Nico Nico - Aug. 25, 2011 - Intermediate - Advanced

Aug. 25, 2011
Did you get a chance to see the video?
Steve Jobs resigns
Steve Jobs steps down as CEO
It dived. It went down. It plummeted. It took a nose dive.

Enigmatic founder Jobs resigns
enigmatic=attractively secretive
He is a geek/nerd.
I was shocked to hear that.
He resigned over health issues.

a gadget

He had pancreatic cancer.

a device
a gadget
a doohickey
a contraption
a tool＝道具, 嫌な奴
Other words for "tool"?
utensil, Example: kitchen utensils

implement,
Examples: implement: an eating implement, a medical implement

This is also a verb. to implement st = to start using st
They will implement the changes soon.

contraption, a tool or thing that is a bit bigger

apparatus

Slang use of "tool"
a jerk = a tool

an appliance

a household appliance

Funny joke projects are called: novelty items
novel=new
a novel idea

a doohickey, a gadget, a doodad, whatchamacallit, a thingamajig

Nico Nico Douga - 初級 - Aug. 24, 2011

Aug. 24, 2011
Did you hear about Shinsuke Shimada?
Shinsuke Shimada retired.
Shinsuke Shimada announced his retirement.
Shinsuke Shimada suddenly announced his retirement.
Shinsuke Shimada suddenly announced his retirement from show business.
SB announced their retirement from ~.

I heard a rumor.
There are rumors.
~ is a rumor.
It’s a rumor.
Rumor has that....
Rumor has that he will be quitting his company.
I heard a rumor that ~.
I heard a rumor that he killed a man.
There are rumors about him.
He has Yakuza friends.
I heard a rumor that he had Yakuza friends.

There were rumors that he had Yakuza friends.
There are rumors that he has Yakuza friends.
He admitted it.
Did he have to retire?
No, he didn’t. He ~ to retire.
No, he didn’t. He chose to retire.

Was he forced to retire?
Speaking of rumors....
Will Smith is married to Jada Pinkett Smith.
Jada Pinkett Smith works with Marc Anthony.
Marc Anthony is Jennifer Lopez's soon-to-be ex-husband. Marc Anthony is Jennifer Lopez's soon-to-be ex-husband.

W. Smith is suspicious of their relationship.
to be suspicious of .... = to think st bad is happening.
A suspicious W.S. visited his wife and found her with M.A.
According to the rumor, Will Smith left the house crying.
I came into the room shouting.
He left the room laughing.
He walked to work singing.
He walked to the office singing.
He suspected that...
He suspected that they were having an affair.

She denied it.
X She committed an affair.

I suspect something=I think something.
I doubt something=I don't believe something.
I've seen it.
I'm going to hit the sack.=I’m going to go to sleep.

Nico Nico Douga - Intermediate-Advanced Class - Aug. 18, 2011

Aug. 18, 2011

So, sue me!
sue=訴える

27,000 Korean iphone users are suing Apple!
27,000 Korean iphone users are suing Apple over ...+ reason.
27,000 Korean iphone users are suing Apple over + reason.

27,000 Korean iphone users are suing Apple over privacy issues.

economic issues / financial issues

There are some financial issues to consider.
A is suing B.
A has brought a lawsuit against B.

a lawsuit【名】訴訟、告訴 《民法》訴訟（事件）

class action lawsuit 集団（代表）訴訟
to file a lawsuit against sb

an invasion of privacy プライバシーの侵害

Samsung Sues Apple Over Patents for IPhone, IPad and IPod

This is just my theory but I think this lawsuit is a kind of revenge.
This is just my theory but I think...

as far as I know
Americans are infamous for suing each other.
Americans are infamous for being litigious.

compensation
損害賠償を要求する = to seek damages

prosection 検事
the defense= 被告側

That is in a criminal case.
civil case＝民事事件、民事訴訟

claimant=原告、要求者、社会保障受給者

We filed a suit seeking compensation from Apple and its South Korean unit for emotional damage

The first hearing in this case will take place in October or November.

Nico Nico Douga - Aug. 17, 2011 - Beginner's Lesson/Class

Aug. 17, 2011 -- Beginner's Lesson/Class

1. How’s work? or How’s business?

Work is good/busy/hectic.
Things are good/busy/hectic.

<--> Work is slow. / Things are slow.

Are you free Friday?
I'm free. / I'm available. / I have time.

complimentary
Please have a complimentary drink.

The drinks are complimentary.

There's an ~ bar.
There's an open bar. = You don’t have to pay for drinks.

all-you-can-drink =飲み放題
all-you-can-eat =食べ放題

Today’s meal is on the house.

Let me buy you a drink.
This one is on the house.
---------------------------
Let me buy you a drink.

This one is on me.=I’ll pay for this one.

Let me get this round.
You can get the next round.

to get a round=to pay for a all the drinks one time

Nico Nico Douga -Aug. 14, 2011 - Open Class

Aug. 14, 2011
How are things?
Things are good.
Everything is good.
Not so great.
How's it going?
It’s going good.
How are things going at work?
How are things at home?
How are things with your girlfriend?
Things are not so good.
Things could be better.

NEWS HEADLINES
A severed head and parts of two legs were found in a park in Osaka.

bloody
grisly
gruesome 
William Petersen was on the show for 9 years.
He quit.
Why do you think he quit.
He had a very good salary.

"The reason I'm leaving is because I'm afraid I'm becoming too ~ says Petersen.
The dollar is down to 76.5 yen.
My job is challenging.
I like my job. It's challenging.
challenging=difficult but interesting
It's a challenging job.

My leg muscles are starting to atrophy.
My brain is starting to atrophy.
He is a professional.

I feel lethargic.
feel lethargic=やる気がない

I have no appetite.
This heat is sapping my energy/strength/appetite.
He sweat like a pig.

Aug. 13, 2011 - Nico Nico Douga - Open Class

Fun Easy English
1. strange
That’s weird.

2. crazy
I'm crazy about you!
That’s crazy! = I disagree.
Nuts!
He’s nuts.
He’s bananas.
He’s kooky!
The weather has been really screwy.
The weather has been really wacky.

He's a psychopath.

3. fat
He's chubby.
He's plump.
He's chunky.
obese
Obesity is a big problem in the USA.

healthy
He has a good personality.=He is ugly or fat.

He's gone to a better place.=He died.

4. thin
She’s skinny.
She’s skin and bones.
He is lean.
He’s as thin as a rail.

5.
http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/ch208

Aug. 12, 2011 - Nico Nico Douga Open Class

お盆
1. お化け=ghosts
spirits

Spirits come to visit us!

2. ancestors
grandmother
grandfather
great-grandmother
great-grandfather

3. 家族はどこにすんでいますか？
Where does your family live?

4.生まれはどこですか？
Where were you born?

5. 家族は何人ですか？
How many people are there in your family?

USEFUL! I was born and raised in CITY/COUNTRY!

5. 故郷
hometown

死んだ/亡くなった

7 die / pass away
My grandfather died / passed away.

8. He was buried.
9. He was cremated.

10. cemetery

11. grave=墓

12. pray
We pray to God.
We pray for our ancestors.
We pray to our ancestors.

13. worship

14. an altar-仏壇

15. to make an offering
We made an offering to our ancestors.

16. Traffic is bad!
The traffic is terrible.
The traffic is slow.

Nico Nico - Aug. 11, 2011 Intermediate – Advanced

Nico Nico - Aug. 11, 2011
Intermediate – Advanced
Today we’re going to talk about the prefix: “mis-”.

1. to mistake A for B
to make a mistake
I made a mistake.
I mistook (A) for (B).
I mistook my mother's voice for my sister's voice.
I was mistaken for a Chinese.

2. to misunderstand
She misunderstood what he said.
Please don’t misunderstand me.
I think there’s been a misunderstanding.

3. to misspeak
She misspoke.
I must have misspoken.

4. to misshear
I must have misheard.
She misheard what you said.

5. to mistype
He mistyped the word.

6. to misspell
I misspelled the word.

7. to misuse
He misused the word.

8. to mismanage
He mismanaged the store.

9. She misconstrued what I said.

10. He misinterpreted what I said.

11. I'm sorry if I mispronounced your name.
12. I misread that word.

13. to misnumber
She misnumbered the words.

Nico Nico Douga - 初級 - August 10th, 2011

August 10th, 2011
Today we're going to talk about adjectives.

形容詞=adjective
SUBJECT BE ADJECTIVE

I am hungry.
He is fat.
She is young.

I have a fat dog.

noun + dog

My fat dog hates skinny cats.

different = adjective
difference= noun

convenient=adj.
convenience=noun

cute / cuteness
young / youth
beautiful / beauty
rich / wealth
sweaty / sweat
wide / width
tall / height
short / height
fast / speed

He is 7.
He is 7 years old.
He is 7 years old.
Today is my 7-year-old son's birthday.
I get tired easily.

I am fat.
I am getting fat.

to get angry=怒る

He is getting hungry.
He is getting angry.

He is getting big / bigger / biggest.

He became the biggest.

He is the best. / He became the best.

I just bit mylip.

Bite your lip! = Shut up!

ニコニコ動画: Aug. 7, 2011 - Mixed Class!

Aug. 7, 2011

Today is my 20th year anniversary.
1. It seems like only yesterday that I came to Japan.
1. It seems like only yesterday that Reagan was president.
1. It seems like only yesterday that we met.

2. 懐かしい
That reminds of ~.
That reminds of the good old days.
That reminds of when I was in high school.
That reminds of when I was living in Europe.
〜 brings back memories 〜

3. 〜 rings a bell.

4. His face looks familiar.

5. That sounds familiar.
That song sounds familiar.

6. That name sounds familiar.

7, to jog one’s memory
Does this jog your memory?
Let me help you jog your memory.
8. My mind is a blank.
I drew a blank.
I’m drawing a blank.

9. I have a great memory.= I have the memory of an elephant.

10. My memory is a steel trap.

11. It ~ my mind.
slipped
It completely slipped my mind.
It almost slipped my mind.

12. My memory is vague.
13. My memory is hazy.
14. My memory is not very clear.

15. I’m a little hazy on the specifics.


My memory is a bit foggy.

I had a check up.
I'm becoming senile.
I'm a bit sleepy/tired/hungry.
I'm happy to say the least.
It took 2 hours to the test site, there and back.
It's a 2-hour drive to the test site, there and back.

Aug. 5, 2011 – Intermediate - Advanced

Aug. 5, 2011 – Intermediate - Advanced
News headlines!

1. Homeless man's death after arrest outrages father.
to arrest sb=逮捕する
Here is the ladder
suspected / arrested / charged / tried / convicted / sentenced / imprisoned / freed
to outrage=to make sb very angry

to be taken into custody
He was taken into custody.
He was taken into protective custody.
to try sb = to give them a hearing in court with a judge and jurty
a person in prison = a convict
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
He was sentenced to life.
He was sentenced to death.

2. Mysterious company dissolves after giving $1 million to pro-Romney PAC.
to dissolve=to disappear
PAC=Political Action Committee
Romney = presidential candidate

3. Dow average plunges 513, worst drop since 2008
to plunge=to fall steeply
to dive, to fall, to drop, to plummet, to free fall

4. Polygamist leader convicted of child sex abuse
a polygamist=a person who marries 2 or more people at the same time

monogamy
bigamy
polygamy
5. Man interned for homosexuality by Nazis dies at 98
to intern sb=to send sb to jail

6. US: 29,000 Somali children under 5 dead in famine

7. Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown
FAA: Federal Aviation Administration

8. Study: Healthy eating is privilege of the rich
a privilege: 特権、特典、恩恵

It's healthy. It's good for you.

9. Forecasters: Drought may persist for another year
a drought: 1. 日照り、干ばつ、渇水, 2. 欠乏、〔かなりの〕不足
to persist=to continue

10. Muslim man sues WA employer for firing over beard
Americans have a reputation for being litigious.