遠山顕の英会話楽習 Monday, February 8
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U R the ★
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J: All right.
C: Great.
KCJ: You did a fine job.
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: I'm ready.
C: You have a fine chest of drawers there.
J: Oh, thanks.
C: Is it an antique?
J: Yes, it's from the Meiji era.
C: Wow! Wonderful.
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Say It!
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K: Jeff, how about five times in one breath?
J: I'll try to make it worth your while.
(worth one's while = …する価値がある、やりがいがある... )
K: Oh, sure. I think it's worth that much.
J: Is it worth that much? ×5
KCJ: That was well worth it.
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Write It!
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★ ヴィクトリア朝のティーポット
C: Here, two ways I would recommend writing this.
K: Oh, sure. Yeah.
C: The first way is "a teapot from the Victorian era."
K: Oh, I see.
C: And that's pretty similar to what we saw in the dialog, right?
K: Uh-huh.
C: Um... Another way, which is probably a simpler way to write it is just simply write "a Victorian teapot."
★ ……に興味を示します
J: Yeah, this was not in the dialog. So, we are going to learn a new phrase. And the phrase is "take an interest in 何々." So, in this case, it would be "take an interest in a teapot from the Victorian era." Or "take an interest in a Victorian teapot."
K: Got it.
★ 行って……しようと提案します
K: 行って何々は go 何々でいいですよね？
C: Sure, sure.
K: 提案する go suggest for them to ...
C: Wait. No!
K: 何が no なのでしょうか？ So, what's wrong with it?
C: Well, we don't need to add anything after "suggest" ... in this case.
K: So, what do you say?
C: I would recommend writing "suggest they go 何々."
★ 値を下げてもらえるか尋ねる
J: Right. There's actually a couple of ways you can say this. So using the same verb "ask." The first way would be just like the dialog, "ask if they can bring down the price."
K: Okay.
J: And the second way is to use the word "discount."
K: Uh-huh.
J: And that would be "ask for a discount."
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C: Lucy takes an interest in a teapot from the Victorian era. There is a small chip on the lid and her friend suggests they go ask if they can bring down the price.
J: Lucy takes an interest in a Victorian teapot. There is a small chip on the lid and her friend suggests they go ask for a discount.
J: I bet they did.
C: Oh, yeah.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Carolyn...
C: Yes.
K: What's another situation going to be like?
C: Well, this time, they are at an antique store in Japan.
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T: Lucy, this teapot looks like it's from the Edo period.
L: It's lovely, Tenshin! I'd like to start collecting teapots.
T: This one would be a good start. How much are they asking for it?
L: The tag sys 50,000 yen. Is it worth that much?
T: Hmm... Hard to say.
L: There's a small scratch on the lid. Maybe they'll bring down the price.
T: Let's go ask.
L: Hello, here's another cute one. The tag says 500 yen.
T: Yeah, it's really cute.
L: I think I'll start with this one. It's more suitable.
K: Sue tea ble (suitable) いやぁ～苦しかった But I enjoyed it.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Tuesday, February 9
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U R the ★
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KCJ: Epic success!
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Okay.
C: How's your website going?
J: My latest project is an epic fail.
C: What happened?
J: Visitor numbers have really dropped.
C: Do you want me to take a look at it?
J: Oh, would you? I'd appreciate that.
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Say It!
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K: Are you ready?
J: Hmm... Can I do it?
C: Ohh...
K: Oh, sure you can.
J: All right. I'll do my best.
J: Can I taste it? ×5
K: No problemo.
C: Wonderful.
J: Yeah.
KCJ: The sweet taste of success.
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Write It!
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★ 彼女はスパイスを加えてはと提案する
J: Right. Yes.
K: Suggest to add ... とか？
J: No, we don't have to go that far.
J: Yeah. "Suggest" is just fine by itself.
K: Okay.
J: So, in this case, it would be "She suggests spicing it up."
J: Now, there's another way you can say it. And this time you would add who she is talking to. So, "She suggests he spice it up."
J: And in the second version, you can use "that" to say "She suggests that he spice it up."
(that he の後ろが spices とならずに spice と原型になっているのは…… ↓↓)
(suggestのほか、insist / propose / recommend / decide / demand / request / orderなど命令・要求・提案・決定に類する動詞に続く that節中にはshould + 原形を使うのが一般的)
★ 大変辛くなります
C: Well, there are a couple of ways I'd suggest writing this.
K: Yeah.
C: And the first way, using "you're sooo." We can write "It gets sooo spicy."
K: Uh-huh.
C: And in this case, when you use sooo, it's usually spoken, isn't it? ... as opposed to written. So it's usually very stressed in the sentence.
C: There's another way we can do this. We can also just use the adverb "very."
(adverb = 副詞)
C: And for that, it'll be, "It gets very spicy."
K: This is kind of standard English.
C: Yeah.
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J: The man says his curry sauce is an epic fail. His friend says it's not that bad. She suggests spicing it up and it gets so spicy.
C: The man says his curry sauce is an epic fail. His friend says it's not that bad. She suggests that he spice it up and it gets very spicy.
J: I'm sure they did. Good job.
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In Another Situation!
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K: So, Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
K: What another situation going to be like?
J: Well, this time, the man is making Worcestershire sauce. I'm never sure how to say this Worcestershire sauce.
(I’m never sure = はっきりとはわからない)
(Worcestershire = ウースターシャ―は、イングランドのウェスト・ミッドランズにあるカウンティ[郡]の名前)
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T: Oh, my Worcestershire sauce is an epic fail!
D: Can I taste it?
T: Okay.
D: I think it's fine. Why do they call the sauce Worcet... Worcet... sauce...
T: It's hard to say.
[Laughter]
T: Isn't it a little bland?
D: A little. How about spicing it up with some black pepper?
T: Sure! There! Try it now.
D: Whoa! Sooo spicy. That's the way I like it.
T: For sure Worcestershire?
C: Oh, well…
K: So, in the end, how did the sauce turn out?
J: Well, we hope it turned out to be...
CJ: An epic success.
K: All right.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Wednesday, February 10
★ Question 1
What is this announcement about?
K: So, back to the question?
C: OK. What is this announcement about?
K: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
K: What's it about?
J: Well, the Community Club is hosting a Valentine's Day Bach on Sunday.
K: That's good to know.
J: It sounds like fun.
C: And I think there's even going to be music and dancing.
J: That's right, with the live band the honky-tonk band.
C: Hmm...
K: Well, that's as far as we can get, I guess.
J: Uh-huh. That leads us into the next question.
K: Exactly.
★ Question 2
J: Right. Question 2: What is the name of the honky-tonk band?
K: So, back to the question?
J: Right. What is the name of the honky-tonk band?
K: Carolyn, what's the name?
C: The Riders.
J: That sounds like a country band, doesn't it?
C: Yeah, it does.
K: Yeah. So, that's the name of the band.
J: Uh-huh. You know, if uh… dancing is not your thing, you can also make Valentine's cards.
C: Oh, that's nice, make your own homemade card.
J: Yeah.
C: Lovely.
K: There is a booth there, right?
J: A booth set up for that. Uh-huh.
K: I see.
C: And I think they also made some special cookies, right? ... to sell.
J: That's right.
★ Question 3
What can you buy for a dollar?
K: So...
J: Ah... I think I know.
K: Back to the question first.
C: Of course. What can you buy for a dollar?
K: So, what can you buy for a dollar?
J: Oh, these sound yummy. One large heart-shaped cookie.
K: So, that's one dollar.
C: Yes.
J: Uh-huh.
K: Oh, that's good.
J: I might buy two and give one away.
K: Oh, yeah?
C: Well, you could also buy a dozen, give lots away.
K: Oh, really?
J: That's true. I could buy a dozen and still give one away.
C: And I think a dozen, it'll cost $10.
K: Oh.
J: So you get two free actually.
C: Oh, yeah.
J: That's kinda (kind of) nice. Cheaper buy the dozen.
J: And it's good for charity because all of the proceeds go to the Community Animal Shelter.
C: Oh.
K: And where are they playing?
J: The band?
K: Yes, the band.
C: Well, the whole events will take place at the uh… Perfect World Ballroom.
J: Right.
★ Question 4
Where is the Perfect World Ballroom located?
K: Okay. So, we have listened to the last question, but let's hear that one more time, last time.
J: Okay. Where is the Perfect World Ballroom located?
K: Carolyn, where is it?
C: Across the street from City Park.
K: Well, it's going to be a great night.
J: Should be fairly easy to find.
C: Yeah. And it's not too expensive to join.
J: No.
C: And the entrance fee is $15.
K: That sounds great.
C: Not bad.
J: Doors open at 7.
K: Okay.
J: And the band will be playing from 8:30 to midnight. That's plenty of time to dance.
C: That's a lot of dancing.
K: Yeah.
J: Well, but you can also make cards.
C: That's true.
J: Buy cookies.
K: Well, well, well, that's about it for today. So until next time...
J: Keep listening and dancing.
C: Keep practicing and making Valentine's Day cards.
K: And keep on smiling and eating cookies.
J: Oh, I'm all for that.
CJ: Bye.
(I’m all for that. = それには大賛成です)
