ラジオ英会話 Lesson 31 Monday, May 22
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◆ Opening
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(0:19)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here. David, you have a huge smile on your face. Why is that?
D: I'm just so happy to be here.
R: Oh....
R: And I'm David Evans. Let's have fun today, OK? Here we go.
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(9:26)
D: OK everyone, it's time to practice. So, let's get ready.
R: Today, we want to pay special attention to tone. OK, guys?
D: All right. Let's practice. Here is the first.
- I wonder why.
One more time now.
- I wonder why.
R: Next example.
D: ● I don't want to marry you.
R: ● Why not?
Do you hear my tone there? Let's try that one more time.
- Why not?
D: OK, here is our next set.
- What did you do that for?
- For what?
Again, be careful with tone here. If you say "What did you do that for?" It sounds very angry, so relax, if you are not.
R: Good point, David. OK, let's move on.
- You're more well-dressed than usual. What's up with that?
Here too, make sure you stay light otherwise it will sound very harsh. Let's try one more variation.
- You're more well-dressed than usual. What's going on there?
(10:53)
R: Great work guys.
D: Great job, everyone.
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(14:31)
O: Hey Roza, why on earth are you so well-dressed today?
R: What do you mean "today"? I'm always well-dressed.
D: Uh, that's an easy trap to fall into, isn't it, Sensei?
(fall into a trap = 罠にはまる)
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 32 Tuesday, May 23
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◆ Opening
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(0:21)
D: Oh, maybe he, uh... He didn't consider you are a friend. I'm David Evans.
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(9:06)
D: All right, everyone, it's practice time. Are you ready? Here's the first.
- What's the reason?
- What's the reason for his success?
R: Great. Let's continue.
- What made you so angry?
- What made you so sad?
D: Here is another.
- What brought you here?
- What brought you here?
R: Here's the last two. And here, let's put the emphasis on "that." OK?
- To what end did you do that?
- How did that come to pass?
(10:01)
D: All right everyone. Great job.
R: Excellent work.
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(14:21)
O: Hey guys, what do you want to do when you retire?
D: I'm hoping to spend every day on uninhabited islands.
O: Uh, good.
R: I'm hoping to spend every day on an island inhabited only by horses.
(uninhabited = 無人の、居住者がいない)
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 33 Wednesday, May 24
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◆ Opening
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(0:24)
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans. There is funny story sprouting up all around us.
(sprout up 急成長する)
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(9:07)
D: OK, OK, it's practice time. Are you ready?
R: I hope you are looking forward practicing in detail.
D: All right. Here we go.
- Tell me more about ～.
One more,
- Let me know more about ～.
R: Next example.
- What exactly are you saying?
Let's try that one more time.
- What exactly are you saying?
D: Good work, so far. Here are several more phrases.
- I'd love a little more details about your project.
- Tell me in detail.
- Could you go into more detail on that?
And one more.
- Could you explain that in a little more detail?
(10)
OK everyone. How was that? Great work today.
Roza: Excellent guys.
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Roza: Sensei, Sensei, I have a personal question for you.
Ohnishi: At my age, there are no personal questions but certainly you can ask. Go ahead.
D: I wonder what she'll ask.
R: OK, what color is your toothbrush?
O: That's too personal.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 34 Thursday, May 25
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◆ Opening
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(0:08)
O: You know, my middle name is Danger, Onishi Danger Hiroto.
R: Hey everyone, Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans. My middle name is "Let's enjoy today's lesson."
R: That's a long middle name.
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(9:41)
R: OK everyone, let's practice phrases to use when you want to know more.
D: Here is our first.
- Could you elaborate on that?
- Could you elaborate on that?
R: Next one.
- Could you be more specific?
D: Nice work so far. Here are some more.
- What other info can you provide?
- What further info can you provide?
- I need more than that.
- I need more info than that.
R: Excellent! And let's continue to the last few. These are short.
- As in?
- As in what?
- Like how?
- How so?
- That's too much information.
(10:57)
D: Be careful with these last ones. Like Roza said, they're very short. So it's a very casual way to say these things.
R: Good point David. That's not too much information.
D: Nice.
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(14:23)
O: Hey guys, you know what, I filleted fish last night. 魚、さばいちゃったんですよね。First, I chopped off ...
(fillet = 切り身にする、三枚におろす)
D: Oh, oh, oh, TMI, TMI, TMI.
R: Sensei, that's too much information. We don't wanna (want to) hear any more details.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 35 Friday, May 26
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(0:15)
R: Hey everyone, this is Akino Roza. Thanks for joining us for the review.
D: And I'm David Evans. Let's enjoy the review together.
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(14:19)
D: Sensei, what's your favorite movie?
O: Ah, I like many movies but the favorite one isとっとこハム太郎かねぇ. How about you, David?
D: There are many movies I like but my favorite is "The Princess Bride." I think I know every line.
R: OK, so what's your favorite line from that movie?
D: Inconceivable.
R: That was a short line.
(inconceivable = 想像を超えた、考えも及ばない、あり得ない、信じられない impossible to imagine or think of / extremely unlikely / impossible to imagine)
