I fell down.
And I spilt water
on the stairs.
spill / spilt or spilled
We had our first
snow of the season.
It snowed a tiny bit
in Nagoya yesterday.
But it didn’t stick.
spill
a proverb
諺 (ことわざ)
There is no use crying
over spilt milk.
There is no point
thinking about
mistakes that
you cannot fix.
She spilled the beans.
=She told a secret.
I spilt water.
I slipped on the stairs.
I slipped and told her.
口が軽い人
He is blabbermouth.
Blabbermouth!
It was a slip
of the tongue.
He is slippery.
He slipped and fell.
It slipped my mind.
Let me make it up to you.
I’ll make it up to you.
埋め合わせをします
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Nico Nico Douga - Dec. 23, 2010 Lesson - Beginner
Did you finish your Xmas shopping?
Dec. 23, 2010
Practical English
Intermediate-Advanced
1. to take st seriously
Don’t take him seriously.
I didn’t take it seriously.
He takes his job
very seriously.
The police did not
take the threat seriously.
2. to take st at face value
to believe what sb/st says
You can take him at face value.
Bonus: interrogate=尋問する
jurisdiction
3. to pick up st
I picked up a pen.
I picked up a girl in bar.
I picked up a Nagoyan accent.
I picked up a a little
Thailand last summer.
I picked up the guitar.
I picked up a little guitar.
We played a pick-up
game of soccer.
4. never in my wildest dreams
Never in my wildest dreams
did I ever imagine I’d be living
in Japan when I grew up.
Never in my wildest dreams
did I think I would be
teaching English on NND.
Dec. 23, 2010
Practical English
Intermediate-Advanced
1. to take st seriously
Don’t take him seriously.
I didn’t take it seriously.
He takes his job
very seriously.
The police did not
take the threat seriously.
2. to take st at face value
to believe what sb/st says
You can take him at face value.
Bonus: interrogate=尋問する
jurisdiction
3. to pick up st
I picked up a pen.
I picked up a girl in bar.
I picked up a Nagoyan accent.
I picked up a a little
Thailand last summer.
I picked up the guitar.
I picked up a little guitar.
We played a pick-up
game of soccer.
4. never in my wildest dreams
Never in my wildest dreams
did I ever imagine I’d be living
in Japan when I grew up.
Never in my wildest dreams
did I think I would be
teaching English on NND.
Nico Nico Douga Lesson - Made Dec. 21, 2010
What do you think of my hat?
It looks good on you.
That hat is you!
You are putting on the hat.
You are wearing the hat.
What do you get when you
cross a vampire and snowman?
frostbite
They serve beer in frosty glass.
It’s super cold.
It's freezing.
cool < chilly < freezy
It’s nippy!
It’s nippy out!
Practical English.
1. I put on my clothes.
= I got dressed.
work/job
仕事に行きました
I went to work.
I hate my job.
I’m looking for a job.
職場に電話して。
Call me at work tomorrow.
I have the day off tomorrow.
I don’t have to work tomorrow.
I’m off tomorrow.
今日は休みを取った。
I took the day off.
Take the rest of the day off.
I took the morning off.
のっぴきならいようで帰る
I went home early.
I called in sick.
He’s faking it.
He's faking being sick.
He's faking his illness.
He had a death in the family.
It will be sporadic.
It looks good on you.
That hat is you!
You are putting on the hat.
You are wearing the hat.
What do you get when you
cross a vampire and snowman?
frostbite
They serve beer in frosty glass.
It’s super cold.
It's freezing.
cool < chilly < freezy
It’s nippy!
It’s nippy out!
Practical English.
1. I put on my clothes.
= I got dressed.
work/job
仕事に行きました
I went to work.
I hate my job.
I’m looking for a job.
職場に電話して。
Call me at work tomorrow.
I have the day off tomorrow.
I don’t have to work tomorrow.
I’m off tomorrow.
今日は休みを取った。
I took the day off.
Take the rest of the day off.
I took the morning off.
のっぴきならいようで帰る
I went home early.
I called in sick.
He’s faking it.
He's faking being sick.
He's faking his illness.
He had a death in the family.
It will be sporadic.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Nico Nico NEWS! Mixed Levels. Dec. 19, 2010
Nico Nico NEWS! Mixed Levels.
Dec. 20, 2010
4 perish in 3 predawn
fires across Japan
Dawn is at 6:30am
Dusk is the opposite of “dawn.”
across=all over=throughout
to die=to perish
to be killed
to be slaughtered
to be massacred
to murder sb
to wack sb
to snuff sb
to take sb out
to take sb down
Speaking of murder...
Life sentence finalized for
Obara in Blackman case
to sentence sb=to decide
sb’s court punishment
Ex:
He was sentenced
to 10 years in jail.
He was sentenced
to life in prison.
He was sentenced
to death.
Ozawa received a summons
【名】
《法律》〔被告人に対する〕召喚状、出廷命令書
《法律》〔証人または陪審員に対する〕呼び出し状
〔当局による〕呼び出し、出頭命令
Assange is saying that he
and Wikileaks are the victims
of a new type of McCarthyism.
McCarthyism=too much censorship
China blocks access
to Nico Nico Douga.
to impersonate sb
Dec. 20, 2010
4 perish in 3 predawn
fires across Japan
Dawn is at 6:30am
Dusk is the opposite of “dawn.”
across=all over=throughout
to die=to perish
to be killed
to be slaughtered
to be massacred
to murder sb
to wack sb
to snuff sb
to take sb out
to take sb down
Speaking of murder...
Life sentence finalized for
Obara in Blackman case
to sentence sb=to decide
sb’s court punishment
Ex:
He was sentenced
to 10 years in jail.
He was sentenced
to life in prison.
He was sentenced
to death.
Ozawa received a summons
【名】
《法律》〔被告人に対する〕召喚状、出廷命令書
《法律》〔証人または陪審員に対する〕呼び出し状
〔当局による〕呼び出し、出頭命令
Assange is saying that he
and Wikileaks are the victims
of a new type of McCarthyism.
McCarthyism=too much censorship
China blocks access
to Nico Nico Douga.
to impersonate sb
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
Please watch the video (if there is one) as you go through this post! Thanks!
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
A. work vs. job
1. I have a ~.
2. I am looking for a ~.
3. I have a ~ interview tomorrow.
You had a job interview yesterday?
How did it go?
Not good.
It went well.
Pretty good!
4. I have to ~ tomorrow.
5. If there is an emergency.
you can call me at ~.
6. Good ~!
7. I’m really busy at ~.
B. General Work Words!
8. The money you get from your
company is called your ~.
salary
9. We have rules about our
clothes at work. It’s called a d.... c.....
dress code
10. The day you get paid
is called your p... d....
pay day
11. Last night I had to work
longer than usual.
I had to work .....
late
12. If I work longer than 8 hours a day I get paid ~.
overtime
13. I don’t have to work next Thursday.
Its a p... h.....
Hint: 有給休暇
paid holiday
Another answer: 祝日
a public holiday
a national holiday
14. The time it takes you
to get to work is called your ~.
Hint: 通勤
commute
15. I don’t have a job.
I’m ~.
I’m on ~.
I’m on unemployment. I’m on welfare.
I get unemployment. I’m getting unemployment.
初級 Business! Dec. 17, 2010
A. work vs. job
1. I have a ~.
2. I am looking for a ~.
3. I have a ~ interview tomorrow.
You had a job interview yesterday?
How did it go?
Not good.
It went well.
Pretty good!
4. I have to ~ tomorrow.
5. If there is an emergency.
you can call me at ~.
6. Good ~!
7. I’m really busy at ~.
B. General Work Words!
8. The money you get from your
company is called your ~.
salary
9. We have rules about our
clothes at work. It’s called a d.... c.....
dress code
10. The day you get paid
is called your p... d....
pay day
11. Last night I had to work
longer than usual.
I had to work .....
late
12. If I work longer than 8 hours a day I get paid ~.
overtime
13. I don’t have to work next Thursday.
Its a p... h.....
Hint: 有給休暇
paid holiday
Another answer: 祝日
a public holiday
a national holiday
14. The time it takes you
to get to work is called your ~.
Hint: 通勤
commute
15. I don’t have a job.
I’m ~.
I’m on ~.
I’m on unemployment. I’m on welfare.
I get unemployment. I’m getting unemployment.
Nico Nico - Dec. 15, 2010
Nico Nico - Dec. 15, 2010
Sophisticate your English
Please watch the video as you look at this list!
I’m busy.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
I’m occupied.
I’m engaged.
I’m tied up at the moment.
I’m up to my neck in ~.
I’m up to my neck at work.
I’m swamped.
I’m in over my head.
I didn’t understand that at all.
That went right over my head.
I think that joke went
right over his head.
2. 下痢=diarrhea
She talks too much.
She has diarrhea of the mouth.
She has verbal diarrhea.
3. constipated / constipation
I am constipated.
I have constipation.
I am mentally constipated.
He is emotionally constipated.
He looks like a robot.
4. Would you like
a cup of coffee?
Would you like
a cup of java/joe?
Can I interest you
in a cup of coffee?
5. 感動した。
I’m impressed.
I’m touched.
I’m moved.
The last scene
was very moving.
The last scene
really moved me.
6. おまかせで？
It’s up to you.
I’ll leave it up to you.
It’s your call.
Sophisticate your English
Please watch the video as you look at this list!
I’m busy.
I’m afraid I’m busy.
I’m occupied.
I’m engaged.
I’m tied up at the moment.
I’m up to my neck in ~.
I’m up to my neck at work.
I’m swamped.
I’m in over my head.
I didn’t understand that at all.
That went right over my head.
I think that joke went
right over his head.
2. 下痢=diarrhea
She talks too much.
She has diarrhea of the mouth.
She has verbal diarrhea.
3. constipated / constipation
I am constipated.
I have constipation.
I am mentally constipated.
He is emotionally constipated.
He looks like a robot.
4. Would you like
a cup of coffee?
Would you like
a cup of java/joe?
Can I interest you
in a cup of coffee?
5. 感動した。
I’m impressed.
I’m touched.
I’m moved.
The last scene
was very moving.
The last scene
really moved me.
6. おまかせで？
It’s up to you.
I’ll leave it up to you.
It’s your call.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Nico Nico Douga - Gift Giving Lesson
Nico Nico Douga - Gift Giving Lesson
December 8, 2010
Watch the video as you read this!
Most common mistake.
X Present for you.
The most common word you use when you GIVE somebody something is GIVE.
Do not use PRESENT. PRESENT is formal.
When you give someone something what do you say?
"This is for you."
"I got you something."
got you --> gotcha
"Gotcha something!"
"I got you a present."
"Gotcha a present."
"I bought you something."
For stress we sometimes add "a little" to the sentence.
Like this:
"I got you a little something."
"Gotcha a little something!"
"I got you a little present."
"Gotcha a little present."
"I bought you a little something."
When Americans receive presents,they often ask, "Can I open it now."
This is just a formality. = 形式として
This is for you and your family.
This is for your kids.
This is for you and your family.
It's a souvenir.
I got you a souvenir.
This is a small token of my appreciation / gratitude / esteem / respect.
When someone gives you a present, what do you say?
Thank you so much!
You shouldn't have!
What did you do?
This is great.
I can't thank you enough.
I’ve been wanting one of these!
I wanted one of these.
Seriously?
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
This is too much.
I can't accept this.
You didn’t have to do this.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
It's against the rules.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
I don’t think of you that way.
December 8, 2010
Watch the video as you read this!
Most common mistake.
X Present for you.
The most common word you use when you GIVE somebody something is GIVE.
Do not use PRESENT. PRESENT is formal.
When you give someone something what do you say?
"This is for you."
"I got you something."
got you --> gotcha
"Gotcha something!"
"I got you a present."
"Gotcha a present."
"I bought you something."
For stress we sometimes add "a little" to the sentence.
Like this:
"I got you a little something."
"Gotcha a little something!"
"I got you a little present."
"Gotcha a little present."
"I bought you a little something."
When Americans receive presents,they often ask, "Can I open it now."
This is just a formality. = 形式として
This is for you and your family.
This is for your kids.
This is for you and your family.
It's a souvenir.
I got you a souvenir.
This is a small token of my appreciation / gratitude / esteem / respect.
When someone gives you a present, what do you say?
Thank you so much!
You shouldn't have!
What did you do?
This is great.
I can't thank you enough.
I’ve been wanting one of these!
I wanted one of these.
Seriously?
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
This is too much.
I can't accept this.
You didn’t have to do this.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
It's against the rules.
I’m sorry. I can’t accept this.
I don’t think of you that way.
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