(公開）9月３日（水）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basic

(公開）9月３日（水）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basic

1. I read it in the newspaper.

She’s apparently a little girl from England. 

She’s apparently 4 apples tall. 

2. When do we use the word “occupation” in conversation?   

Answer: Almost never! 

Formal:  What is your occupation? 

Conversational: What do you? 

So what do you do for a living? 

I am a businessman by occupation, but it is not what defines me. 

3. If you are surprised in a good or bad way: 

I can’t believe + SENTENCE. 

4. Here you go.   or    Here you are. 

This is what the waitress says when she brings you food.: “Here we go.” or “Here we are.”

If a taxi driver wants to say, “We have arrived.”

= “Here we are.”

If you are looking for something and finally find it, for example a word in the dictionary, you can say “Here we are.” or “Here we go.”

5. I can't afford to buy a new car. 

I can't afford to get fired. 

I can't afford to lose my job. 

I can't afford to gain anymore weight. 

Japan cannot afford another major disaster. 

6. save money お金をためる、貯金する

save up for st

I’m saving up for a new computer. 

What are you saving up for?  

I’m saving up for a trip to Hawaii. 

I’m saving up for my vacation. 

I’m saving up for NOUN.   

I’m saving up to VERB.