ラジオ英会話 Monday, May 20What was that? I said can I borrow a few dollars. I can't hear you. Ughhhhh....Racecourses are noisy places. It's no place to ask for money. No. Well, maybe if she is busy enough watching the race she won't pay a…

ラジオ英会話 Monday, May 13So, what line of work was your ex-husband in? He's ran an online shopping business. So he climbed at the corporate ladder? It's a long story. I started the company. Uh-huh. I see. He bought out the company and ex…

ラジオ英会話 Monday, May 6No, why do you ask?Then will you marry me? Hit the big time first, then I'll think about it. Fair enough. （fair enough = 分かったよ、十分に公平な、君の言う通りだ、同意するよ、文句はないよ、条件付きOKのようなニュ…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, May 101) Lyons and Nissen agree that Americans are now sharing many things. In contrast to the nation's past emphasis on owning as much as possible. Lyons cites the Internet as one reason why saying people have gro…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, May 91) Lyons says a growing number of people are renting certain items instead of buying them including his sister Jane who rents toys for her children. He says she does so to help keep her house tidy and becaus…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, May 81) Garcia compliments Nissen on his necktie, which he reveals was rented. Nissen says he can choose from hundreds of designs for just $15 a month, receiving the ties he picked in the mail and sending them b…

実践ビジネス英語 Friday, April 26 / May 3 - Accent Reduction Training (6) - 1[S]: Now in our current vignette, the H&B staff discuss accent reduction training in which people work to bring themselves closer to an American accent in English…

実践ビジネス英語 Thursday, April 25 / May 21) Collins says her Russian friend often had trouble being understood and so studied with a drama coach to modify her accent. Lyons says the true test of a person's intelligibility in English is w…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, April 24 / May 11) Collins believes it's kinder to correct a person's mistakes than to let them continue to speak incorrectly. Lyons says many foreign business people in the U.S. find accent reduction training t…

実践ビジネス英語 Wednesday, April 101) Breakstone says small talk can be used to acknowledge another person's presence or lead to a more important dialogue. Lyons recommends the weather as a safe topic for small talk as it is something eve…