ラジオ英会話 Lesson 211 Monday, February 13
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◆ Opening
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(0:15)
R: Hey everyone, this is Akino Roza. Welcome back and let's get started.
C: Well, you know, as a native of Scotland, I definitely recommend it. It's very difficult to imitate the Scottish accent, you know.
R: I love it.
C: Ha, ha, ha... Chris McVay here.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:45)
C: It's practice time. Let's continue practicing the word "as." And to help you really grasp the native speaker feeling for this word, keep the image of equality in your mind. OK? Here we go.
"As a native of Scotland, I definitely recommend it."
"As your doctor, I suggest you should ~."
"As your teacher, I suggest you should ~."
"As your partner, I suggest you should ~."
"As your father, I suggest you should ~."
So, "as doctor," "as teacher," "as partner," "as father," this equality is strongly there.
R: Continuing on, "I regard my new job as a big challenge."
Here too, "my new job" equals "big challenge."
Let's try it again. "I regard my new job as a big challenge."
C: And another one, "Do as I say, not as I do."
Once more, "Do as I say, not as I do."
R: And our last example, "Taro is as tall as Jiro."
One more time, "Taro is as tall as Jiro."
(11:30)
R: Excellent work.
C: Yeah, that's as good as it gets. Well done guys!
(as good as it gets = この場合は「これ以上よくならないほど素晴らしい」という意味)
(「せいぜいこの程度が限界」という意味もあります)
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◆ Ending
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(14:24)
O: Hey guys, where do you want to visit in Japan?
C: Well, I've been lucky enough to visit almost every corner of Japan, but one place I haven't been and would like to go is Hakodate.
O: Ohh....
C: How about you, Roza?
R: I actually would like to go to Yakushima.
C: Hmm...
O: I've been there. That was fantastic!
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 212 Tuesday, February 14
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◆ Opening
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(0:16)
R: Hi guys, Akino Roza here. Are you ready for today's lesson?
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Sorry, I'll just go to the restroom before we start. OK?
R: You can.
C: I'm just practicing.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:26)
C: OK guys, are you ready to practice? Today, let's look at some prepositions like "before," "after," "until," "since" that are used to connect sentences. OK? That’s the key, connecting sentences.
So, here we go. "I couldn't move after I had spent five hours planting rice."
OK, so "after" and followed a full sentence, the two sentences are connected using "after."
Once more, "I couldn't move after I had spent five hours planting rice."
R: OK, our next example will use "until."
"I'll take care of your medaka until you come back."
Do you see the connection there? "I'll take care of your medaka," "you come back," and "until" links them.
Let's try one more time. "I'll take care of your medaka until you come back."
C: OK, and one more, "It's been four years since we last met."
Try that again. "It's been four years since we last met."
(10:54)
C: Great job.
R: Excellent work.
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◆ Ending
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(14:29)
O: Hey Chris, I'll give you a hand after I finish this email, but I think this email will take me forever.
C: That means you don't really want to help me, right?
O: Exactly.
O: That's what I thought.
R: Don't worry, Chris, I'll help you out.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 213 Wednesday, February 15
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◆ Opening
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(0:20)
C: That's it? Chris McVay here.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:11)
C: OK it's practice time again. Today, we're going to focus on some frequently used phrases that indicate a temporal, a time relationship. OK? So, the first one, "now that."
(temporal 一時的な)
"Now that we've cleared up this misunderstanding. Let's move on."
So, you can see how it introduces the time element here.
Once more, "Now that we've cleared up this misunderstanding. Let's move on."
R: Our next examples will use "as soon as."
"I'll call you as soon as I get the result."
One more time, "I'll call you as soon as I get the result."
And one more, "I'll let you know as soon as I can."
"I'll let you know as soon as possible."
C: And finally, let's look at "once." Here is the example,
"Once we get used to the software, we'll be fine."
And one last time, "Once we get used to the software, we'll be fine."
(10:41)
C: Excellent job.
R: That was great, guys.
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◆ Ending
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(14:28)
O: Hey Chris, it's important to call to cancel a reservation when you can't make it, right?
C: Well, I think it's just common courtesy that means good manners.
R: Hey Sensei, in that case, I'll go ahead and cancel your reservation.
O: Why!!??
(courtesy 礼儀正しいこと、丁寧)
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 214 Thursday, February 16
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◆ Opening
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(0:26)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Oh no, I think I made a lot of mistakes in my opening.
R: I didn't hear any mistakes.
C: Oh, that's OK, then.
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◆ Right after the Japanese translation part
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(4:32)
C: It's never too cold to try our textbook, and it will help you practice harder and harder.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:46)
C: OK let's practice. Today we're going to look at connecting words that indicate a reason or cause of relationship. OK? Let's attack.
"I didn't play so well, since I didn't practice enough."
So here, we’re focusing on "since."
"I didn't play so well, since I didn't practice enough."
R: The next example will use "as."
"I didn't play so well, as I didn’t practice enough."
One more time, "I didn't play so well, as I didn't practice enough."
C: OK, moving on, "I didn't practice enough, so I didn't play so well."
"I didn't practice enough, so I didn't play so well."
R: And our last example with "and."
"I didn't practice enough, and I didn't play so well."
(11:14)
R: I know you guys did practice enough, and you did very well.
C: That's exactly right.
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◆ Ending
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(14:11)
O: Hey guys, can you play any musical instruments?
C: Actually, I just started learning to play the guitar.
O: Really!?
C: Yeah, and it's much, much more difficult than I thought.
R: What about you, Sensei?
O: Yeah, I can't play any musical instruments but I can use my fingers.
O: Yeah, I can play some simple music, too.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 215 Friday, February 17
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◆ Opening
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(0:16)
R: Hey everyone, this is Akino Roza. Welcome to Friday's review.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. I can't believe we’re reaching Friday already. Let's give it all we've got for this review.
(give it all ベストを尽くせ、とことんやってみる)
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◆ Ending
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(14:27)
O: Hey guys, it is dangerous to work out without checking your health condition, right?
C: Absolutely, and it's easy to overdo it especially with weight training.
R: Yeah, and especially at your guys' age.
