(会員) ENGLISH LESSON! I am still sick.. but I'm back!

Saturday - April 29, 2017

1. the emperor's new clothes

ignorant = 無知

incompetent = sb who is very bad at their job

unfit = not suitable for st

2. He’s green. = He is new and inexperienced. 

3. He is green with envy. = jealous

4. He has a green thumb. = He is good at gardening. = He is good at growing plants. 

5. green = money

I need some more green. 

6. He is green around the gills.= He looks sick. 

Ex. Are you OK? You look a little green around the gills. 

7. Proverb: The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). = Other people's lives seem better than yours.

8. I lost my voice. = cannot speak 

9. ~ is a lost cause. = There is no chance for success. 

10. to lose it = to really lose one’s temper

Ex: He lost it!

11. to be at a loss for words 

Ex: I’m at a loss for words. = I don’t know what to say.

12. Get lost! Go away! Drop dead! 

13. There is no love lost between (A) and (B). = They do not get along. 

14. There is no time to lose! = We must hurry! 

(会員）2017年４月１８日 (Tue) English Live Lesson

Nico April 18, 2017

I think I’m coming down with a cold. 

I’m psychologically tired.

to come across + adjective 

He came across well. 

My email came across a little crazy. 

I was waking in the shopping mall, and I came across an interesting clothing store. 

I came across an interesting newspaper article in the paper. 

I ran across an interesting newspaper article in the paper. 

I ran/bumped into my old girlfriend the other day. 

I ran/bumped into my old coworker at the mall. 

He came across as a very honest person. 

I stretched your days.

I stretch out the lesson. 

I stretched out the speech. 

Doctors try to prolong life. 

I have to call my mother, but I don’t to talk to her, so I am procrastinating calling her.  

There is no use prolonging the inevitable. 

It will happen sooner or later no matter what you do.

I have a party budget of $200, but I think I can stretch this budget if we serve cocktails instead of beer. 

to stretch the truth = to exaggerate

Trump often stretches the truth, and sometimes he simply lies. 

(会員）2017年４月１０日 (Monday) English Live Lesson

(会員）2017年４月１０日 (Monday) English Live LessonSimple news English.

1. Trump attacked Syria.
2. Trump fired 50 missiles at Syria.
3. In 2013 Trump was against attacking Syria.
4. Trump reversed his position.
(More conversational: He changed his mind.)
5. Trump was against Obama’s health care. (Obamacare)
6. Trump tried to repeal and replace Obamacare.

repeal = 〔法律などを〕無効にする、取り消す、廃止する、撤回する、破棄する
replace = ～を取り［付け・差し・置き］替える

7. Trump failed to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Why did he fail? It's complicated.
8. Is healthcare a right or a privilege?
特権 privilege
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9. 人口 = population
Japan’s population is decreasing.
< Japan’s population is plunging.
10. Japan's population is projected to plunge to 88 million by 2065.
11. Startups in Japan are seeing ample cash but there is a lack of innovators.
start-up【名】開始、起動、始動、立ち上げ、新興企業、新規事業、成金（産業）
豊かな胸［乳房] ample bosom/breasts
ample = lots of, more than enough, enough
 a lack of = 不足、欠乏
an innovator = 革新者、創意工夫に富む人、導入者
innovator = a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.
an innovation = new idea or method

(会員）2017年４月０6日 (Thu) English Live Lesson

(会員）2017年４月０6日 (Thu) English Live Lesson
1. Happy Anniversary!

2. Today is the 18 year anniversary of the opening of the school.
DATE is the NUMBER/TIME anniversary of ST.
Today is our 18th anniversary!
March 24th was the 3 year anniversary of Maggie’s death.

3. Today is milestone.

4. This was a landmark.

5. This was a turning point in history.

6. What was the highlight of your trip?
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Time Idioms:

1. on time vs. in time
on time = at the agreed on time,  
in time = before it’s too late
You are just in time for cake.

2. It’s go time!  = It’s time to take action!

3. It’s crunch time.  = It’s our last chance to succeed — deadline is coming or game is almost over.

4. a big time spender  = sb who spends a lot of money

5. I don't have time to catch my breath.
not have time to catch one's breath 息をつく暇もない

6. (living) on borrowed time = You are lucky to be alive now. You should have died already.
BONUS: to impeach a president
to oust sb = to get rid of sb

7. precedent 【名】  前例、先例、慣例
It’s unprecedented for the president to fight with the previous president.
the president = the executive branch

(会員）2017年４月０５日 (Wed) English Live Lesson

(会員）2017年４月０５日 (Wed) English Live Lesson

1. お久しぶりです。= Long time no see. = It’s been a while. = It’s been a long time. = Hello stranger!

2. He is a wallflower. = He is shy and does not interact at parties — especially a girl with no partner.

3. Life is not a bed of roses.
a bed of roses = an easy and peaceful life

4. to push up daisies 
Ex: He is pushing up daisies.

5. He won’t get to the point. He keeps ~ around the ~.
He keeps beating around the bush.

6. He is a good gardener. He is good at growing plants. = He has a green thumb.

7. I’m sleepy. I’m going to hit the hay.

8. She is wearing rose-colored glasses. = to be overly optimistic

9. Life is short, but you have to stop and smell the roses sometimes.

10. to come out smelling like roses = He came out of a situation looking good.
I don’t think Trump is going to come out of this smelling like roses.

11. The grass is always greener on the other side.
Your friends’ situations always seem better than yours.

12. to nip st in the bud = to do st to stop something before it becomes a problem

13. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
= Children are like their parents.

(会員）２０１７年３月２９日（水曜日）English Live Lesson

(会員）２０１７年３月２９日（水曜日）English Live Lesson
hit, punch, dead kill

1. I am smashed. / I got smashed. = drunk
If you step on a bug you can say you “squished” it or “smashed” it.

2. His new song is a smash hit.  = very popular

3. smash = to hit hard
I smashed my toe on the chair.

4. to slam = to do something with force
He slammed the door shut.
He slammed his fist on the table.
He slammed the book on the table.

5. I’ve been slammed at work all week.

TIME OUT for “busy” expressions:
I've been as busy as bee.
I've been as busy as beaver.
I’ve been really swamped at work.
I’ve been slammed at work.
Work has been hectic.
I’ve been up to my knees / neck / ears in work.
I have many things to do. = I’m really busy. = I’ve been snowed under.
I’ve had a lot on my plate recently.
I’ve got a lot on my plate recently.
This week I've been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off.
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A: Hey, are you free next Friday?
B: I’m sorry, but I already have plans.
X B: I’m sorry, but I already have a plan.
B2: I’m unavailable.

A: Can I talk to Mr. Kato.
B: I’m sorry, he can’t come to the phone right home.
B2: I’m sorry, he’s not in right now.
B3: I’m sorry, he’s gone for the day.
B4: I’m sorry, he’s on another call right now.
B5: I’m sorry, he’s indisposed at the moment. 
B6: I’m sorry, he’s tied up right now.

I’ve been buried in paperwork.

It looks like rain.

(会員）２０１７年３月２８日（火曜日）English Live Lesson

(会員）２０１７年３月２８日（火曜日）English Live Lesson

1. to hit the sack = to go to sleep, 
I’m tired. I’m going to hit the sack.

2. ~ is a hit.
The show is a hit.

3. He hit a home run. = He did a great job.
He hit it out of the park.

4. He nailed it. = He did a great job.

5. to hit on someone
Are you hitting on me? = Are you making a pass at me?

6. to hit the books = to study
It's time to hit the books., I need to hit the books.

7. I better hit the road. = I have to leave.

8. I’ve been hitting the bottle. = I have been drinking.

9. Hit the gas. = Let’s go faster in this car.

10. Hit the brakes. = Stop the car.
My boyfriend and I have decided to hit the brakes on our relationship.

11. to hit a [place]
I need money, so I need to hit the bank.
I need to pee before we leave, so I’m going hit the head/toilet/john/restroom/bathroom.
I’m going to hit the restroom before we go.

12. The shit hit the fan.

13. to hit a nerve = to say say something that really bothers someone