一日一文英訳してみましょう！ 以下、解答例と僕の英作文に対してネイティブからもらったアドバイスも載せました。
ムムッ～、このお題、どう訳そうか。
解答例
She skilfully peeled the apple, cut it into four and removed the core as if she were a skilled cook.
解説
問題文 彼女は熟練の調理人のように手際よくリンゴの皮をむき、４つに切り、芯を取った。
・熟練の：skilled ※skilfulでも良いのですが、ネイティブからのアドバイスに記載した通り、ここでは”skilled”の方が良いようです。
・調理人：cook
【CookとChefの違い】
Cook = a person who follows recipes that already exist in order to prepare food.
Chef = a person who has been trained to understand cooking techniques and flavours, has a higher status in a restaurant kitchen and who can create recipes – using fresh ingredients.
・手際よく：skilfully
・皮をむく：peel
・～を4つに切る：cut ～ into four ※一桁の数字はスペルで書くようです。
・芯を取る：remove the/one’s core
僕の英作文
She peeled the apple, cut it into four, and removed the core as if she was a skillful cock.
ネイティブからのアドバイス
- There is a spelling mistake, which I believe may have been a “typo”. Therefore, I have corrected “cock” to “cook” as it is obvious from the context that you mean “cook”!
- I have suggested “skilled” instead because this adjective refers to workers who have a lot of experience and/or training, perhaps formally. The adjective “skillful” or “skilful” refers to being expert at a particular job but perhaps there was no formal training or experience related. Therefore, if you are referring to a professional cook, I feel that “skilled” would be better here.
- I have omitted the comma before “[…], and removed the core”. This is because the linking word “and” replaces the comma. When we list things, we use “and” before the last item in the list.
- It is more natural to use “were” instead of “was” when we are talking about a hypothetical/imaginary or possible situation. This can include giving advice where the person giving that advice states that he/she would do something if she/he were the person she/he was talking to or about.
違いが良く分かったぞ！
