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English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 39

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)。

I'm boring or I'm bored? — I'm boring それとも I'm bored?

  1. Emma You look sad. Is everything okay? 悲しそう。大丈夫?
  2. 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」)
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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!

Before the exam — 試験の前に

  1. Jack The exam is tomorrow. I'm a bit worried. 試験は明日だ。少し心配。
  2. 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?
  3. 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。
  4. 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!
  5. 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。
汉字PinyinPOSMeaning
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

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。

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