ラジオ英会話 Lesson 141 Monday, October 31
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◆ Opening
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(0:35)
R: Hey everyone, this is Akino Roza. Hey Chris, how about we get started?
C: Well, Chris McVay here. Roza, I'm fine with that.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(10:08)
C: OK guys, it's practice time. Now "fine," I want you to imagine a picture, a painting of nothing, just white, blank. The image of "fine" is all impurities and all stains have been taken away. So, with that in mind, let's practice together.
(impurity 不純物、混入物 dirty or lower in quality)
R: And remember to think in English. I think you'll do just fine.
R: "How are you?"
C: "I'm fine."
R: Let's continue, "fine weather"
You can imagine beautiful weather, right? Not a cloud in the sky, "fine day."
Same thing, nothing in the way. It's a beautiful day.
"fine gentleman"
And one more, "fine gold"
C: OK, a few more, "fine hair."
"fine sand"
Here is a long one. Can you get it?
"There is a fine line between genius and insanity."
(insanity 狂気 mental illness)
R: OK, now let's do our last two, OK? "Everything is fine."
Of course, here, you can see there is nothing wrong. "Everything is fine."
"Three o'clock sounds fine."
(11:38)
R: Well, you guys did a great job.
C: Well done.
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(13:59)
O: Hey Chris, have you ever been to any Caribbean islands?
C: Actually yes, I've been lucky to go to several. Maybe my favorite is Isla Mujeres (イスラ・ムへ―レス) in Mexco. It means the island of women.
(Isla Mujeres イスラ・ムヘーレス島)
O: What?
C: But, no, no, no. I don't like it because of women. It's natural beauty, you know?
O: How about you, Roza?
R: Well, I haven't been to any of those islands but I have been to 八丈島. It has great 島寿司.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 142 Tuesday, November 1
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◆ Opening
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(0:24)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here. We are happy to have you here with us.
C: Chris McVay here. That's right and now we're happy to get started.
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◆ Words and Phrases
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(3:10)
"follow in"
O: Roza, why do you use "in" here?
R: OK, so imagine a beach with sand. And there's footsteps in the sand. When you follow in someone's footsteps, it's like you are literally putting your feet into their footprints.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:32)
C: OK guys, let's practice. Today, the word is "happy." Everybody knows "happy." Happy birthday. Happy new year. But the thing is, it has a wide variety of meanings and that's what we want to practice today.
R: And of course, we want to practice thinking in English.
C: So, let's keep going, "I am happy with the presentation."
So, here, it's more like satisfied, isn't it?
Another one with the same nuance, "I am happy with your proposal."
"I am happy with your resume."
"I am happy with myself."
"I am happy with this job."
R: Let's continue, "I'd be happy to ~."
So, this one is a happy … kind of to show, you know, there is no problem, I can do that for you. Sure!
Let's try it one more time, "I'd be happy to ~."
C: Moving on, "I'm happy that you came."
This is the basic happy, happy, right? Once more, "I'm happy that you came."
R: And this last one, of course here, it's sarcasm.
So, remember, don't use it as a positive phrase. “Happy now?”
C: And notice Roza's intonation, right? That's where the sarcasm comes in.
Could you say that once more, Roza?
R: Of course. That's very important. "Happy now?"
(11:13)
R: That was great, everyone.
C: Yeah, I'm happy with that.
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(14:27)
C: Uh... Hiroto, I see you had a haircut. Why?
O: Oh, because you told me to … "Happy now?"
R: I guess nobody is happy with the result.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 143 Wednesday, November 2
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◆ Opening
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(0:22)
R: Akino Roza here.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Hurry, hurry, let's get started.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:51)
C: It's practice time. The main point we want to make today is that "big" is not just for size, but it also has many uses when carrying emotion. So, let's practice that.
R: And remember to practice in English.
C: Her we go, "Los Angeles is a big city."
"Los Angeles is a large city."
R: OK, let's go through some figurative uses.
(figurative 比喩的な)
They are short but there's a lot of them, "big money"
"big tournament"
"big change"
"big chance"
"big shot"
"big tea drinker"
"big drinker"
"big eater"
"big spender"
"big decision"
"big issue"
"big deal"
"big moment"
R: Whew! That was a lot.
C: Whew! You are out of breath, huh?
All of them focus on an emotion, right? …. and not talking about size.
So, that's the important things to remember here.
R: Yep.
C: OK, one last section, "have a big heart"
"talk big"
"think big"
(11:29)
C: Well, I'm sure you all have a big heart, huh? Well done, today.
R: Yeah, you did excellent and that's a big deal.
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(14:15)
O: Hey guys. Why is "L" used for the size of cloths?
C: Oh, I thought it was B … no, only joking. Big would be funny. L -- because large, large is the adjective for size. So, "L" equals "large."
R: But don't worry, Sensei, no matter what your clothing size is, we know you have a big heart.
O: Thank you so much.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 149 Thursday, November 3
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◆ Opening
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(0:23)
R: Hey everyone, welcome back to our program. This is Akino Roza.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Uh, Roza, look, my leg is bleeding.
R: Oh, it's just a small cut. Let's get started.
C: Thanks for your help.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:28)
C: Are we ready to practice? Today we are looking at "little."
And just like big, little is not limited to purely physical size, but is also used in an emotional sense.
OK, let's look at some examples.
"a little accident"
"a little problem"
"a little mistake"
"a little obstacle"
"have a little chat"
"have a little talk"
R: Continuing on. You can really feel the emotion part of this word in these examples.
"a cute little puppy"
"a cute little kitten"
"a cute little bird"
"a cute little car"
"a pretty little cottage"
"a pretty little girl"
C: OK, so I think you’re getting the hang of this. Let's have a few more examples.
(Get the hang of it. コツをつかむ)
"I have a little suggestion here."
"I have a small suggestion here."
R: And the last few, "The little Mermaid"
"Large-Medium-Small"
(11:01)
R: That was fantastic.
C: Well done, guys.
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(14:27)
O: Hey guys, I have cute little medaka.
R: That's so nice. Well, I have cute little cats.
O: Good.
C: That's enough cute little things for today, e… enough already.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 144 Friday, November 4
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◆ Opening
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(0:17)
R: Hey everyone, it's Friday. So, you know what that means? It's time to review. This is Akino Roza.
C: Chris McVay here. Well, if it's time to review, we should start the review.
R: Woo-hoo!
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(13:54)
O: Hey guys, could you give me the right pronunciation for a "poppy" and "puppy"?
C: Sure. OK, if we're talking about the little dog, we would say "puppy." But if we're talking about the flower, we would say poppy. Roza?
R: Well, it's pretty much the same in American English, too. Puppy, little dog, and the flower is poppy.
C: So, why don't we give the listeners a test? And you just say if it's a flower or a dog, OK? Here we go. "Poppy."
R: Did you guess, right? Chris was talking about the flower.
C: That's right. You did it, you did it!
