ラジオ英会話 Lesson 26 Monday, May 16
◆ Opening
(0:15)
R: Hey, everyone, this is Akino Roza. Welcome back and let's get started.
C: Chris McVay here. Uh... Oxford, the City of Spires. How nostalgic. Now we can start.
(spire とがり屋根、先の細くとがったもの a tall, pointed structure on top of a building)
◆ Right after the Japanese translation part
(4:07)
R: You know, I've always wanted to read the Rajio Eikaiwa textbook. Can you take me to the bookstore, Chris?
C: Sure. How about next Saturday?
R: That would be wonderful.
◆ Feel English / Practice
(8:49)
C: OK, guys, are you ready for our final practice with the verb "take." Going right back to the beginning, the simple image of "outstretching," and then to get something, and then to use something. And today we're gonna (going to) focus on taking and going somewhere. Take something, take someone, and off you go. Let's begin.
R: And don't think in Japanese.
C: Exactly.
C: "Take your umbrella, OK?" Try it.
(9:20)
C: You can see it's going to rain. So, take it and go with it. That's all.
One last time, "Take your umbrella, OK?"
(9:32)
R: The same thing applies in this next example. "Don't forget to take your driver's license with you."
(9:43)
R: So, you take your driver's license and you go somewhere.
One last time, "Don't forget to take your driver's license with you."
(9:55)
C: OK, continuing, "I'll take you home in my car."
(10:03)
C: Exactly the same feeling. So, let's just get straight into the repetition. "I'll take you home in my car."
(10:13)
R: Here's the last example. "My job took me all over Japan."
(10:22)
R: So, here we have my job, takes me and goes all over Japan. Same idea. One last time. "My job took me all over Japan."
(10:38)
R: Fantastic!
C: Great stuff.
◆ Ending
(14:08)
O: Chris, have you been to Stonehenge?
C: Of course, I was one of the original builders. No, no, I'm not that old. Yes, I've been a couple of times. It's a really mysterious place.
R: What about Weedhenge?
C: Ah!
R: Have you ever been there?
C: No, I haven't. I don't think so. It's not far, is it?
R: It's pretty close, yeah.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 27 Tuesday, May 17
◆ Opening
(10:31)
R: Anyway, let's get started, guys. This is Akino Roza.
C: Chris McVay here. I like David, actually.
(ベッカムの話をしていたので、David Beckham)
(3:30)
O: Chris, ドゥビッスィー is the English pronunciation, right?
C: Debussy, yes, that's right.
O: Can you pronounce it the French way?
C: The French would say デブッシ―.
R: I prefer the French, actually.
◆ Feel English / Practice
(10:11)
C: OK, guys, well, you are lucky today. We have the simplest of simplest practices for you. We're going to practice the verb to go. And the image is just "leave." That's it. You're no longer in this place. So, let's practice together.
R: And remember, no Japanese.
C: Uh-huh. Practice after me. "She has gone to the supermarket."
(10:37)
C: So, she's no longer here. She's left. So, with that image in mind, one more time, "She has gone to the supermarket."
(10:49)
R: Next example. "It's OK. The pain will go soon."
(10:58)
R: The pain will leave, same thing. Let's practice one more time. "It's OK. The pain will go soon."
(11:09)
C: And another one, "We all have to go sometime." That's right, we all have to leave this world. Let's try together. "We all have to go sometime."
(11:23)
C: And one last time, "We all have to go sometime."
(11:31)
R: And the last example. "The portrait goes on the wall, and the desk by the window."
(11:41)
So, the portrait leaves the current location and goes on the wall. One last time, "The portrait goes on the wall, and the desk by the window."
(11:59)
C: Well done, everyone. But um… Roza, we have to go.
R: Oh, no!
◆ Ending
(14:30)
O: I really have to go.
R: Where do you have to go?
C: Yeah, where?
O: I really have to go.
R: Bathroom maybe. Yeah, go ahead.
C: Somewhere.
O: I'm just practicing.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 28 Wednesday, May 18
◆ Opening
(0:35)
R: Hey, everyone, Akino Roza here. Let's get started.
C: Hi, guys. Chris McVay here. Yeah, let's get started, Roza. But don't forget to be yourself because everyone else is taken.
(Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. オスカー・ワイルドの名言 をもじっている。他人を羨んだり、自分を偽ったりするのではなく、自分らしく生きろ、というメッセージ。)
◆ Feel English / Practice
(8:59)
C: Hi, guys, it's practice time. Here we go! Yes, "go" is the verb. Now, the basic image here is there's a natural starting point. And then, you proceed, you continue until the end. And that's it. OK, so after me, "Then he goes, 'I'll be back.'"
(9:22)
One more time, "Then he goes, 'I'll be back.'"
(9:29)
C: That's it.
R: Next example, "He went like this with his thumb."
(9:38)
R: One last time, "He went like this with his thumb."
(9:45)
C: OK, and another very short example, "Anything goes." Anything starting point, go, go, go, continue, and there you are. After me, "Anything goes."
(9:59)
One last time, "Anything goes."
(10:04)
R: And here with this last example. It's easy to feel the nuance of "go." "How's it going?"
(10:15)
One last time, "How's it going?"
(10:19)
C: Great job.
R: Fantastic!
◆ Ending
(14:29)
O: How's it going? How's it going?
R: Not bad. Yeah.
C: You’re talking to me?
O: I'm just talking to myself.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 29 Thursday, May 19
◆ Opening
(0:10)
O: Nothing comes to mind.
R: Akino Roza です。
C: Oh, no. That was my opening, too. Chris McVay here. I guess we just better start, huh?
(we’d better 文法上正しくは had better ですが、最近は、had を省略することもある)
◆ Feel English / Practice
(9:31)
C: OK, guys. Let's practice "come." Here the image is simply the opposite of "go" instead of moving away from a starting point. The feeling is approaching from a distant point until it reaches this place. So, with that image in mind, let's practice together, OK?
R: And remember, don't think in Japanese.
C: Good point, Roza. First example, after me, "The time has come for me to make a decision."
(10:05)
C: You'll notice that "come" can be used with abstract notions as well like this, the time. So, the time has come from a distant point. It's approaching, approaching, approaching... and now it's arrived. Once more, "The time has come for me to make a decision."
(10:25)
C: That's it.
R: Here is the next example: "come as a surprise," "Come cheap." "Come in three sizes."
(10:41)
C: OK, let's move on: "come to like," "come to understand," "come to know." So, from a position of not liking, not understanding, not knowing, approaching, approaching, approaching until you like, you understand, you know. So, let's get that feeling and practice after me, "come to like," "come to understand," "come to know."
(11:11)
R: And then the last example. It's the same kind of thing, "Your speech comes after lunch." The speech is approaching, approaching and it comes after lunch. So, let's try together, "Your speech comes after lunch."
(11:28)
One last time, "Your speech comes after lunch."
(11:37)
R: Excellent work.
C: And, so our practice comes to a conclusion.
◆ Ending
(14:22)
O: Hey, guys, do you have hobbies?
R: Of course. One of my hobbies is riding horses. What about you, Chris?
C: Well, my hobby is a bit strange because it's baking.
R: I love that hobby of yours.
C: How about you, Sensei?
O: Nothing comes to mind.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 30 Friday, May 20
◆ Opening
(0:18)
R: Hey, everyone. Welcome to Friday. That means it's time for the review. Akino Roza here.
C: Chris McVay here. Let's review.
◆ Ending
(14:29)
O: Actually, I'm a bit shy.
R: Yeah, it's too bad you don't have a great personality.
C: As everybody knows, I'm a lot more shy than sensei.
