(会員）２０１３年７月１6日（火曜日）２３：００英会話 Feelings!

(会員）２０１３年７月１6日（火曜日）２３：００英会話 Feelings!

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1. 病気

I was under the weather. = I was feeling a little sick.

I'm a little bit under the weather.

I'm feeling a little bit under the weather.

I'm feeling a bit off today.

I'm not quite feeling myself today.

What's wrong? You don't seem like yourself today.

I very sick.

I feel like throwing up.

I'm sick to my stomach.

I feel nauseated.

I feel nauseous.

I was as sick as a ....

2. もういい！ 

Enough!

That's enough!

I've had enough.  = もういい！& お腹いっぱい (X I am enough. )

I had it!

That's it!  限界！

I'm fed up!

I can't stand it.

I can't endure it.

3. He feels bitter.

4. 好き

I like her.

I am fond of her.

I am not fond of her.

I have feelings of affection for her.

I have a fondness for her.

I have a fondness for animals.

I really like her.  

I love her.   

I adore her.  

I need her.

I can't live without you.

You are my everything.

You are my reason for living.

You are the reason I get up every morning.

She is a part of me. 

She is my soul mate.

I have a deep affinity for you.

emoticon = an icon showing emotion.

(会員）２０１３年７月１２日（金曜日）２３：００英会話ライブレッスン キレるを英語で...

(会員）２０１３年７月１２日（金曜日）２３：００英会話ライブレッスン　キレるを英語で...

I was soaked with sweat.

i had to towel off. 

to lose your temper 

to lose one's temper 

I lost my temper.

激怒する、カッとなる、堪忍袋の緒が切れる

I am mad/angry.

I'm peeved. 

I'm ticked off. 

I am miffed. 

I have a pet peeve.

People who say... are my peeve.

I'm ticked off/pissed off/peeved/miffed/teed off.

I'm pissed. / I'm pissed off.

He snapped.  

He lost it. 

He lost his shit.

He blew a gasket.

He blew his lid/top.

I snapped at Maggie.

snapped at me = 食ってかかってきて

I have a handle on things.

I flew off the handle. = I lost control. = I snapped.

He went ballistic.

I'm sorry I lost my cool. 

I'm sorry I lost my temper. 

mad angry furious / seething

(会員)2013年7月08日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン Talking about 意地悪

(会員)2013年7月08日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン Talking about 意地悪

to bully sb いじめる

He bullied me.

to tease sb ,

Ex. He teased me.

to make fun of sb = 馬鹿にする

a bully = いじめ子

Facebook is a bully.

They will sue me.

America is a big bully.

China is a big bully.

His memories tormented him.

to cause pain on purpose = to torment = to torture

a victim 犠牲者

You can be a victim or you can stand up for yourself.

Stand up for yourself. 自分の権利は自分で守るんだ。／毅然とした態度を取らなくちゃ。

I think I may be coming down with a cold.

to come down with a cold

I have a mild headache. = I have a slight headache.

A bully was picking on my brother, so I stood up for him.

to stand up to (bully)

                               

North Korea thinks that the USA is a bully.

N.Korea is standing up to the USA.

to bully, to pick on, to push around

verbal = mouth, talking

to badmouth, to rag on

to badmouth, to rag on, to talk about someone behind their back

to tell sb st straight to their face

I told him he was a jerk straight to his face.

I told him  straight to his face that he was a jerk.

malic / malicious

I was just joking! There was no malice in my words.

People sometimes misunderstand me. They think I'm being malicious.

They think I'm being malicious. I'm just joking.

                                                                                         

I was just taking the piss.

Don't get angry. I'm just taking the piss.

I'm just pulling your leg. = lying/jokin

(公開)2013年7月05日（金曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン Talking about SUMMER MOVIES２

July 5, 2013

He is a drug addict.

中毒者

He had been in and out of rehab many times.

rehab = hospital for addicts

It is a must-see movie.

tricky

It's trailer is misleading.

Robert Downey Jr. plays an eccentric genius millionaire.

a formidable terrorist

a Trekkie

This movie is in the theaters now. It's showing now.

Superman is kind of hiding as a human being.

Brad travels the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic.

The movie had really bad buzz.

a spin-off

extremely muscular

He has a lot of definition.

masculine = attitude / personality

He has a very defined body.

This movie opens this weekend in Japan.

THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS 6

The action scenes look great.

He is huge.

He has become prolific.

Ex: He is a prolific writer.

Ex: He is a prolific serial killer.

(会員)2013年7月01日（ 月曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン My Favorite MONEY Idioms

(会員)2013年7月01日（ 月曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン My Favorite MONEY Idioms

This is my loud Hawaiian shirt.

1. I make good money.

=I have a good salary.

2. I can't make ends meet on my salary.

to make ends meet = to make enough money to pay the bills

I barely make ends meet.

I have to work part-time to make ends meet.

3. Payday is Tuesday.

4. Oh, my God! My stocks just doubled in value! I'm ~ the money now!

a) on,           b) at,     c) in

5. That guy makes a pretty good salary, but money seems to burn a hole in his ~.

a) wallet,    b) pocket,  c) pants

6. Tom bought Microsoft stock years ago! He's probably ~ in money now.

a) sitting,      b) rolling,    c) cooking

7. A: Can we afford the operation?

B: Don't worry! Money is no ~!

a) problem, b) object, c) issue

8. Boy: Dad! Can I borrow $100?

Father: What!? I'm not ~ of money, son!

a) made,       b) full,       c) grown

9. Don't worry! I'm sure! You can ~ on it.

a) bet,   b) gamble,   c) count

10. I can't believe you predicted  Japan would tie Australia!  You were right ~ the money.   

a) at,    b) in ,   c) on

11. I can't believe you predicted Japan would tie Australia!

You were right ~ the money.   

a) at,    b) in ,   c) on

12. If you are so sure you can beat me, why don't you put your money where your ~ is? Say ￥10,000?

a) jaw,  b) teeth,  c) mouth

13. German cars are great cars but they're expensive too. Toyotas are, ~ my money, the best.

a) in,   b) with,   c) for

14. I'm sure of it! You

can take it to the ~.

a) bank account, b) wallet, c) bank

15. Whenever I got to a buffet I always make sure I get my money's ~ and eat as much as I can.

a) value,      b) worth,      c) merit

I got my money's worth.

HEY! It's 公開! 2013年6月30日（日曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン 文化の違い

HEY! It's 公開! 2013年6月30日（日曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン 文化の違い

Cultural Differences between USA & Japan.

first impressions

1. the handshake

We tend to shake hands.

Avoid the "dead fish" handshake.

Avoid the "zombie" handshake.

2. eye contact

Eye contact is important. It's considered rude not to make eye contact.

It's considered polite to VERB. 

It's considered rude to VERB. 

It's considered polite to stand up when a woman enters the room.

It's considered rude to put your feet on the desk.

3. hugging

hugging greetings

Americans have a tendency to hug when they greet one another.

4. Do not ask age!

A: How old are you? 

B: Uh? I'm old enough. 

5. Do not comment on weight. 

太ったね。

That's considered very rude!

=That's seen as very rude!

How much do you weight / weigh?

やせたいわ！=I want to lose weight.

6 . Sharing opinions.

Giving opinions is important.

Don't be wishy-washy.

7. love: It's HEAVY!

"I love you!" is often light or HEAVY but do not use it in a casual romantic relationship. 

8. Give excuses when you turn someone down. 

I'm sorry, I can't. I have plans. 

I have to work.

I made plans with a friend.

I'm taking my family to the movies.

I'm busy with work/school/my family.

9. tipping

10% / 15% / 20%

10. punctuality

We are often late.

People are punctual.

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12. religion is more important

13. apologizing

14. self-esteem

と思います vs. I think

I'm going to…

Today I'd like to...

(会員）2013年6月26日（水曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン RANDOM ENGLISH

(会員）2013年6月26日（水曜日) 23:00 英会話ライブレッスン RANDOM ENGLISH

1. What do you call a bruise around your eye?

a black eye

I gave him a black eye.

He got a black eye.

a bruise = 青あざ

2. What do you call it if you punch somebody and blood comes from their nose:

a bloody nose

He gave me a bloody nose.

3. a bloody lip

4. a knuckle sandwich 

I'm going to give you a knuckle sandwich. = I'm going to punch you.

5. to deal sb/st a blow

He dealt his country a blow.

6. He tarnished his country's reputation.

His reputation is silver/gold.

A classic conversation starter:

7. (Have you) seen any good movies recently/lately?

Seen any good movies recently?

8. a fanboy=a fan that loves something so much that he cannot see the flaws

9.  よく分かりません。

I don't know the details. 

10. Kryptonite

But beer is my Kryptonite.

11. Bud light is piss water.

12. 君の瞳に乾杯！

Here's looking at you, Kid!