Nico Nico Douga - Jan. 16, 2010 Class

1. If someone sends you an email you should send them a ~.
2. The opposite of dangerous is ~.
3. If you fool someone, you ~ them.
4. If you are healthy then you are ~.
5. An exciting experience is an ~.
6. If you get closer to someone, you ~ them.
7. If you pay special attention
so that you do not make a mistake
then you are being ~.
8. Putting liquids together for science is called ~.
9. Satan is ~.
10. In a laboratory we do ~.
11. What do you call a driver who never has an accident?


1. reply, 2. safe, 3. tricked, 4. well, 5. adventure, 6. approach, 7. careful, 8. chemistry, 9. evil, 10. experiment, 11. a safe driver


to fool someone = to trick someone

Dangerous slang:
Whatever gets you off.
to get off =a) to have an orgasm
b) to enjoy
That cruel boy gets off by kicking puppies.
That cruel boy enjoys kicking puppies.

cautious (cawshus)

careful <--> careless

It's a necessary evil.
reply (noun/verb)
To reply is to give an answer or say back to someone.
 She asked him what time his meeting was. He replied, “at three.”
I gave him my reply. = I replied to him.

safe (adjective)
When a person is safe, they are not in danger.
 Put on your seat belt in the car to be safe.
He is a safe driver.
That English is safe to use.
Safety is very important.
Safety is very important.
Always practice safe sex. = use a condom
controversial=議論になっている

trick (noun/verb)
A trick is something you do to fool another person.
 His card trick really surprised us.
He tricked me.
Watch out! It's a trick!
He showed me a cool card trick.

well [adjective)
He plays the piano very well.
You look well.
He is a good speaker of English.
He speaks English well.
X Ah, you know well.You
Ah! You know a lot about ~.


adventure [ədvé ntʃər] n.
An adventure is a fun or exciting thing that you do.
 Riding in the rough water was an adventure.
Today was an adventure.=大変

I had an adventure.
Eating here is always such an adventure.
Eating here is always an adventure.

approach (verb)
To approach something means to move close to it.
The car approached him.
He approached me about a job.

a bad pun=おやじガッグ

a play on words

Nico Nico Douga, Jan .14, 2010 Class

Forecast
to expect
An earthquake ~ Haiti.
An earthquake hit/shook/devastated Haiti.
Thousands of people are dead or ~.
Thousands of people are dead or injured.

There are untold casualties.
My died died/passed away.

I’m sorry for your loss.
My (deepest) condolences.

She was in a coma for over 1 year.

She was on an artificial feeding machine.

It was tougher/harder on my mother.

It was harder for my mother.


afraid=scared
I’m afraid ~ snakes.
I’m afraid of snakes.

I’m afraid ~ you. = I’m worried ~ you.
I’m afraid for you. = I’m worried about you.

I’m afraid I can’t.
I’m afraid I forgot.

I’m afraid I don’t understand.


[əfré id] adj.
When someone　is afraid, they feel fear.
 The woman was afraid of what she saw.

~ gives me the willies.
He gives me the willies/creeps.

He is creepy.

agree [əgríː] v.
To agree is to say “yes” or to think the same way.
 A: The food is very good in that restaurant. B: I agree with you.

I agree ~ you.
I agree with you.
I disagree ~ you.
I disagree with you.

I’m with you.
You’re preaching to the choir.= I already agree with you.

Even if I were rich I would never buy a Rolex or a Ferrari.
I can't understand why anyone would spend $10,000 on a watch.

angry (verb)
When someone is angry, they may want to speak loudly or fight.
She didn’t do her homework, so her father is angry.

I’m angry with you.
I’m angry at you.

I'm pissed! (USA) angry
I'm pissed! (UK) drunk

I’m miffed.

arrive (verb)
To arrive is to get to or reach some place.
The train finally arrived at the station.

attack (verb)
To attack is to try to fi ght or to hurt.
The dog attacked the policeman.

a bottom (noun)
The bottom is the lowest part.
The bottom of my boot has a hole.

clever (adj.)
When someone is clever, they can solve a hard puzzle or problem.
The clever man had a great idea.

cruel (adj.)0
When someone is cruel, they do bad things to hurt others.
 The cruel man kicked the dog.

finally (adv.)
If something happens finally, it happens after a long time or at the end.
 He finally crossed the finish line after five hours of running.
Finally! = (It's) about time!