ラジオ英会話 Lesson 146 Monday, November 7
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◆ Opening
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(0:19)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
C: Chris McVay here. My visual sensors show Onishi-Sensei as a dinosaur. Uh! It's my reading glasses. Sorry back to normal. Let's go.
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◆ Right after the Japanese translation part
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(4:47)
R: Hey guys, aren't the colors of our textbook wonderful? Take a close look at it.
C: That's how you enjoy it.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:49)
C: It's practice time. So today, we're looking at "close," I mean, it doesn't only have the sense of physical distance. It also has a lot of figurative uses. So, let's look at some of those today together.
R: And remember think in English.
C: "I live close to my office."
R: Let's continue, "take a close look at"
"pay close attention"
"Come close to me."
C: OK, carrying on, "close friend"
R: Hey, that's like us. We are close friends, right?
C: Uh... no comment.
"close relationship"
"close game"
R: And our last example, "That was close."
This phrase is actually pretty common. So, let's practice it one more time, "That was close."
(10:56)
C: OK guys, you did a good job.
R: Excellent work!
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◆ Expressions in Action
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(13:49)
O: What else can you say instead of "man"?
C: You can say "boy."
R: Or if you wanna (want to) talk in slang, you can say "dude."
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◆ Ending
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(14:21)
O: Hey Chris, if I stood really close to you, what would you say?
C: I'd say, "Never stand so close to me."
O: Ohhh... How about you, Roza?
R: I would say, "Don't you ever stand so close to me."
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 147 Tuesday, November 8
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◆ Opening
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(0:21)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
C: Chris McVay here. Nothing to add to that.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:04)
C: OK guys, are you ready to practice? Today it's a bit tough but I'm sure we can do well. You just have to catch the rhythm, catch the rhythm and the order of the sentences.
R: And remember think in English.
C: OK. Here we go, "He's often hard to please."
The gap takes us back to the subject. That's the point here, so get used to that.
We'll try this one once more, "He's often hard to please."
R: Continuing on. It's the same idea here. "She's difficult to fool."
One more time, "She's difficult to fool.”
C: OK, are you gradually getting the rhythm? "Ken is impossible to work with."
"Ken is impossible to work with."
R: And the last one, "Lucy is tough to get close to."
One more time, "Lucy is tough to get close to."
(10:22)
C: Great, we think you are easy to work with, guys.
R: And that you did a great job.
(and that しかも、その上)
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◆ Ending
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(13:50)
O: Hey guys, I have a question. What is the difference between "He is easy to talk with" and "It's easy to talk with him"?
C: Hmm... well, if you say, "He is easy to talk with," the focus is strongly on the person, he, right? … the person's character, personality whereas if you say, "It's easy to talk with him," the focus is not on the person but on the event, the actual talking.
(whereas ～であるのに対して、～である一方で)
R: And also, because in the first example, you're saying "He is easy to talk with," you are focusing on him. That's also a lot closer in distance because you are putting emphasis on the person.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 148 Wednesday, November 9
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◆ Opening
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(0:22)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Question, Roza…
R: Yes?
C: Is there anything we can do to make this program better?
R: Well, I would say just be yourself, Chris.
C: Oh, such wonderful advice.
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◆ Right after the Japanese translation part
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(4:12)
R: Hey guys, make sure to check out our textbook. You are likely to improve your English if you do.
C: Do you really think so?
C: You really think so?
R: I'm almost certain they will.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:27)
C: OK guys, it's practice time. And today, we're looking at the wonderful combination of probability "to," that combination. Are you ready?
R: And remember, guys, think in English.
C: Here we go, "It's likely to rain."
"She's unlikely to win."
"She seems likely to win."
"She looks likely to win."
R: Continuing on, "She is sure to succeed."
Let's try that one more time, "She is sure to succeed."
C: OK, a couple of more, "David is certain to come."
So, you can feel the flow there of probability ニャ～ plus to come.
"David is certain to come."
And the last one, "I'm almost certain you will."
"I'm almost sure you will."
(10:43)
R: Excellent work, guys.
C: Yeah. I'm almost sure they made good progress here.
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◆ Ending
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(14:30)
O: I'm forgetful, these days.
CR: Lucky!
C: But I haven't forgotten that I lent you guys 200-yen last week.
R: Ugh...
C: Unlucky.
R: Unlucky… That's right.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 149 Thursday, November 10
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◆ Opening
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(0:27)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here. I'd like to inform you of a new development.
C: Hey guys, Chris McVay here. So, what… new development?
R: Today's lesson, of course.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:09)
C: OK guys, are you ready to practice? Today, we're gonna (going to) focus on the many, many adjectives that combine perfectly with "to." So, you get used to that rhythm, adjective to verb, adjective to verb. Catch that rhythm and you'll be great.
(combine 結び付ける、混ぜ合わせる、組み合わせる join or merge to form a single unit or substance, blend)
Here we go, "I'm ready to go."
"Be careful not to get too tired."
R: Let's continue, "I'm happy to inform you that ~."
"I'm sorry to inform you that ~."
"I'm willing to give you another chance."
C: OK, and a couple more. He's inclined ... what, what? ... to verb. Here we go. Get that rhythm again, adjective to verb, "He's inclined to waste money."
And the last one, "People are liable to gossip."
(10:19)
C: Great job.
R: That was excellent.
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◆ Ending
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(14:06)
O: "Liable" is a very important word, isn't it?
C: Absolutely, it's used in many different contexts. Um... one context is when you talk about legal responsibility. What do you think, Roza?
R: Yeah, for sure. For example, in contracts, it might say, "We are not liable for any damages incurred on the job."
(We are not liable for any damages incurred on the job. ＝ 作業中に発生した損害については、責任を負いかねますのでご了承ください。)
(incurred 招いた、被 [こうむ] った)
PCやスマートフォンの修理の時、よく「作業中にデータが失われる可能性があります」というようなことを言われますが、こういったときに該当するのですかね？
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 150 Friday, November 11
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◆ Opening
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(0:14)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here. Welcome to the review, review, review...
C: Chris McVay here. It's review time. Let's enjoy it.
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◆ Ending
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(14:18)
O: Hey Chris, do you share your food with your partner?
C: Yeah, I mean when we go out to eat, especially, you know, we choose different things. So, "Oh, you wanna (want to) taste this?" or "You wanna (want to) try that?" Well, I think it's quite natural.
O: How about you, Roza?
R: Well, it depends. I could share my food if they ask for permission, but without permission, お断りです。
