遠山顕の英会話楽習 Monday, August 24
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U R the ★
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KCJ: That was a masterpiece. Definitely.
J: All right, Carolyn...
C: Uh-huh.
J: You are the star.
C: All right.
J: Oh, you got a shell lei.
C: Yes. It's for myself.
J: It's very nice.
C: I think it makes for a great souvenir.
J: Definitely!
(souvenir = 旅行・場所・出来事などの思い出となるような記念品、みやげ something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event)
日本語では、旅先で買ってきたお菓子などをよく「お土産」と言いますが、厳密に言うとお菓子はsouvenirには相当しません。Souvenir は旅の記念となる品物、例えば、キーホルダーやマグネット、旅先で買ったアクセサリーなどが相当します。
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Say It!
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K: Carolyn, are you ready five times in one breath?
C: Yap. I'm looking forward to doing this.
K: All right. Let's hear it.
C: The calligraphy is gorgeous! ×5
K: That was gorgeous.
KCJ: That was definitely a masterpiece!
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Write It!
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★ 御朱印を頂く
C: Yeah. Well, first of all, there are two ways I'd suggest writing this.
K: OK.
C: The first way is similar to the Japanese. It's a bit more formal if you use the verb "receive" here. So, in this case, it would be "Gordon receives the Goshuin."
K: All right.
C: The second way I think we could write this is using the verb "get."
K: OK.
C: And that sounds a little bit more casual, I think. And in that case, it would be "Gordon gets the Goshuin."
K: Thank you.
C: Both are fine.
★ 感動する
J: Well, it's "be very impressed."
J: Now, we wanna (want to) know what he or she is impressed with. So, "very impressed with the calligraphy."
C: Gordon receives the Goshuin and calls it a masterpiece. He is very impressed with the calligraphy. Mariko tells him that the book makes for a great souvenir.
J: Gordon gets the Goshuin and calls it a masterpiece. He's very impressed with the calligraphy. Mariko tells him the book makes for a great souvenir.
J: Well done.
C: Good job.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Carolyn...
C: Uh-huh.
K: What's another situation gonna (going to) be like?
C: Oh. They're at the train station stamp table.
G: Oh, my goodness! Look at this! It's a masterpiece!
M: I'll say!
G: Can I bring this book to all the stations I use?
M: You can. It makes for a great souvenir.
G: Definitely. The design is intricate and fun. What does it say?
(intricate = 入り組んだ、複雑な complicated / complex / having a lot of small parts that are arranged in a complicated or delicate way)
M: It says, "Welcome to Gakushu station. Yokukiki, Jissenshi, Smile-de…
G: You got me!
M: It means "Keep listening, keep practicing and..."
G: And?
People: Keep on smiling!
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Tuesday, August 25
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U R the ★
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CJ: Good job, eh?
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: All right.
J: Thank you for taking me around Toronto.
C: It was my pleasure.
J: It's been such a fun day.
C: I'm glad.
J: I couldn't have done it without you.
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Say It!
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K: Carolyn, are you ready five times in one breath?
C: Yeah, this is nice and short.
K: All right. I knew you would like it.
C: Keep in touch. ×5
J: All right.
C: Yeah.
KCJ: Keep it up!
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Write It!
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★ 2人は連絡し合うことを約束する
J: Well, that's "promise" or "promise to."
K: OK.
J: "Promised to do something." So, in this case, it would be, "They promised to keep in touch."
★ 別れます
K: part でどうでしょう？
C: Oh. Is that what it means, the Japanese means?
K: Yeah.
C: Oh, part...
K: Part.
J: Hmm...
C: That sounds very, what, poetic. What's the phrase?
J: Sometimes we say "part ways" or "Parting is such sweet sorrow."
C: Yeah.
K: That's Romeo and Juliet?
J: Yeah.
C: Yeah. So, it sounds very beautiful. Don't get me wrong, Jeff. It sounds great. But I think we don't need to be that poetic in English. We can just simply write "say goodbye."
J: Gordon is very tired because he is jet-lagged. He thanks Mariko for taking him around. They promised to keep in touch and say goodbye.
C: Gordon’s beat because he's jet-lagged. He thanks Mariko for taking him around. They promised to keep in touch and say goodbye.
J: Well done.
C: Good job.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
K: What's another situation going to be like?
J: Well, this time, Gordon is going to Mt. Fuji tomorrow.
K: Busy Gordon.
J: I don't know how he's gonna (going to) do that when he's so beat.
K: I know.
G: Ugh, I'm beat ― jet-lagged!
M: Where are you off to tomorrow?
G: I'm taking a tour to Mount Fuji at 6:00 a.m.
M: Good. You'll be up bright and early, anyway.
G: Right. Say, thank you for taking me around to see the sights today.
M: It was my pleasure. Oh, this is your stop coming up.
G: Okay. Keep in touch!
M: Yeah. And keep listening and practicing.
G: Yeah.
People: And keep on smiling!
K: If or when your family's here, where will you take them?
J: Well, my parents have come a couple of times and stayed.
K: Oh, okay.
J: And um... I always took them to Kyoto.
C: Same, me too. Kyoto.
J: See the sights. That's a must.
(see the sights = 名所を見物する)
C: It is. And around Tokyo as well. There's beautiful things to see around Tokyo.
J: There are.
K: Uh-huh.
J: And I think I took them to, uh, Japanese hot springs, an onsen.
C: Oh.
K: Great.
J: And traditional Japanese inn, a Ryokan.
C: Oh.
J: Yeah.
C: What about Mt. Fuji? I always try and go to Mount Fuji.
K: Oh, really?
J: Really?
C: Yeah.
J: You climb at or you just go and see it?
C: Go and see it.
K: Yeah, it should be bigger there than here.
J: I try and get family members and friends to come to Japan during the cherry blossom season.
C: That's a nice idea.
J: And then, it doesn't matter where you go.
C: That's true.
J: It's all beautiful.
K: That's true. Yeah. Wherever you go.
J: And then the fall.
C: As you said the fall is what I'd like to do.
J: Yeah, autumn colors are outstanding.
C: Yeah. It's a beautiful time. And the weather is beautiful, nice fall weather.
J: Yes.
K: Yeah, all these wonderful, wonderful trips are a little difficult to make at this time…
J: Yes.
C: That’s true.
K: … in this difficult time. Well, let's hope that things would get back to something like normal.
C: Oh, yeah.
J: Uh-huh.
