Feb 28, 2014 公開イングリッシュレッスン！ 英語好きカモ〜ン！！

Feb 28, 2014　公開イングリッシュレッスン！　英語好きカモ〜ン！！

1. I'm having a little trouble Ving.

I'm having a little trouble typing.

2. I am easy to fool. 

I am easily fooled.

I get deceived easily.

I am gullible.

3. I am easy to talk to. =

I am a good listener.

He/She is easy to talk to. =

He/She is a good listener.

4. What is the difference between

a double pane window and double glazed window?

5. Somebody is easily + KRK.

He is easily fooled.

He is easily convinced.

6. I get 形容詞 easily.

I get tired easily.

He gets angry easily.

She gets drunk easily. 

7. loaded = a) VERY drunk, b) rich,

He is loaded. 

8. I am in ~ heaven.

     I am in seventh heaven.

9. I'm on cloud ~.

    I'm on cloud nine.

10. I am so sleepy. I need to catch ~ winks.

I need to take a nap. = I need to catch 40 winks.

11. She gave me 13 eggs. = She gave me a baker's dozen.

12. Wait a moment. = Give me ~ minutes.

Wait a moment. = Give me 2 minutes.

13. I cannot dance well. = I have ~ left. feet.    

        I cannot dance well. = I have two left. feet. 

14. my job = my ~ to ~.

       my job = my 9 to 5.

15. It's open 24/7. = always open.

(会員）Feb 25, 2014 Sports Idioms

(会員）Feb 25, 2014 Sports Idioms

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Sports Idioms Part 2

Baseball Idioms

1. to keep your eye on the ball

to keep your eye on the ball = pay attention

2. to take your eye off the ball

= to not pay attention

3. a curveball

= a surprise, an unexpected event

4. A: Wanna go out tonight.

    B: Rain check. 

I better take a raincheck. 

I'll take raincheck .

5. a homerun = a) to do a great job, b) to have sex

6. to be out of one's league

She is out of my league. = She is too good for me.

I'm too good for you. = I'm out of your league.

7. the big leagues = the most professional level

8. to play hardball = to deal with sb in a very professionally aggressive way.

9. to touch base

I want to get together with you and talk.

Let's touch base next week.

10. to swing for the fences

= to try to get the hardest goal

11. He did a great job. = He hit a home run. = He hit it out of the park.

boxing idioms

12. to take the gloves off = to attack with no mercy

13. I'm taking the gloves off.

14. to show sb the ropes =

to give sb a tour and show em how everything works.

15. to be/get punchy

I didn't get much sleep last night, so I'm a little punchy. 

(会員）Feb 24, 2014 Sports Idioms Part 1

(会員）Feb 24, 2014 Sports Idioms Part 1

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I'm in pain!

I'm not a happy camper!

My finger hurts.

That looks painful. 痛そう。

That's got to hurt. ­絶対痛かった。

I smashed my middle finger with a car door.

I caught my middle finger in  a car door.

The ball is in your court.

to jump the gun

He jumped the gun.

to show sb the ropes

Could you show me the ropes?

Could you teach me the ropes?

I learned the ropes by watching. TV

He's got a gold card up his sleeve?

What do you have up your sleeve?

to try = to give it a shot = to attempt

attempted =tried

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(会員) Feb. 19, 2014 - 25 Fun / Cool & USEFUL English Idioms & Expressions

(会員) Feb. 19, 2014 - 25 Fun / Cool & USEFUL English Idioms & Expressions

Cool & Fun Idioms

1. It's better to be nice than mean.

=You can catch more flies with ~ than with vinegar.

2. That's gross. = That makes my stomach ~.

3. Why are you so sad? = Why the long ~?

4. He betrayed me. = He stabbed me in the ~.

5. I cannot use my credit card anymore because I used it too much.

= I ~ out my card.

6. Do not regret things that are in the past and you cannot change.

= There is no use crying over spilt ~.

7. I want to talk about something you did that is bothering me. = I have a ~ to pick with you.

8. He has a nice car. = He has a nice ~.

I need a ride.

9. I don't have enough money. = I'm a little ~.

I'm a little shy. / I'm a little short.

10. He is really fun! ~ He is more fun than a barrel of ~.

11. He is a dishonest cop. = He is ~.

12. If you think I'm going to help you, you're barking up the wrong ~.

13. I am in a very difficult situation. = I'm between a ~ and a hard place.

14. Hey! Get serious! = Stop ~ing around!

Stop monkeying around. Stop horsing around. Stop goofing around.

15. He is really rich. = He is ~!

16. I have to ~ up on my history.

16. I have to ~ up on my English.

                    

17. No thank you! = I'm ~!

18. That's really easy! = That's as easy as ~.

19. Those 2 things are completely different. =They're ~ and oranges.

20. He stole from a store. = He shoplifted.

21. She had plastic surgery on her nose. = She had a nose ~.

22. You help me, and I'll help you. = You scratch my ~, and I'll scratch yours.

23. I was just talking about you! Speak of the ~.

24. You are too stupid. = You don't have the ~ bandwidth.

25. A: How would you like that? What kind of toppings would you like?

       B: Give me the works.  

(会員) Feb. 17, 2014 - How do you say that in English? Vocabulary (Mixed)

(会員) Feb. 17, 2014 - How do you say that in English? Vocabulary (Mixed)

1. 社会

society

social

I study social studies.

I study sociology.

sociology【名】社会学

2. 密度 = density

dense = 形容詞

He is dense.  Don't be dense.

鈍感な、鈍い、頭の回転が遅い

3. 耕地 = land that you can grow crops on

arable land

4. 寿命 = life-span, longevity

The average life-span of Japanese is gradually getting longer.

日本人の平均寿命はどんどん延びている。

5. 暮らし=living

What do you do for a living?

6. 生活水準 ＝ standard of living

Are you satisfied with your standard of living?

Things could be better.

7. 余暇 = leisure, leisure time, time-off

8. 核家族 = a nuclear family

9.

I have trouble finding time for myself.

8. 国勢調査 = a national census

9世帯　= a household

世帯主 = the head of a family/household, the head of the house

Who is the head of the house?

Who wears the pants in your house?

10. 若者 = youth, young people, the youth

You're a punk.

11. 子育て = raising children

(formal) child-rearing

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juvenile = 形容詞 for young people

a juvenile delinquent

juvenile delinquent非行少年、青少年犯罪者、不良少年、未成年非行者