2013年３月１７日（日）２３：００ 英会話ライブレッスン(Mix Level)

2013年３月１７日（日）２３：００　英会話ライブレッスン(Mix Level)

Mixed Levels!

1. 終わった

I'm finished.  

I'm done. 

I'm through.

It's over.  

X I'm over. 

X It's through.  

It's done/finished. 

You're finished / done / through.

We're finished / done / through.

Are you finished / done / through?

Are you over?

2. to end up

end up = to do st finally in the end that you did not plan

I was going to go to the movies, but I got sick, so I ended up staying home.

In our last class, we talked about "condition" and the use.

3. He is in good shape.

Your grammar is in good shape.

Your business is in good shape.

My marriage is in good shape.

My car is in good condition. It's in almost new condition. It's in mint condition.

4. contribute vs. donate

He has a contributed a lot to this company.

Thanks for your contribution. 

He donated a $100 to the charity.

He donated a new wing to the hospital.

a hospital wing = 病院のウイング

He donated blood.

He donated his liver to his sister.

5. to wing st = to do st with no preparation, 即興でやる

A: Our guest speaker cancelled. Can you step in for him?

B: Well, I don't have anything prepared, but I could wing it.

6.  to prepare = to get ready = to gear up

Are you prepared?

Are you ready? 

Are you prepared / ready for class?

I have to prepare. 

I have to get ready.

I have to gear up for the seminar.

The town is gearing up for the festival. 

7. a difference

What is the difference __________ (A) and (B).

I don't _______ the difference.

I don't see the difference.

I can't ________ the difference.

I don't/can't see the difference.

X I don't tell the difference.

There's a difference between (A) and (B).

There's a difference between Aさん's story and Bさん's story.

There's a discrepancy between Aさん's story and Bさん's story.

There's a discrepancy between their stories.

食い違い a discrepancy

8. どわすれ

~ slipped my mind.

It completely slipped my mind.

I lost my train of thought.

(会員）英会話: ライブレッスン ３月15日（金曜日）23:00 Mixed! Vocabulary Booster

(会員）英会話: ライブレッスン　３月15日（金曜日）23:00 Mixed! Vocabulary Booster

1. allow = let 

an allowance =小遣い

Allow me to introduce myself.

2. 発表する=to announce

I have an announcement to make. 

3. besides  &  except

I like all music except minyo. (I don't like minyo.)

I like all music besides minyo. (I like minyo.)

4. challenge = to try something difficult by competing with someone

The object 目的語 must be a person.

O I challenged her to a game of tennis.

X I challenged a game of tennis.

I want to try and climb that mountain.

I challenged SB to a GAME (名詞).

I challenged Joe to run.

I challenge you to try.

X I challenged the test.

O I challenged myself to take and pass the test.

5. to claim = a) to say st is a fact, b) to say st is yours

Victor claims he bought it in Russia.

Japan and China both claim the Senkaku Islands.

6. condition

He is in good condition. (only sick people)

He is in good shape. 

The doctor said he is in serious condition. 

He did a lot of conditioning.

My car is in good condtion.

My car is in bad condtion.

~ is in good/bad shape.

We have some conditions.

What are your conditions? 

What are your terms?

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン ３月12日（火曜日）12:30 Beginner 春

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン ３月12日（火曜日）12:30 Beginner 春

1. Spring is just around the corner.

2. He has a spring in his step. 

3. He is no spring chicken.

= He is not so young anymore.

4. to spring into action 

to suddently start doing something

5. It feels like spring. = The weather is getting warmer.

6. It's warming up.

It's warming up out.

7. "In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love ."

YOUNG IDIOMS

8. I'm not as young as I used to be. 

I used to be 形容詞。

I used to 動詞 / verb.

I used to live in NYC.

9. Youth is wasted on the young.

youth = 若さ

to waste st ～を無駄にする

You're wasting your time.

You're wasting your money.

Don't waste your time talking to him. 

Don't waste your time on him. 

10. the young = young people

young = 形容詞

the + 形容詞　= noun

The young are inexperienced.

11. to spring forThe boss refused to spring for new computers.

The boss refused to spring for new computers. 〈

to spring foer: (俗〉～の代金を払う

12. The boat sprung a leak. 

to spring a leak = for water to suddently start coming out

(会員）Part 1&2 - 英会話ライブレッスン ３月11日(月曜日）23:00 Mixed Level - Remembering 東日本大震災

(会員）Part 1 - 英会話ライブレッスン ３月11日(月曜日）23:00 Mixed Level - Remembering 東日本大震災



(会員）Part 2 - 英会話ライブレッスン ３月11日(月曜日）23:00 Mixed Level - Remembering 東日本大震災

(公開）英会話ライブレッスン ３月11日(月曜日）23:00 Mixed Level - Remembering 東日本大震災  

2011 Tohoko Earthquake

1. Today is the  2-year anniversary of the 2011 Tohoko Earthquake.

Today is my parent's 40 Year Wedding anniversary.

Today is the anniversary of my grandfather's death.

2. to pay tribute = 敬意を表する、たたえる

3. Almost 16,000 died. = 3. Almost 16,000 people died.

He died.  

He is dead.

X He dead. / X He is died. / X He was dead.

I'm dead. = I'm in big trouble.

My battery is dead. 

My battery has just died.

My cell phone battery just died.

My phone just died.

I'm so tired. = I'm dead.

I'm depressed.

I'm dead inside.

4. He bowed his head. 

People bowed their heads in silence to remember the victims.

a victim = 犠牲者

黙とう

Everyone observed a moment of silence.

どんな休暇があるのですか。 What holidays do you observe?

Did you observe a moment of silence today?

Some people celebrate Christmas.

There were many ceremonies paying tribute to the victims.

a ceremony = 式

5. 地震 = a earthquake

X The earthquake attacked Japan.

The earthquake hit Japan.

The earthquake struck Japan.

The tsunami struck Japan.

The tsunami struck Japan.

The dog attacked the cat.

X The car attacked the dog.

X  The storm attacked the town. 

The storm hit the town. 

6. 16,000 people lost their lives.

She lost her mother in the earthquake. 

She lost her mother in a car accident. 

She lost her life.

Her mother was killed in a car accident.

Her mother was killed by a crazy man.

She was killed by her ex-boyfriend.

She was killed with a knife.

What software do you use? 

I made this video with iMovie.

I opened the beer with my teeth.

7. We mourn the victims.

I mourned the death of my grandfather.

We are mourning his death.

People who go to a funeral are called mourners.

a mourner= 哀悼者 

funeral = 葬儀

葬式 = funeral

葬儀社 =an undertaker

funeral = few - ner - ul

8. cremation

In America we bury our dead.

In Japan we cremate our dead.

to cremate = 火葬する

cremation = 火葬

I want to be buried. / I want to be cremated.

I want my ashes to be scattered in the sea.

A total of 15,881 people are confirmed to have died and 2,668 others remain unaccounted for.

They are still unaccounted for.

They are still missing. 

They are still unaccounted for. 

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン ３月８日（金曜日）２３：００ Mix Level

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン　３月８日（金曜日）２３：００　Mix Level

A: Is that OK (with you)? / 

Are you OK with that?

B: I'm OK with that.

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A: Where is your father?

B: He should be at work. 

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should = if (formal English)

Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. 

I can't seem/manage to find time to study. 

How much can you expect to spend per person?

How much can I expect to spend?

仲がいい

They are close. 

They are good friends. 

X They get along. 

We get along great!

They get along famously!

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He snapped.

He lost it. < He lost his temper!

He went ape shit.

He went postal. 

a postal worker = a post office employee

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン ３月７日（木曜日）２３：００ News 中級〜上級

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン　３月７日（木曜日）２３：００　News 中級〜上級

It's an acquired taste.

a touch of = a little bit of 

a dab of = a little bit of

a smidge of = a little bit of

air pollution=japa大気汚染

particle = small thing

Fine particulate matter = PM2.5 

visibility 目に見えること

Visibility is high/low.

hazy

My memory is a little hazy.

Does PM2.5 cause cancer?

Is PM2.5 cancerous?

Is PM2.5 a carcinogen?

He has not been heard of since last Tuesday.

The head was severed.

to cut off = to sever

I assume it's the mother's head and leg.

Furious over sanctions, N. Korea vows to nuke U.S.

furious = very angry

制裁 Seisai  = sanctions

to nuke sb = to attack them with an atomic bomb

to nuke = to cook in a microwave

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン 3月05日（火曜日）22:30 FUN IDIOMS!

(会員）英会話ライブレッスン 3月05日（火曜日）22:30 FUN IDIOMS!

March 5, 2013

10:30pm

O Did you have a good dinner?

X I'm going to have a dinner?

O  I'm going to have dinner!

1. It's easy!

It's a piece of cake!

Piece of cake!

It's as easy as pie.

It's a walk in the park. 

2. They got married.

They tied the knot. 

They got hitched.

They got married because the bride-to-be is pregnant. 

It was a shotgun marriage.

3. My back muscles are tight. = 

I have a knot in my back. 

4. I tried very hard to make her happy. 

I bent over backwards for her.

5. A: Can I talk to you?  B: Yes, go ahead.

B: Yes, go ahead. = I'm all ears.

6. suddenly

out of the blue

Then, out of the blue, he just started crying.

I was walking down the street when out of the blue, a UFO captured me. 

7. to use the microwave

Nuke it. 

Nuke it for 3 minutes. 

My coffee was cold so I nuked it.

8. rarely, almost never

once in a blue moon 

I like to got the movies once in a blue moon. 

I go to the movies once in a blue moon. 

a proverb = 諺　

9. Every cloud has a silver lining.

10. Hindsight is 20/20.

Everything is easy to understand AFTER it happens.

20/20 = perfect vision