(会員）2015年 9月29日（火曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

(会員）2015年 9月29日（火曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

1. a man cave.

2. He grew a beard, and now he’s unrecognizable.

I recognized him. 
recognizable  <—> unrecognizable

3. He grew a beard, and now he looks like a completely different person.

4. I can’t believe he’s late. That’s really not like him.
That’s really not like him. / That’s so not like him. 

5. I can’t believe he’s late. That’s so unlike him.
That's so unlike me.

6. That’s so like him. / That’s just like him.

7. He doesn’t strike me as a smoker.
What?! He’s a smoker?! He didn’t strike me as a smoker.

8. 誠実な = sincere

9. He strikes me as a very sincere person.

10. to come across as ~
He comes across as a very sincere person.

11. A: Insincere apology.
     B: That didn’t come across very sincerely. 

12. I didn’t buy that. 
He sold me. / I totally bought it. / I was sold.
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13. He resembles his father. = He looks like his father.


14. to resent st
I resent that comment. = That comment makes me angry.
 I resent that comment.

15. Hey! I resemble that remark.

(会員）2015年 9月26日（土曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

(会員）2015年 9月26日（土曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

Officially it's now fall.  
It’s now officially fall.

1. 無視する = to ignore = to pay no attention to
Ignore him.   Pay no attention (to him).
He neglected his children/work/studies/pet/family.

2. 避ける avoid = dodge = duck
He shirked his duties/responsibilities.
avoid something you are supposed to do = shirk

3. 適切な = appropriate
Please wear appropriate shoes.
Please wear suitable shoes.
Opposite word: inappropriate
appropriate = proper        
inappropriate = improper
Wearing a bikini to the office would be very inappropriate.

4. Something you can see is visible.  
   Something you cannot see invisible.

Something you can touch is tangible.
Something you cannot touch is intangible.


Something you can hear is audible.
Something you cannot hear is inaudible.



Something you can eat is edible.
Something you cannot eat inedible.



Something you can drink is potable.
Something you cannot drink is potable.

potable  = drinkable
drinkable <—> undrinkable

(会員）2015年 9月25 日（金曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

(会員）2015年 9月25 日（金曜日）英会話ライブレッスン
TAKE IDIOMS
1. Learn to take a joke.
You need to learn to take a joke.
He can’t take a joke.

2. Take a load off. = Sit down and relax.

3. take a rain check
I’ll take a rain check. = I’m sorry but I cannot join you today. Maybe next time.

4. take a photo/picture = 写真を撮る
Take a picture. It’ll last longer.

5. take a shower = シャワーを浴びる

6. take a bath = お風呂に入る

7. take a break = 休む = take five

8. take a day-off = 一日を休む, 1日休暇［休み］を取る
NOTE! This is not the same as “have a day off”

I have a day off next Wednesday.
In America, most people have Christmas off.

9. to take in (a movie)
to take in the sights
to take in the atmosphere 
to take in the air
to take in the sights and sounds
to take in a few tourist spots

I have a long break between classes, so I might take in  a movie.

I like walking down the street and taking in the atmosphere.

10. to take cover
If someone starts shooting at you, you should take cover.

11. take a shot = a) drink up one small glass of hard alcohol
b) to try
Ex: I’ll take a shot.
c) to shoot once at st
Ex. I took a shot at him, but I missed.

12. It takes two to tango.
Say this when two people are fighting and someone is trying to blame one of the people who is fighting. 

(会員）2015年 9月24 日（木曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

(会員）2015年 9月24 日（木曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

1. perpetually 永久に、果てしなく

2. The Volkswagen C.E.O. Martin Winterkorn Resigns Amid Emissions Scandal
CEO = ＝chief executive officer
resign = quit
a colleague vs. a coworker
a colleague = a fellow worker or member of a staff,department, profession, etc

3. plausible deniability = 説得力のある［一見もっともらしい］反証［否定論拠］

4. manipulate = 操る
Using software they manipulated the data.

5. 意識回復  i shiki kai fuku = regaining consciousness
He regained consciousness.

6. a serial killer = 連続殺人者

7, Schizophrenia =  統合失調症
That guy is a psycho. 
That guy is a schizo. 

8. He was abused as a child.
虐待する = abuse

VERB:  to abuse  abyuuz     
NOUN: abuse    abyuus

9. It’s not wonder that…
～というのも不思議ではない
It's no wonder he became schizophrenic.

10. to dispatch
to send a police officer = to dispatch a police officer

11. overkill = やり過ぎ

12. You need to learn to take a joke.

13. Take a load off. = Sit down and relax.

14. I’ll take a rain check. = I’m sorry but I cannot join you today. Maybe next time.

(会員）2015年 9月21 日（月曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

Sept. 21, 2015

    (会員）2015年 9月21 日（月曜日）英会話ライブレッスン      

I should be getting over my cold soon.

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Intermediate Class

SB was arrested. 

The police arrested the killer. 

容疑者=a suspect 

A Peruvian was arrested in relation to 6 murders in Japan.

in relation to = connected to, having to do with

There is a twist to this story. 

His brother is an infamous serial killer.

Jonathan Nakada is the brother of Pablo Nakada, who killed 25 people between 2000 and 2006. 

prolific

infamous = notorious 

He is a prolific writer. 

prolific

He has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. 

paranoid schizophrenia

《病理》妄想型統合失調症

He has been diagnosed with ~.

The serial killer was abused as a child. 

He speaks a smattering of Japanese.

He slashed his wrists. 

He is being held in a psychiatric prison.

(会員）2015年 9月19 日（土曜日）英会話ライブレッスン

Japan’s ruling coalition

自衛隊 Self-Defense Forces

同盟［連合］国

an opponent = sb who is against st

legislation 立法行為、法律制定

Are you for it? Are you against it? 

I'm against it. < I'm opposed to it. 

I’m an opponent of it. 

I’m for it. I support it. I’m a proponent of it. 

I promise to help you. 

I swear I will help you. 

I vow to help you. 

My camera was in the shop.

They fixed it, and now it's as good as new.

I'm as good as new. 

It's brand spanking new.

I'm in good shape.

I need to do some conditioning exercises.

This watch is old, but it’s in great condition.

I studied so I think I'm in pretty good shape. 

After my divorce I was in pretty bad shape. 

After my divorce I was in pretty good shape considering. 

After my divorce I was in pretty good shape all things considered. 

He has only been in Japan 6 months.  

Tom’s Japanese is pretty considering. 

Tom’s Japanese is pretty good considering the fact that he has only been in Japan 6 months.  

(会員）2015年 9月9日（水曜日）英会話ライブレッスン MAKE idioms

(会員）2015年 9月9日（水曜日）英会話ライブレッスン MAKE idioms

1. I made a mistake. 

2. I can’t make it to the party. 

3. I made him angry. 

4. They made out. 

5. He made a killing in the stock market. 

He kills me. = He makes me laugh. 

6. He is a rain-maker.

7. That makes my mouth water.  = That looks really delicious.

8. 決めて！= Make up your mind! 

9. 成功した！ = I made it!

10. やってみろ！= Make my day!

The news made my day!  = The news made me happy! 

11. Don’t cause problems! = Don’t make waves!

12. バカにした。= He made fun of me. 

      バカにする。= to make fun of sb

(会員）2015年 9月8日（火曜日）英会話ライブレッスン vocabulary builder

(会員）2015年 9月8日（火曜日）英会話ライブレッスン vocabulary builder

1. anxious = nervous, worried

I’m anxious about my test.

I’m anxious about work.

2. anxious to VERB = 

I'm anxious to get this job.

That actor is anxious to do another film. 

I’m anxious to go to Hong Kong over silver week. 

3. broad = wide 

He has broad shoulders. 

He has a broad nose. 

幅広い知識 = broad knowledge

high-bridged nose 高い鼻

He is high-nosed!

He has a broad knowledge of Japanese culture. 

4. Who's the broad? = Who is the woman. (slang)

4. a colleague  vs.   a coworker

She is my colleague. vs. She is my coworker.

5. definitely vs. absolutely 

You look absolutely beautiful.

He is definitely lying. 

This is ~ the most delicious cheesecake I’ve ever had in Japan. 

6. He has an edge. = He has an advantage. 

Swimmers who shave their legs have an edge. 

Shaving your legs can give you an edge. 

edgy = new and cool and a little wild 

(会員）2015年 9月7日（月曜日）英会話ライブレッスン NEWS!

    (会員）2015年 9月7日（月曜日）英会話ライブレッスン NEWS!      

Mobile fingerprinting terminals to speed up immigration at airports

1. I am mobile.

He is immobile. 

The immobilized him with a taser gun.

2. The police found fingerprints.

Foreigners entering Japan must be fingerprinted. 

3. a terminal = any device for entering information into a computer

4. to speed st up = to make st go faster 

Could you speed it up, please?!

5. immigration = immigration office

It took me only about 15 minutes to go through immigration. 

immigration = 入国管理局

6. portable = 携帯の

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7. sensational 

1. 扇情的な = inflammatory;  lascivious;  sensational
2. 
   
3. He made inflammatory remarks. 
4. He is a lascivious  man. 
5. lascivious = やらしい
6. inflammatory = st that makes people angry or wants them to be violent
7. 
   
8. HEADLINE FROM YAHOO:
9. Young Algerians let their hair down at the mall
10. 
    
11. to let your hair down = to relax and have a good down
12. 
    
13. HEADLINE: Sarah Palin: If You're in America, 'Speak American' 
14. Some Americans are narrow minded. 
15. 
    
16. GOOGLE HEADLINE: Bernie Sanders Secures Largest Lead Yet in New Hampshire
17. 
    
18. to secure = to get,  
19. a lead = a leading position, 
20. yet = so far 
21. 
    
22. It's too soon to tell. 
23. 
    
24. He is surging in the polls now, but it’s too soon to tell.