(会員) MIXED 英会話/English Class - Daily Conversational Expressions - Part B

ニコニコ動画-Oct. 24, 2011-Mixed!
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6. say, talk, tell, speak
Could you ~ more slowly, please?
speak
What did he ~?
say
What did he ~ you?
tell
What did he ~ to you?
say
What did he ~ about?
speak / talk

~ hello to your mother for me.
Say

~ your mother I said hello.
Tell

Can I ~ you something?
tell
Can I ~ something to you?
say
Stop ~ to me.

7. see, watch, look
I like ~ TV.
watching

~ at me!
Look

I can't ~ it.
see

Oh, my God! ~ at the time!

That ~ good!
You ~ like my brother.
Have you ever ~ ET?
Did you ~ the news last night?
see/watch
Can you ~ my dog for a minute?
watch

8. 仲がいい
We are ~.
close / tight / good friends / get along
We’re close.
We’re tight.
We are good friends.
We get along.
(A) gets along with (B)

Related: Money is tight. = I am having trouble paying the monthly bills.
Related: My schedule is tight.
9. 同僚の1人とそりが合いません。
I don' t get along with one of my coworkers.

10. 私の友達の一人は病気です。
One of my friends is sick.
One of my friends is under the weather.
One of my friends is a little under the weather.


11. have vs. get
You have to see it!
You got to see it!

I had my car repaired.
I had my car fixed.
I got my car repaired.
I got my car fixed.

I had him take my picture.
I got him to take my picture.

12. 気にしないで？
X Don’t mind! Don’t mind!
Don’t worry about it!
Don’t mind him.

(会員) MIXED 英会話/English Class - Daily Conversational Expressions - Part A

ニコニコ動画-Oct. 23, 2011-Mixed!

NEWS!
an autopsy
They performed an autopsy.
They conducted an autopsy.

Autopsy: Qaddafi was killed by shot to head
He was shot in the head.
I punched him in the shoulder.
I shot him in the shoulder.
I kicked in the shoulder.
I got hit in the arm.
The golf ball hit me in the leg.
Maggie bit my hand.
Maggie bit me on the hand.
Maggie bit me in the hand.

1. have vs. got
持っている時, it's the same, but "got" is casual, "have" is more formal.
I got time. = I have time.
I got to go. = I have to go.
I got to go. = I have got to go.
I got tired. (become/なる)X I have tired.
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USA: Do you have the time?
UK: Have you got the time?
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2. 彼氏いますか？
Do you have a [boyfriend / girlfriend]?
Are you seeing anyone / anybody / someone?
Are you dating anyone?
Yes, but it's not serious.

3. ペット飼っています?
Do you have any pets?
△ Do you keep any pets?

4. 美味しそう！
It looks good!
It looks yummy!
It looks delicious!
It looks tasty!
It looks appetizing!
It looks scrumptious!
That makes my mouth water.
The salmon is mouthwatering!

5. バカな=stupid, dumb, silly
a stupid person=an idiot, a dummy, a moron, a fool, a retard (<--RUDE)
You are an idiot! < You idiot!

会員) Intermediate-Advanced English Class/中級-上級 英会話 -Talking about animals

(会員) Intermediate-Advanced English Class/中級-上級 英会話 -Talking about animals

1. A warm blooded animal is called a ~
2. A snake or lizard is a ~.
3. A frog is an ~.
4. An animal that has feathers is called a ~.
5. An animal that can swim and breathe underwater and has scales is called a ~.
6. A cockroach is an ~.
7. A squid and an octopus is called a ~.
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TIME OUT:
a scale = うろこ
a feather = 羽
a cockroach = ゴキブリ
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8. An animal that only eat meat is called a ~.
9. An animal that doesn't eat meat is called a ~.
10. An animal that eats both meat and vegetables is called an ~.
11. An animal that mostly active at night is ~.
12. A bear sleeps all winter. = A bear ~ all winter.
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13. Dogs travel in ~.
14. Cows and horses travel in ~.
15. Fish travel in ~.
16. Bees travel in ~.
17. Birds travel in ~.
18. Sheep travel in ~.
19. The scientific word for dog is ~.
20. The scientific word for cat is ~.
21. The scientific adjective for pig is ~.
22. The scientific adjective for cow is ~.

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Answers:
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1. mammal
2. reptile
3. amphibian
4. bird
5. fish
6. insect
7. mollusk
8. carnivore / meat-eater
9. herbivore / vegetarian
10. omnivore
11. nocturnal
BONUS: I'm a night owl. <--> I’m an early bird. / I'm a morning person.
12. hibernates
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13. packs
14. herds
15. schools
16. swarms
17. flocks
18. flocks
19. canine
20. feline
21. porcine
22. bovine

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 19, 2011 - Travel Expressions

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 19, 2011
Travel English
I took a trip.
I went on a trip.
I like to travel.

Why?
There is no explanation. It's just that way.


1. the TRIP rule:
I'm here ~ business.
I went to Tokyo ~ business.
This Christmas I'm going to Australia (2) vacation.
They are ~ their honeymoon.
They went to Hawaii for/on their honeymoon.
I went (2) a jog.
I went (2) a run.
I went (2) a hike.
I went (2) a swim.

2. 彼は今出張です。
He's away on business.
He's out on business.

3. What is the purpose of your visit?
A: I am here on business.
A2: I am here on vacation.
A3; I'm here to do some sightseeing.

4. Do you take traveler's checks?
Do you take American Express?
Do you take VISA?
Do you take traveler's checks.


or


Can I use traveler’s checks?
Can you take traveler’s checks?

5. Do you have any rooms (available)?
Are there any rooms available?
Do you have any vacancies?

6. Can you change Japanese yen?

7. What's the exchange rate?
I want to buy American dollars, what’s the exchange rate?

Can you exchange dollars for yen?

8. Can you recommend a good ~ restaurant near here?


Can you reccomend a good ~ around here?
9.

ニコニコ動画 - Headline News - Oct. 17, 2011

Who has work today?
eye-booger=目やに
Japan's Self-Defense Force=自衛隊

They are planning a major overhaul.
an overhaul= 分解修理、総点検、徹底的調査

Japan eyes simpler immigration procedures, including automatic gate

immigration= 移住、入植、入国管理、出入国管理事務所、入国（者）、移民

to proceed=go forward

How would you like me to proceed?

a demonstration / a protest / a sit-in / a rally / a movement

Do you support the “Occupy Wall Street” movement?

Too little , too late.
Which are you more against? greed or war?

There have been a spate of robberies.

an armed robbery

I've been robbed! Call the police!

He is armed. = He has a weapon, gun or knife.

He was unarmed.

lax security <--> tight security

There have been a spate of robberies.

many= a bunch of, a lot of, a ton of, a spate of

(会員) ニコニコ Mixed 英会話 Class - Oct. 16, 2011

Oct. 16, 2011
Useful
旅行
I went on a trip.
I want to travel abroad.
I went on a trip last week.
I just came back from a trip.
I took a trip around the world.
She's not in. She's on a trip.
She went on a business trip.
She is on a business trip.
She just came back from (a trip to) Hokkaido.
I just got back this morning.

Now some NEWS HEADLINES:

1. Robert Downey Jr. Asks Hollywood to Forgive Mel Gibson
(A) asks (B) to VERB.
I want you to forgive him.
X Can I have a question?
Can I ask a question?

2.
Foreign companies hit as Thai floods curb production
to curb st = to slow st down
It rained a lot in Thailand.
The rain caused flooding.
There have been floods in Thailand.
The floods have shut down factories.
Companies have had to suspend work.
to stop to shut down to suspend to halt to disrupt
Production at many factories in Thailand has been disrupted.

3. AirTran Airways will soon require obese passengers to buy two seats if they can't fit into one.
to require = to make
They will require fat passengers to buy 2 seats.

4. Actress Chiemi Hori getting married for 3rd time
Do you know any expressions using the word "three"?

Third time's the charm. = The third time you do something it will work.
お邪魔虫=a third wheel, a fifth wheel
I don't want to be a third wheel.
Two is company, (but) three's a crowd.

～について（人）を問い詰める=to give somebody the third degree
Why are you giving me the third degree?
Stop giving him the third degree.
to be in the hot seat
He suffered third degree burns.
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目まぐるしい［てんやわんやの］状況=a three ring circus

酔っ払っている=to be three sheets to the wind
He's 3 sheets to the wind.

Three strikes and you are out.

Three squares a day.

the three R's

実在しないもの / fake = That's as fake as a 3 dollar bill.

TOASTED BAGEL WITH A SMEAR OF CREAM CHEESE

a smear campaign = 中傷合戦

公開生放送: ニュースから学ぶ英会話 - Headline News for Oct. 15, 2011

HEADLINE NEWS
My wife gave it to me.
I have been sick recently.
My tooth has been hurting.
I have been Ving. I have been adjective.

iphone 4S
Updating was a pain in the neck.
Updating my computer was a pain in the neck.
New iPhone launch turns into remembrance for Jobs
a rememberance 法事
It's the anniversary of my grandfather's death.
a launch = a new product is introduced
a new product launch
The new iphone was launched last week.
The new Mission Impossible movie was released last week.
The new Mission Impossible movie hit theaters last week.
His song drops tomorrow.
Fans flock to Apple's Ginza store for new iPhone.
to flock = to go/come in big crowds
They are flocking to the beaches.
a flock = a large group of ??
a flock = birds/sheep
a pack = wolves/dogs/teenagers
a herd = cows / horses
a school = fish
a swarm = insects
a murder of crows
a pod of whales
a pride of lions
People flocked/swarm to the stores.

Casual: a bunch of ~ a lot of ~ a whole mess of ~
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Unlicensed 16-year-old joyrider confesses to hit-and-run in Saitama.
He confesses to a hit-and-run in Saitama.
He confessed to (CRIME).
He confessed to murder.
He confessed to stealing the money.
He confessed to falling in love with her.
He confessed his love/shock.
He confessed he was gay.

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 14, 2011-Who was Steve Jobs?

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 14, 2011
Who was Steve Jobs?

1. He was an inventor.

2. He was an entrepreneur.

3. He was the co-founder of Apple Inc.

4. He was the chairman of Apple Inc.

5. He was the CEO of Apple Inc.
Chief Executive Officer = CEO

6. He was a genius.
Related: His idea was genius.

He wrote a novel.
He had a novel idea.


7. He was an innovator.

8. He was a college dropout.

9. He was a visionary.

10. He was a husband.

11. He was a father.

12. He was a brother.

13. He was a cancer patient.

14. He was a pioneer.

15. He was a Buddhist.

16. He was an icon.

17. He was a guru.

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 12, 2011 – Beginner’s Class

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 12, 2011 – Beginner’s Class

REMEMBER!
Listen to the first word of a question! And answer that way!
Use the first word of the question in your answer.
Have...? Are...? Do .....? Does....?
You are killing me slowly with that mistake.

Do you have time?
Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
X Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

Are you tired?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Have you ever been to Hawaii?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

Do you understand?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. / Yes, I understand. / No, I don't understand.

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One word from today's NEWS!
Model Marie, 24, has enrolled in Parsons The New School for Design, a famous American art university in New York City.
Marie is going to school in NYC.
Marie entered a school in NYC.
Marie has enrolled in a school in NYC.
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How do we say 準備するin English?
to prepare
to get ready / to be ready
to arrange
to set up

They are all a little bit different.
"to prepare": (formal) / "to be/get ready": (casual)
Are you prepared for work? / Are you ready for work?

How long does it take you to ~ for work?
get ready

You should ~ yourself for bad news.
prepare


Did you study for the test?
Did you ~ for the test?
prepare


Are you prepared for the test?
Are you ready for the test?

Are you all ~ for your trip?
ready/prepared

Mother: I ~ dinner.

Mother --> son: Go and ~ for dinner.
get ready

Please set the table.

arrange / set up / organize
I arranged a meeting between (A) and (B).
I set up a meeting between (A) and (B).
He set her up with him. (romantic)
My father set me up with a job.

Can you prepare the conference room?
Can you get the conference room ready?
X Can you arrange the conference room?
Can you set up the conference room?
Can you arrange for a conference room?

I ~ to have my mother picked up at the airport.
I arranged to have my mother picked up at the airport.
I arranged to have her picked up at the airport.

Could you help me ~ the DVD player?
set up

I ~ to move.
I arranged to move.

He ~ the tent.
set up

I ~ the party.
I organized the party.

All the lessons are ~ alphabetically.
organized

The Yakuza are Japan’s version of ~ crime.
organized

Nico Nico Douga - Monday, Oct. 8, 2011

Nico Nico Douga - Monday, Oct. 8, 2011
Useful family expressions:
1. the black sheep of the family:
the worst or strangest person in a family
Ex: I'm the black sheep of the family

2. to be tight: to be very close
Ex: Me and my sister are really tight.
Ex: My sister and I are really tight.
She is surprisingly not very tight with her mother.

3. to grow apart: to be less and less close
Ex: My brother and grew apart.
Ex: My parents grew apart and got divorced.

4. He's a bad influence.= He's a bad apple.

4. to be divorced: describes a situation
to be married: describes a situation
Ex: She is divorced.
Ex: She is married.

6. to get divorced: describes an action
to get married: describes an action
Ex: She got divorced.
Ex: She and Tom got divorced.
Ex: She got married.
Ex: She and Tom got married.

Other idioms for relationships?

7. to be on the rocks: describing a relationship that is not going well
Ex: Our marriage is on the rocks.

8. to have a falling out: when 2 people have a big fight and things are permanently bad between them
Ex: We used to be friends, but we had a falling out.

9. to wear the pants: to be the head of the family
Ex: Who's wears the pants in your family? = Who is the boss in your family?
Ex: Who's the head of the household?

10. to be the man of the house
Ex: Son, when I’m gone, you’ll be the man of the house.
I am going to be transferred.

11. He is a hard worker. = He is diligent.
He works like a horse.
He works like a dog.
He breaks his back at the office everyday.

12. She makes all the money for the family.=She is the bread-winner.

13. He brings home the bacon.

14. He puts food on the table.

15. He makes a good salary.

16. Q: Do you like your job?
A: It pays the bills.

17. I’m having trouble making ends meet.

18. Join the club. = Me too.

I broke a tooth.

Oct. 5, 2011 - Nico Nico Douga Class - (会員のみ) 英会話生放送 MIXED LEVEL - cancer & sickness expressions

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 5, 2011

I was inspired by the news to talk about this.

What is the difference between HEAL and CURE?

病気です。
1. I'm sick.

気持ち悪い
2. I don't feel good. I feel sick. I feel bad.

胸がむかつく。吐き気がする。
3. I feel nauseous.

痛いです。
4. I'm in pain.

歯が痛い。
5. My tooth hurts.

虫歯がある。
6. I have a cavity.

歯がかけた。/ 歯が折れた。
7. I broke a tooth.

8. I got the flue. I have the flu.
He came down with the flu.

9. There's a stomach bug going around.

10. 彼は癌だ。
He has cancer.

11. He was diagnosed with cancer.

12. The doctor diagnosed the patient.
13. The doctor diagnosed the problem.
The doctor diagnosed PERSON with DISEASE.

12. I hurt my shoulder.
I injured my shoulder.
I screwed up my shoulder.
I messed up my shoulder.
I fucked up my shoulder.

13. The doctor treated me.
The doctor cured me.
I cured Maggie of barking.
I cut my hand by accident, but it healed after a few days.

14. As I get older it takes me longer to heal.

Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 3. Intermediate – Advanced: Fun & Cool English

Fun & Cool English
Nico Nico Douga - Oct. 3. Intermediate – Advanced
1. I got into a small car accident. I got into a ~.
a fender-bender

2. Thanks for listening to me. = Thanks for letting me ~ your ear.
bend

3. What are you interested in? = What are you ~?
into
He's really into his work.

RELATED: What are you up to? = What are you planning?

4. She is really easy to talk to. She is really down to ~.
earth

5. They broke up. = They ~ up.

6. Let’s get out of here. = Let’s ~.

7. I gotta go. = I gotta ~.

8. I'll pay half and you pay half. = Let's ~ it.
5-8: split

9. He is really rich. = He is ~.

10. He is drunk. = He is ~.
10: trashed/loaded/wasted
9-10: loaded

11. The police caught him. = He got ~.
He got arrested. / He got nabbed. / He got busted.

12. I saw you looking at that girl. You like her! ~!

13. Stop that! = ~ it out!
Cut

14. Stop that! = Cut it out! = ~ it off!
Knock

15. Stop that! = Cut it out! = Knock it off! = Give it a break. = Give it a ~!
rest

16. I'm so happy! = I'm in ~ heaven!

17. I'm so happy! = I'm in seventh heaven! = I'm on cloud ~.

18. A: What movie do you want to see next week?
B: I don't know. Why don't we play it by ~.

19. I need to ~ up on my grammar.
brush/bone

20. He is so sexy. I want to jump his ~.
bones

21. I have a ~ to pick with you.
bone

22. A: You want to try?
B: Sure, I'll give it a ~.

23. A: You look great! = You look like a million ~!
B: Thanks! I feel like a million ~.

24. He is doing something that is borderline illegal. = He's doing something ~.
fishy / shady / suspicious / questionable

Nico Nico Douga – Basic - Oct. 2, 2011- Basic Questions

Nico Nico Douga – Basic - Oct. 2, 2011- Basic Questions
(会員) 初級英会話 - 形 容詞/adjectives & basic questions
1. How’s the weather in England?
2. How’s the weather where you are?
3. It couldn’t be better. = It's great.
4. 最近は雨が良く降っている.
It’s been raining a lot recently.
I have been busy/sick recently.
We have been getting a lot of rain/sun/snow recently.
It's been hot/cold/cool/warm recently.
5. What’s your job? (too straight)
What do you do (for a living)?

What kind of ......do you do?
Answer: work.

What ..... are you in?
Answer: field

6. .... はどこですか？
Excuse me, could you tell me where the bank is?
Excuse me, where’s the bank?
Excuse me, do you know where the nearest bank is?
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adjective exercises:
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1. I haven’t eaten all day. I am ....
answers: 1. hungry starved starving famished peckish
2. I haven’t slept all day. I am ....
sleepy / drowsy
3. He is very やせている。
slim / thin / skinny / skin and bones
4. He is ちょっと太っている。f
chubby
5. He is 太っている。
fat
6. He is 凄く太っている。
obese
7. charming / attractive / handsome / cute / pretty / beautiful / sexy
He is handsome.
He has a handsome face.
You have cute hair. < You have beautiful hair.
The view from my hotel room was beautiful.　

Nico Nico Douga - Saturday, Oct. 2, 2011 - 1pm class

1pm - Nico Nico Douga Live Class
Did you hear about the little girl who died
because her father thought a ghost was in her?
Do you believe in ghosts?
Do you believe me?
What’s the difference?
Do you believe in somebody/me/him/yourself/Obama?
to possess
He was possessed by ghost.
He was possessed by ambition.
He was possessed by ambition / greed.

to haunt
The house is haunted.
He was haunted by her memory.

to stalk
He stalked his old girlfriend.
My dog Maggie stalked the cat.

must / must not / mustn’t
have to
The X team must win the next game to qualify for the finals.
You must be tired. X You have to be tired.
I haven't eaten anything today. --> You must be hungry.
I only slept 3 hours last night. --> You must be sleepy.
Someone stole my laptop. --> You must be angry.
My dog bit me. --> You must be shocked.
You should join my member's only Nico Nico Douga English Class.
She plays violin very well. --> --> She must have studied for a long time.
I lost 10 kilograms last month. --> You must have exercised a lot. / You must have been sick.
He is accused of kicking and breaking the reception counter at a karaoke parlor.

Nico Nico Douga - Sept. 30, 2011 - Mixed Class

to annoy,
to bother,
to disturb, javascript:void(0)
to interrupt,

Sorry to bother/disturb/interrupt.
X Sorry to annoy.

That’s annoying.
X That’s bothering.
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to intrude,
I’m sorry to intrude.

to impose,
I don't/wouldn't want to impose.

to butt in = to interrupt
He butt into the conversation.
Don’t butt in.
He butt in line.

I hope I'm not imposing.
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to cut in (line)
to cut sb off (used when driving)

I'm sorry to interrupt. / I apologize for the interruption.
I apologize for the intrusion.

I don't mean to pry, but.... (ask a personal question).
I know this is none of my business, but....
I know this is none of my business, but why did you fight?

I'm sorry to bother you, but you have a phone call.
I'm sorry to bother you, but can I ask a question?