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(公開) 3月31日（火曜日）英会話　Live Lesson

I’ve recently been blessed with a baby, so my life is chaos.

I was blessed by great parents.

I have been blessed by great parents.

1. Bless you!
Say this when someone sneezes.

2. parents = a father and a mother

3. Like father, like son.

4. Necessity is the mother of invention.
必要は発明の母。

5. mother nature: 母なる自然

6. mama's boy = マザコン
He’s a mama’s boy.

7. sb's whipping boy=〔身代わりとして〕むちを打たれる少年,〔他人の罪の犠牲になる〕身代わり

7b. scapegoat【他動】～を身代わりにする、～に罪を負わせる

8. Attaboy!  よくやった、いいぞ、その調子だ、うまい、見事だ、あっぱれだ
attagirl = よくやった、いいぞ、その調子だ、うまい、見事だ、あっぱれだ

9. Don’t call a black person “boy”. Black people will take it as an insult.

10. The boys in blue. = The police.

11. I have the blues.

12. to talk until you are blue in the face = to talk a lot
I talked to her until I was blue in the face, but I could not change her mind.

13. Why the long face? = Why are you sad?

14. It's as plain as the nose on your face.=It’s clear.

15. a brown-noser = a yes man, someone who kisses a teacher or superior’s ass.
VERB: to brown-nose (sb)
Stop brown-nosing.

16. to kiss someone’s ass = an ass-kisser = a brown-noser
He’s always kissing the boss’s ass.
He’s always brown-nosing the boss.
He’s always sucking up to the boss.

17. Kiss my ass! = 死ね！

18. be cooperative = to be helpful

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to release  = to tell the public information that they don’t know
to announce = to tell the public new information
a prevailing theory = most popular theory
explore: 探検する, to think about
We are exploring other possibilities.
to reach an impasse = to reach a deadlock
powers = nuclear powers (USA, UK, France, USSR, CHINA)
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obesity
obese
fat
overweight 
heavy
plump = 肉付きの良い、太り気味の、ふっくらした
pudgy ずんぐりした
chubby まるまると太った、丸ぽちゃの
healthy = a euphemism for FAT


NEG: He's a blimp.

A euphemism is a softer way of saying something that may offend someone.
婉曲表現とは、人の気に障りそうなことを言う場合の控えめな言い方だ。

euphemism 婉曲語句

Idioms:
to chew the fat = to chat
Fat chance! = The chance is low.
He has a thin chance of winning.  = The chance is low.

It's not over until the fat lady sings.  = The game is not over yet!

I'm a slave to the baby.

Put the lid on. 
Put the cap on.   
Put the cork in. 
Put the cover on. 

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1. What does that have to do with the price of ~ in ~?
=どういう関係。

2. I don't understand that at all. = It's Greek to me. 

3. I'll pay for me, and you pay for you. = Let’s go Dutch. 

4. If you drink and become brave we call that “Dutch Courage."

5. If I accidentally say "shit" or "fuck" how can I apologize?
Pardon my French.

6. They kissed with tongues. = The French-kissed.

7. If you leave a party without thanking the host, that’s called “taking one’s French leave”.

BONUS not connected to nationality.
 

8. He dropped the F-bomb.
He said "fuck". = He dropped the F-bomb.
He dropped F-bombs left and right. =
He said the F word many times.
 

9. ”Fuck you!” in English is akin to "死ね!" in Japanese.
Green tea in Japan is akin to coffee in the USA.
kin = relative, 親戚
親切な in English is “kind”.
Only your kin must be kind.

10. If 2 or 3 or more people have guns pointed at one another we call that a ~ standoff.
a Mexican Standoff

11. A long summer is called an Indian summer.

12. When something takes a long time we compare to "taking a slow boat to ~."







 

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1. Today is the one year anniversary of Maggie’s death.

2. I’m feeling a little nostalgic.

3. That song brings back memories.

4. I was just taking a trip down memory lane.

5. the good old days = the past
I was just thinking about the good old days.

6. My old stomping ground. = the place I grew up or used to hang around

7. an old flame = an old girlfriend or boyfriend
I ran into my old high school flame in the mall yesterday.

8. to settle an old debt/score = to get revenge for something that happened a long time ago
I settled an old score.

9. to give it the old college try = to try hard
Come on, man! Give it the old college try!

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10.  I did my best. = I tried very hard.
= I did my darnest. < I did my damnedest.

11. I bent over backwards to do the job.
to work very hard to accomplish something for someone; to go out of one's way (to do something) (for someone).

12. Hang in there! = I know life is hard now but don’t give up.

13. Hold on! You're almost there! Just a little farther!  Hang in there!

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14. He got it backasswards!

He always does everything backasswards.

15. I know ~ forwards and backwards.

I know my speech forwards and backwards.

16. I know NYC like the back of my hand.

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Basic head / mind idioms:
1. to make up one’ s mind: to decide
I decided. = I made up my mind.

2. to change one’s mind = to change your decision

3. to go crazy = to go out of one’s mind/head

4. to be crazy = to be out of one’s mind/head

5. I can’t think of any off the top of my head. = I can’t think of any right now.
I just thought of it off the top of my head. = I suddenly had an idea.

6. Do you have something on your mind?
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Famous movie idiom:

7. What are you thinking of? = A penny for your thoughts.
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8, A penny saved is a penny earned.
一銭の節約は一銭のもうけ。／ちりも積もれば山となる。

9. He's a bad penny.
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10. The honeymoon is over.

11. The relationship has been soured by ~.

12. to blossom

13. to bloom.

Flowers are in full bloom

14. to threaten = 脅す、威嚇する

15. He pulled the plug on ~.

16. He does not want to change the status quo of the seabed.

17. My allergies are acting up.

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1. I am stressed. / I feel stressed.

2. I am stressed out.

3. “I am stressed.” is stronger than, “I am frustrated.”

4. “I am exasperated.”= very annoyed

5. I am running out of patience.

6. I am at the end of my rope.

7. I'm at my wit's end.

8.  He showed me the ropes.
Hey, I’m new. Could you show me the ropes?

9. ”Give someone enough rope and he'll hang himself."

10. Give him an inch, he'll take a mile.

やつに甘い顔をするとすぐにつけ込んでくる。／寸を与えれば尺を望む。

11. He always goes the extra mile for his customers.
11. He always goes the extra mile. = He always does more than necessary.


12. I bent over backwards for him.

13.

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“soon idioms”

1. ASAP = as soon as possible
A.S.A.P. or “EISAP”
Call me ASAP.

2. Spring is coming soon. = Soon is just around the corner.

3. Spring will be here before you know it.
あっという間に = before you know it

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4. I met my wife at a party and before I knew it, we were married.

5. Proverb:
愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。= A fool and his money are soon parted.

Today’s vlog expression:
anesthesia

He removed it.

I had a small procedure.

He removed it.

NEWS!
TUNISIA

There was a shooting spree.
to go on a spree
to go on a shopping spree,
to go on a shooting spree, 
to go on a buying spree

A manhunt was underway for two or three accomplices after the gunmen were killed.
an accomplice = 共犯者
a manhunt = 犯人の追跡

underway = happening now = 動作中の

“Historic” is an adjective that means something important or influential in history.

“Historical” refers to anything from the past, important or not.

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しっかりしている

He has his head on straight.

He’s got shit together.

Get your shit together.

Shape up!

He/She is his/her own man/woman.

I am my own man.

He is his own man. 

She is her own woman.

責任感がある = responsible

He is a responsible person.

He is dependable.

dependable 信頼できる

He has a strong sense of responsibility.

He has no sense of responsibility.

Don't you feel a sense of responsibility?

He nursed it back to health.

I can trust him. He is trustworthy.

perception

The DARK side of Japan

~ has a dark side.

Salarymen and part-time workers often live in Internet cafes to save on rent.

You can save on the Internet if you use free wi-fi in the station.

I’m trying to save on ~.

I’m saving (up) for a new camera.

You can save on cameras if you always buy last year’s model.

There are some things you should not skimp on.

I want a hotdog, and don’t skimp on the ketchup.

electrical appliances

skimpy

skimpy dress = showing lots of skin, 肌を露出したドレス

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1. observe    
We don’t observe Friday the 13th so much anymore.

2. a ghost =  a phantom = a spirit = a specter  = an entity = an apparition = a spook

a spook = a) a ghost, b) spy, c) a black person (very dangerous rude slang)

3. spooky = creepy = weird

4. a freak = a very strange person
freaky = strange
The weather has been really freaky.
Freaky Friday
She freaked out.
to freak out = to panic, to get really angry or scared
This photo freaks me out. : 私はこの写真を心底怖いと思います。

get your freak on = having sex with another person

5. a spook = a creep = a weirdo

6. あきれる
a) to be fed up with sb/st, to be sick of sb/st
b) That takes the cake!
That's unbelievable.  or That's appalling.
That’s beyond the pale!

6. to be passionate = to be diligent

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1. a protest, a demonstration, a rally

2. a bystander = someone who is just watching

SIMILAR to: a passerby = a person who is walking by at the time something happens

3. a witness = 目撃者

5. They want to protect/defend the constitution. 

6. They are against atomic energy.

They are against nuclear power plants. 

7. Police receive record number of queries on cybercrime

a query = a question 

to query = to question = to inquire 

I’m calling to inquire about the car you are advertising.

I’m calling to inquire about the job/position. 

a query = a question = an inquiry 

8. NPA receives record 370,000 reports of ‘dubious financial deals’

National Police Agency = NPA

dubious = fishy = suspicious = あやしい

a scam /  a con / fraud 

The adjective of “fraud” is “fraudulent.”

He committed fraud. 

What do you do with the money you make through fraud?

Answer: You have to launder the money. 

He was arrested for money laundering. 

a deal = an exchange of money, a business activity like buying or selling st

9. Aichi teacher fractures student’s back in altercation after basketball game

He broke his arm.

He fractured a bone in his arm.

an altercation = a fight 

Conversational:  They got into a fight.  

Formal: They got into an altercation. 

10. Aichi teacher fractures student’s back in altercation after basketball game

good sportsmanship

You have to show you are a good sport.

Don’t be a bad sport. 

The instructor reprimanded him. 

to reprimand = to scold = 叱る 

何だその態度!

“What’s with your attitude? Are you messing with me?”

なめんじゃねえぞ！Don't fuck with me!

an altercation = a scuffle

11. The US flag is a symbol of oppression.

12. You're toast! = You are in trouble.  

I’m toasted. = drunk

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1. above 

2. You go ahead.

3.　量 amount

4. I think there is a God. = I believe in God.   

belief

5. center

6. Kato is a very common name in Japan. 

7. What is another word for price? cost

8. If I show you how to do something then I have ~ how to do it.  

9. A and B are not the same. A and B are different. 

10. 変わりがない = It’s the same difference. 

the same difference = the same; no difference at all. 

11. When there is a crime. The police look for ~.

evidence

12. You should not lie. You should be ~. 

honest

13. How do you say 熟語 in English? 

idiom

14. In Scotland there was a vote to determine whether or not Scotland should independent. 

15. outside <—> inside 

今日は寒いです。It’s cold out today. 

It’s cold outside today. 

16. I studied tea ceremony for 20 years. I am now a ~ at tea-ceremony.

I am a master at making friends. 

He’s a master chef. 

He’s a master negotiator. 

17.暗記する memorize

I memorized all the maps of the world. 

18. 記憶 = memory

19. ちゃんとした = proper / decent 

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1. I’m still a little off. 

tell / say / order / make

tell a) tell information

I told you why I did it. 

She told me her name. 

b) order 命令 

Ryuchi told the other boys to attack Ryota.

Ryuchi told Ryota to go swimming. 

X say

order 

Ryuchi ordered the other boys to attack Ryota.

Ryuchi ordered Ryota to go swimming. 

Ryuchi ordered the other boys to attack Ryota.  --> Ryuchi made the other boys attack Ryota.

NOTE: When using “make” you do not need “to”  

X Ryuchi made the other boys to attack Ryota.

3. 反省する

Ryuichi has shown remorse. 

Ryuichi feels remorse. 

4. 公開する

I regret shoplifting because I got arrested.

5. the leader of a group of bad boys or a gang is the = ?

the ringleader 

a drug ring = 麻薬組織 

a prostitution ring = 売春組織

a smuggling ring = 密輸組織

6. a minor = 未成年

7. His name was leaked on the Internet.  

X His name was exposed.  

He was exposed.

8. 共犯者 = an accomplice 

9. The 3 suspects are now in custody.

拘留されて = in custody

10. resent = 不快に思う

 I resent that. 

(公開) 2015年3月01日（金曜日) Talking about sex

(公開) 2015年3月01日（金曜日) Talking about sex
 

1. sex: gender
male or female. 
boy or girl. 

gender specific words: policeman, fireman, stewardess
gender neutral words: police officer, fire fighter, flight attendant
 

2. PC language = politically
 

3. a sexist= people who discriminate because of gender

4. sex discrimination
sexual/sexual discrimination = 性による（男女）差別、性差別

Don’t discriminate against people because of their sex.

5. sexual preference = the gender someone likes

6. homophobia = people who do not like homosexuals


7. sexy = attractive
sexist is not the same as sexy
a Ferrari car
Ferraris are sexy.
sexy = attractive
Self-confidence is sexy.
A sense of humor is sexy.
I think a sense of humor is sexy.

8. My father taught me about sex when I was 13 years old. = My father taught me about the birds and the bees when I was 13 years old. 

9. euphemisms for sex = nice ways to say “sex”
Ex: euphemism = 婉曲語句［語法・表現］
He slept with her.
He made love with her.
抱く = to hug
They had intercourse.
They bumped uglies. 
Let’s bump uglies.