Nico Nico NEWS! Mixed Levels.
Dec. 20, 2010
4 perish in 3 predawn
fires across Japan
Dawn is at 6:30am
Dusk is the opposite of “dawn.”
across=all over=throughout
to die=to perish
to be killed
to be slaughtered
to be massacred
to murder sb
to wack sb
to snuff sb
to take sb out
to take sb down
Speaking of murder...
Life sentence finalized for
Obara in Blackman case
to sentence sb=to decide
sb’s court punishment
Ex:
He was sentenced
to 10 years in jail.
He was sentenced
to life in prison.
He was sentenced
to death.
Ozawa received a summons
【名】
《法律》〔被告人に対する〕召喚状、出廷命令書
《法律》〔証人または陪審員に対する〕呼び出し状
〔当局による〕呼び出し、出頭命令
Assange is saying that he
and Wikileaks are the victims
of a new type of McCarthyism.
McCarthyism=too much censorship
China blocks access
to Nico Nico Douga.
to impersonate sb
Sunday, December 19, 2010
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
Please watch the video (if there is one) as you go through this post! Thanks!
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
A. work vs. job
1. I have a ~.
2. I am looking for a ~.
3. I have a ~ interview tomorrow.
You had a job interview yesterday?
How did it go?
Not good.
It went well.
Pretty good!
4. I have to ~ tomorrow.
5. If there is an emergency.
you can call me at ~.
6. Good ~!
7. I’m really busy at ~.
B. General Work Words!
8. The money you get from your
company is called your ~.
salary
9. We have rules about our
clothes at work. It’s called a d.... c.....
dress code
10. The day you get paid
is called your p... d....
pay day
11. Last night I had to work
longer than usual.
I had to work .....
late
12. If I work longer than 8 hours a day I get paid ~.
overtime
13. I don’t have to work next Thursday.
Its a p... h.....
Hint: 有給休暇
paid holiday
Another answer: 祝日
a public holiday
a national holiday
14. The time it takes you
to get to work is called your ~.
Hint: 通勤
commute
15. I don’t have a job.
I’m ~.
I’m on ~.
I’m on unemployment. I’m on welfare.
I get unemployment. I’m getting unemployment.
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
A. work vs. job
1. I have a ~.
2. I am looking for a ~.
3. I have a ~ interview tomorrow.
You had a job interview yesterday?
How did it go?
Not good.
It went well.
Pretty good!
4. I have to ~ tomorrow.
5. If there is an emergency.
you can call me at ~.
6. Good ~!
7. I’m really busy at ~.
B. General Work Words!
8. The money you get from your
company is called your ~.
salary
9. We have rules about our
clothes at work. It’s called a d.... c.....
dress code
10. The day you get paid
is called your p... d....
pay day
11. Last night I had to work
longer than usual.
I had to work .....
late
12. If I work longer than 8 hours a day I get paid ~.
overtime
13. I don’t have to work next Thursday.
Its a p... h.....
Hint: 有給休暇
paid holiday
Another answer: 祝日
a public holiday
a national holiday
14. The time it takes you
to get to work is called your ~.
Hint: 通勤
commute
15. I don’t have a job.
I’m ~.
I’m on ~.
I’m on unemployment. I’m on welfare.
I get unemployment. I’m getting unemployment.
Nico Nico - Dec. 15, 2010
Nico Nico - Dec. 15, 2010
Sophisticate your English
Please watch the video as you look at this list!
I’m busy.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
I’m occupied.
I’m engaged.
I’m tied up at the moment.
I’m up to my neck in ~.
I’m up to my neck at work.
I’m swamped.
I’m in over my head.
I didn’t understand that at all.
That went right over my head.
I think that joke went
right over his head.
2. 下痢=diarrhea
She talks too much.
She has diarrhea of the mouth.
She has verbal diarrhea.
3. constipated / constipation
I am constipated.
I have constipation.
I am mentally constipated.
He is emotionally constipated.
He looks like a robot.
4. Would you like
a cup of coffee?
Would you like
a cup of java/joe?
Can I interest you
in a cup of coffee?
5. 感動した。
I’m impressed.
I’m touched.
I’m moved.
The last scene
was very moving.
The last scene
really moved me.
6. おまかせで？
It’s up to you.
I’ll leave it up to you.
It’s your call.
Sophisticate your English
Please watch the video as you look at this list!
I’m busy.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
I’m occupied.
I’m engaged.
I’m tied up at the moment.
I’m up to my neck in ~.
I’m up to my neck at work.
I’m swamped.
I’m in over my head.
I didn’t understand that at all.
That went right over my head.
I think that joke went
right over his head.
2. 下痢=diarrhea
She talks too much.
She has diarrhea of the mouth.
She has verbal diarrhea.
3. constipated / constipation
I am constipated.
I have constipation.
I am mentally constipated.
He is emotionally constipated.
He looks like a robot.
4. Would you like
a cup of coffee?
Would you like
a cup of java/joe?
Can I interest you
in a cup of coffee?
5. 感動した。
I’m impressed.
I’m touched.
I’m moved.
The last scene
was very moving.
The last scene
really moved me.
6. おまかせで？
It’s up to you.
I’ll leave it up to you.
It’s your call.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Gift Giving Lesson
Nico Nico Douga - Gift Giving Lesson
December 8, 2010
Watch the video as you read this!
Most common mistake.
X Present for you.
The most common word you use when you GIVE somebody something is GIVE.
Do not use PRESENT. PRESENT is formal.
When you give someone something what do you say?
"This is for you."
"I got you something."
got you --> gotcha
"Gotcha something!"
"I got you a present."
"Gotcha a present."
"I bought you something."
For stress we sometimes add "a little" to the sentence.
Like this:
"I got you a little something."
"Gotcha a little something!"
"I got you a little present."
"Gotcha a little present."
"I bought you a little something."
When Americans receive presents,they often ask, "Can I open it now."
This is just a formality. = 形式として
This is for you and your family.
This is for your kids.
This is for you and your family.
It's a souvenir.
I got you a souvenir.
This is a small token of my appreciation / gratitude / esteem / respect.
When someone gives you a present, what do you say?
Thank you so much!
You shouldn't have!
What did you do?
This is great.
I can't thank you enough.
I’ve been wanting one of these!
I wanted one of these.
Seriously?
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
This is too much.
I can't accept this.
You didn’t have to do this.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
It's against the rules.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
I don’t think of you that way.
December 8, 2010
Watch the video as you read this!
Most common mistake.
X Present for you.
The most common word you use when you GIVE somebody something is GIVE.
Do not use PRESENT. PRESENT is formal.
When you give someone something what do you say?
"This is for you."
"I got you something."
got you --> gotcha
"Gotcha something!"
"I got you a present."
"Gotcha a present."
"I bought you something."
For stress we sometimes add "a little" to the sentence.
Like this:
"I got you a little something."
"Gotcha a little something!"
"I got you a little present."
"Gotcha a little present."
"I bought you a little something."
When Americans receive presents,they often ask, "Can I open it now."
This is just a formality. = 形式として
This is for you and your family.
This is for your kids.
This is for you and your family.
It's a souvenir.
I got you a souvenir.
This is a small token of my appreciation / gratitude / esteem / respect.
When someone gives you a present, what do you say?
Thank you so much!
You shouldn't have!
What did you do?
This is great.
I can't thank you enough.
I’ve been wanting one of these!
I wanted one of these.
Seriously?
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
This is too much.
I can't accept this.
You didn’t have to do this.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
It's against the rules.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
I don’t think of you that way.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Dec. 5, 2010 MEMBERS ONLY!
〜のおかげで〜
Thanks to ~, ~.
To owe sb st.
おかげさまで=luckily
fortunately (more formal) = luckily
おかげでいい一日になりました.=You made my day.
おかげでとても助かりました。=That's very helpful of you.
おかげで助かりました。=You really saved me.〔お礼〕=You’re a real lifesaver.
Advanced: If it weren't for ~, ~.
If it weren't for you, I would've been killed.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to Japan.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met Maggie.
All auto-sales are up, ~ for Toyota.
(以外)
except
What is the difference between "besides" & "except".
(おまけに、さらに、その上，加うるに=besides)
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura has said he wants to ~.
(quit)
step down
resign
They found a bomb in Niigata. 1,000 have been ~.
(forced to leave)
evacuated
Did you hear about the Mayor of Akune City in Kagoshima? They say he has been ~.
(Hint: 放縦な，放漫な，かって気ままな.)
"self-indulgent".
A Chuo University graduate was sentenced to 18 years in prison for stabbing his professor.
(punished/killing with a knife)
A team of lawyers has been picked to serve as prosecutors in a mandatory indictment of kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.
a team=a group
a lawyer=弁護士
to be picked=to be chosen=選ばれた
prosecutors=法律訴追者，訴訟追行者，検察官，検事
mandatory=義務的な，強制的な，職権で命ぜられた
indictment=法律起訴，告発
a kingpin=中心人物，親分
a proverb: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Thanks to ~, ~.
To owe sb st.
おかげさまで=luckily
fortunately (more formal) = luckily
おかげでいい一日になりました.=You made my day.
おかげでとても助かりました。=That's very helpful of you.
おかげで助かりました。=You really saved me.〔お礼〕=You’re a real lifesaver.
Advanced: If it weren't for ~, ~.
If it weren't for you, I would've been killed.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be here.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have come to Japan.
If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met Maggie.
All auto-sales are up, ~ for Toyota.
(以外)
except
What is the difference between "besides" & "except".
(おまけに、さらに、その上，加うるに=besides)
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura has said he wants to ~.
(quit)
step down
resign
They found a bomb in Niigata. 1,000 have been ~.
(forced to leave)
evacuated
Did you hear about the Mayor of Akune City in Kagoshima? They say he has been ~.
(Hint: 放縦な，放漫な，かって気ままな.)
"self-indulgent".
A Chuo University graduate was sentenced to 18 years in prison for stabbing his professor.
(punished/killing with a knife)
A team of lawyers has been picked to serve as prosecutors in a mandatory indictment of kingpin Ichiro Ozawa.
a team=a group
a lawyer=弁護士
to be picked=to be chosen=選ばれた
prosecutors=法律訴追者，訴訟追行者，検察官，検事
mandatory=義務的な，強制的な，職権で命ぜられた
indictment=法律起訴，告発
a kingpin=中心人物，親分
a proverb: The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Dec. 3, 2010 公開
Nico Nico Douga Dec. 3, 2010
公開レッスン
Hi, my name is Victor.
Please ask me some questions.
Where do you live?
I live in Nagoya.
X How are you old?
--> How old are you?
How old do I look?
You look younger.
You look young for your age.
どっしゃぶり=It’s really coming down!
It was pouring.
X What you like colors?
What’s your favorite color?
1. What’s your favorite ~?
You can only answer one thing.
Today let’s learn some
easy food expressions.
1. This car is a lemon.
=It’s a bad car.
2. He is a ham.
=He is a bad actor.
3. You’re a peach.
=You are very helpful./
You are a good person
4. She’s the apple of
my eye.= She is very
important to me.
5. Use your melon.
=Use your head. =Think!
6. He’s an egghead.
=He’s very intellectual.
7. He’s bananas.
=He’s crazy.
8. He’s the big cheese.
=He’s the boss.
9. He’s a bad egg.
=He’s a bad person.
(You should avoid him.)
10. He’s a big fish in
a small pond. = He is
very important in this
small place.
11. I feel like a fish
out of water.= I don’t
feel like I belong here.
12. It was a piece of cake!
=This was easy!
公開レッスン
Hi, my name is Victor.
Please ask me some questions.
Where do you live?
I live in Nagoya.
X How are you old?
--> How old are you?
How old do I look?
You look younger.
You look young for your age.
どっしゃぶり=It’s really coming down!
It was pouring.
X What you like colors?
What’s your favorite color?
1. What’s your favorite ~?
You can only answer one thing.
Today let’s learn some
easy food expressions.
1. This car is a lemon.
=It’s a bad car.
2. He is a ham.
=He is a bad actor.
3. You’re a peach.
=You are very helpful./
You are a good person
4. She’s the apple of
my eye.= She is very
important to me.
5. Use your melon.
=Use your head. =Think!
6. He’s an egghead.
=He’s very intellectual.
7. He’s bananas.
=He’s crazy.
8. He’s the big cheese.
=He’s the boss.
9. He’s a bad egg.
=He’s a bad person.
(You should avoid him.)
10. He’s a big fish in
a small pond. = He is
very important in this
small place.
11. I feel like a fish
out of water.= I don’t
feel like I belong here.
12. It was a piece of cake!
=This was easy!
Thursday, December 2, 2010
ニコニコ動画生放送12月2日
Please read along AS you watch the video!
Hello, Nico Nico Douga!
Let’s start with an easy word.
to find=?
to find=見つける
to look for=?
to look for=
to search for=
to seek=探す
鍵をどっかに落とした。
I lost my keys.
I’m left for my keys somewhere.
or I forgot my keys somewhere.
or I lost my keys somewhere.
I left for school/Tokyo.
I left my dog.
I left for Tokyo.
なくしたから、
今はI’m ~ing for my keys.
Oh, here they are! I ~ them!
to found =
=～の基礎を築く、
=～を設立する、
=創立する、建てる
Examples:
Akio Morita founded Sony.
Bill Gates founded Microsoft.
Do you know who Julian
Assange is?
Who is Julian Assange?
He founded Wikileaks.
Mr. Assange is
big news now.
Why?
He told secrets.
He revealed secrets.
He leaked secrets.
*Excuse me I have
to take a leak.
Are you good at
~ing secrets?
Interpol is now
~ing for Mr. Assange.
They want to ~
him for rape.
Do you think
Mr. Assange is guilty?
guilty=有罪
or “not guilty”
I think the police
でっち上げた him.
でっち上げた=framed
The information that he
leaked is 恥ずかしい.
=embarrassing
That's embarrassing.
I am embarrassed.
Hello, Nico Nico Douga!
Let’s start with an easy word.
to find=?
to find=見つける
to look for=?
to look for=
to search for=
to seek=探す
鍵をどっかに落とした。
I lost my keys.
I’m left for my keys somewhere.
or I forgot my keys somewhere.
or I lost my keys somewhere.
I left for school/Tokyo.
I left my dog.
I left for Tokyo.
なくしたから、
今はI’m ~ing for my keys.
Oh, here they are! I ~ them!
to found =
=～の基礎を築く、
=～を設立する、
=創立する、建てる
Examples:
Akio Morita founded Sony.
Bill Gates founded Microsoft.
Do you know who Julian
Assange is?
Who is Julian Assange?
He founded Wikileaks.
Mr. Assange is
big news now.
Why?
He told secrets.
He revealed secrets.
He leaked secrets.
*Excuse me I have
to take a leak.
Are you good at
~ing secrets?
Interpol is now
~ing for Mr. Assange.
They want to ~
him for rape.
Do you think
Mr. Assange is guilty?
guilty=有罪
or “not guilty”
I think the police
でっち上げた him.
でっち上げた=framed
The information that he
leaked is 恥ずかしい.
=embarrassing
That's embarrassing.
I am embarrassed.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Nico Nico Douga-Nov. 28, 2010 英会話ライブレッスン MIXED 男性と女性の違い 2
Please watch the video as you go through this list!
Men and Women, differences
1. Who are stronger? Who are weaker?
2. Who are bigger?
3. Who are more mature?
4. Who are better with number? Who are better at math?
5. Who are more emotional?
6. Who are shallower?
7. Who are more graceful?
8. Who are smarter?
9. Who are hairier?
10. Machines / vehicles are usually called him or her?
---------------
11. Men are afraid of promising to be with only one woman. In other words, they are afraid of ~.
12. In general women recover faster aftera relationship is over.In other words, they get ~ a relationship faster.
13. Women have better handwriting. Their handwriting is ~. (readable)
14. Who can endure pain and monotonous work better?
15. Who are more self-critical?
16. Who have a better sense of direction?
17. Who have better verbal skills and intuition?
18. Who have stronger spatial abilities?
------
Final:
19. Men are actually more vulnerable and dependent on relationships than women are and are more devastated by the ending, since they have fewer friends and sources of emotional support.
20. Women are in touch with a much wider range of feelings than men, and the intensity of those feelings is usually much greater for women than men. As a result of this, many men perceive that women's feelings appear to change quickly;
men may find this irrational and difficult to understand.
1. Men are (physically) stronger. <--> Women are (physically) weaker.
2. Men are bigger. <--> Women are smaller.
3. Women are more mature. <--> Men are more immature.
4. Men are better with numbers.
5. Women are more emotional.
6. Men are shallower.
7. Women are more graceful.
8. It depends on the person.
9. Men are hairier.
10. Machines are usually referred to as "her".
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11. commitment
You can also say...
They are afraid of settling down.
12. over
to get over a relationship/somebody
13. legible
The doctor's handwriting was chicken scratch.=The doctor's handwriting was illegible.
14. women
15. women
16. men
17. women
18. men
Men and Women, differences
1. Who are stronger? Who are weaker?
2. Who are bigger?
3. Who are more mature?
4. Who are better with number? Who are better at math?
5. Who are more emotional?
6. Who are shallower?
7. Who are more graceful?
8. Who are smarter?
9. Who are hairier?
10. Machines / vehicles are usually called him or her?
---------------
11. Men are afraid of promising to be with only one woman. In other words, they are afraid of ~.
12. In general women recover faster aftera relationship is over.In other words, they get ~ a relationship faster.
13. Women have better handwriting. Their handwriting is ~. (readable)
14. Who can endure pain and monotonous work better?
15. Who are more self-critical?
16. Who have a better sense of direction?
17. Who have better verbal skills and intuition?
18. Who have stronger spatial abilities?
------
Final:
19. Men are actually more vulnerable and dependent on relationships than women are and are more devastated by the ending, since they have fewer friends and sources of emotional support.
20. Women are in touch with a much wider range of feelings than men, and the intensity of those feelings is usually much greater for women than men. As a result of this, many men perceive that women's feelings appear to change quickly;
men may find this irrational and difficult to understand.
1. Men are (physically) stronger. <--> Women are (physically) weaker.
2. Men are bigger. <--> Women are smaller.
3. Women are more mature. <--> Men are more immature.
4. Men are better with numbers.
5. Women are more emotional.
6. Men are shallower.
7. Women are more graceful.
8. It depends on the person.
9. Men are hairier.
10. Machines are usually referred to as "her".
---------
11. commitment
You can also say...
They are afraid of settling down.
12. over
to get over a relationship/somebody
13. legible
The doctor's handwriting was chicken scratch.=The doctor's handwriting was illegible.
14. women
15. women
16. men
17. women
18. men
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Nico Nico Douga -Nov. 23, 2010 英会話ライブレッスン 初級 男性と女性の違い
Please watch the video at the same time as you read these notes!
partially serious
partially joking
I did a lot of research about this.
Fill in the blank. (Fill out the paper.)
1. Men are physically ~ than women.
2. Women are better communicators than men, because women are more ~ than men.
3. Men are more ~ than women.
4. Men like ~ more than women.
5. Men are more ~ than women. (jobs)
6. When choosing a partner, men place more importance on ~. (looks, career, personality)
Men place more importance on ~.
I place more importance on ....?
7. Who likes name-brands more?
8. homosexual=gay<-->
9. It’s a common belief that gays have more fashion sense than straights.
a metrosexual.=He has fashion sense, but he's not gay.
10. Men are messier.
11. Women are more goal-oriented.
12. Boys are better at ...?
12. Men are better at ...?
13. Women are better at ...?
Women generally have better handwriting than men. >Women’s handwriting is better than men.
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Answers and/or notes
1. stronger
2. talkative / emotional/ sympathetic
3. logical
4. logic
5. career oriented
Some of the following have no answer because YOU answered in class!
12. physical labor,
partially serious
partially joking
I did a lot of research about this.
Fill in the blank. (Fill out the paper.)
1. Men are physically ~ than women.
2. Women are better communicators than men, because women are more ~ than men.
3. Men are more ~ than women.
4. Men like ~ more than women.
5. Men are more ~ than women. (jobs)
6. When choosing a partner, men place more importance on ~. (looks, career, personality)
Men place more importance on ~.
I place more importance on ....?
7. Who likes name-brands more?
8. homosexual=gay<-->
9. It’s a common belief that gays have more fashion sense than straights.
a metrosexual.=He has fashion sense, but he's not gay.
10. Men are messier.
11. Women are more goal-oriented.
12. Boys are better at ...?
12. Men are better at ...?
13. Women are better at ...?
Women generally have better handwriting than men. >Women’s handwriting is better than men.
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Answers and/or notes
1. stronger
2. talkative / emotional/ sympathetic
3. logical
4. logic
5. career oriented
Some of the following have no answer because YOU answered in class!
12. physical labor,
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - MIXED 生放送 Lesson - Nov. 21. 2010
Headline news.
Please watch the video as you read these notes!
1. NKorea secretly builds new nuclear facility
secretly=こっそり
nuclear= 原子力の
facility= 設備, 施設
2. Justice chief Yanagida denies intention to step down over gaffe
…を否定［否認］する=
to deny + statement
Ex. He denied doing it.
意図，意向，決意=intention
やめる=to step down=to quit
over=because
失言=a gaffe=
make a gaffe, to mistakenly say st stupid
Ex. He said something stupid.
3. Gov't launches panel to promote 'Cool Japan' cultural industries
to launch=to start
a panel=a group of people to talk or study something, 委員会
cultural=文化的な
industry= 産業
4. Nearly 90% of local leaders say sales tax hike necessary
sales tax=消費税
a hike=a raise, an increase, 〈値段などを〉（抜き打ち的に）大幅に引き上げる((up)).
5. Sumo driving ban breached, YouTube shows
a ban= （法による）（…の）禁止（令）
to breach st=（法律・義務・約束などの）違反，不履行，破棄
Please watch the video as you read these notes!
1. NKorea secretly builds new nuclear facility
secretly=こっそり
nuclear= 原子力の
facility= 設備, 施設
2. Justice chief Yanagida denies intention to step down over gaffe
…を否定［否認］する=
to deny + statement
Ex. He denied doing it.
意図，意向，決意=intention
やめる=to step down=to quit
over=because
失言=a gaffe=
make a gaffe, to mistakenly say st stupid
Ex. He said something stupid.
3. Gov't launches panel to promote 'Cool Japan' cultural industries
to launch=to start
a panel=a group of people to talk or study something, 委員会
cultural=文化的な
industry= 産業
4. Nearly 90% of local leaders say sales tax hike necessary
sales tax=消費税
a hike=a raise, an increase, 〈値段などを〉（抜き打ち的に）大幅に引き上げる((up)).
5. Sumo driving ban breached, YouTube shows
a ban= （法による）（…の）禁止（令）
to breach st=（法律・義務・約束などの）違反，不履行，破棄
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 19 - How do you say the following in English? PART 3
Part 2
13. お手上げだ。
I give up.
I've had it/enough.
I'm at a (complete) loss.
14. 大きなお世話だ。
That's none of your business.
That's none of your bees wax.
Mind your own business.
Mind your own bees wax.
What's it to you?
15. 考えさせてください。
Let me think about it.
Let me think it over.
Let me think on it.
Let me sleep on it.
I need some time to think it over.
I need some time to think about it.
16. 考え過ぎだよ。
You think too much.
You are reading
too much into it.
You’re making
a mountain out
of a molehill.
17. 気のせいかもしれないが。。。
Maybe it's just my imagination, but...
18. 文句を言うのをやめろ。
Stop complaining.
Stop bitching.
Stop whining.
Stop your moaning.
19. 自慢じゃないけどね。
Not to brag or anything but...
Not to blow my own horn, but...
I don’t like to brag, but...
20. 好きにしろよ。
Suit yourself.
Whatever.
21. そう思わない？
Don't you think so?
Don't you agree?
Wouldn’t you agree?
Wouldn't you say so?
22. それが甘いんだよ。
That's an overly optimistic view.
That's a bit naive.
23. その調子だよ。
That's it!
There you go!
There you are!
Good job!
That's the way!
Right on!
That's my boy/girl!
Thattaboy! Thattagirl!
Keep it up!
24. それどころじゃないよ。
I have no time for that now.
No time for that now.
No way. I'm too busy.
I have bigger problems.
I have bigger fish to fry.
13. お手上げだ。
I give up.
I've had it/enough.
I'm at a (complete) loss.
14. 大きなお世話だ。
That's none of your business.
That's none of your bees wax.
Mind your own business.
Mind your own bees wax.
What's it to you?
15. 考えさせてください。
Let me think about it.
Let me think it over.
Let me think on it.
Let me sleep on it.
I need some time to think it over.
I need some time to think about it.
16. 考え過ぎだよ。
You think too much.
You are reading
too much into it.
You’re making
a mountain out
of a molehill.
17. 気のせいかもしれないが。。。
Maybe it's just my imagination, but...
18. 文句を言うのをやめろ。
Stop complaining.
Stop bitching.
Stop whining.
Stop your moaning.
19. 自慢じゃないけどね。
Not to brag or anything but...
Not to blow my own horn, but...
I don’t like to brag, but...
20. 好きにしろよ。
Suit yourself.
Whatever.
21. そう思わない？
Don't you think so?
Don't you agree?
Wouldn’t you agree?
Wouldn't you say so?
22. それが甘いんだよ。
That's an overly optimistic view.
That's a bit naive.
23. その調子だよ。
That's it!
There you go!
There you are!
Good job!
That's the way!
Right on!
That's my boy/girl!
Thattaboy! Thattagirl!
Keep it up!
24. それどころじゃないよ。
I have no time for that now.
No time for that now.
No way. I'm too busy.
I have bigger problems.
I have bigger fish to fry.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 17 -初級 personality / 性格
Please watch the video on Nico Nico Douga as you read these notes!
How do you say 性格 in English?
personality
What is the difference between
personality and character?
He has a great personality!
He is a man of character.
1. I am always thinking of money.
I want more and more money.
I don’t like to share.
What kind of person am I?
I am a greedy person.
2. I only think of myself.
I don’t think about others.
I am selfish.
I am self-centered.
3. I think about other
people’s feelings before
I do or say anything.
I am considerate.
4. What is the opposite of considerate.
5. つめたいなー！
That’s cold!
That’s very considerate of you.
That was very inconsiderate of you.
6. I get my feelings hurt easily.
I am sensitive.
7. I am easily fooled.
I am gullible.
8. She has a lot of style.
She is c....
9. He does not know much
about the world so he has
some unrealistic ideas.
She has a nice figure.
She has a nice body.
10. I often forget things.
I am forgetful.
How do you say 性格 in English?
personality
What is the difference between
personality and character?
He has a great personality!
He is a man of character.
1. I am always thinking of money.
I want more and more money.
I don’t like to share.
What kind of person am I?
I am a greedy person.
2. I only think of myself.
I don’t think about others.
I am selfish.
I am self-centered.
3. I think about other
people’s feelings before
I do or say anything.
I am considerate.
4. What is the opposite of considerate.
5. つめたいなー！
That’s cold!
That’s very considerate of you.
That was very inconsiderate of you.
6. I get my feelings hurt easily.
I am sensitive.
7. I am easily fooled.
I am gullible.
8. She has a lot of style.
She is c....
9. He does not know much
about the world so he has
some unrealistic ideas.
She has a nice figure.
She has a nice body.
10. I often forget things.
I am forgetful.
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 14 - How do you say the following in English? PART 2
How do you say the following in English?
On the telephone.
1. いつもお世話になっております。= Actually it does not really exist in English...but... let's look at the following example...
A: Hi, this is Victor from Toyota.
B: Oh, hello. How can I help you?
A: I need bla, blah, blah...
B: OK. We'll get right on that.
Thank you for calling.
On the telephone, after you finish talking...
2. よろしくお願いします。
Well, thank you for your time.
3. 相変わらずだね。
You never change do you?
You never change.
Fukusuibon ni kaerazu.
4. 覆水盆に返らず
What's done cannot be undone.
You can't unring that bell.
Once a bell is rung, it can't be unrung.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
5. 頭を冷やせよ！
Calm down!
Cool off!
Take it easy!
Chill out!
6. もう帰りましょう。
Let's go home.
Let's get going.
Let's get out of here.
Time to go.
Let's blow this joint.
7. 救いようのない人だ。
You're pathetic.
You're hopeless.
You're a loser.
8. いい加減にしろよ！
Cut it out!
Please!
Enough!
Gimme a break!
9. いちいちうるさいな。
Shut up!
Stop nagging me.
Stop bugging me.
Stop pestering me.
Do you mind?
10. いましかないよ。
It's not or never.
11. 嘘みたい。
No way!
Get out!
Get out of here!
Get out of town!
It sounds like a lie.
I can't believe it!
It's unbelievable!
It's too good to be true!
You must be kidding!
12. まるで夢のようだ。
It's too good to be true!
It's like a dream.
I feel like I've died and gone to Heaven.
I had to pinch myself to make sure
I wasn't dreaming.
Pinch me I think I'm dreaming.
On the telephone.
1. いつもお世話になっております。= Actually it does not really exist in English...but... let's look at the following example...
A: Hi, this is Victor from Toyota.
B: Oh, hello. How can I help you?
A: I need bla, blah, blah...
B: OK. We'll get right on that.
Thank you for calling.
On the telephone, after you finish talking...
2. よろしくお願いします。
Well, thank you for your time.
3. 相変わらずだね。
You never change do you?
You never change.
Fukusuibon ni kaerazu.
4. 覆水盆に返らず
What's done cannot be undone.
You can't unring that bell.
Once a bell is rung, it can't be unrung.
Don't cry over spilt milk.
5. 頭を冷やせよ！
Calm down!
Cool off!
Take it easy!
Chill out!
6. もう帰りましょう。
Let's go home.
Let's get going.
Let's get out of here.
Time to go.
Let's blow this joint.
7. 救いようのない人だ。
You're pathetic.
You're hopeless.
You're a loser.
8. いい加減にしろよ！
Cut it out!
Please!
Enough!
Gimme a break!
9. いちいちうるさいな。
Shut up!
Stop nagging me.
Stop bugging me.
Stop pestering me.
Do you mind?
10. いましかないよ。
It's not or never.
11. 嘘みたい。
No way!
Get out!
Get out of here!
Get out of town!
It sounds like a lie.
I can't believe it!
It's unbelievable!
It's too good to be true!
You must be kidding!
12. まるで夢のようだ。
It's too good to be true!
It's like a dream.
I feel like I've died and gone to Heaven.
I had to pinch myself to make sure
I wasn't dreaming.
Pinch me I think I'm dreaming.
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 12 - How do you say the following in English? (Basic))
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 12 - How do you say the following in English? (Basic))
Please watch the Nico Nico Video at the same time as you review these notes.
How do you say this in English?
1. 冷たいなあ。
2. どうしよう？
3. まさか！
4. 本気？
5. そりゃ初耳だね。
6. よく言うよ。
7. やってくれるねえ。
Answers:
1. That’s cold.
You’re cold
You’re mean.
That’s a bit cold.
2. What should I do?
3. No way!
I can’t believe it.
You’re kidding.
No kidding.
4. 本気？
4. Are you sure?
Really?
Are you serious?
5. そりゃ初耳だね。
5. That’s news to me.
I’ve never heard that before.
Really, I never heard that before.
良く言うよ。
6. How can you say that?
What are you talking about?
That is such a lie!
You’re kidding!
You’re kidding, right?
You should talk.
7. Sure. Great job!
8. 変なのー。
That’s weird.
That’s strange.
That’s funny.
That’s odd.
9. いい気なもんだよ
What a jerk!
What a selfish jerk!
What an ass!
What a son-of-a-bitch.
What a bitch.
10. うんざりだよ。
I’m sick of it.
I’m fed up.
I’m tired of it.
I’ve had enough!
I’ve had it.
That’s it.
Enough!
11. 大きなお世話だ。
None of your business.
business= bees wax
Mind your own business.
business= bees wax
What business is it of yours?
What’s it to you?
That’s none of your concern.
Please watch the Nico Nico Video at the same time as you review these notes.
How do you say this in English?
1. 冷たいなあ。
2. どうしよう？
3. まさか！
4. 本気？
5. そりゃ初耳だね。
6. よく言うよ。
7. やってくれるねえ。
Answers:
1. That’s cold.
You’re cold
You’re mean.
That’s a bit cold.
2. What should I do?
3. No way!
I can’t believe it.
You’re kidding.
No kidding.
4. 本気？
4. Are you sure?
Really?
Are you serious?
5. そりゃ初耳だね。
5. That’s news to me.
I’ve never heard that before.
Really, I never heard that before.
良く言うよ。
6. How can you say that?
What are you talking about?
That is such a lie!
You’re kidding!
You’re kidding, right?
You should talk.
7. Sure. Great job!
8. 変なのー。
That’s weird.
That’s strange.
That’s funny.
That’s odd.
9. いい気なもんだよ
What a jerk!
What a selfish jerk!
What an ass!
What a son-of-a-bitch.
What a bitch.
10. うんざりだよ。
I’m sick of it.
I’m fed up.
I’m tired of it.
I’ve had enough!
I’ve had it.
That’s it.
Enough!
11. 大きなお世話だ。
None of your business.
business= bees wax
Mind your own business.
business= bees wax
What business is it of yours?
What’s it to you?
That’s none of your concern.
Nico Nico Nov 10, 2010 Basic Opposites - Continued...
The following notes will not make much sense unless you watch the Nico Nico video for Nov. 12, 2010!
Thanks!
Basic Opposites - Continued...
38. sharp
A knife is sharp/dull.
He is sharp.= He is quick.
He is sharp.=He is interesting.
He is dull.=He is boring/slow.
39. asleep
40. before
41. cruel
It’s cruel to be kind. (Expression meaning that it is not always nice to be nice. Sometimes it is better to be mean.)
42. above
Everything is above board.=honest
I get paid under the table.
43. sunny
It could rainy or it could cloudy. Or even shady.
44. different
I have the same pen as you.
I have the same pen you have.
45. ask
46. male
Boats are always female.
47. love
Love and hate are 2 sides of the same coin.
I am indifferent to you.=I have no opinion about you.
48. more
49. aunt
50. nephew
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Basic Answers:
38. empty
39. awake
40. after
41. kind
42. below
43. rainy
44. same
45. answer
46. female
47. hate
48. less
49. uncle
50. niece
Thanks!
Basic Opposites - Continued...
38. sharp
A knife is sharp/dull.
He is sharp.= He is quick.
He is sharp.=He is interesting.
He is dull.=He is boring/slow.
39. asleep
40. before
41. cruel
It’s cruel to be kind. (Expression meaning that it is not always nice to be nice. Sometimes it is better to be mean.)
42. above
Everything is above board.=honest
I get paid under the table.
43. sunny
It could rainy or it could cloudy. Or even shady.
44. different
I have the same pen as you.
I have the same pen you have.
45. ask
46. male
Boats are always female.
47. love
Love and hate are 2 sides of the same coin.
I am indifferent to you.=I have no opinion about you.
48. more
49. aunt
50. nephew
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Basic Answers:
38. empty
39. awake
40. after
41. kind
42. below
43. rainy
44. same
45. answer
46. female
47. hate
48. less
49. uncle
50. niece
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Nico Nico Nov. 9, 2010 - Mixed level OPPOSITES! はんたいご
If you do not watch the video on Nico Nico Douga AND read this list at the same time this list will notmake much sense.
26. safe
X a safety driver
O a safe driver
If you like baseball, the opposite is “out!” :)
27. single
If you like baseball, the opposite is “double.”
28. rough
Give me a rough estimate.
29. soft
He is soft/hard on crime.
30. strong
He can hold his liquor.
31. tall
That's a tall order. = That's a difficult thing to do.
32. thick
He is a bit thick.=He’s a bit stupid.
33. tight
That band was tight.
34. warm
35. dry
He has a dry sense of humor.
36. narrow
X I have a narrow room.
O I have a small room.
37. adult
an adulter=a married person who cheats on their wife/husband
an adulterer
Simple answers:
26. dangerous
27. married
28. smooth
29. hard
30. weak
31. short
32. thin
33. loose
34. cool
35. wet
36. wide
37. child
26. safe
X a safety driver
O a safe driver
If you like baseball, the opposite is “out!” :)
27. single
If you like baseball, the opposite is “double.”
28. rough
Give me a rough estimate.
29. soft
He is soft/hard on crime.
30. strong
He can hold his liquor.
31. tall
That's a tall order. = That's a difficult thing to do.
32. thick
He is a bit thick.=He’s a bit stupid.
33. tight
That band was tight.
34. warm
35. dry
He has a dry sense of humor.
36. narrow
X I have a narrow room.
O I have a small room.
37. adult
an adulter=a married person who cheats on their wife/husband
an adulterer
Simple answers:
26. dangerous
27. married
28. smooth
29. hard
30. weak
31. short
32. thin
33. loose
34. cool
35. wet
36. wide
37. child
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Nov. 7, 2010 - Opposites! Mixed Words
NOTE! You have to watch the video as you look at this list! Thanks!
What is the opposite of the following?
1. good
2. happy
3. big
4. difficult
5. cheap
6. clean
7. deep
8. easy
9. far
10. fast
11. fat
12. full
13. heavy
14. here
15. high
16. hot
17. in
18. inside
19. dark
20. long
21. many
22. old
23. rich
24. right
25. wrong
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Answers:
Answers:
1. bad
2. sad
3. little
4. easy
5. expensive
6. dirty
7. shallow
8. difficult
9. near
10. slow
11. thin
12. empty
13. light
14. there
15. low
16. cold
17. out
18. outside
19. light
20. short
21. few
22. new
23. poor
24. left
25. right
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Advanced answers:
Advanced:
1. evil
2. depressed
3. tiny, teeny
4. a piece of cake
5. cost an arm and a leg
6. filthy
7. superficial
8. complicated
9. close, close-by
10. lethargic, a snail’s pace
11. skinny, svelte, skin and bones
12. vacant, void, vacuous
What is the opposite of the following?
1. good
2. happy
3. big
4. difficult
5. cheap
6. clean
7. deep
8. easy
9. far
10. fast
11. fat
12. full
13. heavy
14. here
15. high
16. hot
17. in
18. inside
19. dark
20. long
21. many
22. old
23. rich
24. right
25. wrong
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Answers:
Answers:
1. bad
2. sad
3. little
4. easy
5. expensive
6. dirty
7. shallow
8. difficult
9. near
10. slow
11. thin
12. empty
13. light
14. there
15. low
16. cold
17. out
18. outside
19. light
20. short
21. few
22. new
23. poor
24. left
25. right
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Advanced answers:
Advanced:
1. evil
2. depressed
3. tiny, teeny
4. a piece of cake
5. cost an arm and a leg
6. filthy
7. superficial
8. complicated
9. close, close-by
10. lethargic, a snail’s pace
11. skinny, svelte, skin and bones
12. vacant, void, vacuous
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Nico Nico Douga October 30, 2010 Lesson - Beginner
I had an accident.
I was in an accident.
I got in(to) an accident.
1. 保険にはいっている？
2. 保険がこれを保証してくれる？
3. We never planned to
have any children. Our
son was a ~ accident.
4. You shouldn't let someone
that irresponsible work here.
He's an accident waiting to ~.
5. I am so tired. Do you
mind if I ~ on your couch
for a few minutes?
6. It wasn't a bad accident.
It was just a fender ~.
7. I opened up my car
door and the corner of
my car door ~ the door of
the car parked next to us.
8. He drove his car into
a tree. The car cannot
be repaired. It was ~.
9. Last year there were
quite a few ~ and ~ cases
in Osaka. The drivers hit
people and then just drove away.
10. I needed to learn a lot
about computers really fast
so I took a ~ course.
11. The bicycle ran into the
side of the car and ~ the door.
12. I can't believe that car didn't
hit you! That was a really close ~.
13. OK! It's time for
you speech! ~ a leg!
14. Life is tough, but
you've got to learn
how to roll with the ~.
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Answers
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1. Do you have insurance?
2. Will your insurance cover this?
3. happy
4. happen
5. crash
6. bender
7. dinged
8. totaled
9. hit and run
10. crash
11. dented
12. call
13. break
14. punches
I was in an accident.
I got in(to) an accident.
1. 保険にはいっている？
2. 保険がこれを保証してくれる？
3. We never planned to
have any children. Our
son was a ~ accident.
4. You shouldn't let someone
that irresponsible work here.
He's an accident waiting to ~.
5. I am so tired. Do you
mind if I ~ on your couch
for a few minutes?
6. It wasn't a bad accident.
It was just a fender ~.
7. I opened up my car
door and the corner of
my car door ~ the door of
the car parked next to us.
8. He drove his car into
a tree. The car cannot
be repaired. It was ~.
9. Last year there were
quite a few ~ and ~ cases
in Osaka. The drivers hit
people and then just drove away.
10. I needed to learn a lot
about computers really fast
so I took a ~ course.
11. The bicycle ran into the
side of the car and ~ the door.
12. I can't believe that car didn't
hit you! That was a really close ~.
13. OK! It's time for
you speech! ~ a leg!
14. Life is tough, but
you've got to learn
how to roll with the ~.
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Answers
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1. Do you have insurance?
2. Will your insurance cover this?
3. happy
4. happen
5. crash
6. bender
7. dinged
8. totaled
9. hit and run
10. crash
11. dented
12. call
13. break
14. punches
Nico Nico Douga October 29, 2010 Lesson - Beginner
Basic Accident English:Basic Accident English:
1. 私は事故に遭った。
2. 彼が事故で死んだ
3. 大丈夫ですか？
4. 彼女は交通事故で腕の骨を折った。
5. あなたは怪我したの？
6. 誰のせいだった？
7. 救急車が来た？
8. 入院されたの？
9. 痛そうです。
10. 保険がある？
11. 僕の保険が払う。
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Basic Accident English --> Answers
1. I had an accident.
I got in/into an accident.
I was in an accident.
2. He died in an accident.
3. Are you all right? Are you OK?
4. She broke her arm in a car accident.
5. Did you get hurt?
6. Whose fault was it? /
Who was at fault? /
Who was to blame? /
Who was in the wrong?
7. Did an ambulance come？
8. Were you hospitalized? /
Did you go to the hospital?
9. You look like you are in pain.
It looks painful.
That looks like it hurts.
That’s gotta hurt.
10. Do you have insurance?
Are you insured?
11. My insurance will cover it.
11b: I am fully insured.
I got some bruises on my thighs.
I got a bloody nose.
I lost consciousness.
adding 〜ize to a noun makes it a verb
motor-->motorize
computer-->computerize
hospital-->hospitalize
adding an ~ized makes it an adjective
motor-->motorized
computer-->computerized
hospital-->hospitalized
1. 私は事故に遭った。
2. 彼が事故で死んだ
3. 大丈夫ですか？
4. 彼女は交通事故で腕の骨を折った。
5. あなたは怪我したの？
6. 誰のせいだった？
7. 救急車が来た？
8. 入院されたの？
9. 痛そうです。
10. 保険がある？
11. 僕の保険が払う。
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Basic Accident English --> Answers
1. I had an accident.
I got in/into an accident.
I was in an accident.
2. He died in an accident.
3. Are you all right? Are you OK?
4. She broke her arm in a car accident.
5. Did you get hurt?
6. Whose fault was it? /
Who was at fault? /
Who was to blame? /
Who was in the wrong?
7. Did an ambulance come？
8. Were you hospitalized? /
Did you go to the hospital?
9. You look like you are in pain.
It looks painful.
That looks like it hurts.
That’s gotta hurt.
10. Do you have insurance?
Are you insured?
11. My insurance will cover it.
11b: I am fully insured.
I got some bruises on my thighs.
I got a bloody nose.
I lost consciousness.
adding 〜ize to a noun makes it a verb
motor-->motorize
computer-->computerize
hospital-->hospitalize
adding an ~ized makes it an adjective
motor-->motorized
computer-->computerized
hospital-->hospitalized
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Oct. 24, 2010 - DATING!
DATING!
Oct. 24, 2010
1. 彼女のことが好き。
I 〜 her.
2. 彼女に惹かれている。［魅力を感じる］
I'm a〜 to her.
3. 彼に首っ丈です。
I've got a c〜 on her.
4. 私は彼に熱を上げている。
I've got the h〜 for her.
5. 彼女は彼のことで頭がいっぱいである。
She is o〜 with him.
6. 彼女に夢中になっている。
I am i〜 with her.
7. 彼は彼女に憧れている
He was quite t〜 with her.
8. I d~ her.
彼女のこと好き. (1960s)
9. 私は彼のことが好き
(old fashioned) I am f〜 of her.
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10. 彼氏いる？
Do you have a boyfriend?
Are you ~ anyone?
11. 彼女をデートに誘う？
Are you going to 〜 her 〜 on a date?
I'd like to ask you out sometime.
12. 昨日は彼女とデートした。
I 〜 〜 〜 a date with her yesterday.
13. 彼女に電話した。
I ~ her ~.
14. 男達はみんな彼女に恋に落ちる。
All the boys ~ for her.
15. 彼はバーでナンパしたけど、
彼女は彼に全然興味なし。
He ~ on her in the bar, but she
wasn't interested in him at all.
16. 彼は何時も女の子を
ナンパしようとしている。
He is always trying to 〜 up girls.
17. あたしはそういう女じゃないわ！
I'm not ~ ~ of girl.
18. すぐに会いたいんだ
I want to 〜 you!
19. 会う時間を作ってくれる？
Can you 〜 〜 to see me?
20. 君のことは真剣に考えているんだ。
I'm 〜 about you!
私のことは真剣ですか？
Are you 〜 about me?
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ANSWERS!
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1. like
2. attracted
3. crush
4. hots
5. obsessed
6. infatuated
7. taken
8. dig
9. fond
10. seeing
11. ask / out
12. went / out / on
13. called / up
14. fall
15. hit
16. pick / up
17. that kind
18. see
19. make time
20. serious
Oct. 24, 2010
1. 彼女のことが好き。
I 〜 her.
2. 彼女に惹かれている。［魅力を感じる］
I'm a〜 to her.
3. 彼に首っ丈です。
I've got a c〜 on her.
4. 私は彼に熱を上げている。
I've got the h〜 for her.
5. 彼女は彼のことで頭がいっぱいである。
She is o〜 with him.
6. 彼女に夢中になっている。
I am i〜 with her.
7. 彼は彼女に憧れている
He was quite t〜 with her.
8. I d~ her.
彼女のこと好き. (1960s)
9. 私は彼のことが好き
(old fashioned) I am f〜 of her.
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10. 彼氏いる？
Do you have a boyfriend?
Are you ~ anyone?
11. 彼女をデートに誘う？
Are you going to 〜 her 〜 on a date?
I'd like to ask you out sometime.
12. 昨日は彼女とデートした。
I 〜 〜 〜 a date with her yesterday.
13. 彼女に電話した。
I ~ her ~.
14. 男達はみんな彼女に恋に落ちる。
All the boys ~ for her.
15. 彼はバーでナンパしたけど、
彼女は彼に全然興味なし。
He ~ on her in the bar, but she
wasn't interested in him at all.
16. 彼は何時も女の子を
ナンパしようとしている。
He is always trying to 〜 up girls.
17. あたしはそういう女じゃないわ！
I'm not ~ ~ of girl.
18. すぐに会いたいんだ
I want to 〜 you!
19. 会う時間を作ってくれる？
Can you 〜 〜 to see me?
20. 君のことは真剣に考えているんだ。
I'm 〜 about you!
私のことは真剣ですか？
Are you 〜 about me?
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ANSWERS!
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1. like
2. attracted
3. crush
4. hots
5. obsessed
6. infatuated
7. taken
8. dig
9. fond
10. seeing
11. ask / out
12. went / out / on
13. called / up
14. fall
15. hit
16. pick / up
17. that kind
18. see
19. make time
20. serious
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
ニコニコ動画-Beginner - Advanced-Decisions, Oct. 20, 2010
1. to decide to do st
I decided to buy a new car.
2. to decide on st
I decided on a new car.
3. decide (up) on someone or something
4. decide between (someone and someone else)
and decide between (something and something else)
5. decide against / for someone or something
6. to pull some strings
I want my son to get into a very exclusive school, so I called my friend – who works there at the school – and I asked him for a favor. = I pulled some strings.
8. to go through channels:
If you got through the right
channels you should be able
to get your son into the school.
9. to abide by a decision
10. to make up one’s mind
12. to change one’s mind
He changes his mind again
and again. He’s very fickle.
He flip flopped on his decision.
13. The ~ is out.
14. The ~ is still out.
15. to think twice about st
16. up to (someone) to
decide/do (something)
- to be responsible to
choose or decide something
It's up to you to decide what you want to do.
It is up to the company
president to decide when
the meeting will start.
17. to think something through
I haven’t really thought it through.
18. an impulse decision
19. a half-baked decision=
a decision that hasn’t been
thought through completely
Answers:
For this lesson, we didn't really have a quiz. We just talked about these expressions, explained them, and made sample sentences...
13. The jury is still out.
I decided to buy a new car.
2. to decide on st
I decided on a new car.
3. decide (up) on someone or something
4. decide between (someone and someone else)
and decide between (something and something else)
5. decide against / for someone or something
6. to pull some strings
I want my son to get into a very exclusive school, so I called my friend – who works there at the school – and I asked him for a favor. = I pulled some strings.
8. to go through channels:
If you got through the right
channels you should be able
to get your son into the school.
9. to abide by a decision
10. to make up one’s mind
12. to change one’s mind
He changes his mind again
and again. He’s very fickle.
He flip flopped on his decision.
13. The ~ is out.
14. The ~ is still out.
15. to think twice about st
16. up to (someone) to
decide/do (something)
- to be responsible to
choose or decide something
It's up to you to decide what you want to do.
It is up to the company
president to decide when
the meeting will start.
17. to think something through
I haven’t really thought it through.
18. an impulse decision
19. a half-baked decision=
a decision that hasn’t been
thought through completely
Answers:
For this lesson, we didn't really have a quiz. We just talked about these expressions, explained them, and made sample sentences...
13. The jury is still out.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
ニコニコ動画 - 初級 Time Expressions, Oct. 18, 2010
First, rules!
before / after + 事件/event!
in + 期間
on + 日
over + 2 or more days
at + time
in + the morning/afternoon/evening
at + night
1.
I can't meet you tomorrow
because I have to go to
a lunch party, but I can
meet you ~ lunch. How
about 3pm?
2. Please call me ~
you come over.
3. I am always scared ~ night.
4. I'm going to study ~ the weekend.
5. I'll see you ~ a few days.
6. I haven't seen her ~ weeks!
I wonder if she's all right.
7. What did you do ~ Obon?
8. OK! See you ~ a few minutes!
9. I woke up ~ the middle of the night.
10. The phone woke
me up ~ the morning.
What is the difference between
"on time" & "in time"?
11. on time = to come at or
before the promised time
12. in time = late but safe
13. She missed the trailers, but
she was just ~ for the movie.
14. If you are not ~ for your flight
you won't be allowed to board.
15. How many words
do you know for 時々?
sometimes, (every) once in a while,
occasionally, from time to time,
(every) now and then, at times,
on occasion, every so often
16. I'm in a hurry.
=I'm ~ for time.
a) squeezed
b) pushed
c) pressed
17. I like to ~ time by
surfing the internet.
a) killed
b) killing
c) kill
18. We better hurry!
There's no time to ~!
a) drop
b) lose
c) waste
19. My grandmother wakes up
at the ~ of dawn every day!
a) break
b) crack
c) slip
20. OK! I think that's enough
for today. Let's call it a ~.
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Answers:
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1. after
2. before
3. at
4. over
5. 6. for/in
7. over
8. in
9. in
10. in
13.
14.
15.
17. c) kill
18. b) and c)
19. a) and b)
20. day/night
before / after + 事件/event!
in + 期間
on + 日
over + 2 or more days
at + time
in + the morning/afternoon/evening
at + night
1.
I can't meet you tomorrow
because I have to go to
a lunch party, but I can
meet you ~ lunch. How
about 3pm?
2. Please call me ~
you come over.
3. I am always scared ~ night.
4. I'm going to study ~ the weekend.
5. I'll see you ~ a few days.
6. I haven't seen her ~ weeks!
I wonder if she's all right.
7. What did you do ~ Obon?
8. OK! See you ~ a few minutes!
9. I woke up ~ the middle of the night.
10. The phone woke
me up ~ the morning.
What is the difference between
"on time" & "in time"?
11. on time = to come at or
before the promised time
12. in time = late but safe
13. She missed the trailers, but
she was just ~ for the movie.
14. If you are not ~ for your flight
you won't be allowed to board.
15. How many words
do you know for 時々?
sometimes, (every) once in a while,
occasionally, from time to time,
(every) now and then, at times,
on occasion, every so often
16. I'm in a hurry.
=I'm ~ for time.
a) squeezed
b) pushed
c) pressed
17. I like to ~ time by
surfing the internet.
a) killed
b) killing
c) kill
18. We better hurry!
There's no time to ~!
a) drop
b) lose
c) waste
19. My grandmother wakes up
at the ~ of dawn every day!
a) break
b) crack
c) slip
20. OK! I think that's enough
for today. Let's call it a ~.
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Answers:
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1. after
2. before
3. at
4. over
5. 6. for/in
7. over
8. in
9. in
10. in
13.
14.
15.
17. c) kill
18. b) and c)
19. a) and b)
20. day/night
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Nico Nico Video - Oct. 17, 2010 - Mixed Level: Learning Idioms
Nico Nico Video
Oct. 17, 2010
Mixed Level
Learning Idioms
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PRE-TALK
The miners were rescued.
How long were the miners in the cave.
They were in the cave for 69 days.
Q. What do you call
69 day old constipation?
A. Chilean miners.
人種差別=racist
a bigot
Nazis
They are outlawed.
The Nazi party is illegal.
Pedophiles are the worst.
to champion st = to defend it and
protect it and support it as a good thing
Freedom of Speech
hypocritical
Ishihara often says very controversial things.
Politicians are not hired.
They are elected.
So it’s very difficult to fire them.
controversial =
1. 彼のアイデア、初めは気に入らなかったけど、考えてみたらそんなに悪くないね。
At first I didn't like his idea, but on second thought it isn't so bad.
“at first” vs. “first" vs. “first of all”
“at first” = used with changes.
At first I didn’t like natto.=Now I do.
At first I didn’t like natto, but now I do.
“first”=used when describing steps
If you want to plan a party first make a list.
First, ~. Then, ~. After that ~.
“First of all”=used for giving reasons
A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car. Second of all, I don’t have the money.
A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car.
Second of all, I can't afford a new car.
2. ～に慣れる、～になじむ
~に慣れている。
まだ~に慣れていない。
to get used to st
I’m still not used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.
I can never get used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.
Cool expression:
I could get used to this.
(This is nice!)
3. 考えさせてください。
Let me think about it.
Let me think it over.
Let me think on it.
Let me sleep on it.
Oct. 17, 2010
Mixed Level
Learning Idioms
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PRE-TALK
The miners were rescued.
How long were the miners in the cave.
They were in the cave for 69 days.
Q. What do you call
69 day old constipation?
A. Chilean miners.
人種差別=racist
a bigot
Nazis
They are outlawed.
The Nazi party is illegal.
Pedophiles are the worst.
to champion st = to defend it and
protect it and support it as a good thing
Freedom of Speech
hypocritical
Ishihara often says very controversial things.
Politicians are not hired.
They are elected.
So it’s very difficult to fire them.
controversial =
1. 彼のアイデア、初めは気に入らなかったけど、考えてみたらそんなに悪くないね。
At first I didn't like his idea, but on second thought it isn't so bad.
“at first” vs. “first" vs. “first of all”
“at first” = used with changes.
At first I didn’t like natto.=Now I do.
At first I didn’t like natto, but now I do.
“first”=used when describing steps
If you want to plan a party first make a list.
First, ~. Then, ~. After that ~.
“First of all”=used for giving reasons
A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car. Second of all, I don’t have the money.
A: Why don’t you buy a new car?
B: First of all, I don’t need a new car.
Second of all, I can't afford a new car.
2. ～に慣れる、～になじむ
~に慣れている。
まだ~に慣れていない。
to get used to st
I’m still not used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.
I can never get used to ~.
I finally got used to ~.
Cool expression:
I could get used to this.
(This is nice!)
3. 考えさせてください。
Let me think about it.
Let me think it over.
Let me think on it.
Let me sleep on it.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Learning Idioms-Oct. 15, 2010
1. to take up Ving=to begin doing st as a habit
He took up smoking/drinking.
He took up French/Spanish.
She took up the piano/guitar.
When I retire I’m going to take up calligraphy.
2. to pick up st=to learn natural
He picked up an Osakan accent.
She picked up a little
Spanish when she was in Spain.
3. to put in time verb-ing.
He puts in about an hour a day on the piano.
She puts in about an hour a day studying.
4. to get the knack of st=to learn the technique
I’m starting to get the knack of this.
I can’t seem to get the knack of .....
5. to get the hang of st
I’m finally getting the
hang of this computer.
6. to have a knack for st
She has a knack for languages.
He has a knack for getting in trouble.
7. to be a natural at st
She is a natural at English.
She’s a natural student.
She’s naturally good with kids.
8. to pull an all-nighter=to study all night
He pulled a few all nighters last week.
9. to burn the candle at both ends=to do 2 things at once,
like work AND school
10. to be on the tip of one’s tongue=to be almost able to remember st
It’s on the tip of my tongue.
11. to brush up on st=to review st that you used to know a lot about.
I want to brush up on my English before I go to Las Vegas next year.
12. to hit the books=to study
I need to hit the books.
13. to keep up with sb
I’m having trouble keeping up with everyone in my class.
He took up smoking/drinking.
He took up French/Spanish.
She took up the piano/guitar.
When I retire I’m going to take up calligraphy.
2. to pick up st=to learn natural
He picked up an Osakan accent.
She picked up a little
Spanish when she was in Spain.
3. to put in time verb-ing.
He puts in about an hour a day on the piano.
She puts in about an hour a day studying.
4. to get the knack of st=to learn the technique
I’m starting to get the knack of this.
I can’t seem to get the knack of .....
5. to get the hang of st
I’m finally getting the
hang of this computer.
6. to have a knack for st
She has a knack for languages.
He has a knack for getting in trouble.
7. to be a natural at st
She is a natural at English.
She’s a natural student.
She’s naturally good with kids.
8. to pull an all-nighter=to study all night
He pulled a few all nighters last week.
9. to burn the candle at both ends=to do 2 things at once,
like work AND school
10. to be on the tip of one’s tongue=to be almost able to remember st
It’s on the tip of my tongue.
11. to brush up on st=to review st that you used to know a lot about.
I want to brush up on my English before I go to Las Vegas next year.
12. to hit the books=to study
I need to hit the books.
13. to keep up with sb
I’m having trouble keeping up with everyone in my class.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 13, 2010, Beginner-Language Learning
Learning Expressions:
1.英語は得意ではありません。
2. 今、英語を勉強しています。
3.宿題をまだやっていません。
4. この言葉の発音を教えてください。
5. この単語の綴り／スペルを教えてください。
6. 文法は苦手です。
7. (自分の)英語を上達させたいです。
8. 英語がペラペラに話せるようになりたいです。
9. （あなたは）言葉の使い方が上手です。
10. もっと英語の練習が必要です。
11. もっと文法の練習が必要です。
12. リスンイング練習がたりない。
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Answers
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1.My English is bad.
I can't speak English very well.
I don't speak English very well.
My English is not very good.
I am not a good speaker of English.
2. I'm studying English now.
I’m taking English language classes now.
I'm going to an ESL school.
ESL=English as a Second Language
3. I haven't done my homework yet.
4. How do you say this word?
Can you tell me how to pronounce this word?
What's the pronunciation of this word?
5. How do you spell this word?
6. I am bad at grammar.
I’m not good at grammar.
Formal:
Grammar is not my strong point.
Grammar is my weakness.
Slang: I suck at grammar.
My grammar sucks.
7. I want to improve my English.
I want to improve my ~.
I want to be a better English speaker.
8. I want to become fluent in English.
I want to speak English fluently.
I want to learn to speak English fluently.
9. You're good with words.
You're very good at using words.
You're very eloquent.
10. I need to practice English more.
I need to 動詞 more.
I need more 名詞.
11. I need more practice with grammar.
12. I need more listening practice.
1.英語は得意ではありません。
2. 今、英語を勉強しています。
3.宿題をまだやっていません。
4. この言葉の発音を教えてください。
5. この単語の綴り／スペルを教えてください。
6. 文法は苦手です。
7. (自分の)英語を上達させたいです。
8. 英語がペラペラに話せるようになりたいです。
9. （あなたは）言葉の使い方が上手です。
10. もっと英語の練習が必要です。
11. もっと文法の練習が必要です。
12. リスンイング練習がたりない。
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Answers
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1.My English is bad.
I can't speak English very well.
I don't speak English very well.
My English is not very good.
I am not a good speaker of English.
2. I'm studying English now.
I’m taking English language classes now.
I'm going to an ESL school.
ESL=English as a Second Language
3. I haven't done my homework yet.
4. How do you say this word?
Can you tell me how to pronounce this word?
What's the pronunciation of this word?
5. How do you spell this word?
6. I am bad at grammar.
I’m not good at grammar.
Formal:
Grammar is not my strong point.
Grammar is my weakness.
Slang: I suck at grammar.
My grammar sucks.
7. I want to improve my English.
I want to improve my ~.
I want to be a better English speaker.
8. I want to become fluent in English.
I want to speak English fluently.
I want to learn to speak English fluently.
9. You're good with words.
You're very good at using words.
You're very eloquent.
10. I need to practice English more.
I need to 動詞 more.
I need more 名詞.
11. I need more practice with grammar.
12. I need more listening practice.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Nico Nico Douga October 11, 2010 Lesson - Beginner-Advanced
The following is a list of words & sentences that appear in this video:
a movie trailer
a movie preview
I went to a preview of the movie.
The movie has not been released yet.
Have you heard of the movie, THE DILEMMA?
There are 2 friends.
They work together.
They are coworkers.
One of them is married.
One of them is engaged.
They are coworkers and colleagues.
We are both accountants at different companies.
We are not coworkers.
We are colleagues.
We have a bit of a dilemma.
We have a bit of a problem.
a dilemma = any difficult or perplexing situation or problem, usually involving 2 choices
One best friend finds out the girlfriend of his best friend is cheating on her boyfriend.
Should he tell his best friend?
What would you do?
What would you do if you found out your best friend’s girlfriend was cheating on him?
I would tell him.
I wouldn’t tell him.
I would talk to her.
They are pitching their idea.
Electric cars are gay.
That idea is gay.
offensive=insulting
侮辱的な
Homosexual Anti-Defamation League
to defame sb=to lie about sb's image
They protested against the trailer.
I have a dilemma.
I have a bit of a dilemma.
a movie trailer
a movie preview
I went to a preview of the movie.
The movie has not been released yet.
Have you heard of the movie, THE DILEMMA?
There are 2 friends.
They work together.
They are coworkers.
One of them is married.
One of them is engaged.
They are coworkers and colleagues.
We are both accountants at different companies.
We are not coworkers.
We are colleagues.
We have a bit of a dilemma.
We have a bit of a problem.
a dilemma = any difficult or perplexing situation or problem, usually involving 2 choices
One best friend finds out the girlfriend of his best friend is cheating on her boyfriend.
Should he tell his best friend?
What would you do?
What would you do if you found out your best friend’s girlfriend was cheating on him?
I would tell him.
I wouldn’t tell him.
I would talk to her.
They are pitching their idea.
Electric cars are gay.
That idea is gay.
offensive=insulting
侮辱的な
Homosexual Anti-Defamation League
to defame sb=to lie about sb's image
They protested against the trailer.
I have a dilemma.
I have a bit of a dilemma.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 6, 2010 - MIXED CLASS!
1. to do st with no or little preparation. = I’m gonna ~ it.
2. I don't have very much money, but my computer broke down. = I'm just gonna have to bite the ~ and buy a new computer.
3. He quit smoking completely. He quit cold ~.
4. He killed his wife and then he walked down to the police station and ~ himself ~.
The police arrested him and put him in jail.
5. Another word for ban is?
6. I stole money from the company. I ~ money from the company.
7. He took the money and used it irresponsibly. He ~ funds.
8. He burned down his own house for the insurance money. He committed ~.
9. He committed insurance ~.
10. How do you say 詐欺 in English?
11. How do you say 詐欺師 in English?
12. Ichihashi sent a letter of apology to Hawker’s parents. How would you feel if you were her parents?
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Answers:
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1. wing
2. bullet
3. turkey
4. turned / in
5. "prohibit" & "bar"
6. embezzle
7. misappropriate
8. arson
9. fraud.
10. a scam, a fraud, a con, a swindle
11. a scam artist, a scammer,a fraudster, a con artist, a swindler
12. If I were her parents I wouldn't want to get it.
2. I don't have very much money, but my computer broke down. = I'm just gonna have to bite the ~ and buy a new computer.
3. He quit smoking completely. He quit cold ~.
4. He killed his wife and then he walked down to the police station and ~ himself ~.
The police arrested him and put him in jail.
5. Another word for ban is?
6. I stole money from the company. I ~ money from the company.
7. He took the money and used it irresponsibly. He ~ funds.
8. He burned down his own house for the insurance money. He committed ~.
9. He committed insurance ~.
10. How do you say 詐欺 in English?
11. How do you say 詐欺師 in English?
12. Ichihashi sent a letter of apology to Hawker’s parents. How would you feel if you were her parents?
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Answers:
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1. wing
2. bullet
3. turkey
4. turned / in
5. "prohibit" & "bar"
6. embezzle
7. misappropriate
8. arson
9. fraud.
10. a scam, a fraud, a con, a swindle
11. a scam artist, a scammer,a fraudster, a con artist, a swindler
12. If I were her parents I wouldn't want to get it.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
ニコニコ動画:Oct. 5, 2010, 初級 Class: Random Useful English
A) every vs. every vs. all
1. He wore a ring on ~ finger.
a) each b) every c) all
2. Read ~ sentence carefully.
a) each b) every c) all
3. I go to the gym ~ Saturday.
a) each b) every c) all
4. ~ sides of a square have the same length.
a) each b) every c) all
5. ~ side of a square has the same length.
a) each b) every c) all
6. There were no more seats.
___ seats were taken.
a) each b) every c) all
7. There were no more seats.
___ seat was taken.
a) each b) every c) all
8. I've been to ~ bar in this city!
a) each b) every c) all
Must know animal groups!
9. a ~ of dogs
10. a ~ of cows
11. a ~ of birds
12. a ~ of bees
13. a ~ of fish
14. a ~ of people
15. Martin ~ Ichiro's ~.
16. Martin ~ a new record.
Answers:
1. each
2. each.
3. every
4. all
5. each
6. all
7. every
8. every
1. He wore a ring on ~ finger.
a) each b) every c) all
2. Read ~ sentence carefully.
a) each b) every c) all
3. I go to the gym ~ Saturday.
a) each b) every c) all
4. ~ sides of a square have the same length.
a) each b) every c) all
5. ~ side of a square has the same length.
a) each b) every c) all
6. There were no more seats.
___ seats were taken.
a) each b) every c) all
7. There were no more seats.
___ seat was taken.
a) each b) every c) all
8. I've been to ~ bar in this city!
a) each b) every c) all
Must know animal groups!
9. a ~ of dogs
10. a ~ of cows
11. a ~ of birds
12. a ~ of bees
13. a ~ of fish
14. a ~ of people
15. Martin ~ Ichiro's ~.
16. Martin ~ a new record.
Answers:
1. each
2. each.
3. every
4. all
5. each
6. all
7. every
8. every
Sunday, October 3, 2010
ニコニコ動画-Mixed Class-Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010
1. X How do you think about ~?
--> Correct this sentence.
2. I don't know at all. = I have ~ idea.
3. That's a good idea. = That's a ~ idea.
4. I don't completely understand it, but I have a ~ idea.
5. I don't completely understand it, but I have the ~ idea.
6. May I smoke?=Do you ~ if I smoke?
7. What are you thinking about?=What's on your ~?
8. A: Can I talk to you?
B: Sure. What's ~ you~?
9. That's exactly what I was thinking! =You ~ my ~!
10. I don't want to answer you today. I'll answer you tomorrow. = "Let me ~ it ~." or "Let me ~ on it."
11. I thought of a good idea. = I ~ with a good idea.
12. He can think quickly under pressure.=He is quick on his ~.
13. That idea is not well developed.=It's a ~ idea.
14. We need some original ideas. We need someone who can ~ outside the ~.
15.
A: Did you ever consider the possibility he was lying?
B: No, not at all. It never ~ my mind.
16. I've had a lot on my mind lately.=I've been ~ recently.
17. I've been trying very hard to remember his name. = I've been ~ my ~ trying to remember his name.
18. I'd like to learn what you know about this.=I'd like to ~ your ~, if you don't mind.
19. I don't know at all. = I don't have the ~ idea. (2)
20. All 3 of us sat down and tried to think of a good idea.=The 3 of us ~.
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Answers!
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1. O What do you think about ~?
2. no
3. bright
4. rough
5. general
6. mind
7. mind
8. on / mind
9. read / mind
10. think / over
sleep
11. came up
12. feet
13. half-baked
14. think / box
15. crossed
16. preoccupied
17. racking / brains
18. pick / brain
19. faintest/foggiest
20. brainstorm
--> Correct this sentence.
2. I don't know at all. = I have ~ idea.
3. That's a good idea. = That's a ~ idea.
4. I don't completely understand it, but I have a ~ idea.
5. I don't completely understand it, but I have the ~ idea.
6. May I smoke?=Do you ~ if I smoke?
7. What are you thinking about?=What's on your ~?
8. A: Can I talk to you?
B: Sure. What's ~ you~?
9. That's exactly what I was thinking! =You ~ my ~!
10. I don't want to answer you today. I'll answer you tomorrow. = "Let me ~ it ~." or "Let me ~ on it."
11. I thought of a good idea. = I ~ with a good idea.
12. He can think quickly under pressure.=He is quick on his ~.
13. That idea is not well developed.=It's a ~ idea.
14. We need some original ideas. We need someone who can ~ outside the ~.
15.
A: Did you ever consider the possibility he was lying?
B: No, not at all. It never ~ my mind.
16. I've had a lot on my mind lately.=I've been ~ recently.
17. I've been trying very hard to remember his name. = I've been ~ my ~ trying to remember his name.
18. I'd like to learn what you know about this.=I'd like to ~ your ~, if you don't mind.
19. I don't know at all. = I don't have the ~ idea. (2)
20. All 3 of us sat down and tried to think of a good idea.=The 3 of us ~.
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Answers!
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1. O What do you think about ~?
2. no
3. bright
4. rough
5. general
6. mind
7. mind
8. on / mind
9. read / mind
10. think / over
sleep
11. came up
12. feet
13. half-baked
14. think / box
15. crossed
16. preoccupied
17. racking / brains
18. pick / brain
19. faintest/foggiest
20. brainstorm
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ニコニコ動画 Lesson Sept. 29, 2010 Beginner
Events
1. parties
Most common way to say パーティーを開く？
I'm having a party.
Small party:
I'm having a get-together.
Casual expression for have a party:
I'm throwing a party.
Formal expression for having a party?
I'm holding a party.
Birthday party:
I’m having a birthday bash.
Stylish:
I'm hosting a soiree.
BIG!
It's going to be a blowout!
blowout = a big sale
Country:
I'm having a shindig.
I'm having a hoedown.
2. 楽しかった？
3. 楽しかったよ。
4. 誰かいい人に会った？
5. 食べ物どうだった？
6. どこだった？
7. 車でいった？
8. いっぱい飲んだ？
9. 二日酔いにかかった？
10. 友達がパーティーを開くので、一緒に行かない？
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ANSWERS!
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2.
How was it?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
Did you have a good time?
3.
Yes, it was fun!
I had a fun.
I had a good time.
It was great!
It was a blast!
4.
Did you meet
anyone interesting?
5.
How was the food?
6.
Where was it?
7.
Did you drive (there)?
8.
Did you drink much?
Did you drink a lot?
Did you get drunk?
9.
Did you have a hangover?
Did you get a hangover?
10.
My friend is having a party.
Would you like to come with me?
1. parties
Most common way to say パーティーを開く？
I'm having a party.
Small party:
I'm having a get-together.
Casual expression for have a party:
I'm throwing a party.
Formal expression for having a party?
I'm holding a party.
Birthday party:
I’m having a birthday bash.
Stylish:
I'm hosting a soiree.
BIG!
It's going to be a blowout!
blowout = a big sale
Country:
I'm having a shindig.
I'm having a hoedown.
2. 楽しかった？
3. 楽しかったよ。
4. 誰かいい人に会った？
5. 食べ物どうだった？
6. どこだった？
7. 車でいった？
8. いっぱい飲んだ？
9. 二日酔いにかかった？
10. 友達がパーティーを開くので、一緒に行かない？
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ANSWERS!
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2.
How was it?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
Did you have a good time?
3.
Yes, it was fun!
I had a fun.
I had a good time.
It was great!
It was a blast!
4.
Did you meet
anyone interesting?
5.
How was the food?
6.
Where was it?
7.
Did you drive (there)?
8.
Did you drink much?
Did you drink a lot?
Did you get drunk?
9.
Did you have a hangover?
Did you get a hangover?
10.
My friend is having a party.
Would you like to come with me?
ニコニコ動画 Sept. 26, 2010 Beginner to Advanced Class
1. The Japanese CAUGHT the Chinese CAPTAIN after his BOAT CRASHED into two Japanese coastguard boats.
Replace the capitalized words!
2. Another word for captain is a “skipper”. How many words for “boat” do you know?
3. The Chinese government is ___________ an apology. (Hint: ask for strongly)
3b. Japan is ___________ to apologize.
4. The Japanese government finally LET the skipper GO.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
5. China wants Japan to PAY the skipper MONEY.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
DID YOU WATCH MY VIDEOS? Let's see.
6. Translate the following:
イチロー200安打!
「１０年連続」記録更新
7. What are 5 ways to say 連続?
8. Japan and China had a fight.
What are 5 other words for “fight”?
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Zombie talk
I apologize for the mistake the other day when I said our next class would be about ZOMBIES. I was just joking.
Here are some easy ZOMBIE jokes:
Q: Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
A: No, they eat the fingers separately.
Q: What did the zombie eat after its teeth were all pulled out?
A: The dentist.
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ANSWERS!
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1. caught--> arrested/captured
captain-->skipper
a boat-->a ship, vessel, trawler
to crash-->to collide
2. a ship
a vessel
a trawler
3. demanding
3b. refusing
to refuse to VERB to reject NOUN
4. released
5. compensate
6. Ichiro gets 200 hits for 10 years straight, setting new record
7. 10 years straight
10 years in a row
10 years running
10 consecutive years
10 successive years
8. a quarrel, a dispute,
a row, a squabble, a spat
Replace the capitalized words!
2. Another word for captain is a “skipper”. How many words for “boat” do you know?
3. The Chinese government is ___________ an apology. (Hint: ask for strongly)
3b. Japan is ___________ to apologize.
4. The Japanese government finally LET the skipper GO.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
5. China wants Japan to PAY the skipper MONEY.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
DID YOU WATCH MY VIDEOS? Let's see.
6. Translate the following:
イチロー200安打!
「１０年連続」記録更新
7. What are 5 ways to say 連続?
8. Japan and China had a fight.
What are 5 other words for “fight”?
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Zombie talk
I apologize for the mistake the other day when I said our next class would be about ZOMBIES. I was just joking.
Here are some easy ZOMBIE jokes:
Q: Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
A: No, they eat the fingers separately.
Q: What did the zombie eat after its teeth were all pulled out?
A: The dentist.
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ANSWERS!
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1. caught--> arrested/captured
captain-->skipper
a boat-->a ship, vessel, trawler
to crash-->to collide
2. a ship
a vessel
a trawler
3. demanding
3b. refusing
to refuse to VERB to reject NOUN
4. released
5. compensate
6. Ichiro gets 200 hits for 10 years straight, setting new record
7. 10 years straight
10 years in a row
10 years running
10 consecutive years
10 successive years
8. a quarrel, a dispute,
a row, a squabble, a spat
Friday, September 24, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 24, 2010 Lesson - Intermediate - Advanced
It’s a superstition.
He is superstitious.
If you believe in palm readers.
Born
Live
Death
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1. I was b~ and r~ in the USA.
2. His parents were rich. He was
born with a silver ~ in his mouth.
3. I can’t believe you just burped!
Were you born in a ~?
Were you born in a ~? = Don't be rude!
5. He’s a really good singer and
dancer. He’s a ~ born entertainer.
He was a ~ born killer.
He was a ~ born leader.
6. He is a really good runner, and
he likes it. He was ~ to run!
He was born to lead!
He was born to meet you!
He was born for this moment!
7.
A: How was the party?
B: Great! I had the time of my ~.
8.
A: Have you taught your
son about the birds and
the bees yet? You know, sex?
B: Oh, you mean the facts of ~?
Nope. Not yet.
9. I have all kinds of students.=
I have students from all ~ of life.
10. She is pregnant.=
She has a ~ in the ~.=
She is in the ~ way.
= She is ~.
He is superstitious.
If you believe in palm readers.
Born
Live
Death
---------------------
1. I was b~ and r~ in the USA.
2. His parents were rich. He was
born with a silver ~ in his mouth.
3. I can’t believe you just burped!
Were you born in a ~?
Were you born in a ~? = Don't be rude!
5. He’s a really good singer and
dancer. He’s a ~ born entertainer.
He was a ~ born killer.
He was a ~ born leader.
6. He is a really good runner, and
he likes it. He was ~ to run!
He was born to lead!
He was born to meet you!
He was born for this moment!
7.
A: How was the party?
B: Great! I had the time of my ~.
8.
A: Have you taught your
son about the birds and
the bees yet? You know, sex?
B: Oh, you mean the facts of ~?
Nope. Not yet.
9. I have all kinds of students.=
I have students from all ~ of life.
10. She is pregnant.=
She has a ~ in the ~.=
She is in the ~ way.
= She is ~.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
ニコニコ動画 (初級) Wed., Sept. 22, 2010
Questions about Life, Living, and Death
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1.
A: Are you from here?
B: No. I ~ up here, but I was ~ in Kyushu.
2. When I was in high school I ~ to the tennis club.
3. I ~ to live in NYC. I moved here 20 years ago.
4. I never thought I would ~ married, but I met a nice boy and finally settled ~.
5. I ~ pregnant after only a few months, but I ~ a car accident, and we ~ the baby.
6. I ~ fired from my job.
7. I got laid ~ from my job.
8. I hated my job, so I ~.
9. I’m looking ~ a new job.
10. I ~ hired at Toyota.
11. It was not a full-time job. It was just a ~ job.
12. My son is graduating ~ college next year.
13. My mother got very sick, so she was ~. (入院)
14. He ~ in a bad car accident.
15. He was in a bad car accident. (He is not alive anymore.) He ~.
16. He died 3 years ago.=He’s been ~ for 3 years.
17. He died 2 days ago. The ~ is tomorrow. I need to buy a black suit.
18. When someone dies, you say to their family, "My ~."
19. The box you put a dead body in is called a ~.
20. The hole you put a coffin is called a ~
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Answers
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1. grew / born
2. belonged
3. used
4. get / down
5. got / had / lost
6. got
7. off
8. quit
9. for
10. got / was
11. part-time
12. from
13. hospitalized
14. was
15. died
16. dead
17. a funeral
18. condolences
19. coffin/casket
20. a grave
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1.
A: Are you from here?
B: No. I ~ up here, but I was ~ in Kyushu.
2. When I was in high school I ~ to the tennis club.
3. I ~ to live in NYC. I moved here 20 years ago.
4. I never thought I would ~ married, but I met a nice boy and finally settled ~.
5. I ~ pregnant after only a few months, but I ~ a car accident, and we ~ the baby.
6. I ~ fired from my job.
7. I got laid ~ from my job.
8. I hated my job, so I ~.
9. I’m looking ~ a new job.
10. I ~ hired at Toyota.
11. It was not a full-time job. It was just a ~ job.
12. My son is graduating ~ college next year.
13. My mother got very sick, so she was ~. (入院)
14. He ~ in a bad car accident.
15. He was in a bad car accident. (He is not alive anymore.) He ~.
16. He died 3 years ago.=He’s been ~ for 3 years.
17. He died 2 days ago. The ~ is tomorrow. I need to buy a black suit.
18. When someone dies, you say to their family, "My ~."
19. The box you put a dead body in is called a ~.
20. The hole you put a coffin is called a ~
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Answers
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1. grew / born
2. belonged
3. used
4. get / down
5. got / had / lost
6. got
7. off
8. quit
9. for
10. got / was
11. part-time
12. from
13. hospitalized
14. was
15. died
16. dead
17. a funeral
18. condolences
19. coffin/casket
20. a grave
Monday, September 20, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 20, 2010 Lesson - Beginner --> Advanced
敬老の日
Today is
Respect-for-the-Aged
Day, this is the third
Monday in September
1. He's “a chip off the
old block” means he ~.
a) likes to fight
b) is a nerd
c) is like his father
2. A “dirty old man” is
always thinking about ~.
a) sex
b) sex
c) sex
3. She's an “old flame”. =
She is someone that ~.
a) I used to fight with
b) I used to date
c) I used to go to school with
4. That's “old hat”
means it's ~.
a) it's easy
b) it's boring
c) it's old fashioned
5. She's an “old maid”
means that she ~.
a) is very clean
b) never got married
c) is a good host
6. That's an “old wives
tale” is a story that is ~.
a) believed to be true but isn't.
b) believed to be true and is true.
c) a very old legend.
7. If something is as “old as
the hills” it means that is it ~.
a) just a rumor
b) very old
c) classic
8. You can't teach an old dog
new tricks means that ~.
a) old people can't learn
b) old dogs can't learn
c) new tricks are hard to teach
I guess that old saying
about old dogs is not true.
9. If somebody is “over the hill
that means they are ~.
a) past their prime
b) really old
c) have just become an adult
10. I'm not a “spring
chicken” anymore means ~.
a) I'm not attractive anymore
b) I'm not young anymore
c) I'm not athletic anymore
11. Which of the following is
a slang word for an old man?
a) a geezer
b) pops
c) a dinosaur
d) gramps
e) old fogy
f) old fart
Three absent-minded sisters
Three sisters, aged 81, 83 and 85, live together. One night the 85 year old draws a bath for herself. As she sticks her foot in, she pauses. She yells to her sisters downstairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"
The 83 year old shouts back loudly, "I don't know. Let me come up there and see." She begins walking up the stairs, but then pauses . She yells to her sisters "Was I going up the stairs or down?"
The 81 year old is sitting in the living room, enjoying some tea. She listens to her sisters, shakes her head and mutters to herself, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful. Knock on wood." She then turns and shouts, "I'll come up there and help both of you as soon as I see who's knocking at the door."
Today is
Respect-for-the-Aged
Day, this is the third
Monday in September
1. He's “a chip off the
old block” means he ~.
a) likes to fight
b) is a nerd
c) is like his father
2. A “dirty old man” is
always thinking about ~.
a) sex
b) sex
c) sex
3. She's an “old flame”. =
She is someone that ~.
a) I used to fight with
b) I used to date
c) I used to go to school with
4. That's “old hat”
means it's ~.
a) it's easy
b) it's boring
c) it's old fashioned
5. She's an “old maid”
means that she ~.
a) is very clean
b) never got married
c) is a good host
6. That's an “old wives
tale” is a story that is ~.
a) believed to be true but isn't.
b) believed to be true and is true.
c) a very old legend.
7. If something is as “old as
the hills” it means that is it ~.
a) just a rumor
b) very old
c) classic
8. You can't teach an old dog
new tricks means that ~.
a) old people can't learn
b) old dogs can't learn
c) new tricks are hard to teach
I guess that old saying
about old dogs is not true.
9. If somebody is “over the hill
that means they are ~.
a) past their prime
b) really old
c) have just become an adult
10. I'm not a “spring
chicken” anymore means ~.
a) I'm not attractive anymore
b) I'm not young anymore
c) I'm not athletic anymore
11. Which of the following is
a slang word for an old man?
a) a geezer
b) pops
c) a dinosaur
d) gramps
e) old fogy
f) old fart
Three absent-minded sisters
Three sisters, aged 81, 83 and 85, live together. One night the 85 year old draws a bath for herself. As she sticks her foot in, she pauses. She yells to her sisters downstairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"
The 83 year old shouts back loudly, "I don't know. Let me come up there and see." She begins walking up the stairs, but then pauses . She yells to her sisters "Was I going up the stairs or down?"
The 81 year old is sitting in the living room, enjoying some tea. She listens to her sisters, shakes her head and mutters to herself, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful. Knock on wood." She then turns and shouts, "I'll come up there and help both of you as soon as I see who's knocking at the door."
Nico Nico Beginner's Class: Sept. 18, 2010
There are many types of jokes. These are called joke genres. For example,
blonde jokes
polish jokes
3 men in an airplane jokes
3 men go to heaven jokes
dead baby jokes
you’re momma jokes
A Blonde's Pain
A young woman said to her doctor, "You have to help me, I hurt all over." "What do you mean?" said the doctor. The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe. "Ow, even THAT hurts." The doctor asked the woman, "Are you a natural blonde?" "Why yes," she said. "I thought so," said the doctor... "You have a sprained finger."
Heavens Ugliest Women
Three men were waiting at Heaven's Gate. St. Peter says, "OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest women in the universe." So they all agree and are admitted in. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bam! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen. The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Bam! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe. So the first two guys are walking around with their monsters of women when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever conceived by man. The first two guys say in unison, "How did you land such a babe when we get stuck with these nasty women?" He nudges the babe and says, "Tell them." She says to the first two guys, "I lied."
Student Insult
If this student were any more stupid,
he'd have to be watered twice a week.
Your momma is so ugly Halloween
was moved to her birthday.
Your momma is so ugly
her shadow gave up.
Your momma is so ugly
that they paid her money
at the zoo NOT to see her.
Your momma is so ugly
even Bill Clinton refused
to sleep with her.
Why do Americans speak so loudly?
Because you can’t hear them when
they wear loud clothes.
So you can hear them above their clothes.
blonde jokes
polish jokes
3 men in an airplane jokes
3 men go to heaven jokes
dead baby jokes
you’re momma jokes
A Blonde's Pain
A young woman said to her doctor, "You have to help me, I hurt all over." "What do you mean?" said the doctor. The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe. "Ow, even THAT hurts." The doctor asked the woman, "Are you a natural blonde?" "Why yes," she said. "I thought so," said the doctor... "You have a sprained finger."
Heavens Ugliest Women
Three men were waiting at Heaven's Gate. St. Peter says, "OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest women in the universe." So they all agree and are admitted in. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bam! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen. The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Bam! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe. So the first two guys are walking around with their monsters of women when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever conceived by man. The first two guys say in unison, "How did you land such a babe when we get stuck with these nasty women?" He nudges the babe and says, "Tell them." She says to the first two guys, "I lied."
Student Insult
If this student were any more stupid,
he'd have to be watered twice a week.
Your momma is so ugly Halloween
was moved to her birthday.
Your momma is so ugly
her shadow gave up.
Your momma is so ugly
that they paid her money
at the zoo NOT to see her.
Your momma is so ugly
even Bill Clinton refused
to sleep with her.
Why do Americans speak so loudly?
Because you can’t hear them when
they wear loud clothes.
So you can hear them above their clothes.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
ニコニコ動画9月14日 2010年 BEGINNER CLASS
Sentences you should know!
Beginner Lesson:
1. お久しぶりです！
2. どう最近？元気？ How....
3. ぼちぼちでんな。
4. 週末はどうだった？
5. 楽しんだの？
6. 楽しんでるの？
7. 楽しそうだった？
8. 一緒いかがですか？
一緒にしない？
一緒にどうだい？
9. 質問してもいい？
10. どうしたの？
11. なぜそんなことを言うんだよ。
12. なぜ気が変わったのですか？
13. なんでそんなに怒っている？
14. わざとやったんだろう！
15. 管首相が勝ってよかった。
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ANSWERS
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1. Long time no see.
2. How have you been?
How’s it going?
How has life been treating you?
3. I'm getting by.
I'm doing OK.
Can’t complain.
Not too shabby!
4. How was your weekend?
5. Did you have a good time?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
6. Are you having a good time?
Are you enjoying yourself?
Are you having fun?
7. You look like you're having a good time.
You look like you’re having fun.
You look like you’re enjoying yourself.
That sounds like fun.
8. Would you like to join me/us?
Won’t you join us?
Join us?
9. May/Can I ask (you) a question?
10. What happened?
What's wrong?
11. What makes you say that?
Why do you say that?
12. What made you change your mind?
Why did you change your mind?
13. Why are you so upset/angry?
14. You did that on purpose!
You did that purposely!
on purpose <--> by accident
purposely <--> accidentally
15. I'm glad (Prime Minister) Kan won!
Beginner Lesson:
1. お久しぶりです！
2. どう最近？元気？ How....
3. ぼちぼちでんな。
4. 週末はどうだった？
5. 楽しんだの？
6. 楽しんでるの？
7. 楽しそうだった？
8. 一緒いかがですか？
一緒にしない？
一緒にどうだい？
9. 質問してもいい？
10. どうしたの？
11. なぜそんなことを言うんだよ。
12. なぜ気が変わったのですか？
13. なんでそんなに怒っている？
14. わざとやったんだろう！
15. 管首相が勝ってよかった。
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ANSWERS
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1. Long time no see.
2. How have you been?
How’s it going?
How has life been treating you?
3. I'm getting by.
I'm doing OK.
Can’t complain.
Not too shabby!
4. How was your weekend?
5. Did you have a good time?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
6. Are you having a good time?
Are you enjoying yourself?
Are you having fun?
7. You look like you're having a good time.
You look like you’re having fun.
You look like you’re enjoying yourself.
That sounds like fun.
8. Would you like to join me/us?
Won’t you join us?
Join us?
9. May/Can I ask (you) a question?
10. What happened?
What's wrong?
11. What makes you say that?
Why do you say that?
12. What made you change your mind?
Why did you change your mind?
13. Why are you so upset/angry?
14. You did that on purpose!
You did that purposely!
on purpose <--> by accident
purposely <--> accidentally
15. I'm glad (Prime Minister) Kan won!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
ニコニコ動画9月12日 2010年 MIXED CLASS
Translate the following...
hurt, ache & pain review
1. 足が痛い。
2.足を怪我した。
3.頭が痛い。
4.私はいじめ子に腕を叩かれた。
5. 洗濯はめんどくさいです。
6. 痛いですか？
7. (それは)痛そう！
8.昨日は運動したので、今日は体全体が痛い。
9. あなたを傷つけたくない。
Answers:
1. My leg hurts.
My legs hurt.
My feet hurt.
My foot hurts.
2. I hurt my leg.
I injured my leg.
3. I have a headache.
My head hurts.
4. A bully punched me in the arm.
5. Doing laundry is a pain (in the neck).
6. Does it hurt?
(Are you in pain?)
7. That looks painful! /
That looks like it hurts!
That’s gotta hurt!
8 I exercised yesterday, so my whole body hurts today.
9. I don't want to hurt you(r feelings).
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Basic mistakes:
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謝罪
1. I’m sorry.
2. I apologize.
3. My apologies.
4. Whoops! My bad.
5. I apologize. I'm sorry.
6. I'm sorry for what I did.
7. I'm sorry for doing that.
8. I apologize for what I did.
9. I apologize for doing that.
10. I'm sorry for not calling you.
11. I really sorry I didn't call you.
12. Please forgive me.
13. I can assure you, it'll never happen again.
14. I promise I’ll never do that again.
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日本縦断 nihon juudan
to cross Japan
make a cross country
trip across Japan
hurt, ache & pain review
1. 足が痛い。
2.足を怪我した。
3.頭が痛い。
4.私はいじめ子に腕を叩かれた。
5. 洗濯はめんどくさいです。
6. 痛いですか？
7. (それは)痛そう！
8.昨日は運動したので、今日は体全体が痛い。
9. あなたを傷つけたくない。
Answers:
1. My leg hurts.
My legs hurt.
My feet hurt.
My foot hurts.
2. I hurt my leg.
I injured my leg.
3. I have a headache.
My head hurts.
4. A bully punched me in the arm.
5. Doing laundry is a pain (in the neck).
6. Does it hurt?
(Are you in pain?)
7. That looks painful! /
That looks like it hurts!
That’s gotta hurt!
8 I exercised yesterday, so my whole body hurts today.
9. I don't want to hurt you(r feelings).
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Basic mistakes:
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謝罪
1. I’m sorry.
2. I apologize.
3. My apologies.
4. Whoops! My bad.
5. I apologize. I'm sorry.
6. I'm sorry for what I did.
7. I'm sorry for doing that.
8. I apologize for what I did.
9. I apologize for doing that.
10. I'm sorry for not calling you.
11. I really sorry I didn't call you.
12. Please forgive me.
13. I can assure you, it'll never happen again.
14. I promise I’ll never do that again.
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日本縦断 nihon juudan
to cross Japan
make a cross country
trip across Japan
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Nico Nico Sept. 9, 2010
Useful Vocabulary:
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
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8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
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8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Nico Nico Sept. 9, 2010
Useful Vocabulary:
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
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8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
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8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Nico Nico Douga-Useful Vocabulary Sept. 8, 2010
Sept. 8, 2010
Can you see me yet?
Beginner Lesson
1. wake up
a) 起きる
What time did you
wake up today?
to wake up
=to get up
b) 現実を認める
You better wake
up and accept that
you’re never
going to be famous.
You better wake
up and accept that
he lied to you.
Wake up, people!
Stop being fooled.
2. eat
a) 食べる
What time did
you eat breakfast?
b) 使う, spend
Going to the bank
ate up my morning.
Going to the doctor
ate up my savings.
3. brush
a) I brushed my teeth.
b) He brushed by me.
He walked by me quickly.
c) His arm brushed
my arm.
His arm touched
my arm a little.
4. to shower
1. He showered and shaved
and went to work.
b) She showered
me with presents.
c) The reporters
showered the president
with questions.
5. to shave
a) He shaved.
b) I need to shave a few
dollars off the cost.
c) The runner shaved
3 minutes off his time.
6. to use
He uses the subway.
He takes the subway.
a) I got used to the city.
b) I used to live in NYC.
c) I used him for
his connections.
take advantage of
= good & bad
bad:
You took advantage of me!
good:
I took advantage
of the opportunity!
Use what
you have.
to use up=to use all of st
I used up all my money.
I used up all my energy.
I used up all my time.
Can you see me yet?
Beginner Lesson
1. wake up
a) 起きる
What time did you
wake up today?
to wake up
=to get up
b) 現実を認める
You better wake
up and accept that
you’re never
going to be famous.
You better wake
up and accept that
he lied to you.
Wake up, people!
Stop being fooled.
2. eat
a) 食べる
What time did
you eat breakfast?
b) 使う, spend
Going to the bank
ate up my morning.
Going to the doctor
ate up my savings.
3. brush
a) I brushed my teeth.
b) He brushed by me.
He walked by me quickly.
c) His arm brushed
my arm.
His arm touched
my arm a little.
4. to shower
1. He showered and shaved
and went to work.
b) She showered
me with presents.
c) The reporters
showered the president
with questions.
5. to shave
a) He shaved.
b) I need to shave a few
dollars off the cost.
c) The runner shaved
3 minutes off his time.
6. to use
He uses the subway.
He takes the subway.
a) I got used to the city.
b) I used to live in NYC.
c) I used him for
his connections.
take advantage of
= good & bad
bad:
You took advantage of me!
good:
I took advantage
of the opportunity!
Use what
you have.
to use up=to use all of st
I used up all my money.
I used up all my energy.
I used up all my time.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Nico Nico Douga-Talking about Friends Sept. 5, 2010
Today’s lesson is inspired by this sentence in the paper.
面識がない
Friends
1) He's my friend.
2) We have a good friendship.
3) He's my best friend.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
They fight like cats and dogs.
4) We're BFF.
BFF=best friends forever
5) Let's be friends. / Be my friend.
6) I made friends with her dog.
7) He friended me on Facebook.
8) I befriended the old man.
9) He was very friendly (to me).
9b) He was very nice (to me).
9c) He was very kind (to me).
10) I know his name, but we're not really close.
10b) I know his name, but we're not really friends. We're acquaintances.
11) I can't remember the name of this song, but it sounds familiar.
12) Do you know that man's name? He looks very familiar.
13a) I'm sure you're familiar with him.
13b) I'm sure you're familiar with his work.
familiar with = be acquainted with
14) I'm sure you're acquainted with him.
15) I'm sure you're acquainted with NYC.
16) I'm sure you're familiar with NYC.
17) I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with this food.
18) I'm sorry, but I'm unacquainted with this food.
20) You should familiarize yourself with the software before you start working there.
21a) I had never seen him before.He was a perfect stranger.
21b) I had never seen him before. He was a total stranger.
a synonym=同意語
Other synonyms for friends
slang: a buddy, a pal, a mate, a chum,
rough slang: a bro, a brother, a homie, a homeboy
These do not mean "friend": man, dude, guy, fella, fellow.
Examples: Hey, man! What's up, dude! Who is that guy? He's a nice fella.
He's a good fellow. (not slang)
Formal: a coworker, colleague, an associate, crony (negative)
面識がない
Friends
1) He's my friend.
2) We have a good friendship.
3) He's my best friend.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
They fight like cats and dogs.
4) We're BFF.
BFF=best friends forever
5) Let's be friends. / Be my friend.
6) I made friends with her dog.
7) He friended me on Facebook.
8) I befriended the old man.
9) He was very friendly (to me).
9b) He was very nice (to me).
9c) He was very kind (to me).
10) I know his name, but we're not really close.
10b) I know his name, but we're not really friends. We're acquaintances.
11) I can't remember the name of this song, but it sounds familiar.
12) Do you know that man's name? He looks very familiar.
13a) I'm sure you're familiar with him.
13b) I'm sure you're familiar with his work.
familiar with = be acquainted with
14) I'm sure you're acquainted with him.
15) I'm sure you're acquainted with NYC.
16) I'm sure you're familiar with NYC.
17) I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with this food.
18) I'm sorry, but I'm unacquainted with this food.
20) You should familiarize yourself with the software before you start working there.
21a) I had never seen him before.He was a perfect stranger.
21b) I had never seen him before. He was a total stranger.
a synonym=同意語
Other synonyms for friends
slang: a buddy, a pal, a mate, a chum,
rough slang: a bro, a brother, a homie, a homeboy
These do not mean "friend": man, dude, guy, fella, fellow.
Examples: Hey, man! What's up, dude! Who is that guy? He's a nice fella.
He's a good fellow. (not slang)
Formal: a coworker, colleague, an associate, crony (negative)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 2, 2010 Lesson - Intermediate - Advanced
Sept. 2, 2010
News Headlines:
Kan trades barbs with
Ozawa over money --
political problems
to trade barbs=to insult each other
Kobe eyes tattoo ban
at Suma beach after
marijuana case
to eye= to look at, to consider
to ban=to not allow, to prohibit
Video footage helps
acquit man of theft
charge after
prosecutors' gaffe
footage=film
to acquit=to show sb
to be not guilty
theft=stealing
a charge=a formal blame
a prosecutor=検事
a gaffe=a mistake
KANAZAWA-The Kanazawa
District Court on Sept. 1
acquitted a man who had
been charged with theft after
determining that he was a
different person from the
culprit caught on a
security camera.
a culprit=a criminal,
a perpetrator, a perp
a serveillence camera
Japanese to English:
ガブッと噛む
to take a bite out of
The monkey took
a bite out of her leg.
I took a big bite
out of the apple.
Vocabulary points:
to agree with st
I agree with you.
I can't agree with you.
to agree on st
We agreed on a book.
to agree to do st
I agreed to buy the dog.
to decide to = to make a decision
We decided to go to Hawaii.
to decide on = to choose
We decided on Hawaii.
News Headlines:
Kan trades barbs with
Ozawa over money --
political problems
to trade barbs=to insult each other
Kobe eyes tattoo ban
at Suma beach after
marijuana case
to eye= to look at, to consider
to ban=to not allow, to prohibit
Video footage helps
acquit man of theft
charge after
prosecutors' gaffe
footage=film
to acquit=to show sb
to be not guilty
theft=stealing
a charge=a formal blame
a prosecutor=検事
a gaffe=a mistake
KANAZAWA-The Kanazawa
District Court on Sept. 1
acquitted a man who had
been charged with theft after
determining that he was a
different person from the
culprit caught on a
security camera.
a culprit=a criminal,
a perpetrator, a perp
a serveillence camera
Japanese to English:
ガブッと噛む
to take a bite out of
The monkey took
a bite out of her leg.
I took a big bite
out of the apple.
Vocabulary points:
to agree with st
I agree with you.
I can't agree with you.
to agree on st
We agreed on a book.
to agree to do st
I agreed to buy the dog.
to decide to = to make a decision
We decided to go to Hawaii.
to decide on = to choose
We decided on Hawaii.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Nico Nico Beginner's Class: Sept. 1, 2010
Sept. 1, 2010
A Useful Lesson
Today we're going to
learn different uses
for easy words:
The first word is
run. Run has three
very useful meanings
a) to run=走る
X I ran to home.
I ran home.
b) to run a business
事業を経営する
He runs a coffee shop.
c) to run for (office)=
公職選挙に立候補する
Obama ran for President.
Obama ran against
McCain for President.
Ozawa is going to ~
against Kan.
Ozawa is going to
run against Kan
for Prime Minister.
管首相が勝て欲しい。
I want Prime Minister
Kan to win.
SB wants SB to VERB.
管首相が勝つといい。
I hope Kan wins.
小沢氏は勝てないと思う。
I don't think Ozawa can win.
小沢氏は立候補
しなければ良かった。
I wish he hadn't decided to run.
I wish he wouldn't run.
He shouldn’t have run.
an "office" has 2 meanings.
a) 事務所
But remember that
"work" is more
popular than "office"
b) · 在職する
• hold an office
• in office
• stay in office
Obama holds the office
of the Presidency.
Obama is in office.
Obama wants to stay in office.
A Useful Lesson
Today we're going to
learn different uses
for easy words:
The first word is
run. Run has three
very useful meanings
a) to run=走る
X I ran to home.
I ran home.
b) to run a business
事業を経営する
He runs a coffee shop.
c) to run for (office)=
公職選挙に立候補する
Obama ran for President.
Obama ran against
McCain for President.
Ozawa is going to ~
against Kan.
Ozawa is going to
run against Kan
for Prime Minister.
管首相が勝て欲しい。
I want Prime Minister
Kan to win.
SB wants SB to VERB.
管首相が勝つといい。
I hope Kan wins.
小沢氏は勝てないと思う。
I don't think Ozawa can win.
小沢氏は立候補
しなければ良かった。
I wish he hadn't decided to run.
I wish he wouldn't run.
He shouldn’t have run.
an "office" has 2 meanings.
a) 事務所
But remember that
"work" is more
popular than "office"
b) · 在職する
• hold an office
• in office
• stay in office
Obama holds the office
of the Presidency.
Obama is in office.
Obama wants to stay in office.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Nico Nico TOEIC Lesson: Aug. 29, 2010
a suspect
容疑者
a motive
TOEIC - Aug. 29, 2010
motivation (noun) form plural: motivations incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
動機づけ
motive (adjective) of reason or cause;
inspiring to action
動機の
motive (noun) form plural: motives something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
動機
1. The police do not have a ~ for the murder.
2. The employees need more ~ to work.
appointment (noun)
form plural: appointments
official date; meeting;
interview; nomination
Choose from the following:
date, meeting, appointment,
interview
1. I have a doctor's ~ tomorrow.
2. I have a job ~.
3. The American people did
not like the President's ~.
4. What time is your lunch ~.
5. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's in a ~.
6. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's giving an ~.
7. The President gave CNN
an exclusive ~.
8. I have an ~ with destiny.
gather (noun) form plural:
gathers
drawing together; fold; pucker
gather (verb) forms: gathered; gathered;
gathering to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
1. From what I ~ he has
decided to quit his job.
2. People started ~
in front of the
dead man's house.
We came across a dead cat.
I gather it had been hit by a car.
image (noun) form plural: images figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
image (verb) forms: imaged; imaged; imaging to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind imaginary (adjective) not real; fanciful
imagination (noun) form plural: imaginations ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
imagine (verb) forms: imagined; imagined; imagining to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
imaging (noun) form: no plural forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
imagining (noun) form plural: imaginings fantasizing; visualizing
Choose from:
image, imagine, imagination
1. He has a great ~.
2. It's raining so I ~
he'll be a little late.
3. My ~ of him is that
of a kind of mean boss.
enlarge (verb) forms: enlarged; enlarged; enlarging to become bigger; to expand
Choose from: enlarge, expand
1. Can you ~ the photograph?
2. We'd like to ~ our business.
m=motive/motivation
a=appointment
g=gather
i=image
e=enlarge
容疑者
a motive
TOEIC - Aug. 29, 2010
motivation (noun) form plural: motivations incentive; drive; inspiration; state of being stirred to action
動機づけ
motive (adjective) of reason or cause;
inspiring to action
動機の
motive (noun) form plural: motives something that causes a person to act; cause; incentive; purpose; intention
動機
1. The police do not have a ~ for the murder.
2. The employees need more ~ to work.
appointment (noun)
form plural: appointments
official date; meeting;
interview; nomination
Choose from the following:
date, meeting, appointment,
interview
1. I have a doctor's ~ tomorrow.
2. I have a job ~.
3. The American people did
not like the President's ~.
4. What time is your lunch ~.
5. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's in a ~.
6. He can't come to the phone
right now. He's giving an ~.
7. The President gave CNN
an exclusive ~.
8. I have an ~ with destiny.
gather (noun) form plural:
gathers
drawing together; fold; pucker
gather (verb) forms: gathered; gathered;
gathering to assemble; to collect; to accumulate; to conclude; to deduce
1. From what I ~ he has
decided to quit his job.
2. People started ~
in front of the
dead man's house.
We came across a dead cat.
I gather it had been hit by a car.
image (noun) form plural: images figure; form; reflection; picture; likeness; embodiment
image (verb) forms: imaged; imaged; imaging to draw a likeness; to describe; to reflect; to picture in the mind imaginary (adjective) not real; fanciful
imagination (noun) form plural: imaginations ability of the mind to create mental pictures which do not exist in reality
imagine (verb) forms: imagined; imagined; imagining to envision; to fantasize; to visualize; to think; to assume
imaging (noun) form: no plural forming of mental pictures to control bodily processes
imagining (noun) form plural: imaginings fantasizing; visualizing
Choose from:
image, imagine, imagination
1. He has a great ~.
2. It's raining so I ~
he'll be a little late.
3. My ~ of him is that
of a kind of mean boss.
enlarge (verb) forms: enlarged; enlarged; enlarging to become bigger; to expand
Choose from: enlarge, expand
1. Can you ~ the photograph?
2. We'd like to ~ our business.
m=motive/motivation
a=appointment
g=gather
i=image
e=enlarge
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Aug. 26th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
V=vacant
I=ignore
C=confidence
T=tenant
O=ostentatious
R=raise
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vacant (adjective)
empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
He had a ~ look in his
eyes. I knew he had
not heard anything
I had just said to him.
That building used to be
~, but it’s ~ now.
ignore (verb)
forms: ignored; ignored; ignoring
to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
confidence (noun)
form: no plural
trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
That is confidential.
He took me into his confidence.
I have confidence in you.
I’m not very confident in my ability.
I’m confident you can do it.
I’m confident you would
have caught that fish if you
had had the right fishing ~.
ostentatious (adjective)
showy; pretentious;
bombastic; pompous;
garish, gaudy
[形]けばけばしい；これみよがしの
Don’t you think her dress is a bit
~? I mean this is not a ball. It’s
just a little cocktail party.
tenant (verb)
forms: tenanted; tenanted; tenanting
to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
I tenant is someone who ~ a building.
raise (noun)
form plural: raises
increase in salary; wage in
I worked hard!
I deserve a ~!
I don’t want Kan to
~ the consumption tax!
They’re going to ~
a cultural center
where that store
used to me.
My uncle ~ pigs
for a living.
I=ignore
C=confidence
T=tenant
O=ostentatious
R=raise
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vacant (adjective)
empty; unfilled; unoccupied; lacking expression
He had a ~ look in his
eyes. I knew he had
not heard anything
I had just said to him.
That building used to be
~, but it’s ~ now.
ignore (verb)
forms: ignored; ignored; ignoring
to disregard; to overlook; to refuse to recognize; to reject
confidence (noun)
form: no plural
trust; certainty; faith in oneself; secret
That is confidential.
He took me into his confidence.
I have confidence in you.
I’m not very confident in my ability.
I’m confident you can do it.
I’m confident you would
have caught that fish if you
had had the right fishing ~.
ostentatious (adjective)
showy; pretentious;
bombastic; pompous;
garish, gaudy
[形]けばけばしい；これみよがしの
Don’t you think her dress is a bit
~? I mean this is not a ball. It’s
just a little cocktail party.
tenant (verb)
forms: tenanted; tenanted; tenanting
to rent; to inhabit; to occupy
I tenant is someone who ~ a building.
raise (noun)
form plural: raises
increase in salary; wage in
I worked hard!
I deserve a ~!
I don’t want Kan to
~ the consumption tax!
They’re going to ~
a cultural center
where that store
used to me.
My uncle ~ pigs
for a living.
Aug. 25th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
Aug. 25th. Nico Nico Douga TOEIC VOCABULARY
T - tackle=〔釣りや登山の〕用具、道具
〔滑車とロープから成る〕滑車装置
O - occupied=占領された、人がいる、塞がった
E - easy=簡単
I - inherit=相続する
C - career=（一生の仕事とする）職業、専門的職業
経歴、職歴、履歴
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X Do you want to improve your vocabularies?
--> Do you want to improve your vocabulary?
X He knows many vocabularies!
--> He knows many words!
--> He has a big vocabulary!
tackle (noun/verb)
form plural: tackles
equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
to attack something in a hugging formation
to attempt to deal with a problem
He tackled the problem.
material=ingredients
to try to take care of a problem
He tackled the problem head on.
occupied (adjective)
conquered; seized;
filled; taken up;
inhabited; populated
The toilet is occupied.
England occupied India.
easy (adjective)
mild; slight; comfortable; simple
He is easy to understand.
He is easy to talk to.
He is easy to get drunk
He gets drunk easily.
It is very unique.
He is easy to make angry.
It is easy to make him angry.
He gets angry easily.
inherit (verb)
to receive money, things, and property (houses and land) from family and friends when they pass away
I inherited a house.
career (verb)
forms: careered; careered; careering
to evolve; to make to progress;
to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
T - tackle=〔釣りや登山の〕用具、道具
〔滑車とロープから成る〕滑車装置
O - occupied=占領された、人がいる、塞がった
E - easy=簡単
I - inherit=相続する
C - career=（一生の仕事とする）職業、専門的職業
経歴、職歴、履歴
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X Do you want to improve your vocabularies?
--> Do you want to improve your vocabulary?
X He knows many vocabularies!
--> He knows many words!
--> He has a big vocabulary!
tackle (noun/verb)
form plural: tackles
equipment; device for lifting and lowering objects
to attack something in a hugging formation
to attempt to deal with a problem
He tackled the problem.
material=ingredients
to try to take care of a problem
He tackled the problem head on.
occupied (adjective)
conquered; seized;
filled; taken up;
inhabited; populated
The toilet is occupied.
England occupied India.
easy (adjective)
mild; slight; comfortable; simple
He is easy to understand.
He is easy to talk to.
He is easy to get drunk
He gets drunk easily.
It is very unique.
He is easy to make angry.
It is easy to make him angry.
He gets angry easily.
inherit (verb)
to receive money, things, and property (houses and land) from family and friends when they pass away
I inherited a house.
career (verb)
forms: careered; careered; careering
to evolve; to make to progress;
to grow professionally; to develop; to speed
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Nico Nico Open Class - Aug. 22, 2010 - Personality words
How do you say the following in English?
Personality
1. 彼は性格が良い/悪い。
2.彼は行いの良い/悪い人だ。
3. 彼は前向きな人だ。
4. 彼は魅力的な人だ。
5. 彼は嫌な奴だ。
6. 彼女は正直な人だ。
7. 彼女は頭が良い/悪い.
8. 彼女は短気です。
9. 彼女は忍耐強いです。
10. 彼女は下品な人だ。
11. 彼は口が上手い。
Answers:
1. He has a good/ bad personality.
2. He is a man of good/bad character.
3. He is a optimistic person.
He is a positive person.
4. He is a really nice guy.
He is a charming man.
He is cool.
He’s aces.
5. He is a jerk.
He is an ass(hole.)
He is an asshat.
He is a jackass.
6. She is honest.
7. She is smart / sharp / intelligent / clever.
She is not very smart/intelligent/clever.
She is stupid/dumb/slow/dull.
8. She is short-tempered.
9. She is patient.
10. She is disgusting / vulgar.
11. He is a smooth talker.
Personality
1. 彼は性格が良い/悪い。
2.彼は行いの良い/悪い人だ。
3. 彼は前向きな人だ。
4. 彼は魅力的な人だ。
5. 彼は嫌な奴だ。
6. 彼女は正直な人だ。
7. 彼女は頭が良い/悪い.
8. 彼女は短気です。
9. 彼女は忍耐強いです。
10. 彼女は下品な人だ。
11. 彼は口が上手い。
Answers:
1. He has a good/ bad personality.
2. He is a man of good/bad character.
3. He is a optimistic person.
He is a positive person.
4. He is a really nice guy.
He is a charming man.
He is cool.
He’s aces.
5. He is a jerk.
He is an ass(hole.)
He is an asshat.
He is a jackass.
6. She is honest.
7. She is smart / sharp / intelligent / clever.
She is not very smart/intelligent/clever.
She is stupid/dumb/slow/dull.
8. She is short-tempered.
9. She is patient.
10. She is disgusting / vulgar.
11. He is a smooth talker.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Nico Nico Telephone News Class - Learning from news Aug. 18, 2010
エコカー補助金継続
エコカー = ecologically-friendly car or environmentally friendly car
補助金=ほじょきん=hand out, aid
継続=けいぞく=continue
エコカー補助金継続=Subsidies for ecologically friendly car purchases will be extended
モスク建設論争激化
モスク=mosque
建設=けんせつ=construction
論争=ろんそう=controversy
激化=げきか=escalation
モスク建設論争激化=mosque construction controversy escalates
東証、最安値更新
東証=とうしょう=Tokyo Stock Exchange
最安値=さいやすね=record low
更新=こうしん=renew
The Tokyo Stock Exchange hits record low
Pilot killed in China crash believed Korean defector
to defect from a country
to defect to another country
to flee
to be a fugitive
to ask for asylum
In flooded Pakistan, a lack of basic supplies
We have a lack of supplies.
to be short of = to have a lack of
4 killed in Japan Coast Guard helicopter crash off Kagawa
off=off the coast
エコカー = ecologically-friendly car or environmentally friendly car
補助金=ほじょきん=hand out, aid
継続=けいぞく=continue
エコカー補助金継続=Subsidies for ecologically friendly car purchases will be extended
モスク建設論争激化
モスク=mosque
建設=けんせつ=construction
論争=ろんそう=controversy
激化=げきか=escalation
モスク建設論争激化=mosque construction controversy escalates
東証、最安値更新
東証=とうしょう=Tokyo Stock Exchange
最安値=さいやすね=record low
更新=こうしん=renew
The Tokyo Stock Exchange hits record low
Pilot killed in China crash believed Korean defector
to defect from a country
to defect to another country
to flee
to be a fugitive
to ask for asylum
In flooded Pakistan, a lack of basic supplies
We have a lack of supplies.
to be short of = to have a lack of
4 killed in Japan Coast Guard helicopter crash off Kagawa
off=off the coast
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Advanced summer idioms:
1. When it gets too hot, some people suffer ~ and have to be taken to the hospital.
2. The metal in thermometers is called ~.
Sun idioms:
3. Make hay while the ~ shines.
4. We talked about everything! = We talked about everything under the ~.
5. Go to hell. Stick it where the ~ don't shine.
Shade idioms:
6. He is so lucky he got that job! He's got it made in the ~!
Cool idioms:
7.
A: I am so angry!
B: I understand,
but you need to ~ it.
8.
A: Want a beer?
B: No thanks. I'm ~.
9.
A: Sorry I got angry.
B: Yeah, you really lost your ~.
10. That guy is so cool. = He's as ~ as a cucumber.
11.
A: I'm so nervous.
B: Just play it ~. You'll be OK.
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Answers:
1. heatstroke,
2. mercury
3. sun, Work while you can.
4. sun, We talked about everything.
5. sun, Go to hell.
6. He is lucky! He is set for life!
7. cool.
Cool it. = Calm down.
8. cool,
I'm cool.=No thanks.
9. cool,
to lose one's cool= to lose one's temper
10. cool,
to be as cool as a cucumber=to be very cool
11. play it cool=don't show your insecurities or problems
1. When it gets too hot, some people suffer ~ and have to be taken to the hospital.
2. The metal in thermometers is called ~.
Sun idioms:
3. Make hay while the ~ shines.
4. We talked about everything! = We talked about everything under the ~.
5. Go to hell. Stick it where the ~ don't shine.
Shade idioms:
6. He is so lucky he got that job! He's got it made in the ~!
Cool idioms:
7.
A: I am so angry!
B: I understand,
but you need to ~ it.
8.
A: Want a beer?
B: No thanks. I'm ~.
9.
A: Sorry I got angry.
B: Yeah, you really lost your ~.
10. That guy is so cool. = He's as ~ as a cucumber.
11.
A: I'm so nervous.
B: Just play it ~. You'll be OK.
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Answers:
1. heatstroke,
2. mercury
3. sun, Work while you can.
4. sun, We talked about everything.
5. sun, Go to hell.
6. He is lucky! He is set for life!
7. cool.
Cool it. = Calm down.
8. cool,
I'm cool.=No thanks.
9. cool,
to lose one's cool= to lose one's temper
10. cool,
to be as cool as a cucumber=to be very cool
11. play it cool=don't show your insecurities or problems
Nico Nico Telephone Beginner Class - Long time no see, Aug. 16, 2010
1. Long time no see!
How ~ you been?
I've ~ good!
What ~ you ~ doing?
Nothing much.
I couldn't go anywhere
because I've ~ sick.
I went ~ to my hometown to see my family.
We went to the ~ to see my grandfather's grave.
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1. What is an Indian summer?
2. How do you keep cool in the summer?
POINT: keep + adjective
3. Explain Obon.
4. Explain Okuribi.
5. What are ancestors?
How ~ you been?
I've ~ good!
What ~ you ~ doing?
Nothing much.
I couldn't go anywhere
because I've ~ sick.
I went ~ to my hometown to see my family.
We went to the ~ to see my grandfather's grave.
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1. What is an Indian summer?
2. How do you keep cool in the summer?
POINT: keep + adjective
3. Explain Obon.
4. Explain Okuribi.
5. What are ancestors?
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Nico Nico Aug. 5th Mixed Lesson!
Before the quiz we talked about these things:
I look like I'm balding. = to be in the process of becoming bald
It’s you! = It looks good on you.
It's definitely you!
THE QUIZ!
1. What are you thinking ~?
1b. Penny for your ~?
2. I’ve been thinking ~ of buying a new (car).
2b. I’ve been mulling it ~.
3. I can’t think ~ any questions right now.
3b. Nothing comes to ~.
4. Let me sleep ~ it. =
Let me think ~ it.
5. Do you think ~ you can help me?
5b. Lend me a ~?
6. Fix the mistake!
A: That was a great movie!
B: I think so!
7. What are you worried ~?
7b. What are you sweating ~?
8. Don’t worry ~ it.
8b. Don’t ~ it.
9. I’m afraid you might get hurt. = I’m afraid ~ you.
10. Sharks scare me.=I’m afraid ~ sharks.
11. I’ve been studying ~ 2 hours.
12. I haven’t spoken English ~ a week.
13. I’ll see you ~ a week.
14. Your pain will disappear ~ time.
15. He is the best ~ all time.
16. I need to kill ~ time.
17. I’m living in a hotel ~ now.
18. I’ll be back on my feet ~ no time!
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ANSWERS!
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1. of/and
1b. thoughts
2. of
2b. over
3. of
3b. mind
4. on
4b. about / on (over)
5. NOTHING
5b. hand
6. I think so too.
7. about
7b. NOTHING/over
8. about
8b. sweat
9. for
10. of
11. for
12. in
13. in
14. in
15. of
16. the / some / nothing
17. for
18. in
I look like I'm balding. = to be in the process of becoming bald
It’s you! = It looks good on you.
It's definitely you!
THE QUIZ!
1. What are you thinking ~?
1b. Penny for your ~?
2. I’ve been thinking ~ of buying a new (car).
2b. I’ve been mulling it ~.
3. I can’t think ~ any questions right now.
3b. Nothing comes to ~.
4. Let me sleep ~ it. =
Let me think ~ it.
5. Do you think ~ you can help me?
5b. Lend me a ~?
6. Fix the mistake!
A: That was a great movie!
B: I think so!
7. What are you worried ~?
7b. What are you sweating ~?
8. Don’t worry ~ it.
8b. Don’t ~ it.
9. I’m afraid you might get hurt. = I’m afraid ~ you.
10. Sharks scare me.=I’m afraid ~ sharks.
11. I’ve been studying ~ 2 hours.
12. I haven’t spoken English ~ a week.
13. I’ll see you ~ a week.
14. Your pain will disappear ~ time.
15. He is the best ~ all time.
16. I need to kill ~ time.
17. I’m living in a hotel ~ now.
18. I’ll be back on my feet ~ no time!
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ANSWERS!
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1. of/and
1b. thoughts
2. of
2b. over
3. of
3b. mind
4. on
4b. about / on (over)
5. NOTHING
5b. hand
6. I think so too.
7. about
7b. NOTHING/over
8. about
8b. sweat
9. for
10. of
11. for
12. in
13. in
14. in
15. of
16. the / some / nothing
17. for
18. in
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Nico Nico Notes: Aug. 4, 2010 - Talking about body types! Intermediate/Advanced
Today we reviewed the last class. Then we did the following.
9. Nice way to say a women is fat?
The following words also mean having a large top and bottom, but sometimes people use them to say someone is "fat" in a nice way: voluptuous / curvy / curvaceous /
9. She is healthy.=This is a euphemism for "fat".
She is plus-sized/Rubenesque/full-figured. (If someone is described this way it probably means they are fat.)
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
10. She/He is on the ~ side.
If you use this expression you should fill in the ~ with an adjective. For example,
She is on the heavy side., He is a little on the tall side.
This sentence is usually only used for negative adjectives, but if it used with a positive adjective (like "tall") it meas someone is TOO tall.
11. Do you have any trouble falling asleep? (Is not equal to: Do you have any trouble sleeping.)
12. My computer is broken. What should I do?
Take into the shop.
It's in the shop!
You should by a new one.
Throw it away.
You should (get / have) it (fixed / repaired).
You should get/have that looked at.
Here is an example of a Rubenesque woman:
Monday, August 2, 2010
Nico Nico Notes: Aug. 2, 2010 - Talking about body types!
Aug. 2, 2010
Translate the following!
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1. 身長はいくらですか？
2. 体重は何キロですか？
3. 日本人男性の平均身長はいくらですか？
4. どんな体型ですか？
5. 私は標準体型をしています。
6. 私は中肉中背です。
7. 私は痩せています。
8. 私は太っている。
9. Nice way for women?
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
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ANWERS!
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1. How tall are you?
2. How much do you weigh?
(I'd rather not say.)
3. How tall are Japanese men on average?
What is the average height of Japanese men?
4. What kind of body to you have?
Describe your body type?
What kind of body would you say you have?
Would you say your mother is beautiful?
5/6. I have standard proportions.
I 'm (of) average height and average weight.
I'm (of) medium build.
I have a standard type body.
7. I'm skinny/thin/lanky/slim/svelte/lean/slender.
8. I'm chubby, plump, pudgy, overweight, heavy, heavy set, fat, obese.
Translate the following!
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1. 身長はいくらですか？
2. 体重は何キロですか？
3. 日本人男性の平均身長はいくらですか？
4. どんな体型ですか？
5. 私は標準体型をしています。
6. 私は中肉中背です。
7. 私は痩せています。
8. 私は太っている。
9. Nice way for women?
10. どっちかというと〜のほうです。
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ANWERS!
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1. How tall are you?
2. How much do you weigh?
(I'd rather not say.)
3. How tall are Japanese men on average?
What is the average height of Japanese men?
4. What kind of body to you have?
Describe your body type?
What kind of body would you say you have?
Would you say your mother is beautiful?
5/6. I have standard proportions.
I 'm (of) average height and average weight.
I'm (of) medium build.
I have a standard type body.
7. I'm skinny/thin/lanky/slim/svelte/lean/slender.
8. I'm chubby, plump, pudgy, overweight, heavy, heavy set, fat, obese.
Nico Nico Douga MORE TELEPHONE ENGLISH! - Aug. 1, 2010
First identify yourself!
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Hello.
Hello, Smith residence.
Good morning/afternoon/evening!
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Formal
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Action Language Academy
Hello, you have reached COMPANY NAME.
Joe Smith speaking.
This is Joe Smith in sales speaking.
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Answering machine
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We are unable to come to the phone at the moment.
If you’d like to leave a message, please do so at the sound of the beep.
Asking for someone
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Can/Could/May I ...
I’d like to ....
I’d like to speaking with Joe, please.
Could you put me through ...
Could I speak to someone about...
Explaining why someone cannot come...
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I'm sorry he's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry he's out at the moment.
I'm sorry he's not at his desk at the moment.
I'm sorry he's gone to lunch.
I'm sorry he's gone for the day.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s on another line.
He’s with a customer.
Dealing with problems
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Could you say that again, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
One more time please.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
Asking to leave a message
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Could you give her a message for me?
Could you take a message?
Asking to take a message
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Can I give him/her a message for you?
Would you like to leave a message?
Any message?
Extra:
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I'll ask him/her to call you as soon as possible.
Could you have him call me as soon as possible!
as soon as possible = a.s.a.p. / asap
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Hello.
Hello, Smith residence.
Good morning/afternoon/evening!
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Formal
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Action Language Academy
Hello, you have reached COMPANY NAME.
Joe Smith speaking.
This is Joe Smith in sales speaking.
This is Joe Smith speaking.
Answering machine
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We are unable to come to the phone at the moment.
If you’d like to leave a message, please do so at the sound of the beep.
Asking for someone
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Can/Could/May I ...
I’d like to ....
I’d like to speaking with Joe, please.
Could you put me through ...
Could I speak to someone about...
Explaining why someone cannot come...
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I'm sorry he's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry he's out at the moment.
I'm sorry he's not at his desk at the moment.
I'm sorry he's gone to lunch.
I'm sorry he's gone for the day.
He’s in a meeting.
He’s on another line.
He’s with a customer.
Dealing with problems
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Could you say that again, please?
Could you repeat that, please?
One more time please.
Excuse me.
Pardon.
Asking to leave a message
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Could you give her a message for me?
Could you take a message?
Asking to take a message
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Can I give him/her a message for you?
Would you like to leave a message?
Any message?
Extra:
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I'll ask him/her to call you as soon as possible.
Could you have him call me as soon as possible!
as soon as possible = a.s.a.p. / asap
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Nico Nico Telephone Intermediate Class - Telephone English, July 29, 2010
Telephone Quiz:
1. The name of the thing you talk into is the ~.
2. The sound that tells you that you can now make a call is called the ~.
3. When you are finished talking to someone you ~.
4. I left a message on your ~.
5. A phone you put money into to use is called a ~.
6. I called him, but he was talking to someone else. I know because I could hear a ~.
7. If you dial “O”you’ll get the ~.
8. I need to make a ~ phone call to America.
9. You should turn off your ~ when you go the movies.
10. I turned my phone off all day, so now I have to check my ~.
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Answers:
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1. receiver
2. dial tone
3. hang up
4. voicemail / answering machine
5. payphone,. public phone
6. busy signal
7. operator
8. long distance/international
9. ringer
10. messages/voice mail
Now let's review yesterday's lesson:
Telephone English:
1. ジョン、いますか？
2. スーです。
3. ジョンをお願いします。
4. ちょっと待ってください。
5. (周りの人に)私が出ます！
6. 私です。
7. 小川さんのお宅でしょうか？
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. どちらさまですか？
9. ご用件を承ります。
10. 今電話中です。
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1. Is John home/there?
May I speak to John, please.
Put John on (the phone).
2. This is Sue (calling/speaking).
3. Can/Could/May I speak to John?
Can you put John on?
Can you get John?
4. Just a minute/moment, (please).
Hold please. / Hold the line, please.
Hold on a second.
5. I got it! I'll get it!
6. This is John.
This is John speaking.
John speaking.
This is he.
You're talking to him.
(casual) You got him.
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. Who's calling, please.
May I ask who's calling?
May I have your name?
9. How may I help you?
May I help you?
How can I help you?
What can I do for you?
May I take a message?
May I ask what this is about?
10. He’s on another line.
He’s on the other line.
He’s on the phone now.
He’s busy with another call.
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Bonus sentences:
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He's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry, he's in a meeting at the moment.
I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you.
Could you speak up a little, please?
Could you speak a little louder.
He's not available at the moment.
He’s tied up at the moment.
Can / Could / May I leave a message?
1. The name of the thing you talk into is the ~.
2. The sound that tells you that you can now make a call is called the ~.
3. When you are finished talking to someone you ~.
4. I left a message on your ~.
5. A phone you put money into to use is called a ~.
6. I called him, but he was talking to someone else. I know because I could hear a ~.
7. If you dial “O”you’ll get the ~.
8. I need to make a ~ phone call to America.
9. You should turn off your ~ when you go the movies.
10. I turned my phone off all day, so now I have to check my ~.
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Answers:
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1. receiver
2. dial tone
3. hang up
4. voicemail / answering machine
5. payphone,. public phone
6. busy signal
7. operator
8. long distance/international
9. ringer
10. messages/voice mail
Now let's review yesterday's lesson:
Telephone English:
1. ジョン、いますか？
2. スーです。
3. ジョンをお願いします。
4. ちょっと待ってください。
5. (周りの人に)私が出ます！
6. 私です。
7. 小川さんのお宅でしょうか？
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. どちらさまですか？
9. ご用件を承ります。
10. 今電話中です。
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1. Is John home/there?
May I speak to John, please.
Put John on (the phone).
2. This is Sue (calling/speaking).
3. Can/Could/May I speak to John?
Can you put John on?
Can you get John?
4. Just a minute/moment, (please).
Hold please. / Hold the line, please.
Hold on a second.
5. I got it! I'll get it!
6. This is John.
This is John speaking.
John speaking.
This is he.
You're talking to him.
(casual) You got him.
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. Who's calling, please.
May I ask who's calling?
May I have your name?
9. How may I help you?
May I help you?
How can I help you?
What can I do for you?
May I take a message?
May I ask what this is about?
10. He’s on another line.
He’s on the other line.
He’s on the phone now.
He’s busy with another call.
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Bonus sentences:
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He's not in at the moment.
I'm sorry, he's in a meeting at the moment.
I'm afraid you've got the wrong number.
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you.
Could you speak up a little, please?
Could you speak a little louder.
He's not available at the moment.
He’s tied up at the moment.
Can / Could / May I leave a message?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Nico Nico Telephone Beginner Class - Telephone English, July 28, 2010
Telephone English:
Basic Lesson.
Translate the following into English.
1. ジョン、いますか？
2. スーです。
3. ジョンをお願いします。
4. ちょっと待ってください。
5. (周りの人に)私が出ます！
6. 私です。
7. 小川のお宅でしょうか？
8. どちらさまですか？
9. ご用件を承ります。
10. 今電話中です。
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Answers.
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1. Is John home/there?
May I speak to John, please.
Put John on (the phone).
2. This is Sue (calling/speaking).
3. Can/Could/May I speak to John?
Can you put John on?
Can you get John?
4. Just a minute/moment, (please).
Hold please. / Hold the line, please.
Hold on a second.
5. I got it! I'll get it!
6. This is John.
This is John speaking.
John speaking.
This is he.
You're talking to him.
(casual) You got him.
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. Who's calling, please.
May I ask who's calling?
May I have your name?
9. How may I help you?
May I help you?
How can I help you?
What can I do for you?
May I take a message?
10. He’s on another line.
He’s on the phone now.
He’s busy with another call.
Basic Lesson.
Translate the following into English.
1. ジョン、いますか？
2. スーです。
3. ジョンをお願いします。
4. ちょっと待ってください。
5. (周りの人に)私が出ます！
6. 私です。
7. 小川のお宅でしょうか？
8. どちらさまですか？
9. ご用件を承ります。
10. 今電話中です。
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Answers.
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1. Is John home/there?
May I speak to John, please.
Put John on (the phone).
2. This is Sue (calling/speaking).
3. Can/Could/May I speak to John?
Can you put John on?
Can you get John?
4. Just a minute/moment, (please).
Hold please. / Hold the line, please.
Hold on a second.
5. I got it! I'll get it!
6. This is John.
This is John speaking.
John speaking.
This is he.
You're talking to him.
(casual) You got him.
7. Is this the Ogawa residence?
8. Who's calling, please.
May I ask who's calling?
May I have your name?
9. How may I help you?
May I help you?
How can I help you?
What can I do for you?
May I take a message?
10. He’s on another line.
He’s on the phone now.
He’s busy with another call.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
July 22, 2010 - Nico Nico Show!
1.Don't be dumb! Use your ~.
2. I drank too much. I have a ~.
3. I have a fever.=I have a ~.
4. I feel a cold ~ on.
5. Don't be so ~.
6. I'm coming ~ with a cold.
7. Keep an eye ~ for the police.
8. He gave me the ~.
He flipped me the bird.
He gave me the middle finger.
9. I can't exactly say what it is. I can't put my ~ on it.
10. He got it exactly.= He nailed it.
11. I have a canker sore.
12. 蕁麻疹
13. He gives me the 気持悪い/ 恐い。
14. 水ぶくれ
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Answers!
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1. head, brain, noodle, noggin
2. hangover / hungover
I am hungover. / I have a hangover.
3. temperature
I feel feverish.
4. coming
5. business
6. coming
7. out / peeled
8. finger
9. finger
10. He nailed it.
11. I have a canker sore.
12. rash
13. hives / willies
14. blisters
2. I drank too much. I have a ~.
3. I have a fever.=I have a ~.
4. I feel a cold ~ on.
5. Don't be so ~.
6. I'm coming ~ with a cold.
7. Keep an eye ~ for the police.
8. He gave me the ~.
He flipped me the bird.
He gave me the middle finger.
9. I can't exactly say what it is. I can't put my ~ on it.
10. He got it exactly.= He nailed it.
11. I have a canker sore.
12. 蕁麻疹
13. He gives me the 気持悪い/ 恐い。
14. 水ぶくれ
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Answers!
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1. head, brain, noodle, noggin
2. hangover / hungover
I am hungover. / I have a hangover.
3. temperature
I feel feverish.
4. coming
5. business
6. coming
7. out / peeled
8. finger
9. finger
10. He nailed it.
11. I have a canker sore.
12. rash
13. hives / willies
14. blisters
Monday, July 19, 2010
Nico Nico Lesson, July 19, 2010: prepositions
Nico Nico Douga July 19, 2010
Grammar / Idioms
Low level must know!
1. It's good ~ meet you! What?! You must be kidding that was too easy to/for me.
2. Please call ~ me tomorrow.
3. time particles:
This class starts ~ 11pm. I'll see you ~ a week. I haven't seen him ~ a week.
4. He is ~ the hospital. = He was hospitalized.
5. He was released ~ the hospital yesterday.= He was discharged.
6. He punched me ~ the arm.
7. I got ~ trouble ~ the teacher.
8. I stopped ~ the store ~ the way to work.
9. Who are you looking ~?
10. The doctor told me to stay ~ bed.
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A Little harder?
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11. My boss is mad ~ me. I'm ~ the doghouse.
12. Let's play it ~ ear. = We can make more specific plans later.
13. You have to come. = I won't take "no" ~ an answer.
14. I usually drink wine, but once ~ a blue moon, I'll drink whisky.
15. The grass is always greener ~ the other side.
16. He's in a bad mood today. = He must have gotten ~ on the wrong side of the bed.
17. Nothing fazes that guy. = He's got nerves ~ steel!
18. She broke up ~ me.
19. Don't worry, I'll get ~ of your hair in a minute.
20. I need a new computer. My last computer is ~ it's last legs!
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Harder?
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21. Can we trust him? Is he ~ the level?
22. They haven't decided yet. = The jury is still ~.
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Answers.
1. to/for
OR Just stop at
That was too easy!
2. NOTHING!
3.
This class starts at 11pm.
I'll see you in a week.
I haven't seen him in/for a week.
4. in
5. from
6. in
7. in/into / with
8. by/at / on
9. for / at
10. in
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A Little Harder?
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11. at / in
12. by
13. for
14. in
15. on
16. up
17. of
18. with
19. out
20. on
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Harder?
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21. on
22. out
The end.
Grammar / Idioms
Low level must know!
1. It's good ~ meet you! What?! You must be kidding that was too easy to/for me.
2. Please call ~ me tomorrow.
3. time particles:
This class starts ~ 11pm. I'll see you ~ a week. I haven't seen him ~ a week.
4. He is ~ the hospital. = He was hospitalized.
5. He was released ~ the hospital yesterday.= He was discharged.
6. He punched me ~ the arm.
7. I got ~ trouble ~ the teacher.
8. I stopped ~ the store ~ the way to work.
9. Who are you looking ~?
10. The doctor told me to stay ~ bed.
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A Little harder?
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11. My boss is mad ~ me. I'm ~ the doghouse.
12. Let's play it ~ ear. = We can make more specific plans later.
13. You have to come. = I won't take "no" ~ an answer.
14. I usually drink wine, but once ~ a blue moon, I'll drink whisky.
15. The grass is always greener ~ the other side.
16. He's in a bad mood today. = He must have gotten ~ on the wrong side of the bed.
17. Nothing fazes that guy. = He's got nerves ~ steel!
18. She broke up ~ me.
19. Don't worry, I'll get ~ of your hair in a minute.
20. I need a new computer. My last computer is ~ it's last legs!
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Harder?
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21. Can we trust him? Is he ~ the level?
22. They haven't decided yet. = The jury is still ~.
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Answers.
1. to/for
OR Just stop at
That was too easy!
2. NOTHING!
3.
This class starts at 11pm.
I'll see you in a week.
I haven't seen him in/for a week.
4. in
5. from
6. in
7. in/into / with
8. by/at / on
9. for / at
10. in
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A Little Harder?
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11. at / in
12. by
13. for
14. in
15. on
16. up
17. of
18. with
19. out
20. on
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Harder?
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21. on
22. out
The end.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Must know vocabulary: The following mistake make me want to pull my hair out! Please translate the following sentences into GOOD English.
1. 何故日本に来たの？
2. 今日は凄い雨だった。
3. 雷聞いた？
4. 家族は何人？
5. 楽しかった？
OK! Next!
Super useful vocabulary that you have to know!
1. vague=曖昧
He was vague. He wasn't specific.
I was vague on purpose.
You're being a little vague.
2. sarcastic=皮肉的な
Are you being sarcastic?
Don't be sarcastic!
Is that supposed to be sarcastic?
3. hypothetical=仮定法
Can I ask you a hypothetical question?
Must know basic vocabulary:
1. to know:
2. to notice:
3. to recognize:
Don't say:
How did you know about this school?
--> How did you hear about this school?
How did you learn about this school?
How did you find out about this school?
Q. What color were her eyes?
A. I didn't notice.
I noticed her standing there all by herself.
3. He looked so different that I didn't recognize him.
ANSWERS/NOTES:
1. Why did you come to Japan?
What brought you to Japan?
2. It's really rained hard today.
It really poured today. / It was pouring today.
It really came down today. / It really came down today.
It rained cats and dogs today.
3. Did you hear the thunder?
X Did you heat the lightning?
4. How many people are in your family.
5. Did you have a good time?
RECENT NEWS:
1. election / vote
2. floods
1. 何故日本に来たの？
2. 今日は凄い雨だった。
3. 雷聞いた？
4. 家族は何人？
5. 楽しかった？
OK! Next!
Super useful vocabulary that you have to know!
1. vague=曖昧
He was vague. He wasn't specific.
I was vague on purpose.
You're being a little vague.
2. sarcastic=皮肉的な
Are you being sarcastic?
Don't be sarcastic!
Is that supposed to be sarcastic?
3. hypothetical=仮定法
Can I ask you a hypothetical question?
Must know basic vocabulary:
1. to know:
2. to notice:
3. to recognize:
Don't say:
How did you know about this school?
--> How did you hear about this school?
How did you learn about this school?
How did you find out about this school?
Q. What color were her eyes?
A. I didn't notice.
I noticed her standing there all by herself.
3. He looked so different that I didn't recognize him.
ANSWERS/NOTES:
1. Why did you come to Japan?
What brought you to Japan?
2. It's really rained hard today.
It really poured today. / It was pouring today.
It really came down today. / It really came down today.
It rained cats and dogs today.
3. Did you hear the thunder?
X Did you heat the lightning?
4. How many people are in your family.
5. Did you have a good time?
RECENT NEWS:
1. election / vote
2. floods
Monday, July 12, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Random Lesson for July 12, 2010
1. I’ve got a secret weapon! = I’ve got an ~ up my sleeve.
2. I can’t just sit here. I feel like doing something. =I’m feeling ~.
3. What are 5 meanings of “beat”?
4. 3. How do you say カンニング in English?
5. I’m excited. =I’m p.....!
6. I don’t like him. (Others way to say this?)
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Answers:
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1. ace
Related: He’s got an ace in the hole.
2. antsy
3.
a) tired
I’m beat.
b) win in a fight
He beat me up.
c) win a game
Spain beat The Netherlands
d) rhythm
That song has a nice beat.
e) Get out of here!
Beat it!
f) Stop beating around the bush!
=Get to the point!
g) hit,
He beat his wife.
4. to cheat
Examples:
He cheated on the test.
He cheated on this wife.
He cheated on this taxes.
5. I’m psyched!
6.
I hate him.
I abhor him.
I detest him.
I despise him.
I can’t stand him.
I can’t stomach him.
I couldn’t stomach the photos.
I can’t stand the sight of blood.
2. I can’t just sit here. I feel like doing something. =I’m feeling ~.
3. What are 5 meanings of “beat”?
4. 3. How do you say カンニング in English?
5. I’m excited. =I’m p.....!
6. I don’t like him. (Others way to say this?)
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Answers:
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1. ace
Related: He’s got an ace in the hole.
2. antsy
3.
a) tired
I’m beat.
b) win in a fight
He beat me up.
c) win a game
Spain beat The Netherlands
d) rhythm
That song has a nice beat.
e) Get out of here!
Beat it!
f) Stop beating around the bush!
=Get to the point!
g) hit,
He beat his wife.
4. to cheat
Examples:
He cheated on the test.
He cheated on this wife.
He cheated on this taxes.
5. I’m psyched!
6.
I hate him.
I abhor him.
I detest him.
I despise him.
I can’t stand him.
I can’t stomach him.
I couldn’t stomach the photos.
I can’t stand the sight of blood.
Nico Nico Douga Lesson Sports Idioms
(There is LIVE video for this lesson. But you should read it!)
Sports English:
First! How do you use "play". "Play" is used with any sport that has games where people can get points. We can use "play" with: soccer, football, baseball, tennis, golf, hockey, etc. We do not use "play" with any fighting sports or races.
For example, we do not "play" karate, sumo, boxing, marathons, etc. For those
verbs we just say, "do", "practice," or "go."
Special cases: Some sports are games but don't take the "play" verb. Like "bowling. "We don't "play" bowling. We just "bowl."
Ex: I went bowling yesterday.
Some sports take both.
He played a game of golf.
He went golfing.
Common/standard
1. Spain beat Germany.
Common/formal
2. Spain defeated Germany.
Common/slang
3. Spain kicked Germany's ass.
When telling the score,
just add it to the end.
Spain beat Germany 1 to 0.
Spain defeated Germany 1, O.
Spain kicked Germany's ass, 1 zip.
Spain won , 1 to 0.
zip=zero
There are other words for zero.
Ex: zilch, nil
There are many sports idioms.
Let's see if you know these.
Baseball Idioms:
1. He was a big success. = He hit a ~.
2. He is going to cooperate. = He is going to play ~.
3. I went on a date and tried to kiss her, but I ~ out. (I failed.)
4. She is way too beautiful for me.=She is out of my ~.
5.
A: Want to got out tonight?
B: No thanks. I better take a ~.
Boxing Idioms:
6. He quit. = He threw in the ~.
7. Will you show the employee the ~?
8. I was going to offer to do it, but he beat me to the ~ and offered to do it first.
9. I'm on your side.=I'm in your ~.
10. He asked me an uncomfortable question, but then the phone rang! I was saved by the ~.
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Answers:
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1. homework
2. ball
3. struck
4. league
5. rain check
6. towel
7. ropes
8. punch
9. corner
10. bell
Sports English:
First! How do you use "play". "Play" is used with any sport that has games where people can get points. We can use "play" with: soccer, football, baseball, tennis, golf, hockey, etc. We do not use "play" with any fighting sports or races.
For example, we do not "play" karate, sumo, boxing, marathons, etc. For those
verbs we just say, "do", "practice," or "go."
Special cases: Some sports are games but don't take the "play" verb. Like "bowling. "We don't "play" bowling. We just "bowl."
Ex: I went bowling yesterday.
Some sports take both.
He played a game of golf.
He went golfing.
Common/standard
1. Spain beat Germany.
Common/formal
2. Spain defeated Germany.
Common/slang
3. Spain kicked Germany's ass.
When telling the score,
just add it to the end.
Spain beat Germany 1 to 0.
Spain defeated Germany 1, O.
Spain kicked Germany's ass, 1 zip.
Spain won , 1 to 0.
zip=zero
There are other words for zero.
Ex: zilch, nil
There are many sports idioms.
Let's see if you know these.
Baseball Idioms:
1. He was a big success. = He hit a ~.
2. He is going to cooperate. = He is going to play ~.
3. I went on a date and tried to kiss her, but I ~ out. (I failed.)
4. She is way too beautiful for me.=She is out of my ~.
5.
A: Want to got out tonight?
B: No thanks. I better take a ~.
Boxing Idioms:
6. He quit. = He threw in the ~.
7. Will you show the employee the ~?
8. I was going to offer to do it, but he beat me to the ~ and offered to do it first.
9. I'm on your side.=I'm in your ~.
10. He asked me an uncomfortable question, but then the phone rang! I was saved by the ~.
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Answers:
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1. homework
2. ball
3. struck
4. league
5. rain check
6. towel
7. ropes
8. punch
9. corner
10. bell
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Class=Travel Idioms Mixed Level-July 4th, 2010
Before the class... just some general discussion involving these sentences....
What was the highlight of your trip?
感動しました。
intellectual:
It was impressive.
I was impressed.
I was excited.
I was bored.
emotional:
I was moved.
I was touched.
Can I fly standby?
I’m waiting for a cancellation.
I’m on the waiting list.
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QUIZ
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1.
Q. Have you ever been to Hawaii?
a) Yes, I have ever been to Hawaii.,
b) Yes, I have.
c) Yes, I've ever
2. I've been thinking ~.
a) ~ about going to Hokkaido.,
b) ~ going to Hokkaido.,
c) ~ going Hokkaido.
3. 旅行にいきたいわ。= In English?
I want to travel.
4. trip: = Use it in a sentence!
5. I made an airplane reservation.=I ~ a flight.
a) booked, b) saved, c) reservation
6. Hi, I'm calling to make a reservation ~ the 7th of next month.
a) on, b) in, c) for
7. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。=In English?
8. I'm calling to make a reservation for the 7th of August. Do you have any rooms ~!
a) available, b) free, c) open
9. Is breakfast ~ with the room charge?
a) come, b) included, c) also
10. They gave me a discount ~ the room.
a) at, b) for, c) on
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Answers:
1.
Q. Have you ever been to Hawaii?
b) Yes, I have.
2. I've been thinking ~.
a) ~ about going to Hokkaido.,
3. 旅行にいきたいわ。= In English?
I want to travel.
4. trip: = Use it in a sentence!
He’s on a business /shopping trip.
How was your trip?
You must be tripping!=You are crazy!
Drug slang:
He is tripping. = He is high.
He tripped on the rug.
5. I made an airplane reservation.=I ~ a flight.
a) booked
6. Hi, I'm calling to make a reservation ~ the 7th of next month.
c) for
7. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。
I went to Switzerland last year.
I traveled around Switzerland last year.
I went around Switzerland last year.
I traveled Switzerland last year.
I took a trip to Switzerland last year.
I better take a trip to the store.
8. I'm calling to make a reservation for the 7th of August. Do you have any rooms ~!
a) available
or
Do you have any rooms?
9. Is breakfast ~ with the room charge?
b) included
10. They gave me a discount ~ the room.
c) on
What was the highlight of your trip?
感動しました。
intellectual:
It was impressive.
I was impressed.
I was excited.
I was bored.
emotional:
I was moved.
I was touched.
Can I fly standby?
I’m waiting for a cancellation.
I’m on the waiting list.
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QUIZ
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1.
Q. Have you ever been to Hawaii?
a) Yes, I have ever been to Hawaii.,
b) Yes, I have.
c) Yes, I've ever
2. I've been thinking ~.
a) ~ about going to Hokkaido.,
b) ~ going to Hokkaido.,
c) ~ going Hokkaido.
3. 旅行にいきたいわ。= In English?
I want to travel.
4. trip: = Use it in a sentence!
5. I made an airplane reservation.=I ~ a flight.
a) booked, b) saved, c) reservation
6. Hi, I'm calling to make a reservation ~ the 7th of next month.
a) on, b) in, c) for
7. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。=In English?
8. I'm calling to make a reservation for the 7th of August. Do you have any rooms ~!
a) available, b) free, c) open
9. Is breakfast ~ with the room charge?
a) come, b) included, c) also
10. They gave me a discount ~ the room.
a) at, b) for, c) on
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Answers:
1.
Q. Have you ever been to Hawaii?
b) Yes, I have.
2. I've been thinking ~.
a) ~ about going to Hokkaido.,
3. 旅行にいきたいわ。= In English?
I want to travel.
4. trip: = Use it in a sentence!
He’s on a business /shopping trip.
How was your trip?
You must be tripping!=You are crazy!
Drug slang:
He is tripping. = He is high.
He tripped on the rug.
5. I made an airplane reservation.=I ~ a flight.
a) booked
6. Hi, I'm calling to make a reservation ~ the 7th of next month.
c) for
7. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。
I went to Switzerland last year.
I traveled around Switzerland last year.
I went around Switzerland last year.
I traveled Switzerland last year.
I took a trip to Switzerland last year.
I better take a trip to the store.
8. I'm calling to make a reservation for the 7th of August. Do you have any rooms ~!
a) available
or
Do you have any rooms?
9. Is breakfast ~ with the room charge?
b) included
10. They gave me a discount ~ the room.
c) on
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