ラジオ英会話 Lesson 56 Monday, June 26
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◆ Opening
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(0:26)
R: Hey guys, this is Akino Roza. Ready for today's lesson?
D: And I'm David Evans. Let's have fun today, guys.
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(9:32)
R: OK guys, so today, we'll be talking about intonation and pitch.
D: All right. The first part of these sentences, you have a choice. "Will you use" rising intonation or falling intonation. Rising intonation is more casual, and falling intonation is more serious. Let's listen to each. Are you up? All right. Let's get to it.
- If I were in your shoes, I'd consider majoring in history in college.
- If I were in your place, I'd consider majoring in history in college.
R: OK, let's do a few more. Let's try rising intonation with the high pitch for the first one.
- If I were you, I'd be more frugal.
(frugal = 質素な、つましい、節約する careful when using money or food, or of a meal cheap or small in amount)
Great. Let's try the next one with the low pitch and falling intonation.
- If I were you, I wouldn't eat out all the time.
Do you see a difference?
D: All right. Now, listen to my intonation and see if you can tell which I use.
- If it were me, I'd find another job.
- If it were me, I'd get a bigger house.
- If it were me, I'd ask more questions.
(11:12)
R: I know there was a lot of information but you guys did awesome.
D: Great work, everyone.
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◆ Ending
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(14:15)
O: Hey guys, what's the next stage in your carrier?
D: Woo! That's a good question. Well, we're doing radio now so maybe TV?
O: Uh-huh.
D: What about you, Sensei? What's the next stage in your carrier?
O: Umm.... I don't know, but comedian?
R: え？ Next stage? what do you mean?
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 57 Tuesday, June 27
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◆ Opening
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(0:28)
R: Hey, everyone, Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans. All right, everyone, let's get started.
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(9:01)
D: OK, everyone, it's time for practice today. Are you ready?
The key here is speed. Slow equals serious. Slow equals heavy. So, if you speak slowly, naturally, you're going to come across as very serious with these phrases, but for these, it's OK.
R: Here, I want you to think about what word is important and emphasize it. This is an important part of communicating in English. So, let's try it.
D: Let's practice together.
- I will be yours forever.
- I'll never leave you.
- I'll never do it again.
- I'll pay you back double.
R: Did you guys hear how David emphasized the words like "never" and "double"? Great work. Here's one more.
- I promise.
- I promise.
You heard the emphasis on "promise," right?
D: All right. And these next ones use, "I'll see what I can do." This is a very common chunk of speech. So, remember it and put it in your pocket. Here we go.
- I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise anything.
- I'll see what I can do, but I'm not making any promises.
(10:43)
R: You were excellent.
D: Great work, everyone!
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◆ Ending
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(14:22)
R: Hey, David, are you going to Hokkaido next month?
D: I think I might, yes.
R: Can you bring me back some ウニ?
D: I'll bring you back the highest quality ウニ. I promise. Um... I'm not sure I can keep that promise. I'll say this, "I'll see what I can do, but I can't promise anything."
(ウニ = sea urchin, uniで通じることもある)
(イクラ = salmon roe ブリ = yellowtail サバ = mackerel アジ = horse mackerel サワラ = Spanish mackerel サンマ = saury カツオ = bonito)
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 58 Wednesday, June 27
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◆ Opening
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(0:30)
R: Hey, everyone, Akino Roza here.
D: And I'm David Evans. OK, you two, this conversation's starting to drift. Let's get started.
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(8:56)
D: Okay everyone, it's time for today's practice session. Today's phrases are all serious. So, we'll be slow with our speech and clearly enunciate each word, OK? Here's our first.
(enunciate = 明瞭に発音する、明確に述べる to pronounce words or parts of words clearly)
- I give you my word.
Let's go again.
- I give you my word.
R: Here're the next few examples.
- I swear I won't tell anyone your secret.
- I swear to be honest with you.
- I vow to be honest with you.
D: All right. Let's keep going.
- I cross my heart and hope to die.
- I cross my heart.
(9:56)
R: I think you guys did great and I don't wanna (want to) lie.
D: You did a great job today, everyone. I give you my word.
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◆ Ending
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(14:25)
O: Hey, guys, I swear to be by your side for the rest of my life.
D: Oh, that's so sweet.
R: Sensei, I'm touched.
O: But I'm not making any promises.
D: Eh?
R: You said, "You swear," but you're not making any promises?
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 59 Thursday, June 29
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◆ Opening
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(0:31)
R: Hey, everyone, this is Akino Roza.
D: And I'm David Evans. Slow and steady wins the race. So, let's keep going.
(Slow and steady wins the race. = ゆっくり着実に進もう)
The Hare and the Tortoise (Aesop’s Fables)
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◆ Typical Expressions / Practice
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(8:44)
D: OK, everyone, let's practice today's typical expressions. It'll be worth your time, I guarantee it. With these, the peak of our intonation is guarantee, sure, assure, bank, these actions are the top, and we have a gentle intonation cascade down words. Let's listen to the first and practice together.
(cascade down 急降下する)
R: Let's go.
David:
- I guarantee you that won't find a better deal.
- I guarantee you that won't find a better deal.
R: OK, let's try the next one. Now here, I want to focus on pronunciation. So, I want you to try to link for and sure, like this … "for sure, for sure." With that in mind, let's try the sentence.
- For sure we’ll arrive by nightfall.)
(nightfall = 日暮れ、夕暮れ the time in the evening when it becomes dark , dusk)
Excellent. This will make your sentence sound very natural and smooth. Let's try a couple more.
- I can assure you.
- I assure you.
D: Nice work so far. Let’s do a few more.
- The mailman comes every day at 10:15. You can bank on it.
- You can count on it.
- You can depend on it.
- You can rely on it.
(10:29)
R: That was excellent.
D: Great work, everyone!
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◆ Ending
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(14:36)
R: And I just wanna (want to) say don't worry about the speed of your progress. Just take it step by step.
D: That's right. Keep trying, practicing, and doing your best.
R: We'll see you all next time.
All: Bye.
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ラジオ英会話 Lesson 60 Friday, June 30
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◆ Opening
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(0:16)
R: Hey, everyone, thanks for joining us. This is Akino Roza. Welcome to the review.
D: And I'm David Evans. It's Friday, and you gotta (have got) get down on Friday. Let's begin.
(get down = 身を入れて取りかかる、気合を入れてやる、本気になる、集中する)
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◆ Ending
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(14:23)
R: So, speaking of misspelling names, you know, whenever I write Ohnishi-Sensei's name, I wanna (want to) write Ozake-sensei.
D: Really? I always thought it was Onishi, so I wrote Small West all the time.
小川（おがわ） 小笠原（おがさわら） のように 小西（おにし）
R: No, it's Big West like Big West Coffee.
D: Oh, is that what that's from?
O: Okay, okay, whatever.
