(会員）11月05日(月曜日) 23:00 - 初級 TOKYO! MIXED!

(会員）11月05日(月曜日) 23:00 - 初級 TOKYO! MIXED!

~ is sore.

My legs are sore.

The presidential election is tomorrow.

I hope Obama wins.

I have my money on Obama.=I think he’s going to win.

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1. Fish Market – Piles of oysters, shell fish, deep sea crabs, eels and other small sea creatures in the largest open-air fish market in the world. The area around the market has charming traditional shops selling Japanese food.

2. Geisha – Visiting Asakusa is Like Stepping Into Another Time Zone, Tokyo’s former Red light and Geisha district has a very Traditional feel to it.

3. Japanese Gardens – one of the best things to do in Tokyo, especially during spring or Autumn. Give rest to your aching feet in the small tea-houses. Take time to sample green tea and Japanese desserts and enjoy maple trees in Autumn colors or blooming pink cherry trees in Spring.

4. Kabuki Theater - Traditional Japan at its Best. Ginza is the best place to see Japanese Kabuki Theater.

The Kabuki plays take 3 hours, but you can buy tickets for just one act. See How to do it.

5. Tokyo’s ‘Fifth Avenue’ – Omotesando street.

An elegant boulevard lined with elm trees, designer shops and small cafe’s. It’s a great place to stroll, do some window-Shopping, and enjoy a chic ambiance while avoiding the heavy crowds of Midtown.

(会員）１1月02日(金曜日) 23:00 - 公開 Regret MIXED!

(会員）１1月02日(金曜日) 23:00 - 公開 Regret MIXED!

Nico Nico - Nov. 2, 2012

Regret: 公開

to regret=後悔する

I feel regret. = 名詞

I have no regrets.

regrettable

That’s regrettable. = That is too bad.

Regrettably,

Regrettably, no.

1. I'm sorry I (past tense verb).

I'm sorry I smoked.

I'm sorry I said that.

I’m sorry to have said that.

I'm sorry I didn't study English more in high school.

2. I (don't) regret Ving.

I regret smoking.

I regret not studying English more in high school.

3. I wish I had (not) 過去分詞。

I wish had not smoked.

I wish I had studied English more in high school.

I wish I hadn't done/said that.

4. I should (not) have過去分詞。

I shouldn't have smoked.

I shouldn't have eaten that cake.

I should have studied English more in high school.

I shouldn’t have said that.

I shouldn’t have done that.

Colloquial Regret Expression:

5. Why did I (present tense verb)!?

Why did I say that?

Why did I buy that car?!

Why didn't I study English more in high school?!

Regret Idiom:

6. I could kick myself for Ving.

I could kick myself for buying that car.

I could kick myself for smoking.

I could kick myself for not studying English more in high school.

I could kick myself for buying that car.

Regret Proverb:

7. There's no use crying over spilt milk.

to regret = a synonym

Advanced. Threat!

8. You will rue the day you said that to me.

to rue = dramatic word for "regret"

rue the day 〔過去の出来事について〕悔やむ、後悔する

rue the day that 〔that以下〕したことを悔やむ［後悔する］

I rue the day I met him.

You will rue the day you met me!

(会員）１1月01日(月曜日) 23:00 - Obama Intvw. Lesson 5

(会員）11月01日(月曜日) 23:00 - Obama Intvw. Lesson 5

O: Well, here's what happened. We had the worst financial crisis since "The Great Depression." We could be growing even faster than we have, if Governor Romney's allies in Congress would move on some of the things we've recommended.

I'll give you an example on housing. Right now, we could make sure that families whose homes are underwater -- where they own more than their mortgage. Or or owe more than their house is worth. If they refinance, typically they'd get 3,000 bucks in their pockets each year. That's $3,000 they're spending or $3,000 dollars that they're putting back into equity in their home. Housing market would be helped. Employment would be helped. Even Governor Romney's own advisor says this is a good idea and yet Governor Romney opposes it so...

J: Don't you have a HAMP program? Don't you have...? Wasn't 50 billion dollars set aside for HAMP? And only 5 and a half billion has been used?

O: Actually, what's happened is we've had 5 million

that have already, we've seen foreclosures prevented. We have a settlement with the banks that provides another 25 billion dollars to help the housing market. But the central question is: there are a whole bunch of things that we can do right now that will make the recovery even stronger, put more folks back to work. When you look at what we did with the auto industry, that's not the only industry where manufacturing can take root back in the United States again. We've got a whole bunch of cities where you've got workers who are trained in machinery and advanced manufacturing and companies are starting to look at maybe we insource instead of outsource. But we're going to have to change the tax code to make sure that companies have a strong incentive to do that.

(公開）１０月２9日(月曜日) 22:30 - SCARY! English 初級

KOUKAI Oct. 29, 2012

1. Trick or treat.

to play a trick on sb

She played a trick on me.

to trick st = だます

She tricked me.

She fooled me. 

She deceived me.

She cheated me.

2. to treat sb

I treated her to dinner.

It's my treat!

I’ll treat.

3. 手術

He performed a trick.

4. There’s a trick to Ving.

There’s a trick to opening this door.

5. It is traditional to carve out a pumpkin for Halloween.

We carve a turkey.

6. He put on a costume  for Halloween.

He got dressed up for Halloween.

to get dressed up  = to put on formal clothes

I have a wedding tomorrow, so I have get dressed up?

Why are you dressed up?

7. It is also traditional to hand out candy on Halloween.

hand out candy/tissues

8. I am scared / afraid / frightened of ~.

I’m afraid I can’t.

I’m afraid I’m busy.

I’m terrified (of~).

I’m petrified (of~).

8. I am scared of snakes.  = Snakes are scary.

I have a fear of snakes.

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1. I ~ him to death. shot

2. I ~ him to death. stabbed

3. I ~ him to death. choked/strangled

4. I held him under water until he died.= I drowned him.

X When I was 7 years old I drowned.

When I was 7 years old I almost drowned.

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5. I was so scared I ~ my pants.

peed / wet / pooped / shit

I was scared shitless.

You scared the pants off of me!

6. Garlic is used to ward off Vampires.

7. You can kill a werewolf with a silver bullet.

- BLOOD IDIOMS! -

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8. He shot her in ~ blood.

9. He makes me so angry. He makes my blood boil.

10. I ~ blood for my family. = I work really hard for them.

sweat

11. I was so scared, my blood ~ cold.

ran

My blood runs/flows through my veins.

12. There is no point asking him for money. He has no money.

And you know you can't get blood from a stone.

13. I like playing poker, but I can't afford to play at that club.

They bet too much. It's too ~ for my blood.

(会員）１０月２8日(日曜日) 23:00 - SCARY! English 初級

(会員）１０月２8日(日曜日) 23:00 - SCARY! English 初級

1. scary

It is scary.

It’s frightening.

It’s spooky.

2. He scared me.

He frightened me.

He spooked me.

3. The horse is spooked.

4. I saw a ghost.

X I saw a dream.

I had a dream.

I dreamt about you.

5. a ghost = an apparition

6. The house is haunted.

7. He is possessed.

8. He was obsessed about comic books.

9. What possessed you to do that?

何があなたをそうさせたのですか？

= Why did you do that?

10. like a man possessed

取りつかれたように

He worked like a man possessed.

11. to possess = to have 所有［保有］する

He possessed an excellent musical ability.

He does not possess the qualities of a leader.

(会員）１０月２5日(木曜日) 23:00 - MIXED - MUST KNOW ENGLISH

(会員）１０月２5日(木曜日) 23:00 - MIXED - MUST KNOW ENGLISH

Let’s learn some NEW meaning for easy words:

push

1. He pushed me.

2. Don’t push me.  = Don’t give me pressure.

3. Don’t push your luck. = 図に乗るな。／悪乗りするな。

4. He’s pushing the envelope. = He is going further than before.

to push the envelope = もっと高いレベルを求める

5. He knows just how to push my buttons.

to push sb’s buttons = （人）の反感を買う、（人）を怒らせる

Stop trying to push my buttons.

Are you trying to push his buttons?

PULL

6. Pull over! = Drive to the edge of the road and stop the car.

7. He pulled into the parking lot. = He drove into the parking lot.

8. He pulled out of the parking lot. = He drove out of the parking lot.

9. He pulled around to the front. = He drove his car to the front.

10. I pulled a muscle in my thigh. = I used too much energy in his muscle and hurt himself.

JOKE:

A: I’m thinking.

B: Don’t pull a muscle. / Don’t hurt herself.

11. He didn’t pull any punches. = He used all his force when he punched.

12. He isn’t pulling his weight. = He is not doing his fair share of work.

I want to pull my weight.

13. しっかりしろ! = Pull yourself together!

Put yourself together!

Get a grip!  Get a hold of yourself!

14. Man up! = Be brave and take care of your responsibility.

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(会員）１０月２4日(水曜日) 23:00 - Barack Obama LESSON 3

(会員）１０月２4日(水曜日) 23:00 - Barack Obama LESSON 3

Today I interviewed PropogandaBuster and we went over time, so we’re starting a few minutes later than usual. My apologies.

Let’s get back to the interview!

J: Would you say...? Do you feel that you have a stronger affirmative case for a second Barack Obama presidency or a stronger negative case for a Mitt Romney presidency? What is, in your mind, what is the the the stronger case to be made. Or do you prefer a melange. But what is, because I'm curious, what do you think? Did you feel like you've, do you feel you've made the strong enough affirmative case or a stronger negative case?

O: I think I've got a strong end on both ends. Four years ago I said I'd end the war in Iraq. We did. I said we'd pass health care reforms, make sure people don't go bankrupt when they get sick. We have. Said that we would refocus our attention on Al Quiada. We have. Made sure that, made sure that we'd save an auto industry that was on the brink of collapse. We've done that. So we've got a very strong story to tell. Whether it's on social issues like "don't ask, don't tell" or economic issues that matter for, uh, middle class families. I do think that part of the president's job is not only moving forward on things that will work but also preventing things that won't work. So, I think you want a president in the Oval Office who is going to say "no, we're not going amend our constitution for the first time to restrict rights for gay and lesbian couples... We're not gonna, we're not gonna pass a budget where all the work we've done to make college more affordable for young people gets wiped aside so that suddenly lenders and banks are getting extra tens of billions of dollars.

We're not going to roll back health care so that millions of people are thrown off the roles.

We're not going to turn Medicare into a voucher system. So, but, but when you think about it, it is two sides of the same coin.

It is two sides of the same coin.