exciting」「This book is interesting」。つまり人は退屈なものによって退屈する(a person is bored BY a boring thing)。典型的な間違い — 意味が変わる — は「I'm bored」と言いたいのに「I'm boring」と言うこと:「I'm boring」はあなたが人を眠くさせると伝えている!発音コーナー:「-ed」語尾の三つの音 — /d/(bored)、/t/(relaxed)、/ɪd/(excited, interested)。
Dialogue
I'm boring or I'm bored? — I'm boring それとも I'm bored?
- Emma You look sad. Is everything okay? 悲しそう。大丈夫?
- Minsu It's Sunday and I have nothing to do. I'm boring. 日曜で何もすることがない。私は退屈な人間だ。(間違い: 自分の気持ちなら「-ed」—「I'm bored」)
- Emma Careful — "I'm boring" means you make other people bored! You mean "I'm bored": you feel it. 気をつけて —「I'm boring」は人を退屈させるって意味!言いたいのは「I'm bored」: あなたが感じている。
- Minsu Oh! So I'm bored, and Sundays are boring. あっ!じゃあ私は bored(退屈を感じ)、日曜は boring(退屈にさせる)だ。
- Emma Exactly! Come with me — there's a film festival. It's really interesting. その通り!一緒に来て — 映画祭があるの。すごく面白いよ。
- Minsu Great! Now I'm interested and excited. Let's go! いいね!今は興味も出たしわくわくしてる。行こう!
Dialogue
Before the exam — 試験の前に
- Jack The exam is tomorrow. I'm a bit worried. 試験は明日だ。少し心配。
- Emma Don't be worried. You studied a lot. Are you tired? 心配しないで。たくさん勉強したでしょ。疲れてる?
- Jack A little. The last chapter was very confusing, but the teacher is good. 少し。最後の章はとても分かりにくかった、でも先生はいい。
- Emma You'll be fine. And after the exam, we'll be so relaxed! きっと大丈夫。試験が終わったら、すごくリラックスできるよ!
- Jack You're right. I feel better now. Thanks, Emma. そうだね。今は気分がよくなった。ありがとう、Emma。
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| bored | adj. | 退屈している | |
| boring | adj. | 退屈な(もの) | |
| tired | adj. | 疲れている | |
| excited | adj. | わくわくしている | |
| exciting | adj. | わくわくさせる(もの) | |
| interested | adj. | 興味がある | |
| interesting | adj. | 面白い、興味深い(もの) | |
| worried | adj. | 心配している | |
| surprised | adj. | 驚いている | |
| relaxed | adj. | リラックスしている |
Grammar
Feelings: "-ed" and "-ing" adjectives 気持ち:「-ed」と「-ing」の形容詞
Many feeling adjectives come as a pair — one ending in "-ed", one in "-ing" — and they are NOT interchangeable. The "-ed" form describes the PERSON who feels something: "I'm bored", "She's tired", "They're excited", "He's worried". The "-ing" form describes the THING (or person) that CAUSES the feeling: "This lesson is boring", "The journey was tiring", "The match is exciting", "The news is worrying". A simple test: ask "who feels it?" → "-ed"; ask "what causes it?" → "-ing". So "I am bored" (I feel it) but "the film is boring" (it causes it). The dangerous mistake is describing yourself with the "-ing" form: "I'm boring" does not mean you feel bored — it means YOU are a boring person who bores everyone else! Same trap with "I'm interesting" (= I fascinate people) vs "I'm interested" (= I want to know more). Use these adjectives after "be": am / is / are / was / were + adjective.
気持ちを表す形容詞の多くは対になって現れる — 一方は「-ed」、もう一方は「-ing」で終わり、入れ替えられない。「-ed」形は何かを感じる«人»を表す:「I'm bored」「She's tired」「They're excited」「He's worried」。「-ing」形はその気持ちを«引き起こすもの»(または人)を表す:「This lesson is boring」「The journey was tiring」「The match is exciting」「The news is worrying」。簡単なテスト:「誰が感じる?」→「-ed」;「何が引き起こす?」→「-ing」。だから「I am bored」(私が感じる)だが「the film is boring」(それが引き起こす)。危険な間違いは自分を「-ing」形で表すこと:「I'm boring」は退屈を感じるという意味ではなく — あなたが皆を退屈させる退屈な人だという意味!「I'm interesting」(=人を魅了する)対「I'm interested」(=もっと知りたい)も同じ罠。これらの形容詞は「be」の後に使う: am / is / are / was / were + 形容詞。
- I'm bored. This lesson is boring. 退屈だな。この授業は退屈だ。
- She's very excited because the trip is so exciting. 彼女はとてもわくわくしている、旅行がとても楽しみだから。
- Are you interested in music? — Yes, I think music is very interesting. 音楽に興味ある?— うん、音楽はとても面白いと思う。
- We were tired after the long walk. It was very tiring. 長い散歩のあと私たちは疲れていた。とても疲れることだった。
pronunciation
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