Aug 31st (Thu) 10:30 pm English Lesson 今夜は公開レッスンです！

Aug 31st (Thu) 10:30 pm English Lesson 今夜は公開レッスンです！

Fun & Useful English:

1. I made a mistake. 

X I mistaked.

X I mistake.

2a. goofy = silly

2b. to goof / to goof around = to play or make jokes or not be serious 

2c. I’m just joking. = I'm just goofing.

2d. I goofed. = I made a mistake. 

3a. messy = 散らかっている, ぐちゃぐちゃ

My hair/room/desk is messy. 

3b. I messed up. = I made a mistake.

3c. I messed up.< I screwed up. 

DANGER: I fucked up. 

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4a. I mistook (A) for (B).

I mistook 像 for 象.

I mistook 発車 for 発射.

発車 = departure of a vehicle

発射 = shoot, fire, launch

そっくり

My brother looks like me.

My brother looks exactly like me.

My brother is my spitting image.

You are the spitting image of your father. 

You look alike. 

Tom and you look alike.

You and your brother look alike.

X Tom looks alike. 

X Tom looks alike Joe.

My brother is my twin.

Tom is my twin. 

My brother is a dead ringer for me.

My brother is my doppelgänger.

mean: 

5. What does your name mean?

6a. He is mean.

6b. Don’t be mean to me. 

7a. I didn’t mean to say that. 

7b. I didn’t mean to do that. 

Aug. 30 (Wed) -11 pm English Lesson

Aug. 30 (Wed) -11 pm English Lesson

1. You smell bad. = You smell. = You stink.

2. You stink. a) You smell bad., b) You are bad at doing st. / You are not skilled at doing st., c) You are a bad person. 

Ex: I stink at the guitar.

The weather stinks. 

3. Something stinks about him. = suspicious

4. There is something fishy about him/his business…

5. It smells fishy. = suspicious

6. fishy=suspicious=doubtful =dubious=shady=murky=questionable

7. I don’t feel comfortable here at all. = I feel like a fish out of water. 

8. It was really easy to get them to buy my book. = It was like shooting fish in a barrel. 

PAUSE: side-idioms:

9. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. = It’s like taking candy from a baby. 

10. It’s easy. = It’s a piece of cake. = It’s as easy as pie. = It’s a walk in the park. = It’s not rocket science.  = It’s not brain surgery. 

11. Last night we all went drinking, so I wasn’t surprised to see Tom was still a little green around the gills. 

You look a little green around the gills. Are you ok? 

12. He drinks a lot. = He drinks like a fish. 

Time out for related idioms:

お酒が強い = He can hold his liquor.

お酒が弱い。= He cannot hold his liquor. 

He eats a lot. = He eats like a horse. 

She eats very little. = She eats like bird. 

He is messy eater. = He eats like a pig. 

13. He is always fishing for compliments. = to act in a way that encourages compliments 

14. I’m too busy dealing with more important matters right now. = I have other fish to fry.

15. Would you rather be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond?

I’d rather be a big fish in a small pond. 

入院する = to hospitalize,     

退院する = to discharge

Aug. 27, 2017 - 11pm Sunday Night Lesson = Easy Translation Practice

Sunday - Aug. 27, 2017

1. 次の電車は何時ですか？
What time is the next train.

2. 今日は電車もないです。
There are no more trains today.

3. 気づかなかったの？
Didn’t you notice?

4. そのことをニューズで聞かなかったの？
You didn’t hear about that on the news?
Didn’t you hear about that on the news?
Didn’t you hear about it on the news?

5. 甘いのもは好きじゃないの？
Don’t you like sweet things? / Don’t you like sweets?

6. そう思わない？Don’t you think so?
A: It looks like it’s going to rain.
a) Yes, I think so.,. b) Yes, I think so too.
Answer: ―> b) is more natural

A) Do you think he can do the job?  
B) Yes, I think so.

7. 忙しすぎてあなたに会えません。
I’m too busy to see you.

8. あまりにも満腹でデザートを食べられませんでした。
I was too full to eat (the) dessert.

9. 彼はもうそなに人気はないよ。
He is not that popular anymore.

10. お待たせして御免なさい。
Sorry to keep you waiting. 
Sorry for the wait.
(Formal) I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting.

Aug. 24, 2017 - 11pm Thursday Night Lesson - Let's get conversational.

Aug. 24, 2017 - 11pm Thursday Night Lesson - Let's get conversational.

1. introduce

a) Let me introduce myself.

b) Allow me to introduce myself.

c) Allow me the pleasure/honor of introducing myself.

d) A mutual friend introduced us. =
We met through a mutual friend.

X I introduced coffee to my little sister.

e) American soldiers introduced baseball to Japan after World War 2.

f) Horses were introduced to Japan about 700 years ago.


g) My brother was introduced to the beauty of anime when he was eight years old.

h) My decorator introduced a bit of red into my living room.



introduction:
A) It is my pleasure to introduce our next speaker.

B) Thank you for the introduction.

C) Could you write a litter of introduction for me?

Aug. 23, 2017 - 11pm Wednesday. Night Lesson - Racism, part 2

Aug. 23, 2017 - 11pm Wednesday. Night Lesson - Racism, part 2

1.  a match made in heaven = a perfect relationship
Cheese and peanut butter is a match made in heaven.
2. on the rocks = not going smoothly and will fail soon
Their marriage is on the rocks.
3. The honeymoon is over. = The time period during which people like each other the most is over.

4. to break up = to no longer be together
SMAP broke up.     The Beatles broke up.     The council broke up. 

5. to get back together = to become a couple or team again.
The band is getting back together.

6. to kiss and make up = to decide to no longer be fighting
Ex: We had a fight, but we kissed and made up.
You should kiss and make up!  
Kiss and make up!

7. There is no love lost between A and B. = Both A and B do not like one another.  = They never really liked one another.
There is no love lost between Susan and Tom.
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Aug. 22, 2017 - 10:30pm Tuesday. Night Lesson - Let's talk about RACISM!

Aug. 22, 2017 - 10:30pm Tuesday. Night Lesson - Let's talk about RACISM!

racism = 人種差別

sexism = 性差別

ageism = 年齢差別

(A) discriminates against (B).

English people have a prejudice against foreigners.

His words might prejudice my boss.

prejudiced = having a dislike or distrust against sb

I am prejudiced in favor of my family members.

objective <—> subjective
客観的 = objective
主観的 = subjective
White nationalism
民族主義 = nationalism
antifa = antifascism

Aug. 21, 2017 - 10:30pm Monday. Night Lesson - Long time no see!

Aug. 21, 2017 - 10:30pm Monday. Night Lesson - Long time no see!

Long time no see! = Hello, stranger!=
Hi there, stranger!
I had planned to do lessons from the USA, but scheduling and Internet connections were bad.
Shinzo Abe’s popularity is about 26%.
Shinzo Abe’s approval rating is about 26%.
The USA is internationally ignorant.
Headline: As Shinzo Abe's approval rating declines, markets could question sustainability of 'Abenomics'
The stock markets question Abenomics.
Trump's disapproval is at 55%.
Trump's approval is at 37%.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/trump-approval-ratings/
You can call me at 090 1234 - 5678
I was driving 100 kilometers an hour.
The police caught me driving 100 kilometers an hour.
Jerry Lewis died at the age of 91.
He was a comedy icon.
I haven't Tom for a long time. I wonder what he is ~ ~?
Answer: up to
Long time no see! What have you been up to?
Answer: Keeping busy! / Same old. Same old.
A: Whatever happened to Tom? 
B: I don’t know. We lost touch.
I haven't seen him in a long time.
I haven't seen him in forever. 
I haven't seen him for ages.
I haven't seen him in donkey’s ears.
I haven't seen him in donkey’s years.
I was up at the crack of dawn.  = at sunrise

Have you been burning the candle at both ends?
He pulled an all-nighter.