英語を理解し話すことは、オーストラリアでの生活を向上させるのにとても役立ちます。ポッドキャスト、SBS Learn Englishでは、日々のさまざまなシチュエーションで使えるとっさの英語や表現を、あらゆる例を取り入れて簡単に説明します。
学習ノート
遅刻する旨を伝えるときに便利なフレーズ：
- Sorry, something’s popped up, I’m running late.
- I’m running behind.
- I’ll be there on the dot.
- My train got delayed.
- I lost track of time
- The day just has just flown by.
- I’ll be there in roughly 15 minutes.
ボキャブラリー：
To be punctual
予定通りの時間に到着すること。
To pop up
何か思いがけないことが起きたときに、「pop up」したといいます。予期していなかったことが「飛び出す」ように起きたことを示します。
To show up
到着することを意味するくだけた言い方。
口語的な言い回し：
Not such a big deal
それはそれほど重要ではない。
To be running late means that you are not going to be on time so the clock is running out.
時間通りに到着できそうにないことを意味します。
For ages
長い時間を意味するくだけた表現。
Being fashionably late
よく遅れてくる人のこと。またパーティーやイベントで最初のほうに到着するのを避けて、あえて遅れて到着することも意味します。
Time flies
時間が「飛んでいく」ように早く過ぎる、あるいは過ぎたと感じるときに使う表現です。
The clock is ticking
急ぐように促すくだけた言い方。
Time runs out
時間が足りない、残っていないという意味です。
学習のポイント：
過去に始まったがまだ終わっていないことや、現在に影響が及んでいることについて話すときは、現在完了形を使います。
Sorry, something’s popped up, I’m running late.
- something + has + popped up
I’ve lost track of time.
- I + have + lost
He’s always been like this!
- He + has + been
Maybe there have been delays on the train.
- there + have + been
何かが最近起こったことを強調する「just」などの単語と一緒に使われることもよくあります。
The day just has just flown.
- day + has + flown by
また「yet」のように、過去に始まったことがまだ終わっていないことを強調する言葉を加えることもできます。
- She hasn’t yet finished everything.
When we speak, though, we usually say words like ‘have’ or ‘has’ very quickly, so they become ‘s and ‘ve and can be difficult to hear. So in the dialogue we didn’t hear the full form:
日常会話では 「have」や 「has」のような単語は「 ‘s」や 「‘ve」のよう短縮される事が多く、聞き取りにくくなります。
- Something’s popped up
- I’ve lost track of time
もっと練習をしたい！という方はボーナスエピソードも合わせてお楽しみ下さい。
トランスクリプト：
(注：これは一字一句書き起こしたものではありません）
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Imagine this. You wake up feeling good, you get ready, and leave home right on time. You don’t want to be late for your friend’s surprise birthday party.
But when you get to the train station… oh no! The train is delayed! That’s me today. I’m stuck, and I don’t know what to say to my friend.
Hi, I’m Josipa — and today, we’re talking about time.
Are you someone who’s always on time? Someone who’s used to being punctual? To be punctual means to arrive at the planned time.
In Australia, many people see being punctual as a sign of respect — or being professional.
But in some countries, like Saudi Arabia, India, Fiji or Nigeria, people are not always so strict about time and can be more flexible. Being a bit late isn’t always such a big deal. If something is not such a big deal, it means that it is not so very important.
Maybe you’re like me — I try to be on time, but I still often end up running late! If you’re running late, it’s not you that is running here (although you might be!!)– it’s the clock that is running – it’s just a way of saying that you are not going to be on time.
However, you see time, knowing how to talk about it is really useful. We use time expressions every day — to make plans, to explain when things happen, or to say if we’re early or late.
If you can talk about time clearly, it helps you stay organised and avoid confusion. So let’s listen to Allan and Claire as they try to sort out their plans — and learn some handy ways to talk about time along the way.
Claire
Hellooo
Allan
Hey Claire, sorry, something’s popped up, I’m running late.
Claire
No worries! I’m running behind anyway, so no stress.
Allan
Thanks, I thought I was going to be there on the dot, but my train got delayed.
Claire
All good! I’ve lost track of time myself. Honestly, the day just has just flown by.
Allan
Same here. I should be there in roughly 15 minutes.
Looks like Allan’s going to be fashionably late — just like me!
If you’re fashionably late, it means you arrive a bit late, like guests who are famous who often arrive a little late because they are so important.
Anyway, I’ve known Allan for ages — that means for a long time — and yep, he’s always been like this!
He said,
Sorry, something’s popped up, I’m running late.
Allan is running late because something’s popped up. When something happens unexpectedly, you can say it has popped up. So I’m going to be fashionably late to my friends’ birthday today because something’s popped up – maybe there have been delays on the train.
Allan also said he’s running late. We often use the word running when we’re talking about time. It’s like we have the idea of a clock that is running all the time and we are trying to keep up with it.
For example, if you tell someone I’m running late, it means you won’t arrive on time. You can also say I’m running early if you’ll arrive earlier than expected.
Do you remember if Claire said she’s running late? She said…
I’m running behind anyway, so no stress.
Claire is running behind. That means she hasn’t yet finished everything she wanted to do before the meeting.
If something isn’t ready, or you don’t think you’ll finish it on time, you can say you’re running behind.
For example, I could now say to my friend, “Don’t wait for me! I’m running behind.”
Allan then said,
I thought I was going to be there on the dot, but my train got delayed.
Allan hoped he would be there on the dot!
If you arrive on the dot, it means you’re right on time — perfectly punctual.
I guess this phrase comes from when the hands on a clock hit the exact spot — the dot!
Now we know what popped up for Allan — he’s running late because his train was delayed.
That means the train is running behind schedule.
Trains, buses, and planes get delayed all the time. It’s probably the most common reason people have – or at least give – if they don’t arrive on the dot! Back to Claire,
I’ve lost track of time myself.
I’ve lost track of time. To lose track of time is to be so busy or focused on something that we don’t realise how much time has passed.
It’s that feeling when you’re deep in work or doing something fun… then you check the time — and it’s much later than you thought!
That’s what we mean when we say “I’ve lost track of time.” Claire also said,
Honestly, the day’s just flown by.
We often talk about time like it moves — and a common phrase is “time flies.” This means time feels like it’s going by really quickly.
Like when you see a child growing up and think, “Weren’t they just a baby yesterday?”
That’s a perfect moment to say, “Wow, time flies!”
A big thank you to our guest Ramy Aly . Paul Nicholson and Lily O'Sullivan voiced the characters of Allan and Claire, and Professor Lynda Yates was our educational consultant.
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