Nico Feb. 23 2017
I hope you are all doing well.
I trust you are all doing well.
1. It’s easy. = It’s a piece of ~.
= It’s as ~ as pie. = It’s not ~ science. = It’s a walk in the ~.
Using this computer is a piece of ~.
2. I don’t feel well today. = I’m a little under the ~.
BONUS: a proverb = ことわざ
3. The early bird catches the ~.
4. I'm going to start over. = Back to the drawing ~.
5. After you make a mistake, you shouldn't be sad about it.
= There is no use crying over spilt ~.
6. I accidentally told him about the party. = I let the cat out of the ~.
7. All my friends have been going to Hawaii for Christmas, so this year I decided to jump on the ~. I did it too.
I don’t want you to think I am jumping on the bandwagon, but …..
8. He did not pay attention, and he made a mistake. = He dropped the ~.
I’m sorry I dropped the ~.
9. That’s the last ~.
Answers: 1. cake, easy, rocket, park, 2. weather, 3. 早起きは三文の徳.. 4. board, 5. milk, 6. bag, 7. bandwagon, 8. ball, 9. straw
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
(会員) Monday night Feb. 20, 2017 - Useful idioms
(会員) Monday night Feb. 20, 2017 - Useful idioms
1. That was expensive. It cost me an ~ and a ~.
2. This car has amazing handling. It can ~ on a dime.
The economy can ~ on a dime.
3. I gave you my offer. The ~ is in your court now.
4. I would never go to a place like that. = I wouldn’t be caught ~ in a place like that.
5. Hey! Speak of the ~! We were just talking about you!
6. We don’t agree. We don’t see ~ to ~.
We see ~ to ~ on politics.
7. That was so easy! That was a ~ of ~.
8. That guy is crazy. He is off his ~.
9. It’s late, and I’m sleepy. I’m going to hit the ~.
10. I need a nap. I’m going catch forty ~.
=catch some zs
11. Don’t take him too seriously. Take him with a grain of ~.
12. Something is wrong with that guy. He’s not playing with a full ~.
13. He started the fight, but it’s not just his fault. After all it takes two to ~.
14. I’m not feeling well today. I’m a little bit under the ~. = I’m not feeling myself today.
15. Don’t worry about getting fired too much. Every ~ has a silver lining.
Answers:
1. arm / leg, 2. turn, 3. ball, 4. dead, 5. devil , 6. eye/eye, 7. piece / cake, 8. rocker, 9. sack, 10. catch/get forty winks, 11. salt, 12. deck, 13. tango, 14. weather, 15. cloud
Sunday, February 19, 2017
(会員) Sunday 11pm Feb. 19, 2017 - This week in the news
(会員) Sunday 11pm Feb. 19, 2017 - This week in the news
McCain criticizes Trump for calling media 'the enemy': 'That's how dictators get started'
上院議員 = a senator
衆議院 = representatives
人口 = population
to criticize = 批評する
dictator = 独裁者
enemy = 敵
Trump had a press conference.
a press conference = 記者会見
a press secretary = 報道官
Sean Spicer
aggressive
SNL = Saturday Night Live
Trump thinks Sean Spicer looks weak because a woman parodied him.
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Malaysia Seeks to Question 7 in Killing of Kim Jong-nam
assassination = 暗殺,
assassinate = 暗殺する,
assassin = 暗殺者
Kim Jong-nam was assassinated.
At least 11 people, six of them North Korean, have been linked to the plot to kill Mr. Kim.
He was linked to the murder.
Local news accounts said that two women had carried out the attack by injecting him with a poison or wiping his face with it.
The women thought they were taking part in a prank.
a prank = いたずら
to play a prank on sb
He played a prank on me.
a prankster
McCain criticizes Trump for calling media 'the enemy': 'That's how dictators get started'
上院議員 = a senator
衆議院 = representatives
人口 = population
to criticize = 批評する
dictator = 独裁者
enemy = 敵
Trump had a press conference.
a press conference = 記者会見
a press secretary = 報道官
Sean Spicer
aggressive
SNL = Saturday Night Live
Trump thinks Sean Spicer looks weak because a woman parodied him.
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Malaysia Seeks to Question 7 in Killing of Kim Jong-nam
assassination = 暗殺,
assassinate = 暗殺する,
assassin = 暗殺者
Kim Jong-nam was assassinated.
At least 11 people, six of them North Korean, have been linked to the plot to kill Mr. Kim.
He was linked to the murder.
Local news accounts said that two women had carried out the attack by injecting him with a poison or wiping his face with it.
The women thought they were taking part in a prank.
a prank = いたずら
to play a prank on sb
He played a prank on me.
a prankster
Saturday, February 18, 2017
(会員) Monday night Feb. 13, 2017 - Food idioms - Part 2
Feb. 13, 2016
1. He’s a bad guy.
= He’s a bad ~.
2. Traditionally speaking, men
bring home the ~.
3. Teaching English at Action is my ~ and butter. = main source of money
The iPhone is Apple’s ~ and butter.
4. A: I want to get rich, but I don’t want to work.
B: Well, you can’t have your ~ and eat it too.
5. Opera isn’t my cup of ~. = I just don’t like it very much.
6. There is no use crying over spilt ~.
7. That was easy. = That was a ~ of ~.
8. That was easy. = That was as easy as ~.
9. He told her my secret. = He spilled the ~.
10. Don’t invest all of your money into one thing. = Don’t put all of your ~ in one basket.
11. I don’t know why she is ~ me up. I guess she wants something.
12. I think there is something wrong with Donald Trump mentally. Half of the time,I think he is out to ~.
Answer: 1. egg, 2. bacon, 3. bread, 4. cake, 5. tea, 6. milk, 7. piece of cake, 8. pie, 9. beans, 10. eggs, 11. buttering, 12. lunch
Bonus:
It only takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch.
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
An old slang for money is “bread”.
He let the cat out of the bag. = He told a secret.
She dumped him like a hot potato.
They dropped the stock like a hot potato.
He is out to lunch.
1. He’s a bad guy.
= He’s a bad ~.
2. Traditionally speaking, men
bring home the ~.
3. Teaching English at Action is my ~ and butter. = main source of money
The iPhone is Apple’s ~ and butter.
4. A: I want to get rich, but I don’t want to work.
B: Well, you can’t have your ~ and eat it too.
5. Opera isn’t my cup of ~. = I just don’t like it very much.
6. There is no use crying over spilt ~.
7. That was easy. = That was a ~ of ~.
8. That was easy. = That was as easy as ~.
9. He told her my secret. = He spilled the ~.
10. Don’t invest all of your money into one thing. = Don’t put all of your ~ in one basket.
11. I don’t know why she is ~ me up. I guess she wants something.
12. I think there is something wrong with Donald Trump mentally. Half of the time,I think he is out to ~.
Answer: 1. egg, 2. bacon, 3. bread, 4. cake, 5. tea, 6. milk, 7. piece of cake, 8. pie, 9. beans, 10. eggs, 11. buttering, 12. lunch
Bonus:
It only takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch.
A rotten apple spoils the barrel.
An old slang for money is “bread”.
He let the cat out of the bag. = He told a secret.
She dumped him like a hot potato.
They dropped the stock like a hot potato.
He is out to lunch.
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
(会員) Wed night Feb. 8, 2017 - Food idioms!
(会員) Wed night Feb. 8, 2017 - Food idioms!
Today we’ll just do fruits!
1. She is my favorite grandchild. = She is the ~ of my eye.
2. That guy is crazy. = That guy is ~.
3. That guy is crazy. = That guy is ~.
4. They are completely different. = They’re ~ and ~.
5. Proverb: An ~ a day, keeps the doctor away.
6. That car is terrible. = That car is a ~.
7. He chose which rules he wanted to obey. He ~ picked the rules he wanted to obey.
8. He is really really bad. = He is bad to the core.
9. Every is fine. = Everything is just ~ and cream.
10. Proverb: The son is very similar to the father. = The ~ does not fall far from the tree.
Answer:
1. apple, 2. bananas, 3. nuts, 4. apples / oranges, 5. apple, 6. lemon, 7. cherry, 8. apple core, 9. peaches, 10. apple
Today we’ll just do fruits!
1. She is my favorite grandchild. = She is the ~ of my eye.
2. That guy is crazy. = That guy is ~.
3. That guy is crazy. = That guy is ~.
4. They are completely different. = They’re ~ and ~.
5. Proverb: An ~ a day, keeps the doctor away.
6. That car is terrible. = That car is a ~.
7. He chose which rules he wanted to obey. He ~ picked the rules he wanted to obey.
8. He is really really bad. = He is bad to the core.
9. Every is fine. = Everything is just ~ and cream.
10. Proverb: The son is very similar to the father. = The ~ does not fall far from the tree.
Answer:
1. apple, 2. bananas, 3. nuts, 4. apples / oranges, 5. apple, 6. lemon, 7. cherry, 8. apple core, 9. peaches, 10. apple
Sunday, February 5, 2017
(会員) Feb. 5, 2017 - Basic food adjectives
(会員) Feb. 5, 2017 - Basic food adjectives
Food: 13
1. 美味しい delicious = delish
2. 不味い That tastes bad/horrible.
That tastes ~.
This tastes like ass.
3. 甘い sweet
A: I just got a new car! Whaddaya think?
B: Sweet!
Idioms: to be sweet on sb.
Ex: She is sweet on John.
I got a good deal.
I got a sweet deal on this car.
I got a good deal on this car.
4. 辛い spicy, hot
to spice st up
I wanted to spice things up in class so I brought in a guest speaker.
hot: a) temperature, b) spicy, c) sexy, d) popular, e) stolen
Ex: He was arrested for driving a hot car.
Nice ride.
5. 熱い = hot
6. 冷めた= cold, lukewarm
Ex. The audience gave him a lukewarm round of applause.
Not enthusiastic.
a lukewarm attitude,
a lukewarm reception,
a lukewarm welcome
7. 温かい
8. 微温い (ぬるい)
9. 塩辛い
10. 酸っぱい
11. 苦い
12. 油っぽい
13. 滑らかな
Food: 13
1. 美味しい delicious = delish
2. 不味い That tastes bad/horrible.
That tastes ~.
This tastes like ass.
3. 甘い sweet
A: I just got a new car! Whaddaya think?
B: Sweet!
Idioms: to be sweet on sb.
Ex: She is sweet on John.
I got a good deal.
I got a sweet deal on this car.
I got a good deal on this car.
4. 辛い spicy, hot
to spice st up
I wanted to spice things up in class so I brought in a guest speaker.
hot: a) temperature, b) spicy, c) sexy, d) popular, e) stolen
Ex: He was arrested for driving a hot car.
Nice ride.
5. 熱い = hot
6. 冷めた= cold, lukewarm
Ex. The audience gave him a lukewarm round of applause.
Not enthusiastic.
a lukewarm attitude,
a lukewarm reception,
a lukewarm welcome
7. 温かい
8. 微温い (ぬるい)
9. 塩辛い
10. 酸っぱい
11. 苦い
12. 油っぽい
13. 滑らかな
Friday, February 3, 2017
(会員) Feb. 3, 2017 - This week in the news!
(会員) Feb. 3, 2017 - This week in the news!
Machete-wielding 'terrorist' shot during attack near Louvre
Trump to order regulatory rollback Friday for finance industry starting with Dodd-Frank
regulatory = 規制［制限］する
regulate =〈文〉〔法律などで〕～を規制する［制限する］
Stephen Colbert cringes at Trump's Prayer Breakfast insult, laughs at Schwarzenegger's comeback burn
We know how that turned out.
The ratings went right down the tubes.
to go down the tubes = to become bad
It has been a total disaster.
I want to pray for Arnold for those ratings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Kurq_HW7c
Hey Donald, I have a great idea. Why don’t we switch jobs?
Do you mind if we change seats?
You take over TV, since you’re such an expert in ratings, and I’ll take over your job, and then people can finally sleep comfortably again,”
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Machete-wielding 'terrorist' shot during attack near Louvre
Trump to order regulatory rollback Friday for finance industry starting with Dodd-Frank
regulatory = 規制［制限］する
regulate =〈文〉〔法律などで〕～を規制する［制限する］
Stephen Colbert cringes at Trump's Prayer Breakfast insult, laughs at Schwarzenegger's comeback burn
We know how that turned out.
The ratings went right down the tubes.
to go down the tubes = to become bad
It has been a total disaster.
I want to pray for Arnold for those ratings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Kurq_HW7c
Hey Donald, I have a great idea. Why don’t we switch jobs?
Do you mind if we change seats?
You take over TV, since you’re such an expert in ratings, and I’ll take over your job, and then people can finally sleep comfortably again,”
https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
(会員) Feb. 2, 2017 - Talking about Winter
(会員) Feb. 2, 2017 - Talking about Winter
Pre-lesson notes
I have a nasally nasally.
1. It’s cool.
It’s getting cool.
It’s starting to get cool.
2. It’s unseasonably cool.
3. It’s chilly. / It’s a little chilly.
4. It’s nippy.
The air is nippy.
Classic pattern: It’s ~ out.
It’s nippy out today.
5. It is not warm.
6. It’s uncommonly cold.
It’s unseasonably cold.
7. It’s cold. < It’s freezing.
8. It’s as cold as hell out!
It’s colder than a witch’s teat.
It’s colder than a witch’s tit.
It’s colder than a witch’s kiss.
a tit = a vulgar word for breast
a teat = a nipple 乳首
9. It’s freezing.
10. It’s so cold I can’t feel my face/fingers/toes.
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11. It’s snowing/raining.
12. It snowed last night.
It was snowing last night.
It’s snowing now.
13. There was a blizzard yesterday.
A blizzard is coming.
A blizzard/snowstorm/rainstorm hit yesterday.
14. We got snowed in.
a flood: My whole street flood. I couldn't even leave my house.
15. We got snowed under.
snowed under
1. 《be ～》雪に埋もれる、～におしつぶされている、～に惨敗する
I’m snowed under at work. 《be ～》仕事で超多忙である
16. the rainfall = the amount of rain that falls someplace
What’s the average snowfall in Tokyo?
The downfall of snow makes driving dangerous.
17. A cold front is coming. 寒冷前線
18. We had a cold snap today.
= Winter suddenly came.
cold snap
突然の［急（激）な］寒さ［寒気・寒波］
Pre-lesson notes
I have a nasally nasally.
1. It’s cool.
It’s getting cool.
It’s starting to get cool.
2. It’s unseasonably cool.
3. It’s chilly. / It’s a little chilly.
4. It’s nippy.
The air is nippy.
Classic pattern: It’s ~ out.
It’s nippy out today.
5. It is not warm.
6. It’s uncommonly cold.
It’s unseasonably cold.
7. It’s cold. < It’s freezing.
8. It’s as cold as hell out!
It’s colder than a witch’s teat.
It’s colder than a witch’s tit.
It’s colder than a witch’s kiss.
a tit = a vulgar word for breast
a teat = a nipple 乳首
9. It’s freezing.
10. It’s so cold I can’t feel my face/fingers/toes.
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11. It’s snowing/raining.
12. It snowed last night.
It was snowing last night.
It’s snowing now.
13. There was a blizzard yesterday.
A blizzard is coming.
A blizzard/snowstorm/rainstorm hit yesterday.
14. We got snowed in.
a flood: My whole street flood. I couldn't even leave my house.
15. We got snowed under.
snowed under
1. 《be ～》雪に埋もれる、～におしつぶされている、～に惨敗する
I’m snowed under at work. 《be ～》仕事で超多忙である
16. the rainfall = the amount of rain that falls someplace
What’s the average snowfall in Tokyo?
The downfall of snow makes driving dangerous.
17. A cold front is coming. 寒冷前線
18. We had a cold snap today.
= Winter suddenly came.
cold snap
突然の［急（激）な］寒さ［寒気・寒波］
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