A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that their authorized signer is out of town.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they had already paid.
【overdue】
「支払い期限を過ぎた」。同義語は past due (past-due)
さらに、常用する語に outstanding（未払いの）がありますが、これは必ずしも overdue / past due になっているとは限らず、全ての未払いを含む表現です。
【They’re saying～】
「彼らが言うには」「彼らの言い分によると」
【They said that they had already paid.】
支払ったのは過去の一時点から見た過去なので、had already paid と過去完了を使っています。
◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。
【they would like to return our goods 当社の商品を返品したい】
（goods 商品、品物、物品）
【they had not received our invoice 当社のインボイスを受け取っていなかった】
（過去の一時点から見た過去。）
【their customers aren’t paying them 彼らの顧客が支払いをしない】
【they were having poor cash flow キャッシュフローに問題があった】
（過去の一時点での進行形。）
【their authorized signer is out of town 彼らの署名権限のある人間が出張中】
◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。①
元の構文
They’re saying that their authorized signer is out of town.
They’re saying that they would like to return our goods.
They’re saying that their customers aren’t paying them.
They’re saying that their authorized signer is out of town.
◇代入語を入れて練習しましょう。②
元の構文
They said that they had already paid.
They said that they had not received our invoice.
They said that they were having poor cash flow.
They said that they had already paid.
◇代入語を入れてロールプレイ練習をしましょう。
元の会話
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that their authorized signer is out of town.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they had already paid.
Bの男性の役になってみましょう。
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that they would like to return our goods.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they had not received our invoice.
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that their customers aren’t paying them.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they were having poor cash flow.
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that their authorized signer is out of town.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they had already paid.
Aの男性の役になってみましょう。
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that they would like to return our goods.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they had not received our invoice.
A: They haven’t paid yet? This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
B: They’re saying that their customers aren’t paying them.
A: That’s a new one. What was their excuse last time?
B: They said that they were having poor cash flow.
◇聞こえた日本語を英語にしましょう。
この請求書は支払い期限を60日過ぎてるぞ。彼らの今回の言い訳は何だい？
This invoice is 60 days overdue. What’s their excuse this time?
Lesson #26
賛成と反対【ドリル】
賛成と反対の伝え方と度合いについて学習します。
【初回用レッスン音声（約12分）】
再生速度（標準）
再生速度（×0.75）
再生速度（標準）
再生速度（×1.25）
再生速度（×1.5）
最初から再生
音声の書き起こしテキスト[展開して表示する折りたたんで隠す]
※レッスンを聞いた後に分からない部分はテキストを見て確認しましょう。
◇セクション1
元の構文を聞いてみましょう。
I’m afraid I have to disagree.
残念ですが、反対せざるを得ない。
◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しながら練習しましょう。
【I have a different opinion. 私の意見は違います。】
I’m afraid I have a different opinion.
【I have a different view on this. これに関する私の見方は違います。】
I’m afraid I have a different view on this.
【I have a completely different view on this matter. この件に関する私の見方は全く違います。】
I’m afraid I have a completely different view on this matter.
【I don’t agree with you on that point. その点に関して、あなたと意見が合いません。】
I’m afraid I don’t agree with you on that point.
【I can’t accept those conditions. 私はそれらの条件を受諾することはできません。】
I’m afraid I can’t accept those conditions.
【We can’t accept those terms. 我々はそれらの条件を受諾することはできません。】
I’m afraid we can’t accept those terms.
【We can’t accept your offer. あなたのオファーを受諾することはできません。】
I’m afraid we can’t accept your offer.
【I’m still not convinced by your explanation. あなたの説明にいまだに納得できません。】
I’m afraid I’m still not convinced by your explanation.
【I’m still not convinced by your argument. あなたの論拠・議論にいまだに納得できません。】
I’m afraid I’m still not convinced by your argument.
（argument 論拠、（議論の）根拠）
◇セクション2
元の構文を聞いてみましょう。
I totally agree with you.
あなたに完全に同意します。
（totally は文末に置いても I agree with you totally. としても良いです。basically, partly も同様。）
◇代入語の言い方と意味を理解しましょう。
【I basically agree with you. / I agree with you basically. 基本的に同意します。】
【I partly agree with you. / I agree with you partly. 部分的に同意します。】
【I agree with you almost entirely. ほとんど完全に同意します。】
【I agree with you on the whole. 全体的に見れば同意します。】
【I agree with you up to a point. あるところまで同意します。】
【I agree with you except for one thing. 一点を除いて同意します。】
【I agree with you except for one thing about the delivery method. 納入方法・配送方法に関する一点以外は同意します。】
【I agree with you except for one thing regarding the delivery method. 納入方法・配送方法に関する一点以外は同意します。】
（regarding：about の、やや堅い言い方。with regard to も同様。）
【I agree with you except for two points. One is that… The second point is that… 二つのポイント以外は同意します。一つは…。二つめのポイントは･･･】
