遠山顕の英会話楽習 Monday, May 13
Happy belated Mother's day.
(belated = coming or happening later than should have been the case)
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Hmm...
Uh-oh
There is a problem.
Yes.
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Sounds familiar.
Really does, doesn't it?
Sounds really familiar.
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U R the ★
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Jeff, you are the star now.
Got it.
The AC is too loud in that cafe.
Yes, I noticed.
I complained to them about it today.
Good. They'll do something about it.
Let's hope so.
Hmm...
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Say It!
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Jeff, are you ready, five times in one breath?
I think so.
All right. Let's hear it
Your dog is keeping me awake!
Great!
Ta-da!
Yeah!
Keep it up.
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Write It!
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★ マイクの妻のパムが
Ah! In English, there are two ways we can do this.
Okay.
We can either start with the person's name and here it's Pam, so it can be "Pam, Mike's wife." And we need to put commas after Pam.
So it goes like "Pam, (comma) Mike's wife, (comma)"
Yeah, that's the first way. The second way, we can reverse the order and start with "Mike's wife." So in that case, it would be "Mike's wife, (comma) Pam, (comma)"
I got it.
★ ジャックに苦情を言います
Well, this isn't in the dialog, but we did hear it in the "Words and Expressions."
Okay.
And it's a very useful word, the word "complain."
Okay.
And you need to add a preposition, the preposition "to." So it would be "I complain to 誰々." or "She complains to 誰々." In this case, it's "complains to Jack.”
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Pam, Mike's wife complains to Jack that Elvis barks all day. Jack tells her they'll do something about it.
Mike's wife, Pam complains to Jack that Elvis barks all day. Jack tells her they'll do something about it.
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Another Situation!
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So Carolyn …
Yeah.
What another situation going to be like?
Well, Ken, the conversation takes place in the distant future.
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Hi. I’m your neighbor, Pam Hanson.
Hi! Come on in!
Actually, I’m on my way to Mars.
(Mars = the 4th planet from the sun)
Did you know your dog barks all month while your family was gone to the moon?
Really?
I'm a nurse and I work the night shift. Your dog is keeping me awake!
Oh, sorry about that. We'll do something about it.
Might I recommend a fine robo-pet shop in the Mariana Trench?
(Mariana Trench = マリアナ海溝 The Mariana Trench is a crescent-shaped trench in the Western Pacific, just east of the Mariana Islands near Guam. In 2010, the Challenger Deep was pegged at 36,070 feet (10,994 m)
Thanks, but, no thanks.
No, no, Mariana, no.
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The dog is still alive.
Yes.
Still alive and he talks.
You too.
Amazing!
Wow!
Well, I hope they'll do something about it in the end.
Yeah.
I hope so too.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Tuesday, May 14
Sounds like a western movie with Elvis Presley in it.
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U R the ★
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That's exactly what we wanted.
Jeff…
Uh-huh.
You are the star.
I got it.
The wisteria must be beautiful now.
(wisteria = a large climbing plant that has purple or white flowers that hang down)
That's exactly what I was thinking.
Can we go see them this weekend?
Yes, let's.
Great! Maybe we can pack a lunch with us.
Great! Picnic time.
Yay!
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Say It!
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Carolyn, are you ready for this uh… five times in one breath thingy?
(thingy = 例のあれ、名前を思い出せないもの、名前が分からないもの、名前を出したくないもの、言わなくても通じるもの a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention.)
Yeah, it is just five times, right? Not ten.
Not ten.
Okay.
Right.
So I think we're on the same page.
You got it.
We're on the same page.
Great!
You are on fire.
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Write It!
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★ ジャックはだと言います
Well, if there is another name of a person in that sentence that Jack is talking to, then we would use "tells." But in this sentence, there isn't a person he is speaking to.
So we're going to use the word "says." So "Jack says that 何々. " or "Jack
says 何々. "
I see.
Either one.
★ 二人は
Oh, I mean, we could say "the two of them," it's okay. But I think it would be easier just to use the word "they" here. It's short and sweet.
★ 〜であることを何よりだと思っています
Well, there's a couple of words we can use. One is "happy." But "happy" might be a little too bright, a little too over-the-top. So we’re going to use the word "glad." "Be glad that 何々." or "be glad 何々." "Glad" shows appreciation. It's a little common nuance. "Glad" is short, short word goes a long way.
Oh, well put. My goodness.
(over-the-top = too much, exaggerated)
(go a long way = 大変役に立つ If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful.)
(well put = skillfully explained and/or argued)
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Jack says that it's time for Elvis to go to obedience school. That's exactly what Betsy was thinking. They're glad that they're on the same page.
Jack says it's time for Elvis to go to obedience school. That's exactly what Betsy was thinking. They're glad they're on the same page.
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In Another Situation
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So Jeff…
Uh-huh.
What's another situation going to be like?
Kind of fun. Two cats are talking about what they have just seen.
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Bata, that was Pam Hanson, their new neighbor. She told them that Elvis barks all day. Apparently they didn't know.
Oh, that's two strikes against them.
It's time for Elvis to go to obedience school.
That’s exactly what I was thinking.
Good. We’re on the same page.
In the meantime, they're going to keep him in the house (ネコ語でhouseミャウス) when they leave.
I'm all for that. Anything for a safe then quiet neighborhood.
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We're running out of time. Let's make it short.
Oh, that's exactly what we were thinking.
We're on the same page.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Wednesday. May 15
Well, I'm sorry we're out of time.
Oh, we're sorry too.
Sorry about that.
