6/29 - 7/01, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　　Monday, June 29

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CJ: Nice start.
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: Now, you are the star.
J: All right.

J: You have whiteflies on this plant.
C: Yes, I know.
J: I had the same problem.
C: How did you get rid of them?
J: I just sprayed them.
C: With?
J: Whitefly spray.
C: Oh!
K: Easy to remember.
C: Yeah.

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K: Carolyn, would you like to model it saying it five times in one breath?
C: Well, sure. Yeah, you know, of course. This is actually my favorite kind of sentence.
K: Oh, it is.
C: Yeah.
K: OK. Let's hear it.

C: They spread quickly. ×5

K: You were right. It was nice and smooth.

J: All right.
C: Great.
KCJ: Very nice.

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★ ある女性
K: ある女性というのは、a woman でいいですか？ a certain woman?
C: Well, I think it would be the easiest and sounds better to my ears just to say "a woman" here.

★ 多肉植物に害虫がいます
K: There are bugs on a woman's succulent. でどうでしょう？
C: Well, it's fine grammatically. Sounds good to me, but it also sounds though a little too dramatic, too suspenseful. And I don't really think that's necessary in this situation. So, I'd recommend starting the sentence with "a woman." So, it'll be "A woman has bugs on her succulent."

J: Sounds like the beginning of a scary movie.
C: Yeah, like I expect something really bad to happen.
J: There are bugs.

★ 彼女の兄
J: Well, yes, in Japanese, you have words for older and younger brother. But in English, you don't have to specify whether they are older or younger unless it has a specific purpose to the story. So, we're just going to use the simple "her brother."

★ 彼女に言います
K: Say to her でどうでしょう？
C: Well, again sounds good to me. But I think it sounds a little bit more conversational, just to say "tells her 何々."

★ すぐに
K: Now でどうでしょう？
J: Well, in the dialog she says, "I'll do that now." But in "Write It!" we're using it as a summary or reporting. If we use the word "now," it sounds like she's right there doing it right now.
K: Yeah.
J: So, we're going to use "right away."

6/22 - 6/23, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　 Monday, June 22

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CJ: Perfect!

C: Jeff...
J: Yes?
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.

C: I don't know how to improve my Japanese.
J: You need a game plan.
C: Like what?
J: First, turn into Nihongo Gakushu.
C: Hmm... Sounds like a plan.

(Sounds like a plan. = いいね。Sounds good. Good idea.)

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K: Carolyn, are you ready five times in one breath?
C: Yeah, I think so. My game plan is to say it quickly.
K: OK. Let's hear it.

C: Call a meeting. ×5

K: Well, the plan worked out.

KCJ: We call it fantastic.

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★ 彼女にひとつの作戦を教えます
K: 「教えます」は teach でしょうか？
C: Well, even though it sounds like it should be "teach." And he is technically teaching her something like sharing his knowledge, doesn't really sound to my ears very natural to use "teach" here though. I think using the verb "give" is a bit more natural. So, I would write "gives her a game plan."

★ そのあと
J: Well, the direct translation would be "after that." But I think in this case, we are going to use "then." Then...

★ ……に電話を代わります
C: Well, we're describing her action. We're describing what she is doing. And what she is doing is physically giving the phone to Bill.
K: なるほど
C: So, all we have to write is "gives the phone to 誰々 or Bill," in this case.

★ 夫のビル
J: So, there's a couple of ways we can do this. We can either do it the same order as the Japanese, which would be "her husband Bill." Or we can turn it completely around, just the opposite and say, "Bill, (comma) her husband."

6/15 - 6/17, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　 Monday, June 15

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J: Oh, yeah.
C: Yeah!
KCJ: You know, we wanted to tell you something. That was great!

J: Carolyn, you are the star.
C: Okay.

J: Some of your friends are in the table tennis tournament?
C: That's right.
J: Who are you rooting for?
C: Everyone. I can't choose sides.
J: That would be tough.

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K: Jeff, are you ready five times in one breath?
J: I think so.
K: All right. I hope so. I'm sure you can do it.

J: I think we got cut off. ×5

J: All right.
KCJ: We think you did a great job.

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★ 職場での問題
K: 「問題」は problem でよろしいですか？
C: Yeah, I think so, Ken. In this situation, we're only dealing with one problem here, so, singular is fine.
K: 「職場での」は？
C: Well, for this, the preposition I would recommend using is "at." So, it would be "at work." So, the whole phrase together is "her problem at work."

★ XをYに相談します
J: Well, there are probably a couple of expressions that we could use, but the best one, the simplest one, most conversational one would be to use "talks to." So, the whole thing would be something like, "Kazuko talks to her father." Or this time "talks to him about her problem at work."

★ 早まることはないと言います
C: Well, a handy verb to use when we're giving advice is the verb "tell."
K: OK.
C: Um... because this is something her father is telling her, recommend that she do. So, the first part is going to be "her father tells her."

(she do 先週説明があったように recommend の後ろの　that 節の中は原型に戻る)

K: OK.
C: And then the latter part we heard in the dialog, right?
K: Yeah.
C: So, the whole thing together is going to be "her father tells her not to jump the gun."

6/8 - 6/10, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　　Monday, June 8

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J: All right.
C: Nice.
KCJ: Good job. We're rooting for you.

C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: All right.

J: When is your daughter running the World Marathon?
C: In December.
J: Tell her I'm rooting for her.
C: I will.
J: Are you running too?
C: Oh, no, no. I'm just cheering.
J: Ah.

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C: I'm not a very scary person.
C: Why is that?

K: Are you ready, Carolyn, five times in one breath?
C: Oh! I was going to say "why is that?" But it doesn't maybe work.

("Why is that?" と言おうとしたけれど、ここではピッタリこないわね)

K: Maybe it doesn't work.
C: So, I will say, "Yes, I am ready."
K: All right.

C: Why is that? ×5

J: Oh, yeah.
C: Great.
KCJ: That was brilliant.

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★ ジョージにとって初めてのレスリングの試合
C: Well, it's actually … there's an easy way we can do this. We're just going to follow the Japanese order. So, "Gorge's first wrestling match."

★ 近づいています
J: Well, when something is happening soon, we say "something is coming up" or "be coming up."

★ カズコの父は応援していると彼に伝えるように彼女に頼みます
K: The subject it….
C: Yes, "Kazuko's father."

C: Yeah, basically, we can use the verb "tell" here.
K: OK.
C: So, that's going to be, "Kazuko's father tells."

C: That's right, "tells her."
K: That's Kazuko, right?
C: Right. The "her" is "Kazuko."
K: OK. Yeah, but "to" ですよね、そのあと。～するように to ...?
C: "To" and we are going to use the verb "tell" here again.
K: OK.
C: So, it's going to be "to tell him."
K: The whole thing is ...?
C: So, the whole thing is, "Kazuko's father tells her to tell him that 何々."

6/01 - 6/03, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　 Monday, June 1

K: 声が途切れていましたね。
C: Yeah.
K: What's the expression for that?
C: Breaking up.

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C: Yeah.
CJ: Excellent.

C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.

C: Hi.
J: Hi. I just called to touch base about tonight's meeting.
C: Oh, are you going?
J: Yes, are you?
C: Yes.
J: Great. Then I'll see you there.
C: OK.

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K: Jeff, are you ready, five times in one breath?
J: I think so.
K: Let's hear it.

J: You're breaking up. ×5

C: Jeff…
K: Jeff.
C: I think you're breaking up.
K: That was well done though. I'm sure you did it in one breath.
J: Oh, thank you very much.
K: Did we put you on speaker or something?

解説：
ジェフさんの Oh, thank you very much. という声がおかしかったので、「あれ、スピーカーか何かに繋いじゃったのかね？」と顕先生が反応している。

C: Great.
CJ: You're doing well.

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★ 子どもたち
K: ダイアログではkidsと言っていますが、Childrenでもよろしいですか？
J: Um... Actually, you can use both. They are interchangeable. But you have to be careful with "kids," because, that's a word that's a little more casual and can be rude depending on who you are talking to. So, it might be better to try and learn using "kids" and "children." We are going to use "children" here just be safe.

★ ……に順応している
C: Well, and here the verb we are going to use is "adjust."
K: OK, good.
C: And I would recommend writing "adjusting," the form we want to use. And because the children are adjusting to something. We want to use "to" here. So, "adjusting to 何々."

★ 新しい学校
K: the new school でしょうか？
J: Well, we want to know whose school. So, whose school is it?
K: Oh, "their" school.
J: Right, "their" school. So, we are going to use "their new school." It's a little more precise, easier to understand.

(precise = 的確、詳しい exact, detailed, specific)

5/25 - 5/26, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　　Monday, May 25

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J: Oh, yeah.
C: Yes!
KCJ: You are a rising star!

(rising star = 希望の星、人気急上昇中の人)
C: Jeff, you are the star.
J: All right.

C: What's the weather like today?
J: It'll be partly sunny.
C: Is it going to be a hot day?
J: Temperatures will rise by 5 degrees.
C: Great! Let's go out.
J: You are on.

(You are on. = その話、乗った！ used as a way of expressing agreement to something happening)

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K: Jeff-san, are you ready, five times in one breath?
J: I think so.
K: All right. Let's hear it.

J: Winter isn't over yet! ×5

J: All right.
C: Great.
KCJ: Good news! You did great.

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★ テレビの気象予報士ピーター・ミソラ
C: Alrighty. Well, there are two ways we can do this.
K: Uh-huh.
C: The first way is really similar to the Japanese. It's the same order. So, we start with his profession, and we'll just write the name of his profession. We don't need to use the word "the" here. So, it's going to be, " TV meteorologist Peter Misora."
K: a とか the は最初に要らないのですね。
C: And the second way we can write this is we can start with his name, and then put his profession afterwards. So, it'll be " Peter Misora, TV meteorologist."
K: Great.

★ AだがBだと言います
J: The pattern is just the opposite of the Japanese. It's flipped. So, "誰々 says that A but that B."
K: 最初のthat はあってもなくても良いわけですよね？
J: Right.
K: but の後ろのthat はどうでしょう？
J: So, when you use the word "but," it's more conversational if you don't use "that." You could, but it sounds a little strange.

5/18 - 5/20, 2020

遠山顕の英会話楽習　　　Monday, May 18

K: So, what's the topic of this part of the program?
CJ: Hurricane Lulu.

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CJ: Great job!
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.

J: The typhoon's losing its strength.
C: Good news!
J: It's been downgraded to a tropical depression.
C: Great news!
J: Yes. No need to worry about typhoon damage anymore.

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K: Jeff, are you ready, five times in one breath?
J: I think so.
K: In case you get stuck or something, stay safe.
J: No, this one is pretty sure. We should be all right with this one. All right.
K: All right.

J: Stay safe. ×5

KCJ: Stay put.

(Stay put = そのままでいる to remain in the same place or position)

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★ テレビの気象予報士は……と言っています
K: 言っていますは is saying でよろしいでしょうか？
C: Well, I think it's more common in the Japanese to use the present progressive, isn't it? ... in these situations?
K: Yeah, it is.
C: But in English, I think it's more common to use the present tense.
K: OK.
C: So, I would recommend using "say," and it would be, "The TV meteorologist says 何々."
K: OK.

★ 十二分に警戒すべきです
K: take precautions では足りませんか？
J: Well, that's fine. But like in the dialog, we want them to be even more careful. So, we add the word "extra," "take extra precautions."
J: And in Japanese, there is no subject, but in English, you need one. So, the subject will be "people." So, "People should still take extra precautions."