NHK英会話タイムトライアル2025年度1月

First, I’m flying to a city called “Cusco."
And then, I’m taking a bus to Machu Picchu.

Let’s have some Peruvian tea.　※ペルーの：Peruvian

“Cheers" in Spanish is “salud."
“Salud" means health.

Part of the Amazon rainforest is in Peru.
This Peruvian medicine is made from plants from the Amazon rainforest.
※Amazonの冠詞について、参考：GPT欄「川や山などへの冠詞の付け方」

How do you feel? / How are you feeling?「体調はどうですか」

I feel great.「調子はとてもいいです」
I feel a little carsick.

Do you feel seasick?
I feel fine now.　※okayよりfineの方が調子が良いことを表せる
I feel so refreshed.「気分がすっきりしました」

My (lower) back gets stiff often.「よく腰がはってしまいます」※背中：upper back
My neck and shoulders got stiff.「肩がこってしまいました」　※「肩がこる」は “neck" も入れる方が分かりやすい。shoulderだけだと腕の付け根なので「腕が上がらない」ならそれで良い

I walked around Machu Picchu, and my legs got so stiff.

What kind of exercise do you usually do?
I always take the stairs.　※階段を使う：take the stairs

Stop eating that. It’s not good for you.
I heard this Muna Tea is good for you.　※Muna Tea：ムナ茶（ペルーやボリビアなどアンデス高地で古くから親しまれている、ミントのような爽やかな香りが特徴のハーブティー）

This fruit is good for (your) digestion.　※消化：digestion
This tea is good for (your) circulation.　※血の巡り：circulation
Is this herb good for (your) inflammation?　※炎症：inflammation

Does it still hurt?「まだ痛いですか」
It still hurts.
It doesn’t hurt anymore.

How much does it hurt?
It hurts a little when I walk.

How did you hurt/injure your knee?
I hurt my knee when I fell down the stairs.

I hurt my (lower) back yesterday.　※ぎっくり腰：hurt one’s (lower) back

What kind of pain is it?
It’s a sharp pain.

※「めんどくさい」の表現
What a pain!
It’s a pain in the neck.

I took some medicine. I feel a little better.

Does this medicine relieve pain?　※やわらげる：relieve
This lotion relieves pain.　※塗り薬：loation

Is it okay if I put some lotion on your knee?
Would you put some lotion here, too?

Would you put the pain patch on my shoulders?　※湿布：pain patch

I flew to Machu Picchu. And my feet are so swollen.　※swollen：swellの過去分詞形
Are your feet swollen?「足がむくんでいますか」

My elbow is a little swollen.
Today, my face is a little swollen.
My right knee is still swollen.

For the swelling, use this spray.　※腫れ：the swelling
Is the swelling getting worse?
If the swelling gets worse, call me.

Inhale through your nose.「鼻から息を吸って」　※息を吸う：inhale
Hold your breath a little.「少し息を止めて」
Exhale through your mouth.「口から息を吐いて」　※息を吐く：exhale

Let’s do a digital detox.「デジタルデトックスをしましょう」　※デトックス：detox [díːtɔ̀ks]

Are you familiar with forest bathing?　　※森林浴：forest bathing
※言葉や場所などについて知っているか尋ねる場合は “Do you know" より “Are you familiar with"

Let’s connect with the forest.　※一体化する：connect

What do you usually do for ～「普段～にどう対処していますか」

What do you usually do for stress?
For stress, I stretch, and take a deep breath.
For stress, sometimes I pig out. I know it’s not good for me, though.　※pig out：やけ食いをする

What do you usually do for relaxation?
For relaxation, I take long walks.
For relaxation, I take a long bath.

What do you usually do for fun?
I spend time with friends or family.
Recently, I’m into video games.

What do you usually do for nerves?「緊張するときに～」

Let’s take it easy.「気楽に行きましょう」
Let’s take it slow.「ゆっくり行きましょう」
Let’s take it step by step.「一歩ずつ行きましょう」
Let’s take a bio-break.「トイレ休憩しましょう」
※参考：NHK英会話タイムトライアル2024年度6月の「トイレ休憩」

I have to take it easy.「安静にしなきゃいけません、ムリしないようにしないといけません」