ラジオ英会話 Lesson 226 Monday, March 6
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◆ Opening
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(0:15)
R: This is Akino Roza.
C: Chris McVay here. I'm so excited about being here.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:30)
C: All right. It's practice time. "In case," "just in case," "as long as," "suppose," these are all very useful phrases related to conditions.
So, let's practice them together right now. "I'll bring some cash in case they don't accept credit cards."
Once more, "I'll bring some cash in case they don't accept credit cards."
And another one, "I'll take my passport just in case."
"I'll take my passport just in case."
R: Let's continue, "As long as you agree to follow the rules, you can join our club."
"As long as you agree to follow the rules, you can join our club."
C: Here we go, one more, "Suppose we live forever."
You remember this from the dialogue, right? So, once more, "Suppose we live forever."
(10:55)
C: Well done, guys.
R: I think you'll continue to do a great job forever.
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◆ Ending
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(14:33)
O: Hey Roza, suppose we live forever... then what?
R: Then, we will be doing the Radio Eikaiwa together, forever.
C: As long as we're by your side, everything will be fine.
O: No thank you.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 227 Tuesday, March 7
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◆ Opening
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(0:20)
R: Akino Roza here.
C: Chris McVay here. No comment.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(8:43)
C: OK guys, it's practice time. Let's practice some expressions of 譲歩, where the situation remains the same.
OK, here we go, "I don't care if you love someone else."
OK, so "I don't care," therefor, you know, the situation will remain the same. Nothing will stop it.
OK, a couple more like that. "I don't care if you have no money."
And the last one, "I don't care if you can't speak Japanese."
R: Nice, let's continue. "I don't care even if you have no money."
Let's try that one more time. "I don't care even if you have no money."
C: OK, and the last few using "whether ... or not," "whether ... or not." Here we go.
"Whether you need one or not, she is coming here on Sunday."
"Whether you like it or not, she is coming here on Sunday."
"Whether you believe it or not, she is coming here on Sunday."
(10:13)
C: OK, well done, guys.
R: Whether you believe it or not, you are doing great.
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(14:35)
O: Hey guys, I'm going for lunch whether you agree or not.
R: I agree as long as it's your treat.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 228 Wednesday, March 8
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◆ Opening
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(0:22)
O: Good luck Doug. You'll need it.
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here. Good luck guys. You'll need it today's lesson. Just kidding!
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Roza, no, no, no, our programs are never boring. Don't you agree?
R: Right.
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:05)
C: OK guys, it's practice time. Today, let's look at several expressions that you can use to say that the situation just mentioned doesn't change the original situation.
Here we go. "Only a few people came. All the same, it was a successful event."
Let's try that one once more. "Only a few people came. All the same, it was a successful event."
So, there's no change, OK?
R: Next example, "I treat my wife like a princess. Still, she's not satisfied."
"I treat my wife like a princess. Still, she's not satisfied."
C: Carrying on, "He's still an excellent tennis player despite his age."
"He's still an excellent tennis player despite his age."
R: And our last example, "I'm happy you got a new job. Even so, I'm sad to see you leave the company."
"I'm happy you got a new job. Even so, I'm sad to see you leave the company."
(10:51)
C: Great, some of these are a little bit difficult, but even so, we're sure you've done a great job.
R: That's right. You guys were excellent.
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◆ Ending
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(14:3)
O: Hey Chris, you are still an excellent tennis player despite your age, right?
C: Well, I'm nowhere near as good as I was in my 20s, but I still enjoy playing a lot and have a reasonably good level.
(nowhere near ～とは懸け離れている、～には足元にも及ばない)
R: Hey Sensei...
C: Hai
R: You still act like a ten-year old despite your age, huh?
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 229 Thursday, March 9
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◆ Opening
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(0:27)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
C: Hi guys, Chris McVay here. Roza, that's good news.
R: What is?
C: Uh… just practicing.
R: Ugh…
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◆ Feel English / Practice
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(9:18)
C: OK guys, it's practice time. Today, we're going to focus on the very useful expression "no matter."
It's so useful because it can be used in many combinations no matter what, when, where, why, who, how.
And alongside "no matter" we can also use "what" with all the same combinations.
Let's try these together when they express that something is true regardless of the situation.
そして、"no matter "と並んで、"what "も同じ組み合わせで使うことができます。
つまり、"no matter"という表現の代わりに、同じ結果を表現する場合には、"what"を使うこともできるということです。例えば、「no matter what」という表現は、「what」を使って「whatever」と言い換えることもできます。
状況に関係なく何かが真実であることを表現する場合、これらを一緒に試してみましょう。
Here we go.
"No matter where you go, I'll follow you."
"No matter when you want to start, I'll be ready."
"No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't solve the problem."
And the last one, "No matter who you choose to marry, I'll support you."
R: And let's have one more example with "whatever." Ready?
"Whatever I do, I'm not satisfied with the result."
Now, both of these patterns have the same nuance. Let's try one more time.
"Whatever I do, I'm not satisfied with the result."
(10:40)
C: You did a great job today.
R: That was wonderful.
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◆ Ending
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(14:19)
O: Hey guys, what are your dreams?
C: Well, despite my age, I still have dreams. I've been to over 70 countries in this beautiful world of ours, and I want to reach 100. That's my dream.
R: Well, one of my dreams is to own my own horse.
R: What about you, Sensei？
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 230 Friday, March 10
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◆ Opening
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(0:17)
R: Hey everyone, welcome to Friday's lesson. It's time for review. Akino Roza here.
C: Chris McVay here. Yes, it's your favorite time. So, let's get started.
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(14:18)
O: Hey guys, do you carry cash?
C: Well, I know there are so many cashless ways of paying these days, but I'm old-fashioned, so I always carry cash.
O: Uh-huh.
R: Uh, I actually don't usually carry that much cash, maybe just a little bit. What about you, Sensei?
O: Ah! I don't carry cash at all. People buy me everything.
C: Lucky guy.
