(会員) June 29, 2017 - 11pm Thur. Night Lesson - TBA
TBA = to be announced
abbreviation = a shortening of a word
acronym = an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
FBI
NASA
ASAP
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
1. ASAP = as soon as possible
2. BRB = be right back
3. LOL = laughing out loud
4. IMHO = in my humble opinion
5. NSFW = not safe for work
6. FUBAR = fucked up beyond recognition
7. SNAFU = Situation Normal All Fucked Up
8. FU = Fuck you.
9. GTFO = Get the fuck out!
10. IRL = in real life
11. RT = retweet
12. FTW = for the win
Ex: Dogs FTW!
13. BAE = before anyone else
Ex: He/She is my BAE.
14. BTW = by the way (standard)
15. TL;DR = Too Long;Didn’t Read.
16. WTF = what the fuck? 何それ！
17. POS = piece of shit,
Ex: That guy is a POS.
18. 5150 = to go crazy
19. TTYL = Talk To You Later
20. OMG = oh my god!
Thursday, June 29, 2017
(会員) June 28, 2017 - 11pm Wed. Night Lesson - Mixed
(会員) June 28, 2017 - 11pm Wed. Night Lesson - Mixed
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6244839
The woman learned that the man had been cheating on her.
to learn = to find
A cheated on B. = 浮気する = to have an affair = to have a fling
She was furious. She decided to pour disinfectant on him.
消毒液 = disinfectant
火だるまの男性、女逮捕「浮気で汚れた体を消毒するため」
What happened next is unclear. She claims that he lit a cigarette and turned into a human fireball.
He ran out of the car, and into an electrical equipment store.
Witnesses say he was screaming HOT! HOT! and HELP ME!
Meanwhile, the woman in the car sped away.
Meanwhile, the woman in the car fled the scene of the crime.
flee / fled / fled
flee = 逃げる
flea = ノミ
I assume he was taken to the hospital.
On June 26th she turned herself in to the police.
She says he lit himself on fire by accident.
Hidaruma no dansei,. onna taiho
「 uwaki de yogoreta karada o shōdoku suru tame 」
逮捕された taihosareta = was arrested
の no = following a verb it acts as a gerund maker or nominalizer.
逮捕されたの taihosaretano = the person arrested
は wa = topic marker
堺市 sakai shi = Sakai City
の no = 's
無職 mushoku = unemployed
She is unemployed.
She is inbetween jobs.
容疑者 yougisha = suspect
警察によりますと keisatsu ni yorimasu to = according to the police
斧容疑者 Ono yougisha = Suspect Ono
は wa = topic marker
先週 senshuu = last week
１９日 juuku nichi = 19th
堺市西区 Sakai Shi Nishi Ku = Sakai City, Nishi Ward
停車中 teishachuu = inside a stopped car
４０代 yonjuu dai = a person in their 40s
He was in his 40s.
つけた tsuketa = to light
火をつけた hi wo tsuketa = to light a fire
She set him on fire.
She lit a cigarette.
He put out the fire.
(Formal) He extinguished the fire.
疑い utagai = suspect, suspicion
が ga = subject marker
持たれています motareteimasu = holding
火をつけた疑いが持たれています hi wo tsuketa utagai ga motareteimasu = there is a suspicion of setting fire
He was arrested on suspicion of ~.
男性 dansei = man
は wa = topic marker
近く chikako = close by
の no = 's
電気設備会社 denki setsubi gaisha = electrical equipment company
の no = 's
店舗 tenpo = store
に ni = indicates direction of verb, to
逃げ込みました nigekomimashita = successfully ran away, take refuge
が ga = subject marker
全身 zenshin = whole body
を wo = indicates what the verb will act on
火傷して yakedoshite = to get burned
重症 juushou =
severe injury
です desu = polite ending to a sentence like "be"
His entire body was burned.
He is in serious condition. < He is in critical condition.
助けて tasukete = help
全身まっかっかで zenshin makkakka de = with the whole body completely red
現場 genba = scene of the crime
防犯カメラ bouhan kamera = surveillance camera
には ni wa = at
走り去る hashirisaru = speed away
出頭 shuttou = turn oneself in
調べに対し shirabi ni taishi = according to the investigation
浮気 uwaki = have an affair
汚れた yogoreta = dirtied
消毒する shoudoku suru = disinfect
消毒液 shoudokueki = antiseptic
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arrested / charged / tried / sentenced / imprisoned
逮捕されたのは堺市の無職斧裕子容疑者です。
警察によりますと斧容疑者は先週１９日堺市西区で停車中の車の中で４０代の男性に火をつけた疑いが持たれています。
男性は近くの電気設備会社の店舗に逃げ込みましたが全身を火傷して重症です。
「熱い熱い」言うて、「助けて」って言っている人がいてて全身まっかっかで＊
現場の防犯カメラには走り去る車が映っていて斧容疑者は昨夜警察に出頭してきたということです。
調べに対し、「男が浮気をして汚れた体を消毒するために消毒液をかけた。男がたばこに火をつけたから燃えた」と話しているということです。
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6244839
The woman learned that the man had been cheating on her.
to learn = to find
A cheated on B. = 浮気する = to have an affair = to have a fling
She was furious. She decided to pour disinfectant on him.
消毒液 = disinfectant
火だるまの男性、女逮捕「浮気で汚れた体を消毒するため」
What happened next is unclear. She claims that he lit a cigarette and turned into a human fireball.
He ran out of the car, and into an electrical equipment store.
Witnesses say he was screaming HOT! HOT! and HELP ME!
Meanwhile, the woman in the car sped away.
Meanwhile, the woman in the car fled the scene of the crime.
flee / fled / fled
flee = 逃げる
flea = ノミ
I assume he was taken to the hospital.
On June 26th she turned herself in to the police.
She says he lit himself on fire by accident.
Hidaruma no dansei,. onna taiho
「 uwaki de yogoreta karada o shōdoku suru tame 」
逮捕された taihosareta = was arrested
の no = following a verb it acts as a gerund maker or nominalizer.
逮捕されたの taihosaretano = the person arrested
は wa = topic marker
堺市 sakai shi = Sakai City
の no = 's
無職 mushoku = unemployed
She is unemployed.
She is inbetween jobs.
容疑者 yougisha = suspect
警察によりますと keisatsu ni yorimasu to = according to the police
斧容疑者 Ono yougisha = Suspect Ono
は wa = topic marker
先週 senshuu = last week
１９日 juuku nichi = 19th
堺市西区 Sakai Shi Nishi Ku = Sakai City, Nishi Ward
停車中 teishachuu = inside a stopped car
４０代 yonjuu dai = a person in their 40s
He was in his 40s.
つけた tsuketa = to light
火をつけた hi wo tsuketa = to light a fire
She set him on fire.
She lit a cigarette.
He put out the fire.
(Formal) He extinguished the fire.
疑い utagai = suspect, suspicion
が ga = subject marker
持たれています motareteimasu = holding
火をつけた疑いが持たれています hi wo tsuketa utagai ga motareteimasu = there is a suspicion of setting fire
He was arrested on suspicion of ~.
男性 dansei = man
は wa = topic marker
近く chikako = close by
の no = 's
電気設備会社 denki setsubi gaisha = electrical equipment company
の no = 's
店舗 tenpo = store
に ni = indicates direction of verb, to
逃げ込みました nigekomimashita = successfully ran away, take refuge
が ga = subject marker
全身 zenshin = whole body
を wo = indicates what the verb will act on
火傷して yakedoshite = to get burned
重症 juushou =
severe injury
です desu = polite ending to a sentence like "be"
His entire body was burned.
He is in serious condition. < He is in critical condition.
助けて tasukete = help
全身まっかっかで zenshin makkakka de = with the whole body completely red
現場 genba = scene of the crime
防犯カメラ bouhan kamera = surveillance camera
には ni wa = at
走り去る hashirisaru = speed away
出頭 shuttou = turn oneself in
調べに対し shirabi ni taishi = according to the investigation
浮気 uwaki = have an affair
汚れた yogoreta = dirtied
消毒する shoudoku suru = disinfect
消毒液 shoudokueki = antiseptic
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arrested / charged / tried / sentenced / imprisoned
逮捕されたのは堺市の無職斧裕子容疑者です。
警察によりますと斧容疑者は先週１９日堺市西区で停車中の車の中で４０代の男性に火をつけた疑いが持たれています。
男性は近くの電気設備会社の店舗に逃げ込みましたが全身を火傷して重症です。
「熱い熱い」言うて、「助けて」って言っている人がいてて全身まっかっかで＊
現場の防犯カメラには走り去る車が映っていて斧容疑者は昨夜警察に出頭してきたということです。
調べに対し、「男が浮気をして汚れた体を消毒するために消毒液をかけた。男がたばこに火をつけたから燃えた」と話しているということです。
Sunday, June 25, 2017
(会員) June 25, 2017 -Sunday. Night Lesson - English in the news
(会員) June 25, 2017 -Sunday. Night Lesson - English in the news
Man arrested at idol group event says he wanted to kill one member
The police arrested a Keyakizaka46 fan.
A man was arrested.
A man was arrested for possessing a knife.
A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday for possessing a knife at a meet and greet event for an all-girl idol group near Tokyo.
This group is an offshoot of AKB48.
Did you feel the earthquake this morning?
I was on the toilet.
I was on the toilet when the earthquake hit.
A storm hit Tokyo yesterday.
Do you know the other uses of "hit"?
hit = go and do st
I have to hit the toilet.
I need money. I ‘m going to hit the bank. = withdraw
He is a bank robber. He hit 3 banks.
I’m hungry. Let’s hit an izakaya on the way home.
That speech really hit home.
That movie really hit home.
A gust of wind blew him off course.
gust of wind = 一陣の風、突風
a common law husband/wife
abuse = noun (abyus),
abuse = verb (abyuz)
verbal abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, child abuse, animal abuse
Prior to Hayato's death, Fukura had gone to a child welfare office on a few occasions to seek advice.
She said she could not raise the child.
This story hits close to home.
Sunday, June 18, 2017
(会員) June 18, 2017 -Sunday. Night Lesson - Basic Mistakes
(会員) June 18, 2017 -Sunday. Night Lesson - Basic Mistakes
1. a skull
1. I’m bored out of my skull. = VERY bored
2. He has a thick skull. = kind of stupid or slow
3. Get that through your skull! = A stressed out way to say UNDERSTAND!!!
4. Let me pick your brain. = Let me ask you a few questions and gain knowledge from your experience.
Do you mind if I pick your brain?
5. That’s a no-brainer. = That is such an easy decision you don’t even have to use your brain.
6. I racked my brains and came up with a great idea.
to rack one’s brains = to think hard
I racked my brains, but I couldn’t think of anything.
7. You don’t have to be a brain surgeon to understand that.
It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to understand that. = It’s easy to understand.
8. He has shit for brains. = He is really stupid.
Hey, shit-for-brains!
9. He has sex on the brain. He has money on the brain.
He has her on the brain.
He is obsessed with sex/money/her.
10. He is a bird-brain. = an idiot
11. He blew out his brains. = He shot himself in the head.
12. He is brain dead. = He is a vegetable.
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
(公開) June 13, 2017 -Tues. Night Lesson - Basic Mistakes
(公開) June 13, 2017 -Tues. Night Lesson - Basic Mistakes
1. May I have your name?
What’s your name?
What was your name again?
Hi, my name is Victor.
2. join
X Will you join the party?
Are you going/coming to the party?
join + person
Ex: Would you like to join me?
Would you like to join me for coffee?
Can I join you?
join + fixed group
When did you join Toyota?
I joined a gym.
I’m thinking of joining the golf club.
3. .彼女がほしいなぁ。
× I want to make a girlfriend.
〇 I want to have a girlfriend.
〇 I want a girlfriend.
〇 I’m looking for a girlfriend.
4. .彼女ができた。
× I made a girlfriend.
I met a girl/woman. We’ve started [going out/dating].
I’ve started seeing someone.
I met someone. We’re dating.
5. 四人家族です
X We are four in the family.
O There is/are… = new info.
O There are 4 people in my family.
I live with my parents and my brother. There are 4 of us.
〇 We are a family of four. (formal)
6. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。
Swiss ―> Switzerland
O I went to Switzerland last year/summer.
O I traveled to Switzerland last year/summer.
7. 彼女は幸せそうに見える。
X She looks like happy.
O She looks happy.
He looks like he is going to fall. = 落ちそうです。
8. 体重が減ったの。
X I lost my weight. ―>
O I lost weight.
O I want to lose weight.
lose / shed / drop
9. 日本についてどう思う？
× How do you think of/about Japan?
〇 What do you think of/about Japan?
O How do you feel about Japan?
O How do you feel about moving to Japan?
Pattern: How do you feel about Ving?
10. 風邪ひいたの？
Do you have a cold? / Did you catch a cold?
X Do you catch a cold? / Do you catch cold.
11. Why did you come to Japan? ―> What brought you to Japan? / What brings to Japan?
What inspired you to come to Japan? What inspired you to move to Japan?
1. May I have your name?
What’s your name?
What was your name again?
Hi, my name is Victor.
2. join
X Will you join the party?
Are you going/coming to the party?
join + person
Ex: Would you like to join me?
Would you like to join me for coffee?
Can I join you?
join + fixed group
When did you join Toyota?
I joined a gym.
I’m thinking of joining the golf club.
3. .彼女がほしいなぁ。
× I want to make a girlfriend.
〇 I want to have a girlfriend.
〇 I want a girlfriend.
〇 I’m looking for a girlfriend.
4. .彼女ができた。
× I made a girlfriend.
I met a girl/woman. We’ve started [going out/dating].
I’ve started seeing someone.
I met someone. We’re dating.
5. 四人家族です
X We are four in the family.
O There is/are… = new info.
O There are 4 people in my family.
I live with my parents and my brother. There are 4 of us.
〇 We are a family of four. (formal)
6. 去年、スイスを旅行したの。
Swiss ―> Switzerland
O I went to Switzerland last year/summer.
O I traveled to Switzerland last year/summer.
7. 彼女は幸せそうに見える。
X She looks like happy.
O She looks happy.
He looks like he is going to fall. = 落ちそうです。
8. 体重が減ったの。
X I lost my weight. ―>
O I lost weight.
O I want to lose weight.
lose / shed / drop
9. 日本についてどう思う？
× How do you think of/about Japan?
〇 What do you think of/about Japan?
O How do you feel about Japan?
O How do you feel about moving to Japan?
Pattern: How do you feel about Ving?
10. 風邪ひいたの？
Do you have a cold? / Did you catch a cold?
X Do you catch a cold? / Do you catch cold.
11. Why did you come to Japan? ―> What brought you to Japan? / What brings to Japan?
What inspired you to come to Japan? What inspired you to move to Japan?
Monday, June 12, 2017
(会員) June 12, 2017 - Monday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
(会員) June 12, 2017 - Monday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
ridiculous (synonyms)
ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical, preposterous
sense:
5 senses:
eyes = eyesight / looks
You look happy/angry/tired/good.
ears = hearing / sounds
You sound good/tired/angry.
nose = sense of smell / smells
That smells good/great/bad.
mouth/tongue = sense of taste / tastes
That tastes good/bad/amazing/horrible.
skin = sense of touch / feels
That feels good/bad/amazing/horrible.
I feel horrible about forgetting your birthday.
I feel horrible about losing your book.
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seems
He seems happy.
look / look like
sound / sound like
taste / taste like
smell / smell like
feel / feel like
seem / seem like
ridiculous (synonyms)
ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical, preposterous
sense:
5 senses:
eyes = eyesight / looks
You look happy/angry/tired/good.
ears = hearing / sounds
You sound good/tired/angry.
nose = sense of smell / smells
That smells good/great/bad.
mouth/tongue = sense of taste / tastes
That tastes good/bad/amazing/horrible.
skin = sense of touch / feels
That feels good/bad/amazing/horrible.
I feel horrible about forgetting your birthday.
I feel horrible about losing your book.
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seems
He seems happy.
look / look like
sound / sound like
taste / taste like
smell / smell like
feel / feel like
seem / seem like
Friday, June 9, 2017
(会員) June 9, 2017 - Friday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
(会員) June 9, 2017 - Friday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
What are the differences between see, watch, and look?
決まり文句 = set phrases
1. A: See you later.
B: Not if I see you first.
2. You look like death warmed over.
3. If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. = Something is probably what it looks like. = If it looks like X, then it’s probably X. = それがアヒルのように見える、とアヒルのように歩き場合、それはおそらくアヒルです。
If it looks like something, then don't think too much. It's probably what it looks like.
4. A watched pot never boils. = 鍋を見ると沸騰することはありません。= 待つ身は長い
5.
A: See you later alligator.
B: After a while, crocodile.
6. I need to see a man about a horse/dog. = おトイレに行ってくる.
euphemism = a nice way to say st unpleasant
比喩 metaphor
7. Just watch me. = I can do it!
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8. Two cars had a small accident.
= They had a fender bender.
9. He totaled his car.
to total = to destroy st so much that it cannot be fixed
10. He can’t see. = He’s blind. = He is seeing/visually impaired. = He has seeing-challenged.
11. He can’t hear. = He’s deaf. = He is hearing impaired.
What are the differences between see, watch, and look?
決まり文句 = set phrases
1. A: See you later.
B: Not if I see you first.
2. You look like death warmed over.
3. If it looks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. = Something is probably what it looks like. = If it looks like X, then it’s probably X. = それがアヒルのように見える、とアヒルのように歩き場合、それはおそらくアヒルです。
If it looks like something, then don't think too much. It's probably what it looks like.
4. A watched pot never boils. = 鍋を見ると沸騰することはありません。= 待つ身は長い
5.
A: See you later alligator.
B: After a while, crocodile.
6. I need to see a man about a horse/dog. = おトイレに行ってくる.
euphemism = a nice way to say st unpleasant
比喩 metaphor
7. Just watch me. = I can do it!
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8. Two cars had a small accident.
= They had a fender bender.
9. He totaled his car.
to total = to destroy st so much that it cannot be fixed
10. He can’t see. = He’s blind. = He is seeing/visually impaired. = He has seeing-challenged.
11. He can’t hear. = He’s deaf. = He is hearing impaired.
Monday, June 5, 2017
(会員) June 5, 2017 - Monday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
(会員) June 5, 2017 - Monday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed & Random
1. covfefe:
Despite the constant negative press covfefe.
a typo
a nonsense word
nonsense = rubbish = bullshit = bs = baloney = hogwash = gibberish
ゴミ = rubbish = trash
hogwash = garbage given to pigs to eat
2. It's (all) Greek to me. = I have no idea.
Japanese is all Greek to me.
3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
4. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
5. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. = I’m really hungry.
6. Let’s grab a bite to eat. = Let’s eat something — usually something quick.
7. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. = Don’t hurt someone who is helping you.
8. Hand me that. = Give it to me.
1. covfefe:
Despite the constant negative press covfefe.
a typo
a nonsense word
nonsense = rubbish = bullshit = bs = baloney = hogwash = gibberish
ゴミ = rubbish = trash
hogwash = garbage given to pigs to eat
2. It's (all) Greek to me. = I have no idea.
Japanese is all Greek to me.
3. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
4. Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
5. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. = I’m really hungry.
6. Let’s grab a bite to eat. = Let’s eat something — usually something quick.
7. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you. = Don’t hurt someone who is helping you.
8. Hand me that. = Give it to me.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
(会員) June 3, 2017 - Saturday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed
(会員) June 3, 2017 - Saturday Night Lesson 11pm - Mixed
1. I can’t think of anything.
2. Nothing comes to mind.
3. Do you mind?
A: Do you mind if I smoke?
B: No, not at all. = Go ahead smoke?
Yes, I do. = I don’t want you to smoke.
4. I changed my mind.
5. Make up your mind.
6. Proverb: Out of sight, out of mind.
& the opposite expression: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I’m fond of her. = I like her.
7. She is out of her mind!
8. A: Would you like ~?
B: Don’t mind if I do.
9. Mind your own business. = 関係ない！
10. I was bored out of my mind. = VERY bored
11. Never mind.
12. narrow minded = sb who is very conservative or old fashioned
He is very narrow-minded.
13. Keep in mind… = Bear in mind…
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14. a bear market = a time period when stock prices fall
& the opposite: a bull market = a market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying.
15. He is like a bull in a china shop.
Bull in the China Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMKd1NkTEB8
1. I can’t think of anything.
2. Nothing comes to mind.
3. Do you mind?
A: Do you mind if I smoke?
B: No, not at all. = Go ahead smoke?
Yes, I do. = I don’t want you to smoke.
4. I changed my mind.
5. Make up your mind.
6. Proverb: Out of sight, out of mind.
& the opposite expression: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I’m fond of her. = I like her.
7. She is out of her mind!
8. A: Would you like ~?
B: Don’t mind if I do.
9. Mind your own business. = 関係ない！
10. I was bored out of my mind. = VERY bored
11. Never mind.
12. narrow minded = sb who is very conservative or old fashioned
He is very narrow-minded.
13. Keep in mind… = Bear in mind…
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14. a bear market = a time period when stock prices fall
& the opposite: a bull market = a market in which share prices are rising, encouraging buying.
15. He is like a bull in a china shop.
Bull in the China Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMKd1NkTEB8
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