(会員）9月18日（木）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン -RANDOM Lesson

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(会員）9月18日（木）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン -RANDOM Lesson 

I went to the store.

I went to a concert.

X Car are useful in our society.

O  Cars are useful in our society.

I have to go to school. 

I have to go to work. 

I have to go to jail.  

I have to go to prison.  

I have to go to university.  

I have to go to college.  

I have to go to church. 

I go to church every Sunday. 

I have to go to class.  

Why aren't you in class now! Get to class!

I have a class at 11pm. 

I have to go to lunch.

I'm sorry, he's not here now. He went to lunch. 

I have to go to bed.

Do you have time? 時間ある？

Do you the time?　今何時？

I have to go to THE restroom. 

I was bored to death. 

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Zenji Nojima is the chairman of a gender equality conference. 

やじ = jeer, heckle, taunt 

to make light of st = 〔物・人を〕おろそかにする、ないがしろにする、なおざりにする、軽く考える、軽んじる、軽視する

My husband makes light of my problems.

My husband makes light of my housework.

My mother made light of my problems.

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Australian PM: Public execution terror plot foiled

PM = Prime Minister

public = outside, in front of everyone = 公衆の 

execution =  死刑執行、処刑

public execution 公衆の面前での死刑執行、公開処刑

terror plot = テロの陰謀

foiled plot 失敗した［阻止された］陰謀

My plans were foiled. = My plans were ruined by someone. 

thwart 阻止する、妨害する、挫折させる

to chop sb's head off = to behead sb

Have a question? Ask me!

action@k3.dion.ne.jp

(会員）9月16日（火）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン - sickness & injuries

(会員）9月16日（火）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン - sickness & injuries

1. I have a cold. 

2. I caught a cold.
I caught a cold from SB.

3. SB gave me his cold.
    Joe gave me his cold.

4. I think I’m coming down with a cold.
I’m coming down with a cold.
I think I'm coming down with a cold.
どうも風邪をひいたみたいです。

5. I have a touch of a cold. 

6. I have a slight cold.

7. I have a bit of a cold.

8. I have a fever/temperature.

9. I have a slight fever/temperature.

10. I have a high/bad fever.

11. You’re burning up!

12. I have diarrhea.
I have a bad case of diarrhea.


13. I’m constipated.
I have constipation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhxADwPBYoI

14. BETH’S aches
I have a backache.
I have an earache.
I have a toothache.
I have a headache.
I have a stomachache.

15. My ~ hurts. 

16. I am in pain. 

17. I’m a little under the weather.

18. I’m not feeling myself today.

19. I broke my arm.

20. I bumped my head.

21. I cut my finger. 

22. I burned myself.

23.  I stubbed my toe.
I stubbed my toe. つま先をぶつけた。

24. He jammed his finger.
彼は突き指をしてる。

25. I had an operation. 
26. You have to get an operation. 
I have to get an operation.
27. He underwent an operation.
to undergo an operation

28. He underwent a procedure.

29. The doctor performed the procedure. 

30. I’m going under the knife tomorrow!
He went under the knife.

April 3-Action! Beginner! Beth's Aches! 痛い！
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhxADwPBYoI

(会員）9月15日（月）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン -aging & NEWS!

(会員）9月15日（月）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン -aging & NEWS!

I assumed you all understood why I chose today's topic. Yes?

It’s “Respect for the Aged” Day

1. a spring chicken

You’re no spring chicken.

2. to rob the cradle

I can’t believe he’s dating an 18 year old! Talk about robbing the cradle.

3. an old fogey

4. an old fart

5. an old bag

6. my old man=my dad, or my husband

7. my old lady=my mom, or my wife

8. in one’s early/middle/late 20s/30s/40s/etc.
I’m in my early 20s. He’s in his mid 50s. She’s in her late 80s.

9. to be over the hill

10. He’s getting on (in years).

11. He’s getting up there?

12. a centenarian = sb 100 years old or older

The oldest man is also Japanese, 111-year-old Sakari Momoi.

Somewhat appropriately, one of the Japanese characters in Momoi’s last name means “100.”

13. The silence was deafening.

I live in "Shitamachi" Tokyo and the silence is just deafening.

14. She disappeared. = She went missing.

Now she is missing.

Her parents are frantic.

Her parents are worried to death.

(会員）9月８日（月）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン Roadtrip

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(会員）9月８日（月）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン Roadtrip

The Roadtrip movie
1. I got ~ the bus.
on

2. I got ~ the train.
on

3. I got ~ the plane.
on

4. I got ~ the subway.
on

5. I got ~ the truck.
in
6. I got ~ the car.
in
7. I got ~ the taxi.
in
8. I got ~ the motorcycle.
     I got ~ the bicycle.
on
9. Fill her up! Fill it up!
満タンにして。

10. I’m running ~ on gas.
low

11. My car stopped because I ran ~ of gas.
out

12. Go faster! = Hit the ~!  or Step on the ~!
gas

13. Hit the road. = to leave
I’ve got to hit the road. = I’ve got to go. ]

14. I ran out of gas. = no more gasoline or no more energy

15. I better gas up. = usually gasoline, but could mean food.

16. I ran out of steam. = no more energy

17. I have gas. = stomach gas

18. He passed gas. = fart

19. That car is a gas guzzler.

20. He guzzled his beer.

21. I’m running on fumes.
continuing to do something when you have almost no energy left After two straight games against top teams, the Tigers were running on fumes and lost on Saturday night.


22. A gas station.
a self-serve gas station

23. I’m out of fuel.  
I have fuel. 
I need to put some fuel in the tank. 

(会員）9月４日（木）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン Conversational B...

(会員）9月４日（木）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン Conversational B...

A

accept

Can you accept this package?

I’m sorry. I can’t accept your excuse. 

They accepted him as one of the group. 

B 

believe

I believe in God. 

I believe you. 

C

call

He called me.   

He called me a fool. 

D

Don’t give up on me.

E

envision

Envision success

envision 〔将来のことを〕想像する、心に描く、思いを巡らす

F

forgive

Forgive my mistakes.

G

give

Give unconditionally. 

H

help

Help me!

I

invite

Invite me over.

I sent out the invites.  

Did you get an invite? 

J

joke

Joke with me. 

I joked with him. 

He is a joke. = I cannot respect him. 

I played a joke on him. = I played a trick on him. 

K

Keep your friends close.

M

make a difference

Make a difference in his life. 

It makes no difference.

It makes no difference to me whether or not the teacher is male or female. 

N

Never judge a friend.

(公開）9月３日（水）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basic

(公開）9月３日（水）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basic

1. I read it in the newspaper.

She’s apparently a little girl from England. 

She’s apparently 4 apples tall. 

2. When do we use the word “occupation” in conversation?   

Answer: Almost never! 

Formal:  What is your occupation? 

Conversational: What do you? 

So what do you do for a living? 

I am a businessman by occupation, but it is not what defines me. 

3. If you are surprised in a good or bad way: 

I can’t believe + SENTENCE. 

4. Here you go.   or    Here you are. 

This is what the waitress says when she brings you food.: “Here we go.” or “Here we are.”

If a taxi driver wants to say, “We have arrived.”

= “Here we are.”

If you are looking for something and finally find it, for example a word in the dictionary, you can say “Here we are.” or “Here we go.”

5. I can't afford to buy a new car. 

I can't afford to get fired. 

I can't afford to lose my job. 

I can't afford to gain anymore weight. 

Japan cannot afford another major disaster. 

6. save money お金をためる、貯金する

save up for st

I’m saving up for a new computer. 

What are you saving up for?  

I’m saving up for a trip to Hawaii. 

I’m saving up for my vacation. 

I’m saving up for NOUN.   

I’m saving up to VERB.

(公開）9月1日（月）２３：００ ～ 英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basics!

(公開）9月1日（月）２３：００ ～　英会話生放送レッスン Conversational Basics!

Please introduce yourself.

1. There are 5 people in my family.
I’m married and we have 3 children.
I’m married and we have a son.

2. I joined bon odori this year.
I took part in the bon odori this year.
I participated in the bon odori this year.

3. 盲導犬 a seeing-eye-dog
or a guide dog

4. Poor thing!
Poor dog!
I feel sorry for the dog.
My heart goes out to the dog and his owner.

5. That was disgusting. 
That was despicable.

6.
X I cannot forgive him.
That crime is unforgivable.

7. Japanese publishers blast new Amazon book sale rules
to blast sb = to criticize sb = 批評する, 批判する
I went to the party, and I had a blast.

8. conservation

9. California passes plastic bag ban, would be first such law in US

a ban = 禁止

10. Reception is bad. We have a bad connection. The signal is weak.
I’m not getting a signal. 
I’m not getting any bars. 

11.
He is a pain in the neck.
Doing laundry is a pain in the neck.
FORMAL: It’s a bit troublesome.
He's a regular pain in the neck.

He is really smart. He is a regular Einstein.
He is a great painter. = He's a regular Picasso.