【アニメで学ぶ英語】Peppa Pig Mr Dinosaur is Lost編 ep1-2
2. Mr Dinosaur is Lost
Narrator: George's favourite toy is Mr Dinosaur.
George: Dinosaur.
Narrator: George loves Mr Dinosaur.
George: Grr.
Narrator: Sometimes, George likes to scare Peppa with Mr Dinosaur.
George: Grr.
Peppa Pig: Eeek! Too scary.
Narrator: At suppertime, Mr Dinosaur sits next to George.
（ジョージがゲップをする）
Mummy Pig: I beg your pardon.
Mummy Pig: Was that you George, or was it Mr Dinosaur?
George: Dinosaur.
suppertime 夕食時
I beg your pardon? いま何ておっしゃいましたか？
わからないことを、聞き返す時にpardon? といった形で良く使われる。
Narrator: At bath time, George shares his bath with Mr Dinosaur.
George: Grr.
Mummy Pig: Good night, Peppa.
Peppa Pig: Good night, Mummy.
Mummy Pig: Good night, George.
Mummy Pig: And good night, Mr Dinosaur.
George: Grr.
Narrator: When George goes to bed, Mr. Dinosaur is tucked up with him.
share A wiht B AとBを分かち合う
tuck up 子供をベットに寝心地よくくるむこと
Narrator: George's favourite game is throwing Mr. Dinosaur up in the air...
George: Whee!
Narrator: ...and catching him when he falls back down.
George: Whee!
Narrator: Peppa and Daddy Pig are playing draughts.
Peppa Pig: I win, Daddy.
Daddy Pig: Oh. Well done, Peppa.
George: Whhhhaaaaaaaaaaa.
Daddy Pig: George?
George: Whaaaaaaaaa.
Mummy Pig: George, what's the matter?
George: Dinosaur.
Daddy Pig: George, have you lost Mr Dinosaur?
Narrator: George has lost Mr Dinosaur.
draughts チェッカー 相手の駒を取り合うゲーム。赤・黒12個ずつの丸い駒と、縦横8マスのチェスボードを用いる
Mummy Pig: Don't worry George. We'll find Mr Dinosaur.
Daddy Pig: It's a job for a detective.
Peppa Pig: Daddy, what is a detective?
Daddy Pig: A detective is a very important person who is good at finding things.
Peppa Pig: Me! Me! I'm good at finding things.
Daddy Pig: All right. Peppa is the detective.
Peppa Pig: George. I am the detective. I will help you find Mr Dinosaur.
detective 探偵
will 助動詞 〜するという意思を示している 。
精神の力で何かを達成しようとしたり、確度の高い予測をする時に使う。（確度の低い予測はmightを使う）
We'll make it in time. 間に合うよ、きっと。
I'll give you a ride. （僕の車に）乗せてあげるよ。
Mummy Pig: Maybe the detective should ask George some simple questions.
Peppa Pig: George? Where's Mr Dinosaur?
George: Whaaaaaaaaaa.
Narrator: George does not know where Mr Dinosaur is.
Daddy Pig: The detective could try and guess where Mr Dinosaur might be.
Peppa Pig: I know. I know where he is.
提案のcould
「〜したらどうですか」や「〜しましょうか」という意味をあらわしている。今はしていないけれど、こんなこともできますよという控えめな言い回し。
could の全体的なイメージは潜在。そこから、~できる（仮定の能力）、〜かもしれない（可能性）、〜しても良い（許可）、〜できますか？（依頼）、〜したらどうですか（提案）が出てくる。
We could postpone the meeting until next Monday.
会議は次の月曜日に延期しましょうか（提案）
Could you say that again?
もう一度言ってもらえませんか？ （依頼）
Finishing the work could take a whole week.
仕事を終わらせるには1週間かかるかもしれない（可能性）
過去のcould は時制を一致させる時に使う
I thought I could finish the job by noon.
過去に一度きり〜できたと言いたい時は、was/were able toを使う
Peppa Pig: George always has Mr Dinosaur with him in the bath.
Peppa Pig: So Mr Dinosaur is in the bath.
Narrator: Mr Dinosaur is not in the bath.
Peppa Pig: Oh. I know. I know where Mr Dinosaur is.
Peppa Pig: George always has Mr Dinosaur in his bed at night.
Peppa Pig: So that's where he is.
Narrator: Mr Dinosaur is not in George's bed.
Peppa Pig: Oh.
Mummy Pig: Maybe we should try the garden.
Peppa Pig: Yes, the garden. I was going to say that.
be going to 〜するつもり（以前からそうするつもりがあった）
willはその場で、これから何かするかを決めたことに使う
Peppa Pig: Where is Mr Dinosaur?
Narrator: Mr Dinosaur is very hard to find.
Peppa Pig: Oh. Mr Dinosaur isn't anywhere.
Daddy Pig: George? You do love to throw Mr Dinosaur in the air.
Daddy Pig: I wonder if this time you threw Mr Dinosaur just a bit too high.
Peppa Pig: There he is. There he is. I saw him first.
Daddy Pig: Well done, Peppa.
Daddy Pig: You really are a very good detective.
George: Dinosaur. Grr.
Narrator: George is so happy to have Mr Dinosaur back again.
George: Whee.
Daddy Pig: Maybe it isn't a good idea to play with dinosaurs near trees.
George: Dinosaur.
I wonder if
〜かなと思う、〜かしらの他、〜して頂けませんか？という意味で使うこともある。
I wonder if anyone can solve this problem.
だれかこの問題を解くことができないかな。
I wonder what happend.
何が起こったのだろう。
I was wondering if you could help me.
ちょっと手伝っていただけませんか。
