Tuesday, August 7, 2012
June 22, 2012 Friday - Int. Advanced
June 22, 2012 Friday - Int. Advanced
1. nonchalant = 平然とした、のほほんとした、無頓着な、無関心な、冷淡な
2. DOA = Dead On Arrival
3. I have to get it off my chest.
There is something I have to get off my chest.
4. to outlaw st = to make st illegal
5. NYC outlawed guns in the 1960s.
6. He is an outlaw. = He is a criminal.
7. Come October, YouTube Could Be Outlawed In Japan
come October = in October = when October comes
8. fear-mongering
9. pharmaceutical company 製薬会社
10. ambivalent = having both positive & negative feelings about st
11. I can't make up my mind.
12. amicably = in a friendly way
13. to blackmail 恐喝する
to be blackmailed 恐喝される
He was blackmailed for 100,000,000 yen.
14. hush money
He should have had the blackmailer killed.
It would have been cheaper.
If he had done that, he would have gone to jail.
Friday, July 13, 2012
(会員)金曜日 11pm - 07月13日 中級-上級 Superstitions (30 min. )
Can you see and hear me? Is it OK?\
July 13, 2012
1. Traditionally speaking, Friday the
13th is an unlucky day.
1. Traditionally speaking, Friday the
13th is bad luck.
2. superstition=迷信
superstitious = 迷信の
3. A rabbit's foot
brings good luck
4. Finding a four-leaf clover is good luck
5. It's bad luck for a black cat to cross
your path.
If a black cat crosses your path you will
have bad luck
6.
Breaking a mirror is 7 years bad luck.
It’s 7 years bad luck to break a mirror.
To break a mirror will bring you seven years
bad luck
7. Opening an umbrella indoors is bad luck.
To open an umbrella in the house is to bring
bad luck
8. Cats have 9 lives. / A cat has nine lives
9. Eating fish makes you .....
Eating fish makes you smart.
10 To make
a happy marriage, what do you need at the ceremony?
something old, something new,
something borrowed, something blue
13. Warm hands, cold heart
14.
Cold
hands, warm heart
１５。If someone sneezes 3 times, it means someone is
talking about you.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
(会員) 07月12日 初級 Level - must know idioms (45 minutes)
(会員) 07月12日 初級 Level - must know idioms (45 minutes)
July 12, 2012
Must know idioms
Beginner’s level
It's an ugly shirt, don't you
agree?
I won't argue with you. = I agree.
I'm joking about that last part.
1. That was easy.
That was a piece of cake.
2. I don’t talk to him anymore.
We lost ~.
We lost touch.
3. We often fight.
We don’t ~ ~.
We don’t ~ ~.
We don’t get along.
4. I feel sick.
I’m under the weather.
5. 生理
She’s on her period.
It’s that time of the
month.
6. She cries easily.
She is a ~.
She is a crybaby.
7. He reads a lot of
books.
He is a bookworm.
8. 彼は可哀想です。
I feel sorry for him.
9. 彼は最低です。=
He is pathetic.
10. What are the 5 aches?
I have a backache.
I have an earache.
I have a toothache.
I have a headache.
I have a stomachache.
11. What is the machine
rule?
on + machine
He is on the
phone/computer/internet.
I saw it on TV.
I heard it on the radio.
12. What is the trip
rule?
on + trip / tour /
honeymoon / cruise / vacation / holiday
on + a trip
on + a tour
on + his honeymoon
on + a cruise
on + vacation / holiday
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13 恋に落ちた
=He fell in love.
14. 間違えました。
=He made a mistake.
15. 誰かが悪かった？
Whose fault was it?
Who was at fault?
Who was in the wrong?
16. 彼が寝ちゃった。
He fell asleep.
He went to sleep.
He went to bed.
He hit the sack.
He hit the hay.
17. 彼は首だった。
He was/got fired.
18. He quit.
He quit. = He threw in
the ~ .
19.お久しぶりです。
=
I haven't seen you in ages.
20. They are always open. = They
are open ~.
They are always open. = They are
open 24/7.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Tues (公開) 07月10日 MIXED Level - Talking about movies! (45 minutes)
July 10, 2012
1. What's your (most) favorite movie?
I don't really have one.
Q. What’s new?
A: Nothing much/special.
I really like ~.
2. Who's is your favorite actor/director?
I don't really have one.
I'm a big ~ fan.
I'm a big fan of country music/good matters/punctuality.
3. Have you seen any good movies recently/lately?
Seen any good movies recently/lately?
4. I saw the commercial for that movie. I saw the ~.
I saw the trailer.
audience
"The customer is always right."
5. That movie made a lot of money. That movie was a ~.
blockbuster
That movie bombed. = That movie made no money.
That movie was the bomb! = That movie was great!
6. That movie was not so popular at first, but it became popular later.
のちにヒットする商品
That movie is a sleeper.
7. Who is in that movie? Who’s in it?
8. What was he in?
What else was he in?
What is he famous for?
What is he best known for?
9. He was great in (movie name).
Keanu Reeves was great in The Matrix.
He gave a great performance.
He gave a great performance in MOVIE.
He gave a great performance as CHARACTER.
He was great as Neo.
He wasn't great, but he had his moments.
They broke up.
A: It wasn’t all bad.
B: We had our moments.
I heard that DiCaprio was originally offered the role of Neo.
He turned down the part.
I wonder what DiCaprio would have been like as Neo.
A: Victor, you’re really funny/smart.
B: I have my moments.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Fri (会員) 07月06日 中級-上級 Level - This week in the news! (45 minutes)
A panda was born for the first time in 24 years.
I took a shower for the first time in a week.
For the first time in 24 years a panda has been born in
Ueno.
The Japanese Wolf is extinct.
Japanese wolves are extinct.
Pandas are not extinct. They are endangered.
The Samurai is extinct, but the samurai spirit lives on.
NEGATIVE ANIMALS were eradicated.
Poverty could be eradicated.
Small pox was eradicated.
天然痘 てんねんと smallpox
The gestation period is 95 to 125
days.
They are solitary creatures.
Pandas live at an altitude of
5,000 to 10,000 feet in mountainous areas.
高山病 altitude sickness
Pandas have a pseudo thumb.
The shoots and leaves are
very nutritious.
I’m disgusted!
I'm disgusted by what
those kids did to that 13 year old boy.
I do think the teachers and
bullies should be held accountable.
The new incarnation of GTO stars
Akira from Arashi.
stupid=adjective
stupidity = noun
incarnation of stupidity ばかそのもの
He is the incarnation of
stupidity.
He is the incarnation of cool.
She is the incarnation of beauty.
SUBJECT is the incarnation of
NOUN.
SUBJECT is NOUN incarnate.
She is beauty incarnate.
He is stupidity incarnate.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
(会員) 07月05日 初級 Level - must know idioms (45 minutes)
July 5th, 2012年
1. to hang out with sb
I hung out with Mike yesterday.
Want to hang with me later?
Chill out! =
Calm down!
I spent the day chilling at home.
2. That has ........ with me.
That has nothing to do with me.
to have st to do with st = to have some connection with st
What does that have to do with me? = How is that related to
me?
3. Wait.
“Hold on.” is more polite than “Hang on.”
Wait a second/minute/moment.
Give me a second/minute/moment.
Just a second / minute / moment.
4. to call for = to predict, to ask for
The weather forecast called for rain.
5. kind of / sort of / in a way / in a sense
kind of =
kinda
sort of = sorta
6. I apologize for the interruption.
7. I've never seen anything like that before.
8. in case
just in case
in the event
You should take your umbrella just in case.
You should take your umbrella in case it rains.
You should take your umbrella in the event it rains.
“Break glass in case of emergency.”
9. We have nothing in common.
We have a lot in common.
My brother and I have a lot in common.
10. I don’t know the details.
I know much about it.
X You know well about sumo.
You know a lot about sumo.
You know your sumo.
He knows his dogs.
Tell me what happened in detail.
Tell me what happened the details.
He went 1 kilometer over the speed limit.
He broke the law.
So he is in effect a criminal.
I’m opposed to nuclear energy. = I'm against nuclear energy.
I’m in favor of nuclear energy. = I'm for nuclear energy.
I agree with Tom that we.....
Monday, July 2, 2012
(公開) 07月02日 ALL LEVELS, MIXED SAMPLE LESSON (30 minutes)
Today: mind idioms:
1. I made up my mind. = I decided.
2. I changed my mind. = I changed my decision.
3. Do you mind if ~ ? = Can I ~?
Q: Do you mind if I smoke?
Sure. / Go ahead. / Not at all. / Be my guest. = It’s OK if
you smoke.
Would you mind if I PAST TENSE? =Polite form
Do you mind if I smoke? Would you mind if I smoked?
4. Mind your own business. = 関係ない.= That's none of
your business.
5. Don't pay ~ any mind. : 〜を全然気にするな。
I
don't want you to make a big fuss about me.=Don’t pay me any mind.
6. Don't mind me. = 私のことを全然気にするな。
7. What do you have in mind? = What is your idea?
A: I have a great idea for the party next month!
B: What do you have in mind?
8. He has a twisted mind!
twisted = sick = ひねくれた、へそ曲がりの
9. Never mind. =いいんだ。
10. Nothing comes to mind. 何も思い浮かばない.
A: Any questions?
B: Nothing comes to mind.
11. Have you lost your mind!? = Are you crazy!?
He lost his mind. = He became crazy!
12. That's a load off my mind. = I am so relieved. =私の肩の荷が下りた。
a tumor = 腫瘍
良性=benign
悪性 = malignant
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