遠山顕の英会話楽習 Monday, February 15
K: The room's bare, almost
J: Very minimalist.
C: Yeah.
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KCJ: You got it!
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: Got it.
J: I think our clubroom is too cramped.
C: I agree. We need to tidy it up.
J: Do you have any ideas?
C: How about getting a file cabinet?
J: Hey, that is a good idea.
C: Thanks.
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Say It!
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K: Carolyn, are you ready five times in one breath?
J: What do you think, Carolyn?
C: Ohhhh... I knew you were gonna (going to) say that.
K: Yeah, you knew it was coming.
C: I think I'm ready.
K: OK. Let's hear it.
C: So what do you think? ×5
K: So what do you think, Jeff?
C: Yeah, Jeff?
J: I think she did great.
C: Oh.
K: Same here.
C: Thanks.
K: I do too.
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J: All right.
C: Right.
K: So what do you think, guys?
JC: We think that was brilliant.
K: Yay! All right.
J: Good job.
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Write It!
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★ 以前は窮屈過ぎました
C: Well, I think there are two ways I'd suggest writing this.
K: OK.
C: For the first way, we can use "used to," because we are showing a past condition.
K: Oh, "used to."
C: Yes. It would be "used to be too cramped."
K: Got it.
C: And for the second way, we can change "used to" to "was" and add "before." So, for this one, it would be "was too cramped before."
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C: The man's room used to be too cramped. Now it's almost bare and spacious. His friend says that he can do yoga there.
J: The man's room was too cramped before. Now it's almost bare and spacious. His friend says he can do yoga there.
CJ: Oh, I bet they did.
K: All right.
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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: The room used to be spacious.
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F: Wow! Look at all the furniture.
M: I needed a change.
F: Your walls used to be bare.
M: Yeah, I hung up a bunch of photos. So what do you think?
F: Hmm... It's so cozy.
M: Come sit with me.
F: Uh... where should I sit?
M: Oh, let me make room for you. There.
F: What's this?
M: It's a kotatsu heater from Japan.
F: This is so cool.
M: Yeah, and so warm, too. Watch out for the cat.
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J: That's funny.
K: Well, the cat was in the kotatsu, right?
C: Yap.
J: Yeah.
C: He is probably very warm and cozy there.
K: Oh, yeah.
J: Enjoying himself and probably angry that he had to move.
K: Yeah, could be.
C: Poor cat.
K: So, what do you think of this studio?
J: I like it. It's spacious.
C: Yeah, it's really spacious, not cramped at all.
J: No.
K: Right.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Tuesday, February 16
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CJ: That was just right.
C: Jeff...
J: Uh-huh.
C: You are the star.
J: All right.
C: How is it?
J: It's too tight around the shoulders.
C: How about this one?
J: Oh, it feels good.
C: It looks good too.
J: Oh, thank you.
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Say It!
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C: I can try.
K: Yeah.
C: You can wear this haori over your kimono.
K: You did it.
K: Jeff-san.
J: Yes?
K: Are you here?
J: Um... I am.
K: Yeah. Let's hear it.
J: All right.
J: You can wear this haori over your kimono. ×4
C: Wow! That's awesome.
KCJ: That was a real howling success.
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Write It!
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★ 羽織を何着か
J: That's right, two different ways. I usually use the uncountable, some haori. But, in conversations with some foreigners, you might hear the countable version with an "s." So, some haoris.
K: I got it.
★ 最終的に……を買うことになります
C: Yeah, there are a couple of ways we can write this. For the first way, we can use this pattern "end up getting 何々."
K: Oh.
C: So, in this case, it'll be "ends up getting 何々."
C: And for the second way, we can use the word "finally."
K: Uh-huh.
C: And it'll be "finally decides to get 何々."
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J: A man tries on some haori. After trying on a gray one and a dark blue one, he ends up getting the darker blue one.
C: A man tries on some haoris. After trying on a gray one and a dark blue one, he finally decides to get the darker blue one.
C: Of course, you did great, right?
J: As always.
K: Right.
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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, the man is in a department store trying on sweaters.
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SA: You can layer this yellow sweater over a button-up shirt.
C: Okay.
SA: This shade of yellow really brings out your brown eyes.
C: Darker color may be more practical.
SA: Well, then ... How about this black mock turtleneck?
C: It's too baggy at the waist.
SA: Try this one on.
C: I like it. What's the price? Umm... How about that one?
SA: Certainly.
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J: I wonder how much it was.
K: Well, we gotta go.
J: We are always too short on time.
K: Well, next time, it'll be better.
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遠山顕の英会話楽習 Wednesday, February 17
★ Question1
What is this commercial about?
K: I like the seagulls.
J: Yeah. Makes me feel like I'm at the ocean.
C: Yeah.
K: Okay. What was the question again, Jeff?
J: What is this commercial about?
K: Now, Carolyn, what's it about?
C: Monica's Smorgasbord Deli. It has authentic homemade Scandinavian dishes.
K: So smorgasbord is sort of a bunch of different dishes, right?
C: Yeah. It's a meal featuring lots of different dishes.
J: Right and you can keep going back and it's a kind of all-you-can-eat, kind of thing.
K: You know what we call it.
J: Yes.
K: バイキング, right?
J: バイキング スタイル. Yeah. They all sound so good. It would be hard to choose, but ....
C: Well, Today's Special sounds especially good.
J: Uh-huh.
C: Roast pork sandwich.
K: Oh, that's today's special.
C: Yes.
J: Uh-huh. And it has potato salad with it.
CJ: Yumm...
★ Question2
How much is today's special?
K: Well, let's get back to the question.
C: All right.
J: Right.
C: How much is today's special?
K: So, what's the price?
J: Well, it's pretty reasonable. Twelve fifty or twelve dollars and fifty cents. ($12.50)
C: Yeah, that's not bad at all.
J: No. It's making me hungry.
K: I think it depends on the size of the sandwich. I hope it's big enough.
C: Yeah, good point.
J: Oh.
C: They also have Swedish meatballs with two sides.
J: Yeah, and they have Swedish stuffed cabbage as well.
C: Hmm... that sounds good too.
J: It all sounds good.
★ Question3
J: That's right. That leads us into the next question, the question no. 3. What comes with the Swedish stuffed cabbage?
K: Back to the question.
J: What comes with the Swedish stuffed cabbage?
K: Carolyn, what's the answer?
C: Hmm... A side of mashed potatoes.
J: And it's pretty reasonably priced as well.
C: Did you catch how much it was?
J: Uh-huh.
C: How much was it?
J: Thirteen dollars and 25 cents. ($13.25)
K: It had better be big.
C: Yeah.
★ Question4
Where is Monica's Smorgasbord Deli?
K: And the last question here.
J: Right. We still have to get there.
C: Question 4: Where is Monica's Smorgasbord Deli?
K: Well, well, well, what was the question again?
C: Sure. Where is Monica's Smorgasbord Deli?
K: Jeff?
J: Ah! Shouldn't be too hard to find. They gave the address, 707 Beach Boulevard.
K: I see.
K: If you put it in a sentence, what would you say, Jeff?
J: You would add "It's at" at the beginning.
K: Uh-huh.
J: So, "It's at 707 Beach Boulevard."
K: So, it must be by the beach, right?
J: I would imagine... at least the Boulevard is.
C: Well, especially, .... especially with all the birds you could hear the seagulls.
J: With the seagulls... you can hear them. Yeah.
K: Yeah. So you take out your lunch here, right?
J: Uh-huh.
K: You don't eat there.
C: No. No, it doesn't look like it.
J: As long as you call 30 minutes ahead of time and you can pick up your order.
C: Oh, that's very convenient.
K: So, you don't need to wait.
J: Nope.
C: And maybe you can order through their website as well. Because it said "visit monicassmorgasborddeli.com. But I'm not sure. It doesn't clearly say you can order.
J: That's right. You can do that too.
C: You might be able to.
K: It has a lot of alphabet letters there.
C: Yeah.
K: Well, that was a yummy day today.
C: Oh, yeah.
J: I'm hungry.
K: Oh, yeah.
J: Let's go get something to eat.
K: I'm getting there too. Yes.
